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Diary Dates
Youth Sector – Saturday 4 February
Firebug
Brighton five-piece art-rock outfit Youth Sector deliver an agitated, robotic sound “packed with witty barbs and boopy bits” (DORK Magazine), FFO Talking Heads, DEVO and Tubeway Army.
Sainte – Tuesday 7 February
O2 Academy Leicester
Sainté is an artist quickly on the rise to success, with his chill and organic flow. With a unique combination of hip hop, jazz, and RnB within his music, Sainté gives off indescribable vibes that not many others give off. He has only recently emerged within the highly competitive underground music scene, but has made an emphatic entrance with his single “Champagne shots” alongside his successful follow-up single “Round & Round.”
Jenny Colquitt – Wednesday 22 February
The Musicians
Singer/songwriter from Widnes who considers Alanis Morissette, Joni Mitchell and KT Tunstall among her influences.
Emily Breeze – Friday 3 March
The Donkey
“Immaculately twisted post punk glamor, hot blooded, razor tongued and hilariously sharp” For fans of Patti Smith, Pulp, Baxter Dury, LCD Soundsystem
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PREVIEW: Carrie Hope Fletcher
Something a little different musically, but those musical theatre fans amongst us won’t want to miss this. Award-winning stage sensation Carrie Hope Fletcher is bringing her new debut solo tour to Leicester this June.
Carrie Hope Fletcher – An Open Book will see the musical theatre star, author and vlogger play a series of unmissable theatre shows in May and June 2023, including a new date at De Montfort Hall on Tuesday June 6.
Performing songs from her incredible West End and touring career, fans can look forward to hits from Heathers, Les Misérables, The Addams Family and many more, interspersed with chat about Carrie’s fascinating life and career.
Speaking about Carrie Hope Fletcher – An Open Book, Carrie said: “I am so excited to be preparing for my first ever solo tour – and to be adding new dates is absolutely fantastic.
“A solo concert tour is something I have wanted to do for some time, and it’s great to be able to visit even more places and meet even more fans.
“I adore being on stage and am fortunate to have performed in so many theatres, but there’s something very special about being able to get out on the road and visit some beautiful theatres around the UK.”
Earlier this year, Carrie was named best performer in a female identifying role in a musical as the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. Most recently, she has wowed critics in a new revival of Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle and is now preparing for her pantomime debut as the villain Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury.
Carrie, who has an impressive three WhatsOnStage Awards to her name, has enjoyed a breath-taking career since her West End debut at the age of nine playing Young Éponine in Les Misérables.
Since then, Carrie’s theatre credits include Fantine in Les Misérables: The Concert, Veronica in Heathers, Wednesday in The Addams Family, Éponine in Les Misérables, both Truly Scrumptious and Jemima in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Beth in Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds and Jane Banks in Mary Poppins.
When she’s not treading the boards of the West End’s biggest stages, Carrie is also a best-selling novelist, Top 20 recording artist and respected vlogger with her popular self-titled music and vlog channel attracting more than a million views a month.
Catch Carrie Hope Fletcher at De Montfort Hall on 6 June 2023. Tickets are on sale now from www.demontforthall.co.uk.
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WEEKLY PLAYLIST
In this week’s playlist enjoy a selection of Carrie Hope Fletcher’s musical tunes in preview of her upcoming show at De Montfort Hall.
Have a listen and get in touch to tell us which tracks you’re loving.