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Grass-Roots Gigs in Leicester

47 upcoming gigs across Leicester's indie venues, basement bars and community stages — sorted by date.

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Leicester has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Leicester: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.

Looking for related Leicester pages? Browse the Leicester live music hub, Leicester open mics for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Leicester guide, or bands for hire in Leicester. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.

Upcoming in Leicester

Sorted by date. Each card shows headliner, venue, doors and entry. Click through for full details and ticket links.

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Vigilantes at The Firebug

The Firebug, Leicester

Sunday, 31 May 2026 · 7pm

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O2 Academy2 Leicester

O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester

Friday, 5 June 2026 · 7pm

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JUN

Interrobang, Spitting Feathers, Boilermen

Duffy's Bar, Leicester

Saturday, 6 June 2026 · 7:30pm

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O2 Academy Leicester

O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester

Saturday, 6 June 2026 · 10pm

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JUN

Marmozets at O2 Academy2 Leicester

O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester

Friday, 12 June 2026 · 7pm

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JUN

The Park Series presents MADNESS

Abbey Park, Leicester

Saturday, 13 June 2026 · 2pm

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JUN

O2 Academy Leicester

O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester

Saturday, 13 June 2026 · 7pm

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JUN

Johnny2Bad - UB40 Tribute

2Funky Music Cafe, Leicester

Saturday, 13 June 2026 · 8pm

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JUN

Lata & Asha: Purane Gaane... Side A | Side B Leicester

Y Theatre, Leicester

Sunday, 14 June 2026 · 5pm

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JUN

Frankly The Smiths

Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue, Leicester

Saturday, 20 June 2026 · 8pm

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Rumours of Fleetwood Mac at De Montfort Hall

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Thursday, 25 June 2026 · 7pm

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JUN

Darker Days Festival 2026

The International Independent Music, Leicester

Friday, 26 June 2026 · 6pm

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JUN

Joy Division tribute Shadowplay Live

Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue, Leicester

Saturday, 27 June 2026 · 8pm

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JUL

Show me love at the Terrace bar

The Terrace, Leicester, Leicester

Saturday, 4 July 2026 · 6pm

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JUL

Shalamar at De Montfort Hall

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Sunday, 5 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Chris Isaak at De Montfort Hall

De Montfort Hall, Leicester

Wednesday, 8 July 2026 · 7pm

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Jon B LIVE

2Funky Music Cafe, Leicester

Friday, 10 July 2026 · 8pm

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JUL

Road to Nashville Rodeo Show | Athena, Leicester

The Athena, Leicester, Leicester

Saturday, 11 July 2026 · 2pm

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JUL

Word Up 80s Live at The International | Leicester

The International, Leicester

Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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JUL

Kasabian Tribute

Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue, Leicester

Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 8pm

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JUL

AMY WINEHOUSE by Nadine L'Amore

Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue, Leicester

Saturday, 25 July 2026 · 8pm

Sunday, 26 July 2026 · 7:30pm

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Shez Raja ft Guthrie Govan

2Funky Music Cafe, Leicester

Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · 7pm

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Leicester Gig FAQs

How many grass-roots gigs are coming up in Leicester?

47 upcoming gigs listed for Leicester. 6 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.

Are these gigs free?

None of the listed Leicester gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.

What counts as a grass-roots gig?

Any non-major-label, non-festival show at a UK indie venue, pub, basement bar or community stage. We list the gigs other directories miss — the early-career bands, the local promoter nights, the Tuesday-evening pub residencies. Both ticketed and free shows.

How do I list a Leicester gig here?

Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.

Where else can I find Leicester gigs and bookings?

For recurring weekly slots, see the Leicester open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Leicester live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Leicester. To hire performers, bands for hire in Leicester. Or browse the main UK gig directory.

How is the data sourced?

Listings are compiled from public APIs (Ticketmaster, Skiddle) and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).

What other GigXchange directories are there?

Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.

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