Leicester has a wide range of entertainment venues. For up-to-date listings of events, use the links at the bottom of this page.

Live venues

• Students’ Union - bands and other live events in the refurbished Percy Gee Building
• O2 Academy Leicester - three music venues within the Students' union, attracting top acts
• Embrace Arts - the University of Leicester's own Arts Centre
• De Montfort Hall - the city's principal venue for touring live performances

• Curve - Leicester's state-of-the-art, £61 million theatre

• The Little Theatre - highly regarded independent theatre, where Richard Attenborough first trod the boards!
• Leicester Comedy Festival - the UK's longest running comedy festival

Cinemas

• Phoenix Square
• Odeon Freemen’s Common
• Showcase Delux Leicester
• Vue Cinema Leicester

Events listings

• City Council What’s On
• County Council What’s On
• Leicester Mercury What’s On