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QUADELECTRONIC
Quad Studios - 78 Friday Street, Leicester, LE1 3BW (0116 251 2516)

Improvised electronics, anything from outer space nebula meltdowns to Terry Riley in a jazz café!
Not that we'd ever get the real Terry to join in! Instead, regulars these days are usually...
Chris Conway, Alan Freeman, Steve Freeman, Jez Creek, etc.

Anyone interested in exploring free improvisation with electronics and any other instruments - singers,
sitar players, winds players, etc., have all featured at past events. Quadelectronic is more into the
realms between ambient, free-form and the avant-garde, and not trendy beat oriented type music.
The impromptu sets are all recorded and posted for free at Bandcamp. So you have a chance to
become slightly "famous" or at least impress your friends!!! Of course, audience members are also
welcome. So, why not come along? And, did I mention - it's free?

Refreshments, tea, coffee available, but no bar, so bring your own booze if you wish.

see info page!

Quadelectronic performers also welcome the opportunity to play at events and festivals. Three of us
recently played at the Weird Garden event at De Montfort University. Look here!

recent/upcoming dates below...

2024...
QE157 Tues 23rd January
QE158 Tues 20th February

QE159 Tues 19th March
QE160 Tues 23rd April
QE161 Tues 21st May
QE162 Tues 25th June

new dates - all in lobby unless there's an issue.

"Subject to change if my diary gets busy..." - Chris Conway


United Isolation Ensemble

As Qudelectronic wasn't happening due to lockdown during the Coronavirus situation,
a special new remote collaboration was established with the project name: United Isolation Ensemble.
This project is still ongoing and is now quite international.
https://unitedisolationensemble.bandcamp.com/

gigs in and around Leicester / East Midlands...

Events TBA, plus...

Chris Conway

is gigging all over the place, with various different projects.
Check his gig news...

http://www.chrisconway.org/gigs.html

Multimorph

The Musician pub, Clyde Street, Leicester
prog, psych & trippy sounds

Sunday 17th March 2024: 1:30pm.
Multimorph, plus Roger Pugh, Clouds by L'KU and Earth Beats
facebook event link



MTI De Montfort University

Electronic events at PACE Studio 1

Next event:

https://www.facebook.com/mtidmu/


other places in the UK...

Awakenings
previously: Branston, Burton On Trent, now: Lea Hall Social Club, Rugeley, Staffs
regular (about 10 months of the year) ambient, electronic, synth gigs and festivals

http://www.awakenings-em.co.uk/

Church Of Sound

Electronic events in Nottingham (monthly), hosted by Jez Creek (Modulight)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thechurchofsound/

Weird Garden
Decimal Place, 10 Burton Road, Lincoln
monthly event hosting all kinds of unusual music

https://www.facebook.com/WeirdGardenLincoln

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Gigs Log

Local venues etc...

The Abattoir - The Abbey Pub, 104 St Margarets Way, LE4 (0116 2622103) music venue, closed
Bambu - Welford Road, café / bar & music venue, closed, now an Indian Restaurant!
Bar Nova - 153 Granby Street, Leicester. Upstairs function room. Pickled Egg concerts in early 2000s, now Kyal restaurant.

The Charlotte - closed-down / re-opened, closed again. Now reopened primarily as a pub.
The Cookie - 68 High Street, City Centre, Leicester LE1 5YP - café/bar with cellar venue. Host of Ambient Underground events
The Criterion - 44 Millstone Lane (0116 262 5418) real ale pub & general music venue (both recent web sites dead)

De Montfort University - PACE buiding, DMU campus. MTI contemporary & electronic music events listings
The Donkey Bar - 203 Welford Road (0116 270 5042) pub & general music venue
Duffy's Bar - 18 Pocklingtons Walk (0116 255 3316) pub & general music venue
Firebug - 1 Millstone Lane / Pocklingtons Walk (0116 255 1228) pub & general music venue
Fabrika (The Independent Art Centre) - 68-70 Humberstone Gate, Leicester LE1 3PL - closed since 2012
International Arts Centre - Garden St, Leicester LE1 3UA - seems to have closed in 2013
The Lamplighters - Millstone Lane, Leicester. Bar with upstairs venue, early 2000s, relocated to Silver Street. Now location of Firebug.
Leicester City Council Gallery - Granby Street, Leicester. 1990s to early 2000s, saw The Rain Garden and some other acts there.
Leicester Gallery
- Vijay Patel Building, De Montfort University, Mill Lane, Leicester. Hosts Leicester Weird Garden events and other things
Leicester University Students Union - University Road, Leicester. Saw Gong & related bands, Ozric Tentacles and others there.

Lock 42 - 2-4 Frog Island - rear entrance of new Stayfree building (0116 223 0304) new general music venue (no new dates listed)
The Looking Glass - 68-70 Braunstone Gate, Leicester, LE3 5LG - café/bar with cellar venue (2000-2015), now called The West End Bar
The Magazine - Newarke Street, Leicester LE1 5SP - public house with a function room upstairs, hosted by Haz in early 1990s

The Musician - 42 Crafton Street West / Clyde Street (0116 251 0080) general music venue
O2 Academy former Leicester University Students Union
The Pavillion - Victoria Park, off London Road café / bar & music venue, closed, now an Indian Restaurant!
Phoenix Arts - now at Phoenix Square (0116 255 4854) theatre/film/arts/gigs
Physio & Firkin - 19 Aylestone Road, Leicester, LE2 7LG - public house and music venue circa 1995 to 2000
Pump & Tap - 42 Duns Lane, Leicester, LE3 5LX - public house and music venue 1988 to 2009

Quad Studios - 78 Friday Street, Leicester, LE1 3BW (0116 251 2516) Quad Electronic events
The Royal Mail - 20 Campbell Street, Leicester LE1 1PW - public house and music venue 198? to 2000
The Shed - 5 Yeoman Street (0116 262 2255) general music venue - recently bought over by: Ambush Events
The Sound House
- 28 Southampton St, formerly The Queen Victoria (07830 425 555) new general music venue
The Spread Eagle - Charles Street, Leicester LE1 1LB - public house with a function room upstairs 198? to 199?
Stench - arts & music workshop, associated with De Montfort University.
Sumo
- 54 Braunstone Gate - club & venue
The Venue: Leicester Polytechnic Students Union - Saw The Residents, Hawkwind and others there.

The Victory - 21 Aylestone Rd, Leicester LE2 7LG - public house with a function room sometimes used for concerts circa 1999 to 2002
Y Theatre - 7 East Street (0116 255 7066) theatre in the YMCA buidling

Arts in Leicestershire useful news pages
Leicester rock gigs useful news pages
This Is Leicestershire useful news pages

see also: gigs log and Leicester bands page

other venues etc...

South Bank Centre Royal Festival Hall / Queen Elizabeth Hall / etc.

Anything else that should be listed?

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