[HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1 [BULL] Glass of wine: £1.25[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The Odeon and the Cannon for mainstream movies, the Phoenix Arts centre for arthouse flicks.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (2) The Haymarket hosts populist productions and touring companies and, again, the Phoenix for fringe and cult productions or The Little Theatre for amateur dramatics.[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Warning: the £1 pint (see above) tastes like it's been drunk twice already, so for a decent brew add 20p.  Most students don't bother with local pubs anyway - they stick to their own bars.[EITAL]  [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Craddock and Swinging Sporran (near halls, popular); Old Horse (good Sunday lunch).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Leicester has enough clubs to suit all but the most ardent tail feather shaker although some aren't up to much.  [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Krystals (£1, handbaggy, Tuesday student night); Brannigan's (£1, pub/disco, Wednesday); Zoots (£1, big 'n' tacky, Monday); Fan Club (£2, indie, Tuesday).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] De Montfort Hall, which coped with Ned's Atomic Dustbin and New Model Army last year, shouldn't be confused with [ULNE]De Montfort University[EULNE], [ITAL]which is also a good sound spot, as is Granby Halls[EITAL] (Wonder Stuff, Carter).  Pubs such as the Princess Charlotte have smaller indie bands, such as Thrum.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 90p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (5) There are 2 Union bars at each of the Leicester sites and 1 small and flash bar with a dance floor and lights at MK (cap 300).  The City site's include the Long Bar (which is indeed long as well as popular in the evenings) and the Blues Bar (which is indeed Blue and more of a lunchtime bar).  Scraptoft's Top Bar and Venue Bar[ITAL] are comfy and big[EITAL].[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (3) The Phoenix Arts Centre is run jointly with the Leicester City Council and hosts students shows.[PARA][BOLD]Film: [EBOLD]The Film Society shows cult classics in The Arena at the city site Union Building as well as sport by satellite TV.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] The Arena has recently been expanded to a capacity of 1,200 with a super sound system and MTV screen.  Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights it is the top spot for a shift and shuffle.  At the Scraptoft Union (cap 600), there are discos 2 nights a week.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Arena can pull in [ITAL]big names[EITAL] of the calibre of Blur, the Manic Street Preachers, Prodigy, Radiohead and The Grid.  It specialises in indie and dance and John Peel has called it the best student venue for live bands in the country.  Lower profile gigs at the Scraptoft Union.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Occasional cabaret nights at the city site and Scraptoft featuring smile makers such as Gerry Sadowitz and Jenny Eclair.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]There are 6 cafes around the University, and 4 Union cafeterias, restaurants and coffee bars (1 at Scraptoft), some of which are open till 2am when events are on.  For other eats in Leicester, see [ULNE]Leicester University[EULNE].[PARA][PARA]