{"id":16839,"date":"2019-02-15T11:13:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T11:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=16839"},"modified":"2019-02-15T11:13:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T11:13:59","slug":"preview-skinny-lister-at-the-o2-academy-saturday-9th-march-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/preview-skinny-lister-at-the-o2-academy-saturday-9th-march-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview &#8211; Skinny Lister at The O2 Academy, Saturday 9th March 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Almost a homecoming gig, March sees the return of Alt Folk heroes Skinny Lister, as the 6 piece play their biggest Leicester show to date. Siblings Lorna and Max Thomas are Leicestershire natives and coming back to the city they grew up in always sees the band pull out all the stops!<\/p>\n<p>A beautiful combination of English folk melodies and a punk rock stage performance, Skinny Lister never fail to disappoint. The band are a true festival favourite and have toured with likes of Frank Turner, Flogging Molly, and the Dropkick Murphys. Expect crowdsurfing, expect flagons of cider, expect a hell of a good time. Support on the night comes from Northern Irish quintet Wood Burning Savages and Milwaukee-based tunesmith, Trapper Schoepp.<\/p>\n<p>Skinny Lister play Leicester\u2019s O2 Academy, Saturday 9th March. Tickets are priced at \u00a315 and are available from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/skinny-lister-leicester-09-03-2019\/event\/1F00555AB02ECB5C\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ticket Master<\/a> or from the venue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Almost a homecoming gig, March sees the return of Alt Folk heroes Skinny Lister, as the 6 piece play their biggest Leicester show to date. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/preview-skinny-lister-at-the-o2-academy-saturday-9th-march-2019\/\" title=\"Preview &#8211; Skinny Lister at The O2 Academy, Saturday 9th March 2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":16840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[214,218],"tags":[242,225],"class_list":["post-16839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-214","category-gig-previews","tag-alt-folk","tag-o2-academy-leicester"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/45179292_2154378744574539_4594879300297031680_o.jpg?fit=1000%2C666&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p73uhX-4nB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31434,"url":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/preview-hard-life-at-the-o2-academy-saturday-20th-december-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":16839,"position":0},"title":"Preview &#8211; Hard Life at The O2 Academy, Saturday 20th December 2025","author":"Kevin Gaughan","date":"11\/12\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hard Life: The Homecoming Gig! \u200bLeicester's very own Hard Life (formerly Easy Life) is set for a triumphant, emotional return to their hometown with a highly anticipated gig at the O2 Academy Leicester on Saturday, December 20th. \u200bThis show is more than just a concert\u2014it\u2019s a powerful homecoming. 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