De Montfort Hall
Theatre, music and cultural events, all year round, indoors and out. Online booking available. ArtSpace
A group of local practising artists in Charnwood involved in community workshops, public art projects and a number of exhibitions.
The Beat - the ultimate gig guide for the East Midlands compiled by Dean Jackson who presents The Beat on Radio Leicester on Saturday nights.
British Waterways - find out about canals in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Campaign For Real Music
Music industry info supporting a campaign for greater awareness among music consumers.
Caribbean Carnival
Annual carnival which parades through Leicester city to Victoria Park celebrating the best of Leicester's music, arts and food. Castle Park Festival
Sleep with a ghost, meet Daniel Lambert and hear music from across the globe. Scores of events across the city between 18 and 25 August 2003.
Charlotte
One of Leicester's most established rock and pop music venues. Pulp, Radiohead, Oasis, etc. have all played here.
Charnwood Arts
Community arts and media organisation encompassing projects and performances. Cusack Irish Ceilidh Band
Known for their work on the Irish dance circuit performing country and traditional Irish music.
Comedy Festival
Year round info about the city's main event in February and the add ons, like Summer Raspberry. Arts Council in the East Midlands
Info for artists of all media on funding, publicity, networking, etc. Farside Music
Farside Music meets at 8pm every Sunday at the Y Theatre/YMCA, East Street, Leicester for an evening of acoustic music from around the world.
Grand Union Orchestra
Workshops, composition and performance from world artists working with local musicians.
Great Central Railway
Take a tour around Britain's only main line steam railway and find out all about how you can drive your very own steam train! Greg's Music Room
Located near Loughborough. A home based studio for solo/duo/project recording.
Haymarket Theatre
News of the forthcoming season and what's on stage in the main house and studio theatres.
Harborough Theatre
Heather Music Festival
Now in its 10th year, the Festival hosts many types of music from classical to jazz and modern sounds. Heather Scarecrow Festival- there are more than 90 scarecrows in this year's event. Have a look at some of them here.
Internet Movie Database
The who, what, why, where and when of movies. All you need to know. Koelz Triptich
The world famous anti-war triptych by German artist Johannes Koelz is on display during August in Leicester Cathedral.
Leicester Artists' Collective
Bringing Leicester artists of all kinds together. Leicester Comedy Festival
Undoubtedly, Leicestershire's most laughable website, including news of the annual joke-fest.
Leicester Early Music Festival
Annual celebration of ancient music.
Leicester Museums
Lots of information about Leicester's museums including current exhibitions, ghost tour, interactive games and contact details. Leicester Music Scene
Gigs, bands, local musicians and live music in Leicestershire. Leicester Space Centre
A world-class teaching, research and consultancy centre in astronomy, space and planetary sciences. Leicester Operatic Players
Leicester University Theatre
Leicester Writers' Club
Long Journey Home
Working with artists that have experienced migration to increase understanding of diversity, creativity and cultures of the East Midlands.
Loughborough Town Hall The Musician
This venue has established an international reputation for American music and holds regular themed nights for local acts. Nick's Greatest Flixwelcome to local photographer Nick Elliott's hall of fame. Pictures of everyone from Darius to Def Leppard.
PaSSion
Passion is a weekly event taking place at the Emporium in Coalville, playing the best in Trance and Funky House. Pedestrian
Pedestrian provide workshops on Turntablism - using turntables as an instrument to create new ways of structuring sound and music. Phoenix Arts Centre
The Leicester arts centre and cinema that launched the careers of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sue Townsend and many other artists. Pub Utopia
Local pub guide with address, maps, ratings, pub jokes and a chance to add your comments. ...seen...
An annual, live,arts event. The 2004 incarnation of the shebang, called "the big sell out" claims to be even bigger and better than before. The Shed
City centre live music venue with bands on most nights of the week. Dedicated to unsigned and acoustic acts.
Soft Touch
A city co-operative which uses technology, words, images and music to enable marginalised people to express themselves to the world.
SomewhereToGo
The site features an interactive map of Leicester showing hotels, theatres and tourist information. Sona Rupa
Experts in Indian classical and world music recordings and instruments. Soundtracks
A new initiative for East Midlands musicians from those just starting out to the experienced professional.
The Spark
Children's theatre and arts festival which brought all kinds of plays, dance, music, and storytelling to over 9000 children in June 2003, in schools, theatres and community centres. Now an annual event.
St. George's Day events
A not-for-profit organisation formed in October 2002 to promote and celebrate our English patron saint's day on 23 April.
Stayfree - Leicester-based rehearsal rooms, recording studios, storage facilities, resident band rooms and cybercafe. Tour Leicester
Information on the Leicester Tour bus which visits 10 important sites around the city. A great flash site with details on all the sites, a map, timetable and prices.
Twinlakes Park
Designed for every member of the family to have a great day out. Explore Twinlakes online, make sure you check out the Fun Map, it's full of surprises.
urtalented - Loughborough-based site with llinks, MP3s, forums and news about local music.
Vivid Eye Productions
A Leicester-based theatre partnership that encourages unknown actors to get invoved in productions with a couple of better known thesps. Vue
Pronounced View - Warner Village cinema becomes Vue. Is your link not here? Email us
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