Leicester · 63 upcoming · 12 venues
Live gigs in Leicester
Every grass-roots gig in Leicester - who's on, where, when and what it costs.
At a glance
Leicester63
Upcoming
gigs
at 12 Leicester venuesgigs
| This week | 7 gigs |
| Free entry | None listed |
| Venues | 12 |
| Gig Scene Score | 73 /100 |
01 — Find a gig
63 gigsPick your night
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Starts20:00 MishMashThe Donkey Bar · Castle · Leicester 
INFLUX FRIDAYS Live Peter Azzoppardi + band & supportSally Cinnamon's Music Venue · Castle · LeicesterTickets 20:00Fri 23 Oct 
Bridgerton Inspired Concert - LoughboroughAll Saints Church, Steeple Row, Loughborough, LE11 1EE · Sileby & Seagrave 12:30Sat 24 Oct 
Leicester: A Nashville Country Music Experience2Funky Complex · Westcotes · Leicester 19:00Sat 24 Oct 
London , Acme Sewage Co + One moreDuffys Bar · Castle · LeicesterTickets 19:30Sat 24 Oct 
Andy & Gaynor present Raspberry GlamThe Emporium · Coalville West · Leicester 20:00Sat 24 Oct 
Birstall Open MicOld Plough Birstall · Birstall East & Wanlip · Leicester 19:30Wed 28 Oct 
Halloween at bunk ---> DJ VARUNLE11 3EA · Loughborough Southfields · Leicester 19:00Fri 30 Oct 
Yur Mum , The Roz Bruce Infusion, Ginkgo CloudDuffy's Bar 18 Pocklington Walk Leicester · Castle · LeicesterTickets 19:30Fri 30 Oct 
Deptford Northern Soul Club - Halloween SpecialThe Donkey Bar · Castle · Leicester 19:00Sat 31 Oct 02 — The scene
Gig Scene Score73
Out of
100
Strong — schedule and venues lead the mix, with room to grow on affordability.100
| Activity | 75 |
| Schedule fixed scale | 86 |
| Variety | 74 |
| Venues | 81 |
| Coverage | 56 |
| Affordability | No prices listed |
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LEICESTER · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Leicester
4 gigs this weekend · 7 this week. 63 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Leicester.
Leicester Gig Scene Score
73 /100
Strong — schedule and venues lead the mix, with room to grow on affordability.
63Upcoming Gigs
7This Week
0%Free Entry
12Venues
Promoting a Leicester gig? List it free — reviewed before it goes live
Grass-Roots Gigs in Leicester
Leicester has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can get the Leicester weekly gig guide, the next four weeks night by night. 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? See how to book live music in Leicester, Leicester open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Leicester guide, or find a band in Leicester. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Glasgow and Manchester.
What’s on in Leicester this week — or see what’s on across the UK.
Coming Up
63 upcoming gigs in Leicester · sorted by date · page 1 of 3.
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OCT
23
MishMash
The Donkey Bar·Castle, Leicester
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- GenreBlues, Soul, Acoustic
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OCT
23
INFLUX FRIDAYS Live Peter Azzoppardi + band & support
Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue·Castle, Leicester
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OCT
24
Bridgerton Inspired Concert - Loughborough
All Saints Church, Steeple Row, Loughborough, LE11 1EE·Sileby & Seagrave, Leicester
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OCT
24
Leicester: A Nashville Country Music Experience
2Funky Complex·Westcotes, Leicester
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- GenreCountry
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OCT
24
London , Acme Sewage Co + One more
Duffys Bar·Castle, Leicester
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- GenrePunk Rock
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OCT
24
Andy & Gaynor present Raspberry Glam
The Emporium·Coalville West, Leicester
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- GenreRock
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OCT
28
Birstall Open Mic
Old Plough Birstall·Birstall East & Wanlip, Leicester
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OCT
30
Halloween at bunk ---> DJ VARUN
LE11 3EA·Loughborough Southfields, Leicester
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OCT
30
Yur Mum , The Roz Bruce Infusion, Ginkgo Cloud
Duffy's Bar 18 Pocklington Walk Leicester·Castle, Leicester
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OCT
31
Deptford Northern Soul Club - Halloween Special
The Donkey Bar·Castle, Leicester
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- GenreSoul
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OCT
31
Happy Mondaze Halloween
Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue·Castle, Leicester
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NOV
3
The Stylistics
De Montfort Hall·Castle, Leicester
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- GenreSoul, R&B
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NOV
6
The Proclaimers
De Montfort Hall·Castle, Leicester
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- GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
6
A Night of Jagged Little Pill at The International, Leicester
The International·Castle, Leicester
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- GenreHouse
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NOV
7
Muddy Summers & the Dirty Field Ws - Boilers - Jessi Eastfield
Duffys Bar·Castle, Leicester
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NOV
7
The UK Strokes
Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue·Castle, Leicester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreTribute Act
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NOV
8
Roy Orbison & The Traveling Wilburys
Athena·Castle, Leicester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenrePop
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NOV
13
Soul & Motown Night - Ministry of Soul Band
2Funky Music Cafe, Leicester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreDJ / Electronic, Soul, Motown
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NOV
14
Vanitas @ Firebug, Leicester. With Re:O and Voidwalker
Firebug·Castle, Leicester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreMetal
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NOV
14
Arctic Monkeys tribute
Sally Cinnamon's Music Venue·Castle, Leicester
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- AgeAll ages
- GenreIndie Rock, Tribute Act
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NOV
16
Australian Pink Floyd Show
De Montfort Hall·Castle, Leicester
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- GenreRock, Pop
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NOV
21
Ultimate RnB day event, 2 Funky Music Cafe Leicester
2 Funky Complex·Westcotes, Leicester
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- GenreFunk, R&B
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NOV
25
Birstall Open Mic
Old Plough Birstall·Birstall East & Wanlip, Leicester
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NOV
27
Shawn Rivera & Dolce Groove
2funky Club·Westcotes, Leicester
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04 — Small print 8 answers Common questions Leicester Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Leicester, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Leicester page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 7 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Leicester venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 63 upcoming gigs.
63 upcoming gigs listed for Leicester. 7 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Leicester gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Leicester open mic directory. For booking acts, see how to book live music in Leicester. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Leicester. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Leicester shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Gigs from ticketing platforms are listed as published; submitted gigs are reviewed before they go live. We don't check each gig independently yet, so confirm with the venue before you travel. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
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.
Promoting a gig in Leicester? List it free.
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Looking for tonight? See what's on in Leicester this week, the Leicester open mics and Leicester venues.