Chiroptera Promotions

28/03/2026

Chiroptera road trip today for this noisey one from our good friends at RoadtoMasochist
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23/03/2026

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8TH 2026

Chiroptera Promotions & Northants Hunt Saboteurs Presents the Barry Horne 25th Anniversary Fundraiser

After last year's very successful fundraiser, we are pleased to team up once again with the amazing Northants Hunt Saboteurs.

This year is a special one, as we pay tribute to Barry Horne. Barry was a working class man from Northampton who started his animal rights path with the Northants Hunt Sabs. He was also involved in the attempted liberation of Rocky the dolphin and the successful liberation of 82 beagle puppies and 26 rabbits, whose fates would have been a lifetime of cruelty in laboratories. These are just 2 examples of the work he did for animal liberation.

Barry eventually started to work alone and began several acts of economic sabotage against companies that were complicit in animal suffering. These acts were designed to hit these companies where it hurts most, their wallets. He was arrested for this and handed an 18 year sentence.

During his sentence, he began several hunger strikes in protest over the government's policies on animal testing. These unfortunately took their toll on his body and on the 5th of November 2001, Barry passed away.

25 years later, the government has still not made life for animals in labs any better. Today beagles are still bred for cruel, unnecessary experiments, foxes are still hunted under the smokescreen of "trail hunting" and the government is still not keeping their promise of being the most animal friendly government in history.

So let us all come together and raise a glass to Barry and all he's done for the animal rights movement and in his name, we can do more for the animals we share this planet with.

Joining us for our afternoon of celebration and fundraising we have some amazing live sets from Hemiptera, Votiv, Anti Stasi, Value Of Nothing and Golfers. All funds raised will go towards the Northants Hunt Saboteurs current campaign to close the Cottesmore Hunt.

"The animals have no-one but us, we will not fail them" - Barry Horne 1952-2001

17/03/2026

We're pleased to announce our first gig of the year.
We welcome Confusion Master from Germany to Duffy's Bar as part of their UK tour with new Stoke heaviness Endure.Slow.Heavy
Joining the line up will be Leicester's own Bile Caster
Thursday 17th of September, £10 OTD. This is going to be a loud one not to be missed!

07/03/2026

Our beautiful friends in Hemiptera dropped this beast yesterday.
Give it a blast and show them some love.
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01/03/2026

Our brothers over at THE STATE OF IT have this on at Duffy's Bar today.

Let's go 💦

ULTIMATE DISASTER (USA) / FERAL STATE / FORTYEIGHTERS / ROO & THE INNITS

30/01/2026

Timings for tomorrow! 🦥 🦇

Timings for Leicester.

Adv £8.00
OTD £12.00

https://roadtomasochist.co.uk/gigs

27/01/2026

UPDATED POSTER

Unfortunately, Helve are no longer able to play this Saturday, but please welcome Independent Trucking to the line up.

19/12/2025

What a start for Chiroptera Promotions!
Thank you everyone for making our first few gigs absolute killers!

Started off with a collab with the awesome RoadtoMasochist

We then had our very successful fundraiser for the Northants Hunt Saboteurs, raising over £400 for their campaign against the scum bag Cottesmore Hunt (go f*** yourself Sam Jones!)

Then ended our year with an afternoon of hardcore punk with RETSU UK Hardcore PUNK , Hemiptera and Bomber!

Big love to all the bands who've played, the venues and staff and everyone who turned up and had a blast with us.

We have a couple of things in the works for next year, including a special fundraiser in November. More shall be revealed in the new year.

Until then, have a great Christmas and New year! Be good to each other and we shall see you in 2026!

10/11/2025

Big love to everyone who came down yesterday afternoon!

RETSU UK Hardcore PUNK , Hemiptera and Bomber absolutely killed it! Thank you all for travelling to Leicester to play!

That's it for us this year. A couple of things in the pipeline for next year. Thank you for making our first gigs absolute bangers!

08/11/2025

Tomorrow afternoon!

THIS SUNDAY!

Come join us at Duffy's Bar from 3PM for an afternoon of hardcore punk featuring RETSU UK Hardcore PUNK, Hemiptera and Bömber!

Doors 3PM. £8 OTD cash or card with all money going directly to the bands

Set times are as follows

Bömber 3:15 - 3:45
Hemiptera 4:05 - 4:45
Retsu 5:05 - Finish

03/11/2025

THIS SUNDAY!

Come join us at Duffy's Bar from 3PM for an afternoon of hardcore punk featuring RETSU UK Hardcore PUNK, Hemiptera and Bömber!

Doors 3PM. £8 OTD cash or card with all money going directly to the bands

Set times are as follows

Bömber 3:15 - 3:45
Hemiptera 4:05 - 4:45
Retsu 5:05 - Finish