{"id":3183,"date":"2014-01-02T00:30:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T00:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2016-05-02T19:35:24","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:35:24","slug":"2013-our-pick-of-the-gigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/2013-our-pick-of-the-gigs\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 &#8211; our pick of the gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<h1>We look back at 2013<\/h1>\n<h2>and make <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">our<\/span> selection of its live music highlights<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/gigs-listing\/\">See our main listing of forthcoming gigs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2013 Live Music in Leicester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/2013-live-music-in-leicester\/\">Part 1 &#8211; Live music reviews 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to many people who suggested which gigs stood out for them. \u00a0 We have not included all of them but we have certainly put in those that attracted more than one nomination.<\/p>\n<p>For local festivals see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/festivals\/\" target=\"_blank\">home page of the Festivals Section<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2013 Leicester permanent live music venues* included The Cookie Jar, The Donkey, The Firebug, Lock42, The Musician, Leicester O2 Academy, The Music Cafe, The Shed, The Soundhouse and Sumo. \u00a0Out of the City the Vic at Coalville was one of the few venues to have a fixed live music stage.<\/p>\n<p>* Permanent live music venues are those that are used solely for live music or for which live music plays a key role. \u00a0Hundreds of pubs offer live music on a regular basis, but they are pubs rather than venues.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>January to May<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">see the selection of gigs made by Arts In Leicester:<br \/>\nJanuary to May 2013\u00a0and <a title=\"2013 Live Music in Leicester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/2013-live-music-in-leicester\/\">our round-up of live music event in 2013<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3rd January &#8211; a particularly good lineup of artists at the obs Unplugged show at The Musician<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">4th January &#8211; tonight&#8217;s obsUnplugged included Adam Dunmore, The Skunk Boy Project and The Simpletones, among others.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Po1p82aGSl4\/UPL3HSSqHQI\/AAAAAAAABjw\/kUGK2BCuSAU\/w400-h259-no\/marthabean2.jpg?resize=400%2C259&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martha Bean and her band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">11th January &#8211; Martha Bean&#8217;s EP launch at The Musician was an extraordinary experience<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">27th January &#8211; Rhett Barrow&#8217;s album launch at the Soundhouse<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">30th January &#8211; Nile Narrow and Jordan Birtles (By The Rivers) perform at O&#8217;Neills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2nd February &#8211; the first finale show of the obsUnplugged with Leo Kai, Pamella Moo, Moccasin Mile, The Simpletones, Siobhan Mazzie and Carlos Stein, among others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">6th February &#8211; a memorable night for hardcore bands at The Shed with Ascend The Skies, Sons of Alchemy, Nylon Sky, and Drowning Grace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">9th February &#8211; the second finale show of the obsUnplugged\u00a0with\u00a0Scarlet Fix, Theo Miller, Jonezy, A Night Underwater, Yakobo, Hannah Haley, The Native, Tacy and Chapman, Secret Stagecoach Society, Kiera Lawson, Martha Bean and Adam Dunmore.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3144\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3144\" style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Harrowbrooks-at-The-Soundhouse.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3144\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Harrowbrooks-at-The-Soundhouse-564x600.jpg?resize=564%2C600\" alt=\"The Harrowbrooks at The Soundhouse\" width=\"564\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Harrowbrooks-at-The-Soundhouse.jpg?resize=564%2C600&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Harrowbrooks-at-The-Soundhouse.jpg?resize=282%2C300&amp;ssl=1 282w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Harrowbrooks-at-The-Soundhouse.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Harrowbrooks at The Soundhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">15th February &#8211; Steve Diggle headlines at night at the Soundhouse with\u00a0Danny Greet, The Harrowbrooks, First Wave was a gig nominated by several of our readers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">26th February &#8211; at The Cookie Jar, Kenworthy, Kagoule, Kappa Gamma and the Cream Tangerines was applauded at the time as being a significant night of really superb bands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">1st March &#8211; Skam and Hells Addiction at The O2\u00a0&#8211; two of Leicester&#8217;s top bands within this style of music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2nd March &#8211; Charlee Drew at the Cookie Jar with Izzie Marie Hill, Mark Elliott was a memorable evening of music from some very fine local artists.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7th March &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Empire<\/strong>\u00a0played a support slot with established rock stars The Enemy. The gig was held in Hatfield. Empire is a band that made a promising start in 2013.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">15th March &#8211; OBS with Theia, Mondigreen, Dirty Future and others provided a notably fine night of band music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">24th March &#8211; German band Din Martin play at The Soundhouse, supported by Leicester&#8217;s Raptusound.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">29th March &#8211;\u00a0Empire, Luzon Bleeding Heart and Michael Vickers at the O2.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">29th March &#8211; The Brandy Thieves was one of the highlights of a strong lineup of bands at the OBS in a show that also included The DedBeats and Titan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">30th March &#8211; <strong>Midnight Wire<\/strong>, This Feeling, Little Night Terrors, Dexters and Kasabian DJ at Sumo<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The <strong>OBS (Original Bands Showcase)<\/strong> offered many really good nights of band music during March, April and May. \u00a0There is an overview of this series of gigs on Arts in Leicester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">3rd April &#8211;\u00a0hardcore music with Chronographs at The Shed, presented by Music First Promotions, was a particularly memorable night for this style of music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">13th April &#8211; Kickstarter and FourPointOh at The Shed, two very memorable bands, one from London and the other from Leicester, offering a sensationally good set of sounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">19th April &#8211; <strong>Mark Elliott&#8217;s<\/strong> album launch at the Cookie Jar. Several solo artists played a defining role in the music of Leicester this year, Mark Elliott being one and <strong>Siobhan Mazzie<\/strong> being another. <strong>Martin Luke Brown<\/strong> &#8211; also part of this show &#8211; is another artist whose work deserves mention in the realm of solo and acoustic music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reviews_tannibrowne.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-558\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reviews_tannibrowne-600x247.jpg?resize=600%2C247\" alt=\"reviews_tannibrowne\" width=\"600\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reviews_tannibrowne.jpg?resize=600%2C247&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reviews_tannibrowne.jpg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/reviews_tannibrowne.jpg?w=990&amp;ssl=1 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">25th April &#8211; the launch of the series of monthly shows that became <strong>City Link-Up Unsigned<\/strong>, an important showcase of talent from the world of hip-hop and other genres and of particular significance for African and Caribbean artists as well as those from other roots and traditions. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">For a list of this year&#8217;s shows see our Reviews page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">17th May &#8211; <strong>OPM<\/strong> at the Soundhouse with Titan and Jonezy\u00a0&#8211; the Los Angeles band returned to the Soundhouse for another iconic evening of music. When legendary international bands come to play at the smaller venues, local acts get an unequalled opportunity to get support slots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">18th May &#8211;<strong> Leaving Party<\/strong> wins the 2013 OBS\u00a0&#8211; the grand finale of the OBS is always a highlight of Leicester&#8217;s music calendar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">25th May &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/KIUjG43dS6o\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jonezy&#8217;s<\/strong> set at Glastonbudget (video)<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; we pick this out from the general reporting on the festival as a whole because it was a startling performance that has lodged in the memories of many people, long after the festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">26th April &#8211; By The Rivers play at The Font\u00a0in a show that was a media event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">30th May &#8211; <strong>Kasabian<\/strong> play a free gig in Milan. A band from Leicester that played at the Shed in 1999 under the name Saracuse.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>June<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1263\" target=\"_blank\">Our first month&#8217;s round-up of live music gigs<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1226\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sam_idwal.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1226\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sam_idwal-600x450.jpg?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"samuel idwal\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sam_idwal.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sam_idwal.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/sam_idwal.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samuel Idwal singing int he Acoustic Marquee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=810\" target=\"_blank\">The Riverside Festival on Saturday<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=828\" target=\"_blank\">The Riverside Festival on Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p01c3254\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>By The Rivers<\/strong> play the Glastonbury Festival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;my &#8216;local&#8217; highlight I&#8217;m going for By The Rivers at Leefest\/Glastonbury\/Shambala. A Leicester based band truly nailing it on a national scale&#8230; And doing it so professionally. Good on them.&#8221; (Sean Tizzard)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3161\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/James-Shaw.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/James-Shaw.jpg?resize=600%2C542\" alt=\"James Shaw from Titan\" width=\"600\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/James-Shaw.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/James-Shaw.jpg?resize=300%2C271&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">James Shaw from Titan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">15th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/music\/iwbars-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Titan<\/strong> win I Wanna Be \u00a0A Rock Star<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; IWBARS was a competition run by Music First Promotions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">21st &#8211; <strong>Kasabian<\/strong> play in Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>July<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1338\" target=\"_blank\">Our round-up of live music in July<\/a>\u00a0included<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1313\" target=\"_blank\">The Glastonblaby Festival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; one of the best attended one day festivals and one with a good line-ups of acts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=965\" target=\"_blank\">The Western Park Festival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a large festival with a \u00a0wide cross-section of acts &#8211; bands, singers and groups.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1562\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1562\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/liv-armon.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1562\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/liv-armon-600x373.jpg?resize=600%2C373\" alt=\"liv armon singer\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/liv-armon.jpg?resize=600%2C373&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/liv-armon.jpg?resize=300%2C186&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/liv-armon.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Singer Liv Armon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1249\" target=\"_blank\">The launch of the Singers of Distinction shows<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; ArtsIn Productions showcase for the best solo, singer-songwriter and acoustic artists in the local area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">16th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/reviews\/music-diary-june-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Jav&#8217;lins<\/strong> farewell gig at The Soundhouse<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; one of the most widely applauded rock bands in the area, took their farewell as the lead singer left for a new life in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">25th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1599\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Michael Vickers<\/strong> and <strong>Jonezy<\/strong> play at the City Link-Up show<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; two notable but very different solo acts. \u00a0City Link-Up shows this year have featured some of the best musical talent in the Midlands and many acts from London.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>August<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1772\" target=\"_blank\">Our round-up for August included<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1589\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/luzonbleedingheart_groupshot_fb.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1589\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/luzonbleedingheart_groupshot_fb.jpg?resize=600%2C374\" alt=\"luzon bleeding heart\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/luzonbleedingheart_groupshot_fb.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/luzonbleedingheart_groupshot_fb.jpg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/luzonbleedingheart_groupshot_fb.jpg?resize=309%2C194&amp;ssl=1 309w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leicester band Luzon Bleeding Heart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1551\" target=\"_blank\">The Cosby Big Love festival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; acclaimed as one of the best small festivals<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=1875\" target=\"_blank\">The Stawberryfields Festival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a major three event with notable national bands playing alongside a wide range of local bands and singers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">11th &#8211; <strong>Pressure Tenants<\/strong> at the Strawberry Fields festival (nominated by a reader)<\/p>\n<h2>September<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7th &#8211; <strong>By The Rivers<\/strong> play at Bestival on the Isle of Wight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">21st &#8211; the\u00a0<a title=\"Death Valley\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2248\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Furies<\/strong> hold their Death Valley Album Launch<\/a>\u00a0at the Firebug, a Leicester band that made a considerable contribution to music this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2698\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadeye-by-kg.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2698\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadeye-by-kg.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Hip-Hop artist Tha Deadeye\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadeye-by-kg.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/deadeye-by-kg.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hip-Hop artist Tha Deadeye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">26th &#8211; Leicester rap artist <strong>Tha Deadeye<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=2393\" target=\"_blank\">at the City Link-Up show<\/a>\u00a0being a hip-hop artist of particularly distinction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2361\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/raj_mohanlal_soundhouse.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2361\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/raj_mohanlal_soundhouse.jpg?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"Rajiv Mohanlal at the Soundhouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/raj_mohanlal_soundhouse.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/raj_mohanlal_soundhouse.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rajiv Mohanlal at the Soundhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">27th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/reviews\/music-diary-september-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">At The Font, an amazing night of bands with Smokestacks<\/a> and Smokin The Profit. \u00a0An outstanding gig of billiant musical talents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">28th September &#8211;\u00a0<a title=\"Twisted Wheel in Leicester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2427\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twisted Wheel<\/strong> from Manchester<\/a>\u00a0play at the Soundhouse. A gig that many will remember.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>October<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2nd &#8211; US band<a title=\"Madina Lake in Leicester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2417\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<strong>Madina Lake<\/strong> with support from London&#8217;s Fearless Vampire Killers<\/a>\u00a0play att he O2 Academy. Another international band playing here in Leicester.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2227\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/lawson_juliet_post.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2227\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/lawson_juliet_post.jpg?resize=600%2C600\" alt=\"Lawson Juliet Remixes\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/lawson_juliet_post.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/lawson_juliet_post.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/lawson_juliet_post.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawson Juliet Remixes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2nd &#8211; Pop\/rock band\u00a0<a title=\"Lawson in Leicester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2381\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lawson<\/strong> play at the De Monfort Hall<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; one of the UK&#8217;s most popular indie bands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">5th to 6th &#8211; The Soundhouse holds it\u00a0<a title=\"The Soundhouse third anniversary\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2465\">third anniversary weekender<\/a>\u00a0with a very strong lineup of local artists over the two days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2583\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2583\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bastille_chuffmedia_600.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2583\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bastille_chuffmedia_600.jpg?resize=600%2C400\" alt=\"Bastille promo shot\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bastille_chuffmedia_600.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/bastille_chuffmedia_600.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Bastille<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">17th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=2304\" target=\"_blank\">Bastille at the O2 Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">18th &#8211; <strong>Jonezy<\/strong> and Norwegian Singer <strong>Alexandru<\/strong> perform at the Shed. It is unusual for an artist from Europe to come to Leicester to join with a local rapper to put on a show.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">19th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2552\" target=\"_blank\">Oxjam Leicester Takeover musical festival<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Oxjam has always been a major event for Leicester<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">26th &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/reviews\/music-diary-october-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Sham69<\/strong> perform live at The Soundhouse<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; punk legends<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">29th &#8211; <strong>Boomtown Rats<\/strong> play live at Rock City; the return of Sir Bob Geldorf.<\/p>\n<h2>November<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">2nd &#8211; Leicester artists <strong>Jonezy<\/strong> and <strong>Curtis Clacey<\/strong> perform at live show in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2725\" target=\"_blank\">Abbey Park on Bonfire Night, headlined by <strong>The Vamps<\/strong><\/a>. The Vamps went on to be one of the most popular pop bands in the UK, appearing on the BBC&#8217;s Top Of The Pops show for 2013.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-864\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/bytherivers_promophoto.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-864\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/bytherivers_promophoto.jpg?resize=600%2C420\" alt=\"vy the rivers band\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/bytherivers_promophoto.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/bytherivers_promophoto.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By The Rivers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">23rd &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?p=2867\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>By The Rivers<\/strong> homecoming gig at the O2<\/a>, widely nominated by readers as one of the best shows of 2013.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">28th &#8211; Leicester hip-hop artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/?page_id=2927\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>KY<\/strong> plays at the City Link-Up show<\/a>; KY is one of a small number of hip-hop artists who have made exceptional impacts on the local music scene.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>December<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2985\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chrome-Molly-on-stage.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2985\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chrome-Molly-on-stage.jpg?resize=600%2C450\" alt=\"Chrome Molly\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chrome-Molly-on-stage.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Chrome-Molly-on-stage.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chrome Molly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">7th &#8211; an unforgettable night at The Shed headlined by <strong>Chrome Molly<\/strong> with Captain Horizon and some very impressive young bands.\u00a0<a title=\"Chrome Molly at the Shed\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/chrome-molly-at-the-shed\/\">Read our review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3018\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/athena-sam-on-stage-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3018\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/athena-sam-on-stage-2-400x600.jpg?resize=400%2C600\" alt=\"Sam Bailey at The Athena\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/athena-sam-on-stage-2.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/athena-sam-on-stage-2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/athena-sam-on-stage-2.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Bailey on stage. Photo Martin Crosbie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">11th &#8211; X Factor finals singer <strong>Sam Bailey<\/strong> comes to Leicester for a live show.\u00a0<a title=\"Sam Bailey in Leicester\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/sam-bailey-in-leicester\/\">Here is our report<\/a>. Sam Bailey went on to become the overall winner of the TV show The X factor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">12th &#8211; <strong>Ashes of Maybelle<\/strong>, Continents, Drowning Grace at the Shed (nominated Matt Fraine and others) as an outstanding night for hardcore bands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">17th &#8211; <strong>Martha Bean&#8217;s<\/strong> performance at Embrace Arts &#8211; &#8220;Martha Bean and the full band line up with strings at Embrace Arts last week &#8211; just totally blew me away. Personally, I haven&#8217;t seen a better gig in Leicester. An amazing performance I&#8217;ll never forget.&#8221; (Si Clancy)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3122\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Midnight-Wire-featured-image.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3122\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Midnight-Wire-featured-image.jpg?resize=600%2C443\" alt=\"Alex Van Roose from Midnight Wire\" width=\"600\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Midnight-Wire-featured-image.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Midnight-Wire-featured-image.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Van Roose from Midnight Wire<br \/>Photo Kevin Gaughan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">13th &#8211;<strong> Midnight Wire&#8217;s<\/strong> single launch and secret gig with an excellent line-up of supports.\u00a0<a title=\"Midnight Wire\u2019s Secret Gig\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/midnight-wires-secret-gig\/\">Report by Olly Stabler<\/a>. Midnight Wire have toured the UK extensively this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3191\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Just-Hawkkins.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3191\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Just-Hawkkins-400x600.jpg?resize=400%2C600\" alt=\"Justin Hawkins. Photography by Kat Ulman.\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Just-Hawkkins.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Just-Hawkkins.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Just-Hawkkins.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Hawkins. Photography by Kat Ulman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">15th &#8211; <a title=\"The Darkness\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/the-darkness\/\"><strong>The Darkness<\/strong> played at the O2 Academy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">21st &#8211; Many people gave a big thumbs up for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/reviews\/music-diary-december-2013\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Resin&#8217;s<\/strong> gig at The Firebug<\/a> as being a memorable night of really good music (Matt Fraine, Kevin Gaughan)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">21st December &#8211; <a href=\"Handmade festival was a real treat, especially Her Name Is Calla at Bishop Street Church and We Three And The Death Rattle at the Guildhall.\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Her Name is Calla<\/strong> at the Bishop Street Methodist Church<\/a> (Keith Jobey)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3075\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Charlotte-18th-August.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3075\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Charlotte-18th-August.jpg?resize=600%2C593\" alt=\"The Charlotte\" width=\"600\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Charlotte-18th-August.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/The-Charlotte-18th-August.jpg?resize=300%2C296&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Charlotte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">28th &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/the-charlotte-re-opens\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Charlotte&#8217;s one-off gig<\/a>\u00a0with a lineup of singers and bands that included <strong>Andrea Kenny<\/strong> (from The Brandy Thieves) and <strong>Midnight Wire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Rest in peace<\/h2>\n<p>Arms of Atlas<\/p>\n<p>Harjinder Ohbi<\/p>\n<p>The Javlins<\/p>\n<p>Leaving Party<\/p>\n<p>Move<\/p>\n<p>Nelson Mandela<\/p>\n<p>One Suspicious Monkey<\/p>\n<p>Satelitte Empire<\/p>\n<p>The Screening<\/p>\n<p>Summer Sundae Festival<\/p>\n<h4>See also:<\/h4>\n<p>Reviews of live music in Leicester for<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2014 Review of the year\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/2014-review-of-the-year\/\">2014 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">We look back at 2013 and make our selection of its live music highlights See our main listing of forthcoming gigs Part 1 &#8211; Live <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/2013-our-pick-of-the-gigs\/\" title=\"2013 &#8211; 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