{"id":145,"date":"2013-02-06T08:29:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T08:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=145"},"modified":"2015-07-26T10:15:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T09:15:29","slug":"bandnews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/bandnews\/","title":{"rendered":"News about bands 2013 and 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<h1>News about bands<\/h1>\n<p>Page last edited: \u00a013th October 2014<\/p>\n<p>This page contains news items about Leicester bands\u00a0and bands that have played in Leicester.<\/p>\n<p>Also contains news about UK bands that are about to appear at Leicester venues.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down for more<\/p>\n<p>25th September<\/p>\n<h2>Young Bands<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Young Bands Showcases\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/young-bands-showcases\/\">Leicester&#8217;s young bands and artists are featured in our review of the showcase gigs at The Shed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13th June 2014<\/p>\n<h2>Violet Cities wins Play@LMF<\/h2>\n<p>Leicester band <strong>Violet Cities<\/strong> tonight won the finals of the Play@LMF competition. \u00a0Five bands played at tonight&#8217;s finals show held at Streetlife club in the city centre. Winning the finals guarantees the band a prime stage slot at the Leicester Music Festival, to be held at the Tigers Rugby stadium on 25th and 26th July. \u00a0Show organisers said that this will give the band an audience of over 20,000 music fans.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Play@LMF 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/playlmf-2014\/\">See our report on the Play@LMF semi-finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>9th June 2014<\/p>\n<h2>LEICESTER BAND FERRIS RELEASE ENGLAND WORLD CUP FAN ANTHEM &#8211; \u2018<em>A Love As Big As England<\/em>.\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><strong>FERRIS,<\/strong> who are well known on the Leicestershire music scene, wrote recorded and mixed the track which is planned for release 09\/06\/2014 and features BBC Radio Sports Commentator John Sinclair.<\/p>\n<p>The bands nucleus of Scott Grocock and Rob Bourgault have been song writing and performing since their early teens and as such have supported bands including Radiohead, Corner Shop, and Asian Dub Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s ex drummer Justin Welch went onto form Elastica and also joins forces regularly with Suede. Both the lead singer Scott Grocock and lead guitarist Rob Bourgault have, in previous line-ups, supported &amp; worked with big hitters including OMD and Crowded House.<\/p>\n<p>The band influences range from Elvis Presley and The Beatles to Radiohead, Oasis and Kasabian.<\/p>\n<p>A Love As Big As England will be available from 09\/06\/2014 as a digital single download from all the major online stores including iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, Spotify and Myspace Music. The track will also be available direct from the band and website in the form of a four track CD Maxi Single with acoustic and edited versions.<\/p>\n<p>A Love As Big As England is currently under consideration for sync use by BT Sport Channel JJB Sports Stores &amp; Midlands based brewers, Everards.<\/p>\n<p>A Love As Big As England is currently streamed online at soundcloud as a listen only track &amp; is being aired on rotation by radio stations across the country.<\/p>\n<p>A Love As Big As England will be nationally promoted into UK radio stations commencing 28\/4\/14 with broadcast opportunities available \u2013 six weeks prior to release. This campaign is being handled by Matrix Promo.<\/p>\n<p>The track will also be aired at regional football grounds on match days.<\/p>\n<p>FERRIS are published by Sentric Music Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>Website links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.facebook.com\/loveasbigasengland\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"www.theferris.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"www.facebook.com\/theferrisband\" target=\"_blank\">Ferris on Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"www.soundcloud.com\/ferris-band\" target=\"_blank\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Current Lineup:<\/p>\n<p>Scott Grocock \u2013 Lead vocals &amp; guitar.<br \/>\nRob Bourgault \u2013 Lead guitar &amp; BV.<br \/>\nCam Favell \u2013 Bass &amp; BV.<br \/>\nNick Whale \u2013 Drums &amp; BV.<\/p>\n<p>5th May 2014<\/p>\n<h2>Neon Sarcastic go out on tour<\/h2>\n<p>Leicester&#8217;s <strong>Neon Sarcastic<\/strong> have announced their tour plans, \u00a0They are setting off in August to hit some great venues and to play with some awesome bands.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4181\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4181\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Neon-Sarcastic-Tour-poster.jpg?resize=600%2C849\" alt=\"Neon Sarcastic's tour poster\" width=\"600\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Neon-Sarcastic-Tour-poster.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Neon-Sarcastic-Tour-poster.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Neon-Sarcastic-Tour-poster.jpg?resize=424%2C600&amp;ssl=1 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Neon Sarcastic&#8217;s tour poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>10th February 2014<\/p>\n<h2>Skam signed<\/h2>\n<p>Powerhouse Leicester three-piece band <strong>Skam<\/strong> kick off 2014 in fine style with the worldwide release of new single \u2018<em>Rivers<\/em>\u2019 on February 24th. The track is taken from the forthcoming second album \u2018<em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Peacemaker<\/span><\/em>\u2019 &#8211; set for a July 28th worldwide release, via their new label deal with <strong>Off Yer Rocka Recordings<\/strong>. A killer live band, they will be hitting the road again on a run of UK dates in February.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/offyerrockanewsletter.fellowshipproductions.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about this.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4th January 2014<\/p>\n<h2>Resin gain new drummer<\/h2>\n<p>Hinckley band <strong>Resin<\/strong> is pleased to finally get back to full speed after a six month hiatus from gigging since the departure of drummer Mark last summer. \u00a0After only one practice session, coffee, tea and beer, Danny Finch\u00a0 turned up, armed with our entire back catalogue nailed. \u00a0The band tried to break him by throwing its acoustic arsenal at him and still he didn&#8217;t waiver!<\/p>\n<p>So Resin is \u00a0happy to say that drummer <strong>Danny Finch<\/strong> has joined its ranks and will be with them on the road and in the studio!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coming into Resin, half way through the writing session for our second album&#8221; Resin told us, \u00a0&#8220;he will bring a fresh outlook and his ideas are already making themselves known in the practice room and his enthusiasm and skills have blown us away!&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3243\" style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Resins-new-drummer.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3243\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Resins-new-drummer-374x600.jpg?resize=374%2C600\" alt=\"Danny Finch New drummer for Resin\" width=\"374\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Resins-new-drummer.jpg?resize=374%2C600&amp;ssl=1 374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Resins-new-drummer.jpg?resize=187%2C300&amp;ssl=1 187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Resins-new-drummer.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danny Finch<br \/>New drummer for Resin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Danny Finch:<br \/>\nGear &#8211; \u00a0(Beat&#8217;s and abuses): Mapex Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Vater Sticks, Roland Vdrums.<br \/>\nPrevious bands &#8211; \u00a0Various local Punk, Metal and Funk bands, The Defiled<br \/>\nAge &#8211; \u00a028<br \/>\nMusical Influences \u00a0&#8211; Sevendust, Nonpoint, Alice in Chains, Pop Evil, Twelve Foot Ninja, Ministry, Breaking Benjamin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthrax, Tremonti.<br \/>\nDrummer influences\/heros \u00a0&#8211; Morgan Rose, Dave Ghrol, Chad Smith, Robb Rivera, Aaron Rossi, Animal from the Muppets, Josh Freese.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/resinonline\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Resin on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0| <a title=\"Resin\u2019s night at the Firebug 2013\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/resins-night-at-the-firebug-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read about Resin&#8217;s show at the Firebug<\/a><\/p>\n<p>12th November 2013<\/p>\n<h2>Leicester band gets signed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Eden Avenue<\/strong>, formerly known as Vengeance, announced on their band&#8217;s FB page that they have been signed.\u00a0On 28th October the band posted that\u00a0<em>We will be heading to the recording studio soon with MNA records! cant wait!\u00a0<\/em>On 20th October the band posted\u00a0<em>We are excited to announce that we are now signed to MNA records!<\/em>\u00a0<em>We can&#8217;t wait to bring you lots of new exciting stuff over the next few months, thank you so much to everyone who has supported us this far, you guys are the best!<\/em> &#8211; Eden Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Harry Pentony, guitarist with the band said &#8220;We are very pleased to be signed with MNA records. Next year will be a big year for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.makenoapology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">See MNA Records web site<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edenavenueband?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Eden Avenue on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>20th October 2013<\/p>\n<h2>Midnight Wire announce second tour<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 614px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-frc1\/1001721_10201565087221579_110981112_n.jpg?resize=614%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Alex Van Roose singing with Midnight Wire\" width=\"614\" height=\"410\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Van Roose singing with Midnight Wire Photo Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leicester band <strong>Midnight Wire<\/strong> announced today \u00a0that they \u00a0are back on tour for the second time this year.<\/p>\n<p>The band has \u00a0been busy recording their debut album (which is now finished) which is due to hit the shops in \u00a0March 2014. \u00a0The band will \u00a0be releasing a track in preparation for this and will have the first singles from the album out in January. \u00a0Tour dates booked so \u00a0far (with many more to be confirmed) include:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">31st October &#8211; Birmingham, Roundhouse<br \/>\n14th November &#8211; Leeds, Carpe Diem<br \/>\n16th November &#8211; Mansfield, The Intake<br \/>\n19th November &#8211; Sheffield, West Street Live<br \/>\n27th November &#8211; London, Dublin Castle<br \/>\n28th Novmber &#8211; Portsmouth, PLAY @ RMA<br \/>\n2nd December &#8211; Coventry, Kasbah<br \/>\n27th December &#8211; Camden, JUBILEE @ Camden Barfly<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/176832375854107\" target=\"_blank\">More about this on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>8th October 2013<\/p>\n<h2>Raptusound goes on tour<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2470\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/raptusound.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2470\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/raptusound-600x250.jpg?resize=600%2C250\" alt=\"Leicester band Raptusound\" width=\"600\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/raptusound.jpg?resize=600%2C250&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/raptusound.jpg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/raptusound.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leicester band Raptusound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leicester band Raptusound is\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 13px;\">currently on a 30-date UK tour playing both their huge electro rock set and \u00a0chilled-out intimate acoustic set in some of the UK\u2019s finest cities and venues, including Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol and London. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday <strong>23 November, <\/strong>they<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>will be coming home to <strong>Leicester<\/strong> to play a very special and intimate acoustic show in the sublime surroundings of St Martin&#8217;s Tea &amp; Coffee Merchants.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine, if you will, the warming and rich fragrance of freshly roasted coffee on a cold autumn evening, candlelight, inspirational art on the walls, fine wine, and the very finest live acoustic music. \u00a0Raptusound\u00a0would like to personally invite you along to enjoy their homecoming show<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Date: Saturday 23 November<br \/>\nTime: 7:30pm &#8211; 10:30pm<br \/>\nVenue: St Martin&#8217;s Tea and Coffee Merchants, St Martin&#8217;s Square, Leicester<br \/>\nTickets: \u00a35 (email: bookings@raptusound.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raptusound.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more on the Raptusound web site<\/a> | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Raptusound\" target=\"_blank\">Raptusound on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15th September 2013<\/p>\n<h2>Former members of the notorious <strong>GayeBykers On Acid<\/strong> and <strong>Crazyhead<\/strong> combine to create <em>Swamp Delta<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>Parts of the <strong>South Wigston Anarchist Media Project,\u00a0<\/strong>Urgent News from the LA (Leicester Area) Swamp Delta.<\/p>\n<p>Recently various members of two giants of Late 80s Urban Bastard Blues \u2013 The Gaye Bykers on Acid and Crazyhead, \u2013 met, drank deep from the well of the Swamp Juice, lit the fire to the Delta Goddess and a Musical Marsh Monster was born.<\/p>\n<p>This numinous night time hatching precipitated a coalescing of the three Wigston troubadours into a new, ugly, deformed, Mutant Bastard Blues offspring called SWAMP DELTA. Ian Anderson \u2013 cover idol and bedroom trasher for Cult 80s Urban Bastard Blues Band Crazyhead growls at the front. Robber Byker, Mutoid Swamp Musician, bass player for the mighty Gaye Bykers crashed and thrashed on his Day glow Japanese guitar.<\/p>\n<p>Renown for his twin deck spin Zombie punk disc destruction, RB suckles at the torrid teat of Techno as well as embracing the Swamp Queen\u2019s Voodoo.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Legendary Porkbeast; Handlebarred Bass Bombshell for Crazyhead, leather clad Zombie blues master, Keeper of the Secret Source of Glene and Knight of the Wigston Delta, he strangled a solo out of his Vintage Valvetone Swampcaster. The Offspring? HEAVY WATER. These three 21st Century mass metal destructors have formed a new musical Collective SWAMP DELTA. All three were born and raised in the South Wigston Swamp Zone (an area perhaps best known for nurturing young pretenders Kasabian). Built on ancient marshlands next to the holy river Glene; a liminal-psychomagic sector where the Delta Queen is worshiped and the gift of music is granted. Lost tribes and swamp fauna fill their minds.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/excluded.org.uk\/swamp-delta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the full press release on the Excluded web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>16th August 2013<\/p>\n<h2>ArtsIn plans roster of local bands<\/h2>\n<p>Leicester social enterprise company ArtsIn Productions has posted a page explaining why they are putting together a list of the top 30 bands in their local area. \u00a0The statement explains:\u00a0<em>The company&#8217;s resources are limited. In order to reconcile our resources with the supply of artists and acts of all kinds, we have a roster<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The list has not been made public yet because not all the bands have agreed to be included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsin.org.uk\/artistroster\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">See the page about how ArtsIn Productions supports bands, singers and artists<\/a><\/p>\n<p>15th August 2013<\/p>\n<h2>Midnight Wire gets Radio 1 airplay<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1035\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rooter_solo.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1035\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rooter_solo-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"rooster\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rooter_solo.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rooter_solo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/rooter_solo.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer and songwriter Alex Van Roose performing at The Shed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leicester band <em>Midnight Wire<\/em> had their latest track <em>Never Gonna Leave LA<\/em> \u00a0played by Radio1 DJ Huw Stevens at Midnight on 14th August.<\/p>\n<p>BBC East Midlands tweeted: \u00a0\u00a0<em>Congrats to @midnightwire whose Never Gonna Leave LA is @huwstephens pick on @BBCR1 (funnly enough, at midnight) tonight\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/PjoxLIEtHps\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the video on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>13th August 2013<\/p>\n<h2>New album and video from Ferris<\/h2>\n<p>Fans and followers of Leicester band <strong>Ferris<\/strong> been warmly greeted with the arrival of a\u00a0new album.<\/p>\n<p>The music video to the song <em>Do You Mean It<\/em>\u00a0can be\u00a0found on YouTube. \u00a0<em>Pathfinder<\/em> is the group\u2019s second album and follows\u00a0last year\u2019s \u00a0 debut <em>Speak Up<\/em>. \u00a0The band&#8217;s nucleus of Scott and \u00a0Rob have been song-writing and performing since their\u00a0early teens and have supported bands such as Radiohead, Crowded House,\u00a0Corner Shop, Asian Dub Foundation, Honey Rider, The Milk, The Alarm, Modern\u00a0Faces, \u00a0Turin Breaks and Menswear, \u00a0to name a few. The time being right, the band \u00a0now wants to move\u00a0forewords under their own steam.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1845\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ferrisband.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ferrisband.jpg?resize=600%2C399\" alt=\"Ferris\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ferrisband.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ferrisband.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ferris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Having played various summer events in the County, \u00a0including CosbyBigLove and\u00a0Glastonblaby, the band has teamed up with German promoters Klangfieber\u00a0Booking Agency, \u00a0which is \u00a0looking to tour the band in October and \u00a0November this year, \u00a0across\u00a0Germany and Austria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/lb3-nfD1RtQ\" target=\"_blank\">See Ferris&#8217;s <em>Do You Mean It<\/em> on YouTube<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theferris.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more about Ferris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>27th June 2013<\/p>\n<p>Leicester&#8217;s By The Rivers will be performing on the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury festival this year. They are one of a number of acts from the East Midlands that will on the festival&#8217;s stages. \u00a0BTR is playing this Glasto this Saturday and also\u00a0\u00a020th July at the \u00a0Rhythm Tree Festival, in \u00a0Isle of Wight.<\/p>\n<p>East Midlands acts appearing at the world famous festival this year include Jake Bugg, Izzie Marie Hill,\u00a0Singer Ady Suleiman, from Long Benington, Lincolnshire, Indiana from Long Eaton,\u00a0Siblings, from Ashbourne,\u00a0Ruen Brothers, from Lincolnshire and Nottingham band Dog is Dead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-23062575\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on the BBC web site<\/a><\/p>\n<p>9th June 2013<\/p>\n<p><strong>By The Rivers<\/strong> were at a show in London last night. \u00a0After performing in Germany over the weekend, the band will be supporting ska stars <strong>Madness<\/strong> at the Newark festival.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the band on \u00a0Saturday 22nd June at the \u00a0Condoun Club, Coventry and on Sunday 23rd June at the Warwick Summer Party.<\/p>\n<p>By The Rivers will be playing at the DeMontfort Hall on Saturday 27th July as part of the Simon Says shows. In September they play at Bestival in the Isle of Wight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bytherivers.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out songs from By The Rivers on\u00a0Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7th June 2013<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-803\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-803 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/accidents_02_bradsmithphoto.jpg?resize=600%2C332\" alt=\"The Accidents band\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/accidents_02_bradsmithphoto.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/accidents_02_bradsmithphoto.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Accidents playing at the O2 Academy in 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leicester band <strong>The Accidents<\/strong> played their last ever gig tonight. They performed at the O2 in a line-up headlined by Midnight Wire. The band had been active, playing at the Shed on several occasions and receiving positive reviews in Arts in Leicester magazine.<\/p>\n<p>6th June 2013<\/p>\n<p>Hinckley-based band Living Mystery announced that are to split up; \u00a0after several years of playing the band announced that some of its members had decided to leave and they could not therefore continued.<\/p>\n<h2>Other pages in this section:<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Bands\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=63\">Home page of the bands section<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Leicester bands\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=203\">List of Leicester Bands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New bands\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=423\">New bands<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Vacancies for musicians\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=236\">Vacancies for band members<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">News about bands Page last edited: \u00a013th October 2014 This page contains news items about Leicester bands\u00a0and bands that have played in Leicester. 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