Derbyshire gigs: You would be mad to miss out on watching bands in Belper, Chesterfield, Bakewell and Derby

It’s all going off in Derbyshire where there will be live music at The Monster Raving Loony Party Conference in a Belper pub and tribute bands playing the songs of Motley Crue in Chesterfield, the hits of Arctic Monkeys in Bakewell and the classic numbers of T.Rex and Marc Bolan in Buxton.

September 24

BB Blackdog will be playing at The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Conference in The George & Dragon, Belper on Thursday, September 24.placeholder image
BB Blackdog will be playing at The Official Monster Raving Loony Party Conference in The George & Dragon, Belper on Thursday, September 24.

Nick McCann acoustic night, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

BB Blackdog play The Monster Raving Loony Party Conference, The George and Dragon, Belper.

The Meteors supported by The Reverends, The Hairy Dog, Derby.

Skarantinos, Golden Eagle, Derby.

September 25

Nirvanah (tribute to Nirvana), Real Time Live, Chesterfield.

Sacred Starfish and Space Witch, The Rutland Arms, Chesterfield.

Brew Droop, The Neptune Beer Emporium, Chesterfield.

Pint of Mild, The Glassworks, Chesterfield.

Steve Beyer, The Derby Tup, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.

The Antarctic Monkeys (tribute to the Arctic Monkeys), Thornbridge Brewery, Bakewell.

Donovylan, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

The Modest, The Royal Oak, Tibshelf.

The Go Katz, Badaxe, Faux Fibbers play The Monster Raving Loony Party Conference, The George and Dragon, Belper.

The Bryan Adams Experience, The Flowerpot, Derby.

Patrick J Hart, The Needles, Alvaston, Derby.

September 26

Rogue Duo play The Manor House, Dronfield at 3pm and The Miners Arms, Hundall, Dronfield at 8pm.

Dave Sings Country Favourites, The Spire Cowboy, Tribute to Alex Warren at Tupton Rodeo Rides Again, New Inn, Tupton, from 3pm.

Ichabod Wolf, Weepin’ Wayne Smith, The 4 Johns, Chesterfield Labour Club, Chesterfield.

Motley Crude (tribute to Motley Crue), Real Time Live, Chesterfield.

The Suffrajetz, The Derby Tup, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.

The Unbroken, The Cock and Magpie, Old Whittington.

Head Over Heels, Victoria Club, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.

Explosive Light Orchestra, Hasland Club.

Wednesday's Child, Butcher's Arms, Brimington.

Junkyard Dog, Dronfield Contact Club.

The Beatles For Sale, Eckington Civic Centre.

The Living Room Legends, Uppertown Social Centre, near Ashover.

Gary Cain Band, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

The Savages, Manpant, Faux Fibbers play The Monster Raving Loony Party Conference, The George and Dragon, Belper.

Young Elvis, Carnfield Club, South Normanton.

Groundhog Days, George and Dragon, Newton.

Brude, Pear Tree Hotel, Ripley.

XL Band, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston.

Ric Neale, Queen's Head, Belper.

T-Rextasy (tribute to Marc Bolan and T-Rex), Buxton Opera House.

Den Rox, Heanor Labour Club.

The Rozzers (tribute to The Police and Sting), The Flowerpot, Derby.

Korma Police, The Needles, Alvaston, Derby.

September 27

Rogue Duo, The Lost Lamb, New Whittington, Chesterfield, 3pm.

Matt Webster, The Junction Bar, Chesterfield.

Open mic with Sam and Callum, The Neptune Beer Emporium, Chesterfield, 4.30pm start.

Rival Reputation, The Dog House, Alfreton

33 Revs, The Latch Lifter, Ilkeston, 5.30pm start.

Lina, VIctoria Club, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.

The ModSkas, The Royal Oak, Tibshelf.

Open mic with MM, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

September 28

The Slackers supported by Broken Ways, The Hairy Dog, Derby.

September 30

Rogue Duo host open mic, The Lost Lamb, New Whittington, Chesterfield.

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