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This listing is updated regularly; very often on a daily basis. All information is liable to change. Whilst we make every effort to ensure that the information on these listings is correct, all line ups are subject to change and fans are advised to check with the band or venue on the day, before travelling to Leicester for a show. Buy a gig ticket through Artsin |
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Wednesday 8th February |
Yellowire |
Thursday 9th February |
Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival: |
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Thursday 9th February |
These Skies The Disasters Crooked Empire The Ella Arts Wypes Creating Havoc |
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Thursday 9th February |
The Deceiver Atlantis The Orchard Glory for a Dead Man |
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Friday 10th February |
Music First Promotions present "I want to be a Rockstar" Jane Kidder Band BB10 BB Blackdog Phoenix Rising New Chapter Meri Everritt Band Find out more about I Want To Be A Rockstar |
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Friday 10th February |
White Pilots Former Miss Czech Raptusound |
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Saturday 11th February |
Kenworthy plus support from Joe Morrell (Humble He) from 9 p.m. |
Saturday 11th February |
Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival: |
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Saturday 11th February |
Untermensch Mage Entity Mordecai The Unknown Bullet
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Friday 11th February |
The Snakepit Sidewinder Iron Python Illusion Fay and Lee |
Sunday 12th February |
Tom Wrigglesworth |
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Monday 13th February |
Arms of Atlas Lecarla One Day Elliott If Looks Could Kill
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Monday 13th February |
Andy Wright & Cheeseweasel Promotions presents Alestorm
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Monday 13th February |
Captain Accident The Disasters Last Edition + More |
Tuesday 14th February |
Love And All That Nonsense: |
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Friday 17th February |
Calder McLaughlin See Calder on our list of Leicester singers with suport from Us Wolves 'This gig will act as a launch for my acoustic album, Chapters and Phases. But it will not just be an acoustic gig..oh no! I will also perform with my new band members including Benn Hartmann - Lead Guitar, Dan Monk - Bass and Josh Budgen - Drums.. I will aim to perform the whole album from start to finish and also throw some old favourites in for good measure.. support comes from the exceptional Us Wolves' - Calder |
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Friday 17th February |
Keep It Unreal: |
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Friday 17th February |
The Kabeedies - album launch 'Soap' Atticus Anthem Dumbfound Free physical album for the first 50 tickets bought! |
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Friday 17th February |
We are Knuckle Dragger Plead The Second Clouds in Contrast Yoassarin
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Friday 17th February |
Red Light Burlesque Valentines Show |
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Friday 17th February |
The U2 Experience Still Point (from Ballymena) |
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Saturday 18th February |
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Saturday 18th February |
Andy Wright presents The Screening The Boobytraps Theo Miller |
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Friday 17th February |
The Kabeedies - album launch 'Soap' Atticus Anthem |
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Saturday 18th February |
Crash Mansion Cellar Bar Music Promotions in association with Artsin Productions presents Singers - a line up of top local acoustics Stephen Marsden (Hot Frolics) and more t.b.c. |
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Sunday 19th February |
Joe Morrell (Humble He) Brother & Bones Doubting Thomas Charlotte Carpenter |
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Sunday 19th February |
Glastonbudget Auditions |
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Monday 20th February |
The Dykeenies |
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Wednesday 22nd February |
Grace 105 (covers) |
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Wednesday 22nd February |
Silver Bullet Promotions
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Thursday 23rd February |
Dog Is Dead |
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Thursday 23rd February |
The Hot Frolics The Fores The Dandy Lions
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Thursday 23rd February |
Silver Bullet Promotions |
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Friday 24th February |
Food Fighters (tribute) The Enthused + rock disco |
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Friday 24th February |
Scholars take in Soundhouse as they embark on another marathon UK run, touring new single 'Bad For Business' Massive hook laden rock anthems and an awesome live show make for a band well worth coming on out to check out. Living Mystery Pop punk upstarts kickstart the show The Furies After a fairly lengthy hiatus 4 angry men from Leicester return to play their blend of rock, indie and punk Citizen Smith return to Soundhouse for our favourite bluesy rock locals, whos great 'Uncle Jack' track has been racking up the views of late on youtube |
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Friday 24th February |
Glastonbudget Auditions |
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Saturday 25th February |
Dead To Me |
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Saturday 25th February |
I Wanna Be A Rockstar Untermensch |
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Saturday 25h February |
City of Dan
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Sunday 26th February |
Kids Can't Fly The First 88 Miles per hour |
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Sunday 26th February |
Glastonbudget Auditions |
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Monday 27th February |
Under the Influence My Favourite Runner Up + more |
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Monday 27th February |
Kilimanjaro Live presents Band of Skulls
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Wednesday 29th February |
Steve Hicks Lynn Goulbourn |
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Friday 2nd March |
The Violet Bones |
Saturday 3rd March |
Crazy Arm |
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Saturday 3rd March |
Trextasy |
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Tuesday 6th March |
Peter Bruntnell |
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Wednesday 7th March |
Bap Kennedy |
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Thursday 8th March |
Richmond Fontaine |
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Thursday 8th March |
The Hype Theory Smalltown records pop-punk signees tour their 'Glory Days' full length |
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Thursday 8th March |
De Montfort Hall Joe Brown |
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Friday 9th March |
Release the Kraken Despite my Deepest Fear Awaking Athena The Unknown Bullet Cries from Beneath |
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Saturday, 10 March |
Silent Resistance RISE OF THE RESISTANCE - 201 Headlining the show in their first gig of 2012, the band will debut not just new material, but a brand new line-up featuring their new guitarist: Dalbs 'Axe Master' Judge! S|R are looking forward to showcasing their new tunes aswell as the "classics" and are eager to kick 2012 straight in the face (well... whatever's left of it!) If you havn't seen the boys in action yet (WHY NOT!?) then go check out their music video for their track Echo so you can find out what all the fuss is about! Find out more about Silent Resistance Witness The Fall Without Light Melisma |
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Saturday 10th March |
OBS Heat New Town Image See our page on Third Time Lucky (a forerunner of New Town Image |
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Sunday 11th March |
Nero |
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Tuesday 13th March |
Matt Anderson |
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Wednesday 14th March |
Jim Moray |
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Thursday 15th March |
Sean Taylor |
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Thursday 15th March |
Nero One of the biggest names in dance music release their brand new single Reaching Out on 19th December. Catch them live on their Second Reality Tour. |
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Saturday 17th March |
You Me At Six Kids in Glass Houses Mayday Parade The Skints Reinforcing their crossover from underground heroes to mainstream
contenders, You Me At Six have confirmed their biggest headline tour to date
in support of their huge third album 'Sinners Never Sleep'. Tickets sold out |
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Saturday 17th March |
Mark Morriss Erstwhile Bluetones frontman showcases solo material and some familiar oldies |
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Sunday 18th March |
White Hills The Daylight Frequencies The Cult Of Dom Keller |
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Friday 23rd March |
De Montfort Hall Tommy Fleming |
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Tuesday 27th March |
Rachel Harrington The Knock Outs |
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Wednesday 28th March |
Billy Lockett |
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Friday 30th March |
New Generation Superstars |
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Friday 30th March |
The Queers Seminal US pop punks THE QUEERS play Soundhouse, on the final night of their UK run... seminal pop punk The Dead Class Flav Giorgini |
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Saturday 31 March |
Muleta Smiles EP Launch Find out more about Muleta Smiles Golden Tanks Finisher Amends
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Monday 2nd April |
Freshman 15 Neon Sarcastic Find out more about Neon Sarcastic Flip Like Wilson |
Monday 2nd April |
This Will Destroy You |
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Friday 6th April |
Stacie Collins |
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Saturday 7th April |
SeYes |
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Sunday 8th April |
Kent DuChaine |
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Tuesday 10th April |
Chuck Prophet The Mission Express |
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Tuesday 10th April |
De Montfort Hall Out of my Head: |
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Thursday 12th April |
David R Black |
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Friday 13th April |
Skam |
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Sunday 15th April |
Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones |
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Monday 16th April |
Christiaan Webb |
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Wednesday 18th April |
The Beer, Blokes & Ballads Tour: Simon Todd Owen James Harvey
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Thursday 19th April |
Scott Matthews |
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Saturday 21st April |
Mick Pini Band |
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Sunday 22nd April |
The Miserable Rich |
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Monday 23rd April |
O2 Academy Birmingham Lostprophets |
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Tuesday 24th April |
Professor Green Professor Green is set to reaffirm his status as the
nation's most inventive rapper and distinctive wordsmith, when he embarks on
a mammoth tour next Spring. |
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Wednesday 25th April |
De Montfort Hall Bombay Bicycle Club Stars of the 2011 festival scene, Bombay Bicycle Club, are coming to De Montfort Hall on Wednesday 25th April 2012. Rated as one of the country's best talents, they released their third album A Different Kind of Fix in August and it has since received rave reviews. |
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Saturday 28th April |
Roddy Radiation & The Skabilly Rebels |
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Sunday 29th April |
The Nimmo Brothers |
| May | ![]() |
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Friday 4th May |
Rizzle Kicks Harley Alexander-Sule and Jordan Stephens are two of the
most exciting teenage talents to emerge in 2011. |
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Wednesday 9th May |
De Montfort Hall That'll be the Day Rock and roll spectacular |
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Thursday 10th May |
De Montfort Hall Beyond the Barricade |
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Saturday 12th May |
Purple Zeppelin |
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Friday 18th May |
Rebel Rebel
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Friday 18th May |
Guns 2 Roses |
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Saturday 19th May |
Date Night Disco
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Sunday 20th May |
Random Hand |
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Saturday 26th May |
Hinckley Living Mystery Prisoners of the night Band Stand in Argents Mead Church Walk Hinckley Town Center. Living Mystery and Prisoners of the Night (Melton Mowbray). Will be playing Free Gig Live from 1pm till 3pm Satuday Afternoon on the Bandstand. Grab a Gregs and a Drink and come down to watch. Everyone welcome
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Saturday 26th May |
Broken Hands |
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Sunday 10th June |
Bill Kirchen |
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Tuesday 24th June |
Nottingham Example |
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Tuesday 17th July |
De Montfort Hall Rhys Darby |
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Friday 3rd August |
Bonafide |
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Friday 17th - Sunday 19th August |
De Montfort Hall Summer Sundae Weekender |
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Thursday 13th September |
De Montfort Hall People's Puppeteer: Jason Byrne |
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