Gigs

Sun 27th Oct 2024

The Cheese.

FREE ENTRY

The Cheeze return to the Donkey Sunday 27th October featuring songs by The Faces, Deep Purple, Sabbath, Hendrix, Santana ...

 

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Fri 18th Oct 2024

Drugstore Cowboys.

07:00pm Adv£5 Door£7

The Drugstore Cowboys play the Donkey!

 

Sat 19th Oct 2024

TBC

 

Sun 13th Oct 2024

djook says... Let's Dance

07:00pm to 11:00pm FREE ENTRY

Playing classic dance tracks from the 60s and 70s. Can you keep your feet still? I don't think so!

This is a cel ...

 

Fri 25th Oct 2024

Northern Soul & Motown night

07:00pm Door£5

 

Sun 20th Oct 2024

Wellard Willy

Adv£5 Door£6

Wellard Willy return to the Donkey for a special Sunday afternoon show!

4 - 7pm , £5 advance / £6 OTD.

 

Sat 26th Oct 2024

The Austrian Stones

08:00pm Adv£5 Door£6

The Austrian Stones - They are the Stones band that feel like the real thing!

Expect to hear all your favourite t ...

 

Thu 10th Oct 2024

Status Trio & Friends Jazzish Jam Session.

Come have a jam, or simply sit back, and enjoy the incredible talent that will be on offer from our jammers.

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Sun 3rd Nov 2024

The Travelling Riverside Blues Band

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The Travelling Riverside Blues Band return to The Donkey....

 

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Sat 2nd Nov 2024

Monkey Buisness Live featuring Aziz & Goldfinger

07:45pm Adv£13

Celebrating the South Asian contribution to Ian Browns iconic 1998 Unfinished Monkey Business album. Aziz Ibrahim & Inde ...

 

Sun 13th Oct 2024

The Mccurdy Brothers

FREE ENTRY

The McCurdy Brothers are a two piece Busking band Playing country, Blues & Swampbilly on Homemade instruments.

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Since 2005, The Donkey has not only built a reputation as an intimate venue, with a live-wire atmosphere, but for presenting low-key gigs by major name acts. Drawn by appreciative audiences and great sound the 200 capacity Victorian room has played host to such great acts as: Fun Lovin Criminals, Alabama 3, The South, Jah Wobble, Ruts DC, Danny & the Champions of the World, Ian McNabb, Smoove & Turrell, The Dub Pistols, The Urban Voodoo Machine, Duke Special, Seth Lakeman, Michelle Shocked, James Hunter Six, Gaye Bykers On Acid, Pugwash, Vibronics, Raging Fyah, The Drop, Resonators, Mountain of Love, David Ford, The Cactus Blossoms, The Slackers, Raghu Dixit, Pete Molinari, John Power, Miles Hunt, Mark Morris, Martin Stephenson, Pete Williams, Fish, Toploader, Wreckless Eric, The High Llamas, Hank Wangford, Ferocious Dog, The Travelling Band, Benjamin Schoos, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, New Cool Collective, Los Pistoleros, Dawn Kinnard, Vijay Kishore, Hymn For Her, Dr. Robert, Rhoda Dakar, Roddy Radiation, Charlie Chuck, Tommy Womack, El Pussycat Ska, Kingsize, David Wyatt, The Kirkland Turn, Out Of Karma, Drugstore Cowboys, Goldwater, The Paradimes, Uncle Frank, By The Rivers, Yellowbelly

Located just outside of the Leicester city centre and close to both of the Universities, the Donkey also boasts a large beer garden and car park, free WiFi and offers a wide range of lagers, bottled beer, wine.

203 Welford Road, Leicester, LE2 6BH

Venue Hire Available