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What's on this weekend in Leicester

Mon, Oct 12

What the World Needs Now: the Burt Bacharach Songbook

De Montfort Hall · Leicester

From £69

Tue, Oct 13

Steve Hackett - Best of Genesis & Solo Gems

De Montfort Hall · Leicester

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Thu, Oct 15

Transvision Vamp

O2 Academy Leicester · Leicester

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Thu, Oct 15

Aurie Styla: Maverick

The Y Theatre · Leicester

From £19

String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

THE FOUR SEASONS & LARK ASCENDING BY CANDLELIGHT

Leicester Cathedral · Leicester

From £28

Fri, Oct 16

Ginger Johnson: Show Pony

The Y Theatre · Leicester

From £6

Sat, Oct 17

The Wonder Stuff and Inspiral Carpets

O2 Academy Leicester · Leicester

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A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17 · 07:30 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson

The Guildhall Museum · Leicester

From £23

Sun, Oct 18

Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden

De Montfort Hall · Leicester

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Tue, Oct 20

Duke Special 'Song From The Deep Forest'

The International (formerly Intl. Arts Centre) · Leicester

From £28

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Wed, Oct 21

Sensory Halloween Peppa Pig Reading

The Menphys Hub · Leicester

From £2

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

KIM BLYTHE: PUZZLE

The Attenborough Arts Centre · Leicester

From £17

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About Leicester

Leicester is one of Britain's most ethnically diverse cities, shaped by migration from South Asia and East Africa since the 1960s. Leicester Cathedral, where Richard III was reburied in 2015 after his remains were found under a car park, anchors a compact centre with a Cultural Quarter of theatres and bars.

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