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11JUN2014
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Approximate Running Times for LMF

Friday Line up:

11 am Local Band

11.40 am Heatwave

12.50 pm Hannah Boleyn

1.30pm Aswad

2.50pm Billy Ocean

4.10pm Diversity

5pm Katy B

6.30pm Soul II Soul

8pm Professor Green

9.30pm Tinie Tempah

Saturday Line up:

10.45am Local Band

11.20am Formal Warning

12.10 Stereo Nation

1.15pm Hannah Boleyn

2pm The Real Thing

3.10pm UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey

5pm Sam Bailey

5.45pm Union J

6.40pm Kool and the Gang

7.50 Diversity

8.30pm The Saturdays

9.30pm Labrinth

All running times are subject to change and this is only a guide to the artists start times not the duration of their performances.

11JUN2014
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Play @ LMF, Winners revealed this Friday at Streetlife

PHOTO AND INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES

‘PLAY @ LMF’ WINNERS REVEALED AT STREETLIFE FINAL THIS FRIDAY

OVER 300 LEICESTERSHIRE BANDS WHITTLED DOWN TO JUST FIVE FOR CHANCE TO PLAY ALONGSIDE A-LISTERS AT LMF THIS SUMMER

WHAT…

For the past six months local bands on Leicester’s burgeoning music scene have been battling it out to play at the inaugural Leicester Music Festival (LMF) this 25^th and 26^thJuly. Over 300 bands from across the Midlands entered the competition and following three rounds of judging including an online competition and 10 rounds of live heats (which launched in March), the final five acts will perform in front of over 200 local people and a panel of judges this Friday evening.

WHEN…

This Friday 13^th June from 7.30pm

WHERE:

Streetlife night club, 24 Dryden Street, LE1 3QE

WHY…

LMF is bringing together 19 international acts to Leicester this summer and to give something back and really get the local community involved, it launched Play @ LMF in December.

PLAY @ LMF offered the chance for unsigned bands from Leicestershire and the Midlands to prove to a credible panel of judges that they deserve a place on the line-up at the Leicester Music Festival.

Two winners will perform on the same stage as million-selling acts such as Professor Green, Union J, Billy Ocean and Soul II Soul, with one band each playing to a crowd of 22,000 music lovers on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 July 2014.

WHO…

The final acts performing cover an eclectic mix of genres including jazz, rock, indie and Brit pop. They are:

Strangler Figs
The Furies
Casino Empire
Tapestry
Violet Cities

Judging the competition will be:

· Shane Whitfield, co-founder LMF

· Andy Fox, Arts in Leicester

· Trevor Cobbe, local music reviewer

Manoj Keshavji co-founder of LMF will also be compering the evening.

Interviews and photo opportunities will be available on the evening with all the artists and judges.

CONTACT (pre-event)…

Georgina Dunkley, The Tonic Communications

07557 055723/ georgina@thetoniccomms.co.uk

CONTACT (at-event)…

Elisabeth Barker-Carley, Dreaming in Colour Productions

07545809044/ elisabeth@dreamingincolourproductions.com

For more details on the judging criteria, please visithttp://www.leicestermusicfestival.co.uk/playatlmf/

For those unable to attend, a post-event press release with imagery will be circulated on Monday 16 June.

10JUN2014
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Fathers Day Competition

To celebrate Fathers Day we are giving you the chance to win 2 tickets to Leicester Music Festival. The lucky winner will be able to pick the day their Father would like to go to. The winner will be drawn Saturday 14th June just in time for Fathers day!

***Competition is now closed. The winner will receive an email notification***

22MAY2014
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Family Tickets Now on Sale at Ticket Factory

Family tickets are now on sale for Leicester Music Festival!

To make sure we cater for as many people as possible we are offering tickets for:
2 adults, 2 children.
2 adults, 3 children and
2 adults, 4 children.

These tickets are available from Ticket Factory.

14MAY2014
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Leicester’s own Hannah Boleyn confirmed along with soul favourites Heatwave

A budding singer-songwriter from Leicestershire will be sharing centre stage at the Leicester Music Festival this July, alongside big act names including Tinie Tempah, Labrinth and Billy Ocean.

Hannah Boleyn, 24 from Kimcote in Leicestershire, already has a great regional fan base after touring with Leicester-based duo ‘Fingers and Fumbs’ in an array of working men’s clubs and bingo halls, but she is hoping LMF will help her strike a national record deal.

No stranger to the spotlight, Hannah who attended Lutterworth Grammar School, has also supported high-profile acts including The Overtones, James Morrison and Toploader in Leicester and London, as well as performing her own headline show at The 02 Academy Leicester.

After receiving airplay from BBC Radio Leicester DJ Dean Jackson, Hannah caught the attention of London-based radio plugger Chris Hession, who helped Hannah develop her song writing and her ‘cinematic soul’ sound which has influences from artists such as Amy Winehouse, Lana Del Ray and Shirley Bassey. This resulted in her single ‘When You’re Gone’ being played by national radio DJs Graham Norton and Steve Wright, and eventually being play-listed on BBC Radio 2 last year.

Commenting Hannah said: “LMF is an excellent opportunity for me to get out onto a national stage and share my music – it is fantastic that an event of this calibre is happening in the city and that I get to be a part of it in its first year.

“As well as covering some favourites, I will also be debuting my new single ‘No hard feelings’ and I’m really looking forward to see how it is received on home ground.”

Hannah is not the only local artist who will get the chance to play at LMF. Local band Formal Warning, have also been confirmed to perform at the festival which runs over two days, Friday 25^th July and Saturday 26^th July. The final rounds of a competition in which local bands battle it out for a chance to perform at LMF is also underway. Play @ LMF has seen over 100 unsigned bands be judged on their performances before entering a series of regional heats which will culminate in two winners in June.

Joining Hannah on Friday will also be soul sensation Heatwave. The 70’s favourites will be performing classics including ‘Boogie Nights’, ‘Always and Forever’ and ‘Mind Blowing Decisions’.

Tickets for LMF are on sale now priced from £45 per person per day and can be purchased from www.theticketfactory.com, www.skiddle.com, www.eventim.co.uk and in person at Visit Leicester (on Gallowtree Gate), the Leicester Tigers’ ticket and the Capital FM Arena, Nottingham.

CONFIRMED EVENT LINE-UP

FRIDAY 25 JULY 2014 SATURDAY 26 JULY 2014

Tinie Tempah Labrinth

Professor Green Union J

Katy B Kool and the Gang

Soul II Soul The Saturdays

Billy Ocean Diversity

Aswad Sam Bailey

Diversity The Real Thing

Heatwave UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Astro &

Hannah Boleyn Mickey Virtue

Stereo Nation

Formal Warning

To find out more visit www.leicestermusicfestival.co.uk, follow @LeicesterMF on Twitter, or see Facebook www.facebook.com/leicesterMF

-ENDS-

For artist imagery, interviews and further information, media can contact:

The Tonic Communications: Georgina Dunkley

Office: 0191 4999908

Mobile: 07557 055723

Email: georgina@thetoniccomms.co.uk

About LMF

The inaugural Leicester Music Festival will take place on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 July 2014 at the Welford Road Stadium, home of the Leicester Tigers.

The event is the brainchild of two Leicester businessmen, Shane Whitfield and Manoj Keshavji. Shane and Manoj are both passionate about bringing A-list and international music acts to the city, to appeal to a diverse fan base.

With more than £1million invested in bringing star performers to LMF, they hope the event will boost the local economy and put the spotlight on Leicester as an entertainment destination – demonstrating why the city should have clinched the City of Culture crown.

Tickets are on sale now, with corporate and hospitality packages also available via email to: info@lmfmusic.co.uk. For further information:

Web: www.leicestermusicfestival.co.uk

Twitter: @LeicesterMF

Facebook: www.facebook.com/leicesterMF

16APR2014
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14APR2014
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UB40 ft Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue Confirmed

IN ONE OF THEIR FIRST PERFORMANCES SINCE REUNITING EARLIER THIS YEAR, REGGAE FAVOURITES UB40, FEATURING ORIGINAL FOUNDING MEMBERS ALI CAMPBELL, ASTRO AND MICKEY VIRTUE, HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE FINAL ACT FOR THE INAUGURAL LEICESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL (LMF) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL FM EAST MIDLANDS.

THE BIRMINGHAM GROUP, FAMED FOR A SERIES OF CHART-TOPPING HITS INCLUDING ‘KINGSTON TOWN, ‘RED RED WINE’ AND ‘CHERRY OH BABY’ WILL COMPLETE THE LINE-UP ON SATURDAY 26^TH JULY.

THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND AND LARGEST TWO DAY EVENT IN LEICESTERSHIRE, LMF IS EXPECTED TO DRAW A CROWD OF 44,000 PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE MIDLANDS. ORGANISERS ARE EXPECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF WEST MIDLANDS-BASED UB40 FANS WILL MAKE THE JOURNEY ACROSS TO LEICESTER TO SEE THEIR IDOLS PERFORM IN ONE OF ONLY A FEW PLANNED PERFORMANCES OF 2014.

RUNNING OVER TWO DAYS, FRIDAY 25^TH JULY AND SATURDAY 26^TH JULY, LMF HAS AN IMPRESSIVE SELECTION OF ARTISTS AND GROUPS PERFORMING. SPANNING URBAN, POP, REGGAE, R’N’B, FUNK AND SOUL, DOORS FOR THE FESTIVAL CONCERT WILL OPEN AT 11AM AND CLOSE AT 10.30PM AT THE WELFORD ROAD STADIUM, HOME OF THE LEICESTER TIGERS.

26MAR2014
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LMF Brings the Stars Out!

‘FRISKY’ MOBO AWARD-WINNING RAPPER TINIE TEMPAH HAS TODAY BEEN ANNOUNCED AS THE HEADLINE ACT FOR THE LEICESTER MUSIC FESTIVAL (LMF) FRIDAY 25^TH JULY EVENT, WITH INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED FUNK FAVOURITES KOOL AND THE GANG JOINING SATURDAY’S LINE UP.

LMF, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAPITAL FM EAST MIDLANDS, IS THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND AND LARGEST TWO DAY EVENT IN LEICESTERSHIRE. EXPECTED TO DRAW A CROWD OF 44,000 FROM ACROSS THE REGION, GATES OPEN FROM 11AM AT THE WELFORD ROAD STADIUM, HOME OF THE LEICESTER TIGERS, ON FRIDAY 25^TH AND SATURDAY 26^TH JULY 2014.

24MAR2014
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Mothers Day Competition

To celebrate Mothers day we are giving you the chance to win 2 tickets to Leicester Music Festival. The lucky winner will be able to pick the day their Mother wants to come to. Winners will be drawn Saturday 29th March.

Competition is now Closed. The Winner will receive an email shortly.

24MAR2014
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LMF Announces Capital FM as Media Partner

Leicester Music Festival is pleased to announce Capital FM as Media Partner.