The Charlotte
8, Oxford Street, Leicester LE1 5XZ. 0116 255 3956. Open 7pm-2am. Capacity 400 plus. House PA, monitors, lights and engineer (charge). Backstage area, dressing rooms by arrangement. The Charlotte is Leicester’s main rock and pop venue presenting ‘named’ touring bands and limited local band showcases.

De Montfort Hall
Granville Rd, Leicester LE2 7RU. 0116 233 3133. Major concert venue.

DeMonfort University Arena
4 Newark Close, Leicester. 0116 255 5576.

The Guildhall
Guildhall Lane, Leicester. 0116 253 2569. Capacity 100. PA, monitors, etc. by arrangement. Dressing rooms provided. Historic building hosting folk/poetry/storytelling. Presents major name folk artistes and some local artistes.

Half Time Orange
121 Burnmoore Street, Leicester LE2 7JL. 0116 254 3077. Open 7pm-11pm Monday-Wednesday, 8pm-1am Thursday-Saturday. Capacity 500. House PA, monitors, lights and engineer. Video facilities. Dressing rooms provided. Large venue near Filbert Street. Puts on established local bands, tribute bands and new band showcases.

Molly O’Grady’s
Hotel Street, Leicester. 0116 2518992. Open pub hours. Capacity 100 plus. No house PA. Equipment by arrangement. Dressing room by arrangement. Quality Irish theme pub presents mainly resident artistes, some guests and ‘sessions’. Acoustic only.

The Musician
Clyde Street, Leicester. Behind The Academy of Sound music shop. 0116 251 0080. Friendly venue. All sorts of music, including newcomers, open mic’ and acoustic nighs on Mondays, women musicians' night on third Wednesday of the month. Midnight licence.
Musician website

Phoenix Arts Centre
11 Newark Street, Leicester. LE1 5SS. 0116 224 7700 admin office. Concerts as presented. Capacity 270. Full theatre concert facilities, café area can supply PA by arrangement. All seated concert/theatre venue. Café area presents folk artistes on Saturday lunchtimes and jazz on Sunday lunchtimes.

Physio & Firkin
19 Aylestone Road, Leicester. 0116 255 0923. Open pub hours. Capacity 100 plus. House PA, monitors, lights and engineer (charge). Dressing rooms by arrangement. Upstairs venue above pub, presenting local bands, new band showcases and touring artistes.

The Shed
5 Yeoman Street, Leicester LE1 1VT. 0116 262 2255. Open 8pm-2am Monday-Saturday. Capacity 200. House PA, monitors, lights and some back line/drums with engineer. Dressing rooms by arrangement. Live music night-club presenting local bands and new band showcases during the week, tribute bands, well known bands weekends.

The Vaults
Wellington Street, Leicester. 0116 255 5506. Pub hours. Capacity 100. No house PA. Cellar bar presenting blues and R&B on Sunday evenings.
Vaults website

Y Theatre
7 East Street, Leicester LE1 6EY. 0116 255 6507. Open 8.30am-10.30pm (box office). Capacity 320. Full concert facilities. Housed within YMCA. Presents concerts and local showcases. Can be hired.

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