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Gig review – Liz Stringer at The Soundhouse, Saturday 16th March 2024

21/03/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
Her voice was deep and strong, the songs pre-empted by a meandering building of context, a conversation at a show with a man who nearly lost everything due to his alcohol abuse issues;

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Gig review – Okapi at The Clarence, Hinckley, Saturday 2nd March 2024

07/03/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
If you find you have a need for booty-shaking Saturday night drinking music, then Okapi will surely satisfy

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Gig review – New Acoustics with Michael Vickers, Upstairs at The Western, Friday 2nd February 2024

09/02/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
The second song of the set is pure self-doubt and introspection, ending with an intense cry, “endless mess until the day I die”.

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Gig review – Sonar Sessions at De Montfort University, Friday 26th January 2024

08/02/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
Their songs were slowly thumb-picked, a meditative and oftentimes pained falsetto filling the room.

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Gig review – Spellgaze at The Big Difference, Friday 19th January 2024

22/01/2024 Kevin Gaughan 0
It was all about the excitement of the music and there was no shortage of that.

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Gig Guide

Guide to upcoming gigs in Leicester and surrounding towns. Please check for cancellations with the venue/promoter and BUY TICKETS IN ADVANCE where possible.
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Venues

De Montfort Hall
Duffy's Bar
Firebug
O2 Academy
The Century Theatre, Coalville
The Donkey
The International Music Venue
The Musician (closed 2025)
The Queen Victoria Biker's Pub, Coalville
The Shed (closed 2025)
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