{"id":8700,"date":"2016-02-13T09:03:07","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T09:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2017-01-09T19:18:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T19:18:24","slug":"2016bands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/2016bands\/","title":{"rendered":"LeicesterBands16"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>\n

The MIL listing of<\/p>\n

Leicester Bands 2016<\/h1>\n

This is our list of bands from Leicester and Leicestershire for 2016.<\/p>\n

2017<\/h2>\n

We now have a new list of bands for 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Page last updated: \u00a01st December 2016<\/p>\n

See our page about Music News<\/em><\/a> for more about bands and artists<\/p>\n

Bands are listed in alphabetical order by name<\/strong> (band names beginning with “The” are listed under the next word in their name.) The name of the band is linked to a website or a Facebook page. Links always open in a new window.<\/p>\n

A few bands from surrounding towns have also been included in this list if they play in Leicester frequently.<\/p>\n

Note: this is a very long list; use your page search function to find a specific band by name.<\/p>\n

\n

8Miles High<\/a> (Leicester) Indie\/alternative rock (now defunct)<\/p>\n

\"Beneath<\/a>
Beneath The Lights at The Musician
Photo RhinoFeroSs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Abandon Her<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative<\/p>\n

Alligatr<\/a> (Leicester) indie rock<\/p>\n

Another Day Down<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative rock<\/p>\n

Aztec Temples<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative, indie<\/p>\n

Basilisk<\/a> (Market Harborough) Hardcore<\/p>\n

Before The Crash<\/a> (Coalville) Rock and more<\/p>\n

The Bench That Rocked<\/a> (Coalville) Dynamic rock\/punk<\/p>\n

Beneath The Lights<\/a> (North West Leicestershire) Alternative rock<\/p>\n

Black Diamond<\/a> (Whitwick) Rock\/punk covers<\/p>\n

The Blazing Owls<\/a>\u00a0(Leicester) Melodic indie<\/p>\n

Bleechbox<\/a> (Leicester) Pop-punk<\/p>\n

Blueshine Brothers<\/a> (Leicester) Bluegrass (now defunct)<\/p>\n

Blood Oath<\/a> (Leicester) Death metal<\/p>\n

The Brandy Thieves<\/a> (Leicester) Gypsy ska-infused punk rock<\/p>\n

\"Tommy<\/a>
Tommy Cobley from Casino Empire
Photo: Olly Stabler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Burnin’ Clint’uns<\/a> (Leicester) Punk rock<\/p>\n

Canny Loco<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative punk rock ska<\/p>\n

Casino Empire<\/a> (Blaby) Alternative\u00a0(now defunct but performing under another name)<\/p>\n

Ceaux Fly<\/a> (Leicester) Funk and pop<\/p>\n

Christopher Moody & The Underground Kings<\/a> (Leicester) Rock\/pop\/acoustic<\/p>\n

Dawn of Anubis<\/a> (Coalville) Original, rock, metal<\/p>\n

Dead Question<\/a> (Leicester) \u00a0Grunge<\/p>\n

\"The
The Dead Shoot at Enderby festival, July 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Dead Shoot<\/a> (Leicester) Blues\/rock<\/p>\n

Dig Lazarus<\/a> (Leicester) Rock<\/p>\n

Drowning Grace<\/a> (Leicester\/Nottingham) Metal\/various\u00a0(now defunct)<\/p>\n

Dust & Debris<\/a> (Leicester) Mix of covers and original Rock’a’bluesey country soul<\/p>\n

Earls<\/a> (Leicester) two-piece alternative hardcore rock<\/p>\n

Echolocation<\/a> (Leicester) Avant Rock<\/p>\n

Eden Avenue<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative rock\/Metal (previously called Vengeance)<\/p>\n

English Guns<\/a> (Leicester) ska punk<\/p>\n

En Route<\/a> (Leicester and Leicestershire) Acoustic<\/p>\n

First Wave<\/a> (Leicester) Punk<\/p>\n

Flight15<\/a> (Leicester and Birmingham) Rock and Alternative<\/p>\n

Flying Kangaroo Alliance<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative Grunge Punk<\/p>\n

\"Four
Four Point Oh on stage at The Shed November 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FourPointOh<\/a> (Leicester) Hard rock\u00a0(now defunct)<\/p>\n

Fractions<\/a> (Leicester) Metal<\/p>\n

Gallows High<\/a> (Leicester) Rock<\/p>\n

Garganjua<\/a> (Leicester) Metal<\/p>\n

Goldstein<\/a> (Leicester) Punk rock\/ska punk\/ska\/dub\/rap<\/p>\n

Graystarr<\/a> (Leicester and Coalville) Rock<\/p>\n

\"Goldstein<\/a>
Goldstein at The Soundhouse
2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Great Imitation<\/a> (Leicestershire) Hip-Hop \/ Soul \/ Acoustic<\/p>\n

GU-RU<\/a> (Leicester) Psychedelic<\/p>\n

Halfway House<\/a> (Leicester) Beatdown\/deathcore<\/p>\n

Icons<\/a> (Leicester) Metal\/hardcore<\/p>\n

Idle Empire<\/a>\u00a0(Nottingham and Leicester) acoustic\/indie<\/p>\n

Ignition<\/a>\u00a0 (Burton on Trent)\u00a0Ignition All Fired Up play funk, soul, rock, modern and classics. Then there\u2019s the acoustic show \u201cLive, Up Close and Personal\u201d, complete with cajon drum and 12-string instruments or small kit.<\/p>\n

Internal Conflict<\/a> (Leicester) Metal\/Thrash\/Hardcore\/Metalcore<\/p>\n

James Cull and the Black Storm Nation<\/a> (Leicester) Hard rock, grunge, country<\/p>\n

The Jav’lins<\/a> (Nuneaton) Contemporary indie rock<\/p>\n

Kermes<\/a>\u00a0(Leicester) “pop trash”<\/p>\n

\"Kynch
Kynch at The Shed February 2016
Photo: Kevin Gaughan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kynch<\/a> (Leicester) Indie, popular<\/p>\n

The Lids<\/a> (Leicester) rock<\/p>\n

Linear<\/a> (Leicester) Rock, blues and mized genres<\/p>\n

The Lost Future<\/a> (Leicester & Nottingham) Post-punk\/Rock<\/p>\n

Martha Bean Band<\/a> (Leicester) Acoustic<\/p>\n

Midcity<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative rock<\/p>\n

\"Midnight<\/a>
Midnight Wire
by Mat Borland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Midnight Wire<\/a> (Leicester)\u00a0 Indie<\/p>\n

The Mini Nukes<\/a> (Leicester)<\/p>\n

The Mocking Jays<\/a> (Nottingham and Derby) Pop, alternative, indie.<\/p>\n

Nagasaki Birth Defect<\/a> (Leicester, we think) Metal<\/p>\n

Neon Sarcastic<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative Rock\u00a0(now defunct)<\/p>\n

No Ill Will<\/a> (Leicester) Metal\/metalcore<\/p>\n

Noise Abuse<\/a> (Leicester) Grindcore<\/p>\n

Not My Good Arm<\/a> (Leicester)<\/p>\n

The Pale Faces<\/a> (Leicester) garage pop<\/p>\n

Plaudits<\/a>\u00a0(Leicester)<\/p>\n

\"The
The Reckless Youth at The O2
Photo RhinoFeroSs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Reckless Youth<\/a> (Leicester) Alt\/rock<\/p>\n

The Relinquished<\/a> (Loughborough) Metal<\/p>\n

Resin<\/a> (Leicester) Rock, grunge, metal<\/p>\n

Revival<\/a> (Leicester) Indie rock<\/p>\n

Rice ‘n’ Peas<\/a> (Leicester) Reggae<\/p>\n

Roboter<\/a> (Leicester)<\/p>\n

Royal Arcade<\/a> (Leicester) ‘dreamy\/jangly indie’<\/p>\n

The Ruby Doos<\/a> (Leicester) Folk\/retro<\/p>\n

Saints of the Sinners<\/a> (Leicester) Acoustic duo<\/p>\n

The Scrubs<\/a> (Leicester)<\/p>\n

The Sedations<\/a> (Leicester) Punk<\/p>\n

\"Skam's<\/a>
Skam’s Steve Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sepia Sun<\/a> (Leicester) Post rock alternative<\/p>\n

Skam<\/a> (Leicester) Rock – one of Leicester’s longest-serving rock bands.<\/p>\n

The Smokestacks<\/a> (Leicester) Jazz\/Blues<\/p>\n

Stating The Obvious<\/a> (Leicester)<\/p>\n

Stereosonics<\/a> (Leicestershire) Tribute band to Stereophonics.<\/p>\n

Strange Blues<\/a> (Leicester) Blues rock<\/p>\n

Strangler Figs<\/a> (Leicester) Indie art rock<\/p>\n

Super73<\/a> (Leicester) Rock, alternative<\/p>\n

Superfake<\/a>\u00a0(Leicestershire) Indie rock<\/p>\n

Temple of Lies<\/a> (Leicester) Metal, rock, stoner rock<\/p>\n

Underdogs<\/a> (Leicestershire) Rock<\/p>\n

Velocity<\/a> (Leicester) Hardrock\/rock\/blue<\/p>\n

Violet Cities<\/a> (Leicester) Indie\/pop (rip. They decided to stop playing)<\/p>\n

Waldorf<\/a> (Leicestershire) Grunge\/rock<\/p>\n

Weallfallsilent <\/a>(Leicester) Acoustic\/Electronica\/Prog\/Indie\/Rock<\/p>\n

We The Brave<\/a> (Leicester) Pop\/alternative<\/p>\n

\"Lead<\/a>
Lead singer from The World Can Wait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The World Can Wait<\/a> (Leicester) Alternative rock<\/p>\n

Zed’s Dead<\/a> (Leicester) Rock covers<\/p>\n

The Zufflers<\/a> (Leicester) Rock covers band<\/p>\n

\n

Interesting!<\/strong><\/p>\n

List of famous bands from Leicester (a website that ranks them)<\/a><\/p>\n

R.I.P.<\/h2>\n

Bands we lost this year<\/p>\n

The Greys<\/strong> (So last night was our last gig and marked the end of The Greys\/Jackrabbits\/scabies. Our ~2.5 years of unpracticed music playing has been fun, infuriating, stressful and, in places, ball rattlingly nervous)<\/p>\n

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

How to get your band listed for 2017<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See our list of featured bands<\/em> for 2015<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Featured bands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Young bands<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Metal and hardcore bands<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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