Special edition from 2Funky Complex Honey Box Live on tour HONEY BOX LIVE ON TOUR – Special Edition from 2Funky Complex Honey Box Live is a unique music event that showcases original music from some of the best emerging bands in the UK. This special live-streamed concert is coming to Leicester, featuring incredible local talent, […]

3 day Arts & Music Festival Celebrating 12 years of Festival2Funky https://youtu.be/S1odjH17wTghttps://youtu.be/MDWHlSRhcAI Festival2Funky returns for its 11th year. Save the dateFriday 23rd May – Sunday 25th May 2025. Location – 2Funky Complex, 23 New Park St, Leicester, LE3 5NH We have lots of amazing events and headliners planned, so watch this space. More information will […]

Project LIVE Artist Development Programme Project LIVE is managed by 2Funky Arts and supported using public funding by Arts Council England. PROJECT LIVE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN! This opportunity is free and open to singers & rappers, aged 18+, from Leicester/Lesicestershire. Apply now for this 4-month artist development programme and take your music career to […]

Youth Radio Training developing young people’s skills This project is funded by Children in Need. Get involved in Youth Radio, a 12-week project that will give young people skills in different areas of radio. This project is FREE, aimed at 16-18 year olds and is led by experienced workshop leaders – Vijay Umrao & Bhavik […]

2Funky's Birthday Celebrating 28 years of 2FUNKY https://youtu.be/77Q29FVbUCc 2FUNKY’S 28TH BIRTHDAY BASH! On Saturday 25th January 2025, we will be celebrating 28 years of 2funky with our annual birthday bash event. Come down to the 2Funky complex and help us celebrate almost three decades of live music, club nights, and so much more. HEADLINERS: • […]

The Record Store & Black Music, A UK History FOR MOR INFORMATION VISIT: theblackmusicrecordshop.co.uk/ “The Record Store & Black Music: A UK History”, is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we have been able to celebrate this vibrant history. 2Funky Arts presents…. The Record Store & Black Music: […]

belgrave beats Belgrave Beats is an exciting new project that offers children and young people, after school sessions in Music, DJing and Breakdancing. Sessions are FREE, run weekly for 10 weeks and are open to all abilities. You can also join and leave sessions at any time.Sessions start 5th August 2024. Location: The Peepul Centre, Orchardson Ave, Leicester […]

Youth Committee Meetings ‘2Funky have always worked with young people, teaching, and developing their skills. We believe it is important to give them a platform to speak and express themselves, as they are the future’. -Vijay Mistry Set up in 2023, our youth committee has had several meetings a year, which have been going very […]

TakeOff Supporting Artists & Promoter talent Check out the livestream footage from our last masterclass session about distribution 101. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfAky8406Vw TAKEOFF! 🚀 Social Media Marketing Masterclass We had our first Takeoff masterclass of the year in August 2024 at the PPL PRS LTD building in Leicester. This was delivered by Ayaz Aftab Hussain, a music […]

Board Members Wanted We are looking for new board members who would like to be part of our exciting team. We would like to hear from all serious board applicants, but particularly welcome candidates from Black, African, and Caribbean backgrounds. Fundraising, technology & sponsorship are key areas for development, and we are an Arts Council […]