Are you ready to rock? Thanks to some of our local venues, we’re pleased to present the Leicester Independent Alternative gig listings. This isn’t a list of every gig, but covers rock, indie and metal shows at many of our local independent venues. Who said there’s never anything to do in Leicester?!

For any updates, or to book tickets, visit the individual venue websites.

• The Donkey
• Firebug
• The Musician
• The Shed 
• The Soundhouse
• Duffy's Bar
• The Metal Monocle

Fri 1 April

Donkey - Sofrito – 8pm - £6
Musician - Dig Lazarus - Skam - Ally Dickaty (The Virgin Marys ) – 7.30pm - £15
Shed - Groove And The Bathtub Pings – 7pm - £8
Duffys - Dumb As You Are (Nirvana Tribute) – 8pm - Free

Sat 2 April

Metal Monocle - Blood Oath - Devastator - Hellfekted - Thrasherwolf – 8.30pm - Free
Firebug - The Get Down Clubnight - Midnight - 4am - Free
Musician - Dark Side Of The Wall – 8pm - £10
Duffys - The Blue Carpet Band - Gestalt & Guests – 8pm - £8
Soundhouse - John Bramwell – 7.30pm - £20
Shed - Oceans Apart-Our City Fires - Scumbag Lion & More – 5pm - £8

Sun 3 April

Donkey - Dust And Debris – 4pm - £5
Duffys - Deathcrash & Guests - 7 - £9

Thu 7 April

Soundhouse - Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly – 7pm - £20

Fri 8 April

Musician - Rollin Stoned – 8pm - £12
Metal Monocle - Mayhem Clubnight – 11pm Till 3.30am - Free

Sat 9 April

Soundhouse - Skinny Knowledge - Muddibrooke - Gunk – 7.30pm - £7
Metal Monocle - Firegarden – 8.30pm - Free
Musician - Whitesnake Uk – 8pm - £10
Firebug - Jump Clubnight - Midnight - 4am - Free
Duffys - Biff Bang Pow Clubnight – 8pm Till 2am - Free

Sun 10 April

Donkey - Thee Super Group – 4pm - £5

Wed 13 April

Musician - Billy Walton Band - Della Grants – 7.30pm - £14

Thu 14 April

Donkey - Status Trio – 8pm - £5
Soundhouse - Kafonics And More Tbc – 7.30pm - £5
Firebug - Itoldyouiwouldeatyou & Guests - **
Duffys - The Flatmates & Guests – 7pm - £ Tbc

Fri 15 April

Donkey - Reynard Collective – 8pm - £8
Metal Monocle - Apollo Stands - Cottonmouth And More – 8.30pm - Free
Metal Monocle - Arockalypse Clubnight – 11pm Till 3.30am - Free
Shed - The Cabarats – 7pm - £6
Soundhouse - Urania - World Without Wants – 7.30pm - Tbc.
Duffys- The Meffs - The Escapees & Guests – 8pm - £8

Sat 16 April

Firebug - Pulp Friction – 8pm - £11
Metal Monocle - Kardinal X-Rival Gods – 8.30pm - Free
Firebug - The Get Down Clubnight - Midnight - 4am - Free
Shed - The Black Parade Club Night – 11pm Till 4am - £6
Musician - Stray - Vambo – 7.30pm - £15

Sun 17 April

Duffys - Metal To The Masses Heat 1 – 6.30pm - £5

Tue 19 April

Soundhouse - Ginger Wildheart - Jon Poole - Carol Hodge – 7.30pm - £15
Musician - Eric Steckel Band – 8pm - £14

Wed 20 April

Musician - Blank Manuskript - A Formal Horse – 8pm - £10

Thu 21 April

Soundhouse - Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard – 7pm - £11

Fri 22 April

Metal Monocle - Mayhem Clubnight – 9.30pm – 3.30am – Free
Firebug - Polymath & Guests – 7.30pm - £Tbc
Duffys - Yr Mum - Tri Subversion - Guests – 8pm – Free

Sat 23 April

Musician - Airforce - Sacriledge - Brazen Bull – 8pm - £10
Donkey - 80's Revellers – 8pm - £7
Metal Monocle - 28 Double – 8.30pm - Free
Firebug - Jump Clubnight - Midnight - 4am - Free
Duffys - First Wave & More Tbc – 8pm – Free

Sun 24 April

Musician - Hawklords – 8.30pm - £18
Donkey - Rocker X – 4pm - £5
Duffys - Metal To The Masses Heat 2 – 6.30pm - £5

Tue 26 April

Firebug - Black Doldrums & Guests - **

Wed 27 April

Duffys - Monica And The Explosion – 7pm - £Tbc
Y Theatre - Protomartyr And Guests – 7pm - £15
Firebug - Ist Ist & Guests – 7pm - £Tbc

Thu 28 April

Duffys - Josiah & Guests – 7pm - £Tbc

Fri 29 April

Firebug - Re-Vive & Guests – 7.30pm - £Tbc
Metal Monocle - Arockalypse Clubnight – 11pm Till 3.30am - Free
Donkey - John E Vistic R'n'r Soundsystem – 8pm - £7
Duffys - The Session – 9pm - Free

Sat 30 April

Soundhouse - Virgin Marys - Theia - New Age Grace – 7.30pm - £13
Duffys - Rocknight - Monthly Rock Clubnight Till 4am - Free
Metal Monocle - Venemous Rose - Bloodstained Rep - Free
Donkey - The Platforms – 8pm - £Tbc
Firebug - Spellbound - Alt Goth Clubnight – 10pm Till 3am - £5

Weekly Regular Events

Tuesdays

Soundhouse - Open Mic – 7.30pm - Free
Donkey - Acoustic Sessions – 12.30pm - Free
Shed - Ambush Alternative Clubnight – 11pm Till 4am - £2:50

Wednesdays

Firebug - Crash Clubnight - Midnight Till 4am - Free
Donkey - Jazz Crew – 12.30pm - Free

Thursdays

Firebug - The Rock Society Clubnight - Midnight Till 4am - Free
Donkey - Titanic Jazz – 12.30pm - Free

Fridays

Shed - Alternativ Karaoke – 11pm Till 4am - Free
Donkey - Al Samsones Blues Time – 1.30pm - Free
Firebug - Feedback Alt Clubnight - Midnight Till 4am - Free

Saturdays

Shed - Ambush Alternative Clubnight – 11am Till 4pm - £3.50