The Shed is located on Yeoman street which is technically in the city centre, but it is a little further out the way than some more centrally located venus such as the Musician or Firebug.
The Shed as the name would suggest is a rather small venue. Maximum capacity is probably around 150 people tops. Gigs are on most nights of the week at The Shed, catering to tastes across the rock genre, from blues to heavy metal, with ska and everything in between being covered. As far as I am aware you will not find any electronic or hip-hop gigs here, it is most definitely a 'rock' place. The sound system and lightning system are excellent and I have never had any complaints about sound quality/mixing from gigs I have attended here.
Friday nights are aimed at the slightly more mature crowd with singer-songerwriters mainly focusing on the blues and the more melodic side of the rock spectrum. Saturday evenings tend to be showcases for young up and coming bands from the local area and further afield. These bands tend to be at the harder end of the rock scale, predominantly punk and metal bands.
The venue also puts on some club nights once or twice a month which are geared towards the hard rock/heavy metal audience. Drink prices are average and the choices of drinks available is reasonable but not as wide as some other music venues in the city. The Shed's size is its greatest strength and weakness. When you get a good gig, the small space creates a really intimate atmosphere that some larger venus you can't match. On the other han, because it is such a small venue, you do not get much in the way of more established acts playing here. If you are on the lookout for new talent and relatively unknown bands this is the place to go in Leicester, but if you are looking for more established acts you would be better looking at The Charlotte or Sumo. read more