XXX Girls, God Damn and As Elephants Are are amongst those musicians playing around the city this week. So if you fancy an alternate night out listening to some great music, you’ll be needing our list of music event highlights for the next seven days across Leicester and the Midlands.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH
PETER BRUTNELL, DANNY GEORGE WILSON, & NEIL HALSTEAD
The Musician
Doors: 7:15pm Tickets: £8.80 in advance (inc. booking fee), £10 on the door (Buy Tickets)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16TH
GOD DAMN
The Cookie
Doors: 8:30pm Tickets: £5.50 (inc. booking fee) (Buy Tickets)
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VJT PROMOTIONS PRESENTS… OBSUNPLUGGED (FEAT. GEORGE SIMPSON, WEALLFALLSILENT, ONE ARM BANDIT, BELLAWAVE, ANDREW BUCKLEY, JAMES HEATHEN, ROLL 13S, & RHETT BARROW)
The Musician
Doors: 7:15pm Tickets: £4 w/ flyer
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH
VJT PROMOTIONS PRESENTS… OBSUNPLUGGED (FEAT. THE SIMPLETONES, NILE MCGREGOR, ROSA LEIGH, THE NATIVE, MATT HENSHAW, ACOUSTIC BOBCATS, ABANDON HER, LUCY DAVIS, & SEAN GRANT)
The Musician
Doors: 7:15pm Tickets: £4 w/ flyer
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THE DEZERTERS
The Criterion
Doors: 9pm Tickets: Free

RAUCOUS: Sheffield’s chaotic rock duo XXX Girls play The Donkey on Saturday for Wake Up Promotions
SATURDAY, JANUARY 18TH
WAKE UP PROMOTIONS PRESENTS… XXX GIRLS, BLACK ROOM FIASCO, BELLAWAVE & MATT HENSHAW
The Donkey
Doors: 8pm Tickets: £5 (Contact the venue for tickets: 0116 2705042)
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VJT PROMOTIONS PRESENTS… OBSUNPLUGGED (FEAT. THE CLARENDONS, DAN FREESTONE, SOLD SEPERATELY, LEO KAI, ALEX OXLEY, LEILA JANE, OVAL IRIS, THE FALLOWS, & ELIZABETH CORNISH)
The Musician
Doors: 7:15pm Tickets: £4 w/ flyer
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AS ELEPHANTS ARE & MICHAEL A GRAMMAR
The Cookie
Doors: 8pm Tickets: £5.50 (inc. booking fee) (Buy Tickets)
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THE GADJOS
The Criterion
Doors: 3pm Tickets: Free
SUNDAY, JANUARY 19TH
VJT PROMOTIONS PRESENTS… OBSUNPLUGGED (FEAT. JONEZY, AVISHEK CHOUDHURY, BETHAN MARSHALL, NO MANS HEATH, NATALIE PASCALE, COURTNEY BURKE AKA DATA, & NASHE TI)
The Musician
Doors: 7:15pm Tickets: £4 w/ flyer
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GAVIN SWEENEY & FRIENDS (COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS BAND)
The Donkey
Doors: 4pm Tickets: £2 (Contact the venue for tickets: 0116 2705042)
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KGB JAZZ
The Donkey
Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: Free
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ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE FOR MIND CHARITY
The Criterion
Doors: 3pm Tickets: Free
ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDLANDS:

PUNKS: Punk rock outfit Max Raptor are to headline Nottingham’s Bodega on Monday
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15TH
HANNAH TRIGWELL
Birmingham O2 Academy
Doors: 7pm Tickets: £9 (inc. booking fee) (Buy Tickets)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH
LAMB OF GOD
Birmingham O2 Academy
Doors: 6:30pm Tickets: £23.50 (inc. booking fee) (Buy Tickets)
THE SMYTHS (THE SMITHS TRIBUTE)
Stourbridge River Rooms
Doors: 7:30pm Tickets: £10 (contact the venue for tickets: 01384 397177)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19TH
FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Doors: 7pm Tickets: £22.75 (inc. booking fee) (Buy Tickets)
MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH
MAX RAPTOR, FORT HOPE, & ONLY RIVALS
Nottingham Bodega
Doors: 7pm Tickets: £8.20 (inc. booking fee) (Buy Tickets)
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