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Stayfree Showcase #1
Dum Language, The Verinos, Melonade at Duffy’s Bar 30th June 2022 It’s so brilliant to be able to go out to gigs again! These three
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Produkty
The mighty Produkty started rehearsing at Stayfree June 2009. The same month that we opened up at Frog Island, the same day that Michael Jackson
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Stayfree Open Day – 30th Anniversary 1992 – 2022
Thirty years is a long time for anyone to stay in business – especially a local independent music organisation- so it was important for Stayfree
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The Exhibition – Lillie House
Lillie House opened as Stayfree Music on 1st September 1995. The building had previously been the Inland Revenue from 1926 – 1990. We occupied 1a
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Can I borrow a guitar?
Guitar players never seem too keen to lend their guitars out. Would you? Stayfree Music does! We know that some people have 20 or more
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International Womans Day
66 Days to start a band and perform a gig? Women can do anything! Stayfree director Caroline McLavy was delighted to hear about and
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Rehearsing the gaps
When preparing for a gig, we obviously all spend as much time getting our songs to be the best we can – so what about
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The Libertines rehearsing at Stayfree
The Libertines is one of those classic British rock n roll bands complete with all the stories, and a few weeks back they did a
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RSL Award Exams at Stayfree
Everything you need to know. We have been an exam centre for Rockschool since 2018 so I thought I would do a blog post answering
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Latest Gigs
We’ve started this new feature to the Stayfree website to show the many gigs that our bands and artists play every week. It would be
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What kit to bring
The great thing about rehearsing at Stayfree is flexibility! You can bring ALL the kit or NONE of the kit and our friendly staff are
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Workshops
Based in the heart of the Leicester community, Stayfree aims to help non-musicians and less experienced players develop confidence and skills. With a little instruction,