Live music in Leicester!

Leicester has a vibrant and exciting music scene, with events taking place almost every night of the week. Rock and pop, classical, touring artists and local up and comers all share stages across the city, with music fans from across the East Midlands and Midlands coming to experience great live music across a range of small and medium sized venues.

From the 2,000 seat De Montfort Hall, the 100-year old theatre setting of the Y through to pubs and bars like Duffys, Firebug and the Soundhouse, there is so much going on! There’s also The International, which has taken on the mantle from the much missed Musician of showcasing exciting unsigned and touring bands from across the world.

The Searchers and Hollies Experience at The Little Theatre TICKETS

Leicester Jazz House Presents: The Vimala Rowe Quartet at Phoenix TICKETS

MC Devvo at 2Funky Music Café TICKETS

Ed Tudor Pole at Duffy’s TICKETS

The Drifters at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Noisemakers’ Guild + support at Firebug TICKETS

Taylormania (tribute to Taylor Swift) at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Girlypop live at The Athena (girl band and pop star tributes) TICKETS

Rushed (Rush tribute) at The International TICKETS

Megadeth vs Iron Maiden Mega Tribute event at Firebug TICKETS

The People Assembly Featuring Marvin’s Revenge + Boilers at The Big Difference TICKETS

The Shotts with support from Publicity TICKETS

Lucy Spraggan at the Y Theatre TICKETS

Vigilantes at Firebug TICKETS

La Villa Strangiato (Rush tribute) at The International TICKETS

Philharmonia: Santtu & Benjamin Grosvenor in a Strauss Extravaganza at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Illegal Eagles at Attenborough Arts Centre TICKETS

Celebrating Celine – The Ultimate Celine Dion Tribute Show at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Virginia’s Wolves, Dopamine Crash, UFO Cult & St Brigids at Firebug TICKETS

Last Resort: Nu-Metal Tribute at O2 Academy TICKETS

Harri Georgio & The Well-Behaved at The Big Difference TICKETS

Marnie’s Girl + support at The Soundhouse TICKETS

Mufunta, Tumanduum and Stal at The Metal Monocle FREE ENTRY

Leicester Riverside Festival Main Stage and Cultural Exchanges Stage.

Free live music from 12 noon to 8pm!

Full listings available here

Interrobang, Spitting Feathers, Boilermen at Duffy’s TICKETS

Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles at Firebug TICKETS

Back To The 90s Bollywood show at The Peepul Centre TICKETS

The Big Yellow Tambourine Man Band Celebrating the Music of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell at The International TICKETS

8 Foot Under (70s rock, glam and punk) at The Metal Monocle FREE ENTRY

ME Music Festival 2026: Namadingo, MaBlacks & Anthony Makondetsa at O2 Academy TICKETS

Riverside Festival official afterparty at 2Funky Complex £5 ON THE DOOR

Leicester Jazz House Sunday Jazz at Phoenix cinema TICKETS

Music Of The Mystics: Sufi Qawwali with Fanna-Fi-Allah at Y Theatre TICKETS

Embrace at the O2 Academy TICKETS

Songs for Jamie concert with Chris Conway + Pete Kenny at The International TICKETS

Ruth Theodore + Katie Dahl at The Big Difference TICKETS

Originals Live (90s dance legends) at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

AITCH plus guests at Abbey ParkTICKETS

The Music Of Fleetwood Mac By Candlelight at Leicester Cathedral TICKETS

The Marmozets at O2 Academy TICKETS

Purple (Deep Purple tribute) at The International TICKETS

A Gig For Graham Leicester Punk Rock Party at Firebug TICKETS

Siera Taylor Presents: Good Luck Taylor at The Big Difference TICKETS

NOT SOUP plus support at The Soundhouse TICKETS

A Night Of Nashville with Charnwood Country Collective at Y Theatre TICKETS

Madness at Abbey Park TICKETS

Candlelight: Coldplay vs Ed Sheeran at The Guildhall TICKETS

Leicestershire Sinfonia Summer Concert at St Peter’s Church TICKETS

The Musical Box Presents And Then There Was…Phil (Phil Collins tribute) TICKETS

The Ultimate Commitments and Blues Brothers Experience at Y Theatre TICKETS

Johnny2Bad – UB40 Tribute at 2Funky Music Café TICKETS

Candlelight: Hans Zimmer’s Best Works at The Guildhall TICKETS

Not My Good Arm at The Big Difference TICKETS

The Ultimate Commitments and Blues Brothers Experience at Y Theatre TICKETS

Reliquia, Necronomic*nt and Isenmund at The Metal Monocle FREE ENTRY

DJ Spoony presents Garage and R&B Classical at Abbey Park TICKETS

Bardi Wind Orchestra – A Concert for LOROS at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Lata & Asha: Purane Gaane… Side A Side B at Y Theatre TICKETS

Mike Sanchez & The Portions at The International TICKETS

Tom Boshier & The Heartbreak Kids at The Metal Monocle FREE ENTRY

Leicester Jazz House Presents: Bryan Corbett Quartet at The International TICKETS

Made In Tennessee Country music show at The Athena TICKETS

The Blues Rock Roadshow Feat: Remi Harris & Dave Small TICKETS

Asphyxiation, Sacrament and Catalepsys at Firebug  TICKETS

Radiohead by Candlelight at Leicester Cathedral TICKETS

Def Lepp’d (Def Leppard tribute) at Y Theatre TICKETS

Leicester Bach Choir Summer Concert – Serenity and Hope at St James the Greater Church TICKETS

Alchemy Relived Dire Straits tribute at The International TICKETS

The Burnout + Spring + Boilermen at Firebug TICKETS

Leave Your Body Behind + support at The Soundhouse TICKETS

Frankly The Smiths (tribute) at Sally Cinnamons TICKETS

K-Pop Forever! at Leicester Athena TICKETS

James Maddock at The International TICKETS

The Pantones Choir Presents Fifth Anniversary Concert at Y Theatre TICKETS

Lesoir plus Peter Jones at The International TICKETS

Leicester Jazz House Presents: The Iain Ballamy Quartet at Y Theatre TICKETS

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac (tribute) at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Here We Go Again – Starring Kerry Katona (party tribute to Mamma Mia) at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

Sunglasz Vendor + support at The Soundhouse TICKETS

-JAIME- at Firebug TICKETS

Mage, Okay You Win and Mushroom Beard at The Metal Monocle FREE ENTRY

Everywhere at Once Festival featuring If It Bleeds, Nihilanth, Frayed Ends BC, Microtonal & Stitch at The Soundhouse TICKETS

Darker Days 2026 Festival at The International TICKETS

Illegal Eagles (tribute) at De Montfort Hall TICKETS

The Filth Hounds, Typan and Mysticist at The Metal Monocle FREE ENTRY

Shadowplay (Joy Division tribute) at Sally Cinnamons TICKETS

Totally Strings Family Friendly orchestral concert at St James the Greater Church TICKETS

Busk Leicester gives musicians a chance to play in promoted spots around the city streets. Find out more here

Live music at Katie O’Briens every Friday and Saturday

Every Saturday afternoon, Soundhouse Summer Sessions

First Thursday of the month Clarendon Park Open Mic at Bar Dos Hermanos

Tuesday nights at the Soundhouse, Songwriters Open Mic

Last Thursday of the month at the Real Ale Classroom

Last Friday of the month at James Café Bistro

Third Thursday of the month at Baton Rouge

Open mic Irish Sessions at Duffys. 2nd Wednesday and last Friday of the month.

Traditional Irish music sessions at The Emerald Centre, 2nd Friday of the month