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Stayfree Showcase #17
This Showcase was always going to be a bit varied and I think multiple genres was the theme on the night. The opening band –The
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Stayfree Showcase #16
Back at The Big Difference this month, it was great to catch up with some familiar faces I had not seen in a while. First
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Stayfree Showcase #15
We were very excited to hold an event at brand new venue The Real Ale Classroom on Rutland Street. The venue is managed by Nuala
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Stayfree Showcase #14
The first our our events this year kicked off at Duffy’s Bar. And I thought with a heavy line up with headliners Independent Trucking would
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International Women’s Day 2024
We have been involved in the Unglamorous International Women’s Day since it started in 2022. This year was always going to be a difficult one.
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Playing a Showcase
For the past couple of years we have been putting on Showcases at various venues around Leicester. The only criteria is that you have to
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Stayfree Snowcase #13
The Stayfree Christmas Party at Firebug, or as we liked to call it ‘Stayfree Snowcase’ This was a great get together of customers and bands
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Interview with Jack Freestone
We recently caught up with our resident drum teacher Jack Freestone, owner of Leicester Drum Lessons to find out a bit about his background and
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Stayfree Showcase #12
First on tonight at The Big Difference was the beautiful Joyce Embers. This was her first billing as usually she plays a lot of open
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Stayfree Showcase #11
This is the first of two showcases at The Big Difference this Autumn. This months line up starts with Pretty Dirty Rats, one of the great