Derbyshire gigs: Mowfest in Bonsall promises to be a live music highlight for Easter bank holiday
A cracking line-up of bands will entertain audiences across Derbyshire during the long Easter weekend. The Barley Mow in Bonsall is pulling out the stops with a four-day run of live music, culminating in Mowfest with 10 acts on Easter Monday and there's a three-day spring beer festival with live music at The Fishpond in Matlock Bath.
April 2
The Shambles, Junction Bar, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield.
April 3
Antarctic Monkeys (tribute to Arctic Monkeys), Real Time Live, Chesterfield.
Rip It Up, The Rutland Arms, Chesterfield.
The Skatoons, The Neptune Beer Emporium, Chesterfield.
Shed the Ego and Sticky Bones Jones play at a beer festival, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.
Double Cross, Old Poets Corner, Ashover.
Facsimile supported by The Thursdays, The Loft, Matlock.
Tom Cook, Crossroads Tavern Ale House, Alfreton.
The Boothill Toe Tappers, The Barley Mow, Bonsall.
ContraBanned, Tipsy Toad, Matlock.
Young Elvis, The Royal Oak, Tibshelf.
The Modest, Milford Social Club, Belper. Donovylan, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.
Sham 69, The Hairy Dog, Derby.
Whitesnake UK, The Flowerpot, Derby.
Storm Warning, White Horse, Derby.
April 4
Jack's Got A Plan (5pm start), Shed The Ego (9pm start), The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.
Groundhog Days, The Neptune Beer Emporium, Chesterfield.
Rat Race, The Glassworks, Chesterfield.
Madonna Tribute - The Material Girl, Olde House, Newbold, Chesterfield.
Avalon, Victoria Club, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.
Emporium, Cavendish Hotel, Bolsover.
Midnight Pumpkin Trucks, Hasland Club.
Jack Algar, Drone Valley Brewery, Unstone.
Jack’s Got A Plan and Dogboy play at a beer festival, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.
Donovylan, Bod, Matlock.
The Yeah Ducks, The Barley Mow, Bonsall.
Sidekick, The Dog House, Alfreton.
SHIO (tribute to Ronnie James' Dio), South Wingfield Club.
The Spires, The Royal Oak, Tibshelf.
Legacy, The Edgefold Club, Matlock.
Aga, The Feather Star, Wirksworth.
ContraBanned, The Greyhound, Belper.
Breach, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.
Matt McGuinness supported by Annette Oakes, No 28, Belper.
Purple Cloud of Funk, The Queen's Head, Buxton.
Verbal Warning, The Seven Stars, Riddings.
Dilemma, Carnfield Club, South Normanton.
Sabbra Cadabra and Ozzy's Blizzard, The Flowerpot, Derby.
Seattle Thrift Store, The Hairy Dog, Derby.
Now Way Back, The Smithfield, Derby.
The Modest, The Lawns Hotel, Chaddesden.
April 5
Pint of Mild, Old Hall Hotel, Hope, 1.45pm start.
Leon, The Glassworks, Chesterfield, 2pm start.
Peashooter, The Flowerpot, Derby, 4pm start.
Crooked Few supported by Lexi Whiteside, Grassmoor WMC, 4.30pm start.
The Santa Carla Vampire Slayers (5pm) and Bath Street Kids (8pm), The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.
Renayah, Victoria Club, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.
Matt Woosey, The Barley Mow, Bonsall.
After Hours, Renishaw Miners Welfare Social Club.
Know Idea Band, The Dog House, Alfreton.
The Moonshiners, The Royal Oak, Tibshelf.
Manchester Ska Foundation, The Queen's Head, Buxton.
Crossroads, The Smithfield, Derby.
MM’s open mic rounds off a beer festival, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.
April 6
Jester, BB BlackDog, The Thursdays, Output, 3 Second Fuse, Lower The Tone are among the acts playing at Mowfest, The Barley Mow, Bonsall.
April 7
Lightyear and Slow Gherkin, The Victoria Inn, Derby.