{"id":317,"date":"2013-05-23T18:18:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T17:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2015-12-12T10:06:15","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T10:06:15","slug":"leicester-venues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/listings\/leicester-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester venues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Live Music Venues in Leicester<\/h1>\n

This page is part of the listings section\u00a0\u220f<\/p>\n

Page last edited: 14th June 2014<\/p>\n

See also: \u00a0See our main listing of forthcoming gigs<\/a><\/p>\n

Scroll down for :<\/p>\n

Permanent venues<\/p>\n

Theatres for music<\/p>\n

Other venues for live music<\/p>\n

Permanent Live Music venues<\/h2>\n

These venues have a fixed sound system with a stage, fixed lighting, sound control desk and a sound engineer present throughout the gig. They exist mainly for performances of live music, although some might also present other types of shows from time to time.<\/p>\n

The Cookie Jar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Donkey<\/a><\/p>\n

Firebug<\/a><\/p>\n

Lock42<\/a><\/p>\n

The Looking Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

The Musician<\/a><\/p>\n

The Music Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n

The O2 Academy<\/a> (three rooms)<\/p>\n

The Shed<\/a><\/p>\n

The Soundhouse<\/a><\/p>\n

Sumo<\/a> (Facebook page)<\/p>\n

The Vic at Coalville<\/a><\/p>\n

Theaters<\/h2>\n

The DeMontfort Hall<\/a> and Curve<\/a> are the two main theaters in Leicester and do of course include live music in their programme of shows.<\/p>\n

The Y in East Street<\/a> also puts on music shows from time to time<\/p>\n

Other venues for live music<\/h2>\n

These venues also put on live music from time to time. Most do not have a fixed sound system.<\/p>\n

The Barley Mow<\/a><\/p>\n

Basement Bar<\/a> in Wellington Street<\/p>\n

The Black Horse<\/a> Braunstone Gate has a sound system and weekly music events (esp Friday and Saturday)<\/p>\n

The Criterion<\/a><\/p>\n

The Crow’s Nest<\/a><\/p>\n

Exchange bar<\/a><\/p>\n

The Font<\/a><\/p>\n

Fubar<\/a>\u00a0(has now closed)<\/p>\n

The Guildhall<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking Glass<\/a><\/p>\n

Natterjacks<\/a><\/p>\n

O Bar, Braunstone Gate<\/a><\/p>\n

Pi Bar<\/a> – music events every week<\/p>\n

The Plant Room<\/a><\/p>\n

Turkey Cafe<\/a><\/p>\n

Upper Brown Street<\/a> (the old Phoenix Arts Centre)<\/p>\n

Comments are now closed.<\/p>\n

See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The home page for the listings section<\/a><\/p>\n

Our page about acoustics and open-mic nights<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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