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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 review – Charlotte Carpenter at Firebug, Friday 24th November 2023

28/11/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Mouse Teeth Reviewed by Phil Taylor (see his Music Observer blog here) Charlotte Carpenter is a creator and an investor. She creates poetic, intense, […]

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Gig review – SoundHive Social at Duffy’s Bar, Thursday 9th November 2023

18/11/2023 Kevin Gaughan 0
with Rhett Barrow, David Masson, Phillip Eldridge-Smith, Amy Dx and Kenton Hall Reviewed by Adam Piotrowski SoundHive Social on Facebook The first act of the […]

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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)
The Soundhouse
The Y Theatre
2Funky Music Cafe

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