De Montfort Hall

Events at De Montfort Hall (Granville Road, Leicester)

80s Mania

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	A celebration of music from the 1980s, featuring the songs of Duran Duran, The Human League, Kim Wilde, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Culture Club and Wham. View full details
De Montfort Hall	28 Jun Jun 28, 8pm	0116 233 3111 £20–£21.50 (£18.50–£20)

Andy Abraham

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	Easy listening and swing from the London-based singer and 2005 X Factor finalist. View full details
De Montfort Hall	21 Jun Jun 21, 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £22

The Bardi Wind Orchestra

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	David Calow conducts a selection of works in celebration of Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee including Walton's Crown Imperial and Ravel's Bolero. With soprano Jenny Saunders, tenor David Morris and baritone Graham Austen. View full details
De Montfort Hall	9 Jun Jun 9, 7.30pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £10–£15 (£8.50–£13.50; Children £3 under 18s)

Cirque Du Ciel: Shanghai

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	A dynamic dance-theatre show featuring traditional Chinese acrobatic and aerial theatrical stunts, original music, modern dance and martial arts. View full details
De Montfort Hall	15 Jun–17 Jun Jun 15–17, 7.30pm, mats Jun 16 & 17, 2.30pm	0116 233 3111 £18.50–£23.50 (Children £14 under 16s; £61–£71)

David Essex

Location	Date	Tickets
	Veteran pop from the singer-songwriter known for the number one hits Gonna Make You A Star and Hold Me Close. View full details
De Montfort Hall	18 Nov Nov 18, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £27.50–£29.50

Deacon Blue

Location	Date	Tickets
	Pop-rock band from Glasgow known for the hits Real Gone Kid and I'll Never Fall in Love Again. View full details
De Montfort Hall	12 Oct Oct 12, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £29.50–£34.50

An Evening Of Burlesque

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	Camp and colourful traditional burlesque, featuring song, dance and magic. View full details
De Montfort Hall	21 Nov Nov 21, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £19.50–£21.50 (£18–£20)

Fascinating Aida: Cheap Flights

Location	Date	Tickets
	Musical comedy from London-based trio Dillie, Adele and Liza. View full details
De Montfort Hall	28 Nov Nov 28, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £19.50

Frankie Boyle: The Last Days Of Sodom

Location	Date	Tickets
	Controversial and provocative stand-up from the Tramadol Nights star. View full details
De Montfort Hall	15 Jul Jul 15, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £25

FS Fitzgerald: Tender Is The Night: Lecture

Location	Date	Tickets
	Dr Jane Mackay talks about the novel by the American author, set in the 1920s. View full details
De Montfort Hall	31 May May 31, 12.30pm	0116 233 3111 £6

Gary Mullen & The Works: One Night Of Queen Tribute

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De Montfort Hall	8 Jun Jun 8, 7pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £16.50–£19 (£14.50–£17)

The Glenn Miller Orchestra

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	Ray McVay directs the big band with the 1940s sound. The orchestra was founded in 1988 with the theme of Moonlight Serenade which remains the same to this date, this was also the theme for Miller's radio programmes. The orchestra consists of a leader, four trumpets, four trombones, five saxophones, three rhythm and vocalists, which is the same set-up which Miller devised. Throughout the orchestras time as an ensemble there have been some changes in the music, but they have managed to stay true… View full details
De Montfort Hall	16 Sep Sep 16, 7pm, doors 6.30pm	0116 233 3111 £15.50–£17.50

Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum's Head

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	Stories and anecdotes from The Inbetweeners actor and TV panel show regular. View full details
De Montfort Hall	8 Nov Nov 8, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £20

Grimethorpe Colliery Band

Location	Date	Tickets
	Under the musical direction of Brian Grant, the National Brass Band-winning ensemble plays popular classics. View full details
De Montfort Hall	22 Sep Sep 22, 7pm, doors 6.30pm	0116 233 3111 £17–£19

The Gruffalo's Child: Tall Stories Theatre Company (Over 3s)

Location	Date	Tickets
	A musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's picture book telling the story of a child who disobeys her father's warnings. Adapted and directed by Olivia Jacobs and Toby Mitchell. View full details
De Montfort Hall	12 Jun–13 Jun Jun 12, 6.30pm, mats Jun 12 & 13, 1.30pm, Jun 13, 10.30am	0116 233 3111 £10 (Children £8.50)

Gustav Flaubert's Madame Bovary: Lecture

Location	Date	Tickets
	Dr Jane Mackay explores the influence and legacy of the famous novel about an ambitious young women who yearns for fulfilment. View full details
De Montfort Hall	28 Jun Jun 28, 12.30pm	0116 233 3111 £6

Jason Byrne: People's Puppeteer

Location	Date	Tickets
	Energetic humour from the Dublin-born stand-up. View full details
De Montfort Hall	13 Sep Sep 13, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £17.50

Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order

Location	Date	Tickets
	Acerbic wit from the stand-up and 8 Out Of 10 Cats host. View full details
De Montfort Hall	11 Jun Jun 11, 7.30pm, doors 2 Jul Jul 2, 7.30pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £25

Joan Armatrading

Location	Date	Tickets
	The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter plays acoustic pop-rock. View full details
De Montfort Hall	2 Nov Nov 2, 7pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £27.50–£29.50

Kate Rusby

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	Kate Rusby is one of the most popular young folk singers of traditional English folk songs. She was at the centre of the folk revival in the 1990s, which occurred with the coming of age of the children of those who were part of the 1960s folk revival. Rusby first came to the attention of the folk scene through her duets with Kathryn Roberts, which lead to her becoming a founding member of the group Equation, which has included Seth Lakeman and Cara Dillon. Rusby left Equation to follow a more… View full details
De Montfort Hall	19 Sep Sep 19, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £19 (£17; Children £5 under 16s)

Keane

Location	Date	Tickets
	The band from East Sussex known for the hits Somewhere Only We Know and Is It Any Wonder? performs its piano-led pop-rock. View full details
De Montfort Hall	6 Jun Jun 6, 7pm	0116 233 3111 £25

Ken Dodd: The Happiness Show

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	The Liverpool-born veteran comic, actor and singer-songwriter takes to the stage for his latest tour. Dodd's career has spanned over 50 years, during this time he has starred in films including, Alice In Wonderland and Kenneth Brannagh's version of Hamlet. He delivers fast and sharp one-liners along with his brand of musical comedy. His chart hits include, Tears, which has become one of the UK's biggest selling singles. View full details
De Montfort Hall	30 Jun Jun 30, 6.30pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £19–£21

Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues…

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	Bridges has been performing stand-up since the age of 17 and featured in the finals of the So You Think You're Funny? talent contest at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe, when he was just 18. His first gig was at the Blackfriar's pub in Glasgow, and after dipping his toe in the water with this small-scale gig he dove in head first and has been hooked on comedy ever since. Over the years he has created his own brand of dry yet daring humour. Oddly enough, his stand up gigs are hugely successful in… View full details
De Montfort Hall	14 Nov Nov 14, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £21

Leicestershire Rock Choirs And The Rainbows Choir

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	The choirs combine to perform Motown, pop, rock and Gospel. View full details
De Montfort Hall	27 Jun Jun 27, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £12–£15

The Magic Of Motown

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	A celebration of the music of Motown stars, including the songs of The Jackson Five, The Temptations, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes. View full details
De Montfort Hall	26 Oct Oct 26, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £21.50–£23.50

Michael Winslow

Location	Date	Tickets
	The Police Academy star presents his sound effect-laden stand-up routine. View full details
De Montfort Hall	29 Jun Jun 29, 7pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £15

Motorhead/Anthrax

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	The veteran heavy metallers led by rock icon Lemmy and the American thrash combo perform co-headlining shows. View full details
De Montfort Hall	11 Nov Nov 11, 7pm	0116 233 3111 £27

Philharmonia Orchestra

Location	Date	Tickets
	Edward Gardner conducts Janacek's Sinfonietta, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 22 featuring pianist David Fray and Dvorak's Symphony No 7. View full details
De Montfort Hall	10 Jun Jun 10, 7.30pm, doors, 6.15pm pre–concert talk	0116 233 3111 £10–£32 (£9–£30; £5; Children £5 under 15s)

The Proclaimers

Location	Date	Tickets
	The brothers Charlie and Craig Reid and their band, best known for the songs I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) and Letter From America, play folk rock and pop from the album Like Comedy. View full details
De Montfort Hall	30 Oct Oct 30, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £24.50

Rhod Gilbert: The Man With The Flaming Battenburg Tattoo

Location	Date	Tickets
	The TV and radio regular rants about things that annoy him. View full details
De Montfort Hall	22 Jun–23 Jun Jun 22 & 23, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £25

Rhys Darby: This Way To Spaceship

Location	Date	Tickets
	Offbeat observations and characterisations from the Flight Of The Conchords star. View full details
De Montfort Hall	17 Jul Jul 17, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £20

Ross Noble: Mindblender

Location	Date	Tickets
	Surreal and nonsensical stand-up. View full details
De Montfort Hall	4 Oct Oct 4, 8pm, doors 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £25

Sally Morgan: Psychic Sally On The Road

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	The psychic presents messages of a spiritual nature. View full details
De Montfort Hall	16 Nov Nov 16, 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £24

Sandi Toksvig: My Valentine

Location	Date	Tickets
	The exuberant host of BBC Radio Four's News Quiz and Excess Baggage celebrates the publication of her novel Valentine Grey with an evening of stand-up, anecdotes and trivia. View full details
De Montfort Hall	14 Sep Sep 14, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £18.50

The Sensational 60s Experience: The Tremeloes, Herman's Hermits, The Union Gap, The Dreamers

Location	Date	Tickets
	The 1960s bands perform their hits. View full details
De Montfort Hall	22 Nov Nov 22, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £19–£23 (£17.50–£21.50)

Stewart Francis: Outstanding In His Field

Location	Date	Tickets
	Deadpan one-liners from the Canadian stand-up. View full details
De Montfort Hall	11 Oct Oct 11, 7pm, doors	0116 233 3111 £17.50

The Stylistics

Location	Date	Tickets
	Seventies soul from the Philadelphia-based band, whose hits include Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart) and You Are Everything. View full details
De Montfort Hall	7 Nov Nov 7, 7.30pm	0116 233 3111 £19–£23

The Syd Lawrence Orchestra

Location	Date	Tickets
	The ensemble plays easy listening and jazz tunes. View full details
De Montfort Hall	1 Nov Nov 1, 7.30pm, doors 7pm	0116 233 3111 £19–£21

Vincent Simone And Flavia Cacace: Midnight Tango

Location	Date	Tickets
	A dance-narrative set in a Buenos Aires bar, created and performed by Simone and Cacace. View full details
De Montfort Hall	29 May–2 Jun May 29–31, Jun 1 & 2, 7.30pm, mat May 30, Jun 2, 2.30pm	0116 233 3111 £22–£35 no concs Fri & Sat 2.30pm (£17–£30 no concs Fri & Sat 2.30pm)

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