Home / What's On / Leicester / Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But MeBig Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But MePhoenix, LeicesterDateSunday 4 October 2026Starts3:30pmEnds5pmTypeOtherWhere4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TGLast checked2 October 2026Presented by Phoenix Leicester. Tickets: £11 | £6.25 This fascinating documentary profiles Willie Mae ’Big Mama’ Thornton – a blues powerhouse who shook American music to its core. Towering in voice and presence, she made ‘Hound Dog’ a number one hit before Elvis ever sang it…At PhoenixCinema — 4 Midland Street, Leicester, LE1 1TG.Phoenix on FolkAirMore at PhoenixI Love Boosters + Poetry Performance — 30 October 2026Around PhoenixPhoenix Cinema and Art Centre — Cinema, 10mThe Soundhouse — Music venue, 50mThe Soundhouse Leicester — Music venue, 60mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.