Derbyshire gigs: Rock 'n' roll stars Showaddywaddy in Chesterfield, Exile Music Festival near Darley Dale, folk favourites The Pitmen Poets in Buxton

Live music aplenty is flowing through Derbyshire. Exile festival celebrates its 20th anniversary near Darley Dale, rock ‘n’ roll legends Showaddywaddy bring their hit sogs to Chesterfield and folk favourites The Pitmen Poets are playing in Buxton.

June 25

Showaddywaddy play all their hits at the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield on Saturday, June 27, 2026.placeholder image
Showaddywaddy play all their hits at the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield on Saturday, June 27, 2026.

NIck McCann acoustic, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

The Pitmen Poets, Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton.

June 26

Sherburn, Bartley & Sanders, The James Warner Prophecy, Alex Akiba and Sticky Bones Jones play at the Exile Music Festival, Sabine Hay, near Darley Dale.

Vulgarithm and 3:Second Fuse play at mini beer festival, The Rutland Arms, Chesterfield.

Chasing August and Tigerstripe, The Bank Showbar, Chesterfield.

Alternative, Saints Bar, Chesterfield.

The Swing Ambassadors play in aid of Chesterfield Canal's restoration, Barrow Hill Memorial Hall.

The Skarantinos, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Masquerade, George and Dragon, Belper.

Hung Like Hanratty and Steam Kittens, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.

OK Sis (tribute to Oasis), Trackside, Buxton.

Pete Prod supported by Kyle Tibbles, Queens Hotel, Dove Holes.

Verbal Warning, Presleys Bar, Kirk Hallam.

Flash: A Tribute to Queen, The Flowerpot, Derby.

SoulDeep featuring The Voices, Dubrek Studios, Derby.

The Devil's Share, The White Horse, Derby.

June 27

Oli Matthews Band, Tim Edey, Fine Lines, Peashooter, Hattie Hatstar, Fraser Morgan, Troika, The Lost Trade, Sommervals (main stage), Ian F Ball, Phil Cudworth & Boz, Donovylan, Alex Akiba, Malt Whiskers, Becky Foord, Karen Macleo and the Bindlestiffs (garden stage) play at Exile Music Festival, Sabine Hay, Darley Dale, 1pm start.

Showaddywaddy, Winding Wheel, Chesterfield.

Twisted System (tribute to Twisted Sister) and Motorkill (tribute to Motorhead), Real Time, Chesterfield.

Brude play at mini beer festival, The Rutland Arms, Chesterfield.

Derventio, The Glassworks, Chesterfield.

Simon Mayor and Hilary James play in aid of Chesterfield Canal's restoration, Barrow Hill Memorial Hall.

Paul Burrows, Grassmoor WM Club.

Doghouse play beer festival, Cromford Mills.

Freeway, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Dan Whitehouse, Brackenfield Village Hall.

Blacktop Sliders, Twenty Ten, Matlock.

Lower the Tone, Queens Head, Bakewell.

Adam Foreman, George and Dragon, Belper.

The Moonshiners, Comrades Club, Crich.

The Last Electric, The Royal Oak, Tibshelf.

Donovylan plays Exile Festival, Sabine Hay, near Darley Dale.

Covers Of Invention, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.

The Yeah Ducks, Cowshed Cafe, Beltonvale Farm, Miller's Dale.

Statis Quo (trbute band), Tappers Harker, Long Eaton.

Flowers in the Rain, Top Club, Stanley Common.

June 28

Freight, Casino Club, Tom Collins, Isolation, The Juice, Billobuckers play Indie Sessions, Hasland Club, 1pm start.

Finnegans Revival. Sam Brothers (main stage), George Nash, Jake in the Box, Darley Dale Band (garden stage), Exile Music Festival, Sabine Hay, near Darley Dale, 1pm start.

Sammy Murdock, The Lost Lamb micropub, New Whittington, Chesterfield, 3pm start.

Roadhouse Revival lead jam session, The Neptune Beer Emporium, Chesterfield, 4.30pm start.

Rogue, Saints Bar, Chesterfield, 5pm start.

The Modest, The Tavern, Hatton, 5pm start.

Zoe Snow, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston, 5.30pm start.

Junction, The Groovers Arms, Ripley.

Unchained, The Smithfield, Derby.

Open mic with MM, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

June 29

Ultimate Ariana (tribute to Ariana Grande and Wicked), Real Time Live, Chesterfield, 3pm start.

James Manners, The Flowerpot, Derby.

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