DERBY'S LONGEST SERVING AND BIGGEST GRASSROOTS INDEPENDENT LIVE MUSIC VENUE
 The Amy Winehouse Experience |  MuddiBrooke |  Justin Sullivan |
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 Ferocious Dog |  British Sea Power |  Craig Charles |
 The Sherlocks |  The Snuts |  Riding The Low |
 Scouting For Girls |  The Sam Sweeney Band |  The Clone Roses & The Smiths Ltd |
 The Twang |  Lucy Spraggan |  Beans on Toast |
 The Bros. Landreth |  The Wedding Present |
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS
RIDING THE LOW
Riding The Low were formed in 2006 by Paddy Considine, after he had a revelation watching indie rockers Guided By Voices. The band are named after a quote from a Lee Marvin biography that Considine had given his father as a gift. Upon reading the book after his father's death, Considine knew instantly that this would be the name of his band. All he needed now was to find the other musicians. Richard Eaton had been in bands with Considine since they were teenagers so it was a given Eaton would play bass. Through Eaton came Chris Baldwin and then Dan Baker on guitars, with a revolving seat of drummers, Riding The Low was born.
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JUSTIN SULLIVAN
Justin Sullivan stepped out from New Model Army to release his second solo album in May this year, eighteen years after the first. He has now announced a 14 date solo tour where he will be playing tracks from the album and from his extensive New Model Army back catalogue. “Surrounded” is a collection of sixteen new songs, written in the first weeks of the 2020 lockdown. These songs are again guitar-vocal compositions highlighting Sullivan’s love of storytelling, wide open landscapes and powerful atmospheres.
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THE TWANG
Indie rockers The Twang will play The Venue Derby on 04 December as part of their Twangmas tour! Blending the big guitars and emotional swagger of Brit-pop with a subtle but clearly felt dance-friendly pulse, the Twang rose to success in the U.K. after making a splash on the club scene and earning the respect of the music press. The Twang were formed in 2004 in Birmingham by singer Phil Etheridge and bassist Jon Watkin under the name Neon Twang.
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THE SAM SWEENEY BAND
Sam is a veteran of the mighty Bellowhead, former artistic director of the National Folk Youth Ensemble, founder member of the acclaimed instrumental trio Leveret, and a superb instrumentalist at the forefront of the revival in English traditional music. Sam will play The Venue Derby on 2nd December 2021.
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THE SHERLOCKS
With their 2017 debut album 'Live For The Moment’, Sheffield quartet The Sherlocks established themselves as key contenders in a new wave of British bands keeping alt-rock and indie vital for a new generation of fans. The album fired into the charts at #6 as the band inspired devotion wherever they went, from shows with Liam Gallagher, an international array of festival dates to rapturously received shows in Japan. The Sherlocks will be at The Venue, Derby as part of a UK tour this October.
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MUDDIBROOKE
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED TO THURSDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2021
Emerging early 2020, the Derby-hailing trio quickly drew keen attention and praise through their three singles to date, each luring increasing support and play across radio shows and stations globally. The threesome of vocalist/guitarist Brooke, bassist Anna Melidone, and drummer Mary Prince have bred a sound embracing a fusion of Alternative Rock and Grunge. It is a proposal proving as feral as it is radiant and fuelled by personal and observational experience.
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LUCY SPRAGGAN
in support of the release of her new album ‘Choices’ we are delighted to welcome Lucy Spraggan back to Derby this December. A witty English singer/songwriter with a sound that combines elements of folk and indie pop, Lucy Spraggan charted in the U.K. following a well-received audition on The X Factor in 2012. She drew acclaim for her third album, 2015's introspective We Are, and continued to find favor both at home and abroad with vibrant efforts like Today Was a Good Day (2019) and Choices (2021) that celebrate inclusivity and champion the LGBTQ community.
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THE BROS. LANDRETH
after playing Derby a couple of times in the past we are delighted to welcome slide guitar, blood harmony, and heart-on-your sleeve songwriting from The Bros. Landreth to The Venue on 15 March 2022
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THE CLONE ROSES & THE SMITHS LTD
The infamous Christmas night out with Clone Roses and The Smiths Ltd is back at The Venue on Friday 3 December. These shows have sold out year on year with tickets available now for 2021. The Stone Roses appeared to have now split up, so for Roses fans there is only 1 option to hear those songs played with the same passion and energy as the real thing. Their attention to detail is second to none, with the band acquiring the same clothing, instruments and usually play the same set as The Roses themselves.
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BEANS ON TOAST
Foolhardy Folk Musician Beans on Toast will be doing a tour of some of his favourite independent venues this December. Singing simple songs about complicated subjects, the accomplished songwriter will be offering some hope and light relief from this bizarre world we find ourselves in. Festival favourite and veteran of the road, he can't wait to crawl out of the cocoon and get back to doing what he Loves. Expect songs, stories, laughing, drinking, thinking and celebrating.
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FEROCIOUS DOG
back for another high energy performance, our good friends Ferocious Dog will return to Derby on Sunday 17 October. More than a band, they are a family. “To listen to the Ferocious Dog as it snarls and growls at the world is to show responsibility” said a Louder Than War review of their brilliant, recently released and Fake News And Propaganda album, but this is an outfit that shows compassion too.
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THE WEDDING PRESENT
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED TO FRIDAY 6 MAY 2022
"The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of the 'Rock 'n' Roll' era. You may dispute this but I'm right and you're wrong!" - John Peel... we are delighted to announce the return of The Wedding Present to Derby on 6 May 2022. With the re-scheduling of this show we are delighted to announce that it'll now be a 'SEAMONSTERS 30th ANNIVERSARY SHOW' in May 2022.
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THE SNUTS
adored up and down the country for their uninhibited, sweat-drenched live shows, The Snuts have announced their raucous, hook laden debut album, "W.L" as well as a UK tour including a Derby date on 06 November. Already garnering a massive following in Scotland and across the UK and with support from the likes of BBC 6 Music, Radio 1, Clash and Dork Magazine, The Snuts are one of the most exciting bands around. Having graced the stages of Benicàssim, Reading & Leeds Festival, The Great Escape, Live At Leeds and TRNSMT, the band return to the festival circuit this summer, with slots at Isle of Wight Festival, Mad Cool, Reading & Leeds Festival, Y Not Festival and a main stage, homecoming performance at TRNSMT ahead of supporting Lewis Capaldi on his UK tour
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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
Throughout Scouting For Girls’ immensely successful career they’ve sold over two million albums, two million singles, had four Brit Award nominations, an Ivor Novello nomination, had four top ten singles, sold-out Wembley Arena, The Royal Albert Hall and most recently sold-out two nights at The London Palladium and had a series of hit singles all of which were inescapable radio smashes. Scouting For Girls continue to prove they are unstoppable.
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BRITISH SEA POWER
British Sea Power have confirmed a series of UK dates in May and June including a welcome return to Derby . The band will be road-testing new songs and generally exploring the Forest of Dean, enthusiastically seeking Sabrina, goddess of the River Severn.
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THE SMYTHS
Arguably the band’s most controversial release (the band considered it as a protest album), not only did it do more than anything in pop culture to encourage a generation to become vegetarians, it was the first album to introduce Morrissey’s criticism of the Royal Family. The Smyths present “Meat is Murder “ + more is a 2 set 2 hour show that will celebrate the album in it’s entirety alongside Smiths classics and hits.
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THE AMY WINEHOUSE EXPERIENCE
In her short career the talent of Amy Winehouse created a lasting impression on the music world of the 21st century. Lioness provide an authentic tribute to the precocious talent, plus a full seven piece backing band to recreate the authentic sound of this heady mix of jazz, soul and pop.
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THE CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB
Yes, the legendary actor, host and broadcaster Craig Charles of Red Dwarf, Robot Wars and Coronation Street fame is also one of the UK’s best loved Funk and Soul DJ’s. Broadcasting for 10 years on BBC 6 Music with their prime time Saturday night slot, Craig Charles has gone from strength to strength, becoming a commanding figure and DJ in the UK funk and soul scene.