Vegan Revelation Café Presents The Herron Brothers/Johnny Swineherder – Review
Whilst festivalgoers were warming up to Stormzy at Worthy Farm, Vegan Revelation brought its own party to Number28 to showcase
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Live Music
Katie Spencer at The Queens Head, Belper May 18th
Barely turned 21, Katie Spencer is without doubt the brightest new star in the acoustic firmament. Channelling sources as diverse
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Blue Rose Code With Katie Spencer – The Old King’s Head, April 12th
On the 12th of April Blue Rose Code with Katie Spencer will be playing live at the Old Kings Head,
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Global Troubadour Andy White At The Queens Head – Nov 30th
Global troubadour Andy White returns to these shores and to Belper on November 30th. Since his 1980s debut on the
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Sunjay At The Queens Head, Belper. Nov 16th
The future of the folk blues remains in young but capable hands. Barely into his mid twenties, Sunjay has packed
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Steve Ignorant’s Slice of Life at Queens Head – November 10th
STEVE IGNORANT’S SLICE OF LIFE (ex Crass) + Steven Cooper (Blyth Power,Whisky Priests) and Chris Butler at The Queens Head,Belper.November
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Stepling -The Queens Head Pub October 26th
Stepling make their Belper debut on October 26th. If you saw Against The Grain or Intarsia at The Queens Head,
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Rocktoberfest! 2018 At The George & Dragon Pub
The George and Dragon Pub are hosting their 10th annual Octoberfest – ROCKTOBERFEST! ROCKTOBERFEST! Dies ist ein drei tage bierfest mit
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Billie Holiday Night -The Queens Head Pub October 5th
Like many of our greatest artists,Billie Holiday’s capacity for self destruct caught up with her at a tragically early age.
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Steve Ashley – At The Queens Head Pub September 29th
Folk rock legend Steve Ashley returns to Belper on September 29th. One of the seminal figures of the great folk
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Harp And A Monkey – September 15th
Harp And A Monkey return to The Queens Head on September 15th. The Lancashire based trio and self proclaimed electro-folk
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Katie Spencer – The Queens Head, Belper. September 22nd
Katie Spencer is all of twenty years old, hails from Hull and is widely tipped to be ‘the next big
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7K Raised For Charity By Open Gardens Event
Belper Open Gardens event at the end of June was a fantastic success once again with around £7000 being raised
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Chatsworth Call Up For Belper Town Wind Band
Saving up their best performance of the summer season, Belper Town Wind Band entertained the visitors picnicking in the gardens
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Intarsia – The Queens Head, Belper. June 22nd
If you remember Against the Grain last October, you will know just how exciting folk/world music collisions can be. This
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Celebrate Our NHS Night With Robb Johnson, Chris Butler and Graham ‘Cookie’ Cooke at The Queens Head, Belper. June 9th.
A 70th anniversary celebration of our NHS featuring songs and stories from 3 wonderful acoustic acts: Robb Johnson Chris Butler
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Rock For The Homeless feat. Kingfisher Blue, SPG And The Ferrets – The Queens Head, Belper. May 12th
In the 21st century no one should lack a roof over their head, no child should go to school hungry
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SoulDeep Fusion & Dave Sturt – The Queens Head, Belper. May 4th
SoulDeep Fusion Trio return to The Queens Head on May 4th. Inspired by such jazz funk legends as The Crusaders
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Bonfire Radicals & The Way Out – The Queens Head, Belper. April 27th
The freewheeling, exuberant fusion of folk, jazz and psychedelia that is Bonfire Radicals returns to The Queens Head, Belper
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SoulDeep Fusion Trio At The Queens Head, Belper. March 16th
The SoulDeep Fusion Trio create a potent mix of the hottest electric jazz with ingredients provided entirely by musicians based
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Award Winning Folk Duo To Play Belper
On April 13 the Old King’s Head in Belper will be hosting Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton, winners of last
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Brooks Williams At The Queens Head March 3rd
Consistently voted among the world’s top guitarists, Brooks Williams returns to Belper on March 3rd. One of the few blues
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Bob Cheevers At The Queens Head Feb 16th
Austin Texas has long been the hub of a diverse and creative scene for generations of inspirational musicians and
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John Martyn Celebration At The Queens Head Feb 2nd
By turns irascible and inspirational, the great John Martyn left us all too early ten years ago almost to the
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‘Live Music Lock-Up’ Returns For 2018 With Dammit Jack And Support
The free ‘Live Music Lock-Up’ night returns for an exciting new year of acts at the George and Dragon Pub
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Headsticks At The Queens Head, Belper. Jan 27th
2017 was something of a ground-breaking year for Headsticks with stand out gigs on the festival circuit and the release
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SoulDeep At The Queens Head, Belper. Dec 22nd
Something very different for the Christmas run-up. Premier jazz fusion trio bring their improvisational skills to The Queens Head, Belper.
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Christmas NHS Benefit Evening At The Queens Head, Belper. Dec 15th
What better way to kick off the festive season than to party in support of Our NHS. Dance to the
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The Sunflower Thieves, Joseph Knight And Laurie Illingworth At The Queens Head, Belper. Dec 9th
An early Christmas treat comes to The Queens Head where Belper contributes three of its finest young acts to a
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KUNST 15 – An Accent Waiting To Happen
Kunst Gallery Belper welcome the writer, actor, musician, curator, teacher, adventurer Richard Strange to the Unstables Bar for KUNST 15
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Andy White At The Queens Head, Belper. Nov 25th
From the halcyon days of the Kershaw show to the present day, Belfast born Andy White has stood out as
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Sunjay And Robyn Johnson At The Queens Head, Belper. Nov 24th
One to turn up early for! Belper is once again at the forefront of cutting edge music with the return
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Amnesty International Benefit At The Queens Head – Nov 11th
For over fifty years Amnesty International has campaigned against injustice and lit a candle in the face of cruelty and
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Carol Hodge And Simon Wells At The Queens Head – Nov 3rd
Coming next, an evening of words and music drawing from the widest pool of talent both local and national. Carol
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Against the Grain at The Queens Head October 27th
Exponents of World Music, Against the Grain actually hail from Derbyshire and Bucks. Guitarist Matt Sullivan and percussionist Jo May
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Anthony John Clarke at The Queens Head September 30th
Anthony John Clarke returns to The Queens Head on September 30th. Less than a month ago, Anthony was busy compering
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Matt McGuinness And The MLC + Jack’s Got A Plan At The Queens Head, Belper – September 22nd
And so to an enthralling and eclectic new season at The Queens Head with hopefully the right balance of established
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Interview: Sunflower Thieves
It’s safe to assume that Y Not 2017 won’t be too high up on most peoples ‘festival of the year’
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Kingfisher Blue + The Juvenile Delinquents At The Queens Head, Belper. July 1st
Sheffield’s finest ‘Kingfisher Blue’ play The Queens Head, Belper on July 1st A six-piece folk rock band, they are no
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Joseph Knight + Laurie Illingworth And Jack’s Got A Plan At The Queens Head, Belper. June 16th
Festivals often throw up a few surprises and at last year’s Belper Goes Green, it was Joe Knight. Filling in
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Paytron Saint And Moon Bullet At The Queens Head On June 10th
While both bands are clearly linked historically by the presence on bass of Dave Sturt, this should not detract from
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The Belper Games Strike Back
The Sixth Annual Belper Games lands on July 14th at Belper Rugby Club, and once again the team have pulled
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Amber’s Fundraising Event: Arkwrights Bar, May 28th
On Sunday May 28th, at Arkwrights Real Ale Bar, there will be a day of live music in aid of
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Interview: Y Not Festival 2017
Now in its twelfth year, Derbyshire’s largest music festival Y Not (27-30 July) returns with an huge line-up of acts
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Bonfire Radicals and Arguably Venomous Mammals At The Queens Head, May 5th
On May 5th at the Queens Head, Belper Bonfire Radicals and Arguably Venomous Mammals will be teaming up for an
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Y Not Festival Returns For A Twelfth Year
Celebrating its twelfth year, Derbyshire’s largest music festival Y Not (27-30 July) returns with an impressive bill of acts over
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Amadou Diagne And Yakar At Belper Rugby Club. April 27th
On April 27th, at Belper Rugby Club, Live and Local present Amadou Diagne and Yakar. Amadou Diagne is a musician
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Fracking Month: In Space No One Can Hear You Frack
If you were a Martian visiting Earth for the first time, you would find it abundantly clear that fracking poses a
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Andy T & Support At The Queens Head, Belper. April 22nd
On Saturday April 22nd a night of contemporary poetry with Andy T, IBC, Sophie Sparham and Adie Sanders will take
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Earth Hour At The Unitarian Church, March 25th
Celebrate Earth Hour at the Unitarian Chapel on Short Row, Belper, on Saturday 25 March, 8.30pm to 9.30pm. Doors open
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Steve Ignorant Returns To The Queens Head, Belper March 25th
Surely one of the most multi-faceted artists ever to grace the stage at The Queens Head, Steve Ignorant is much
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Save Our NHS Benefit Night: Friday 24th February At The Queens Head, Belper
This Friday, the 24th of February, will see local artists Sweet Liquorice, Annette Oakes and more join together to raise
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Sean Taylor With Support from Sweet Liquorice At The Queens Head, Belper, February 17th
From North London to Austin Texas is only one part of Sean Taylor’s extraordinary musical journey. Barely into his thirties,
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Headsticks and Chris Butler At The Queens Head, Belper, January 28th
On January 28th Headsticks and Chris Butler will playing at the Queens Head, Belper. Headsticks are where folk and punk
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Dave Sturt And Andy Bole At The Queens Head, Belper. January 20th
Long term members of the family of Gong, Dave Sturt and Andy Bole perform in tandem at The Queens Head,
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Esther Swift Returns To The Queens Head
Scottish harpist Esther Swift returns to The Queens Head on Dec 8th. ‘Like Debussy making daisy chains with Fairport Convention.’
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Andy White & Silk Road Acoustic At The Queens Head
Andy White returns to The Queens Head, Belper on Thursday December 1st. Literally a global artist with a fan base
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ZZ Birmingham At The Queens Head Belper. November 26th.
Welcome back to one of our finest blues bands; fronted by the inimitable Arthur Billington and spearheaded by the driving
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M.G.Boulter At The Queens Head. October 15th
M.G. Boulter is a virtuoso pedal steel guitar player enjoying great respect within the musical community, Boulter brings his own songs
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‘We Shall Overcome’ Benefit At The Queens Head, October 8th
Winter is just around the corner and with it the season when poverty cuts deepest. For a growing number of
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Harp And A Monkey Live At The Queens Head
Harp and a Monkey return on the back of a four star Guardian review for their new album. With a
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Anthony John Clarke at The Queens Head September 10th
And so the new live music season begins. And what better way than the return of Anthony John Clarke. A longtime
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KUNST event #3
Crashing down the M18/M1 from the motherland of Kingston-upon-Hull are alternative anarchist misfits THE QUEEN RIOTS. They will energise the
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Belper Summer Food Festival Returns This Sunday
This Sunday (10th of July, 10am to 4pm) is the 2016 annual Belper Summer Food Festival. The Belper Food Festival
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Water For Dogs – Live at George & Dragon 18th June
On Saturday the 18th of June (8:00 PM), at the George on Dragon, local electronic 3 piece Water For Dogs
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Belper Gets Britpop!
The Belper Games have announced their headlining acts for the 3-day weekend in July and it’s Britpop-tastic. Not just one
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Phil Doleman and Ian Emmerson Present The Flea Bitten Dawgs at The Queens Head, Belper. Friday May 20th.
The night of the ukulele returns to The Queens Head, Belper. Phil Doleman and Ian Emmerson of course need no
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Arts Festival Brings Live Music To The Busk Stops
As part of The Belper Arts Festival Trail 2016 node56 will be running 4 music stops around the town centre.
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Headsticks at The Queens Head. May 14th. £7. Support from Chris Butler.
With their new album ‘Feather and Flame’ receiving rave notices across the music press, Headsticks’ vibrant blend of folk roots
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Belper Goes Green – Full Line-up Announced
Transition Belper are delighted to announce an incredible line-up of, mainly, local talent to keep festival goers entertained at the
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Brooks Williams April 16th. £8. Support from Tony Stark.
Folk blues maestro Brooks Williams returns to The Queens Head on April 16th. Hailing from Statesboro’ Georgia where they clearly
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Mayor’s Charity Concert 30 April
The Mayor, Councillor Dan Booth will be holding a charity concert on Saturday 30 April 2016 in support of his
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Joe Solo, Matt McGuiness And Chris Butler.. £7 Doors At 8.00pm
Our second ‘We Shall Overcome’ evening will feature no less than one of the artists who kick started the movement
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Belper Goes Green: Line-up Announced
From the traditional ballads and storytelling of Pete Castle to the funky blues of Blackfish, this year’s line -up should
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WINTER WILSON March 12th. Support from Carol Hodges. £7. Doors at 8.00pm
It was precisely five months ago when Winter Wilson played the main stage at Derby Folk Festival and took the
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Sunjay + Eddy Morton. March 5th. £8. Doors At 8.00pm
Barely into his twenty third year, Sunjay is spearheading a dramatic revival of the folk blues scene. With roots deeply
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Robb Johnson at The Queens Head on Feb 19th. £7. Doors at 8.00pm. Support from Chris Butler.
In what seems to be the month of the songwriter we welcome Robb Johnson back to The Queens Head. Tony
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An Evening With The Girls
This Friday (February 12th) is a PWYW (pay what you want) concert at the Belper Unitarian Chapel, with all proceeds
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Live Music Lock-up – LAUNCH PARTY! Sat 30th January at the George and Dragon
The Live Music Lock-up is a new FREE live music night at The George and Dragon Belper every Saturday night
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WE SHALL OVERCOME BENEFIT: Friday Jan 29th, Queens Head Pub Belper feat. Robyn Johnson + Dave and Chris
WE SHALL OVERCOME BENEFIT. Friday Jan 29th. Robyn Johnson + Dave and Chris. £5. Top Bar at the Queens Head,
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Moon Bullet And Robyn Johnson At The Queens Head. JANUARY 16th. Admission £6. Doors at 8.00pm
A unique opportunity to catch two great local acts on the same bill. Robyn Johnson is of course Belper’s foremost
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Blyth Power Acoustic, Headsticks Acoustic, Chris Butler and Sue Macfarlane at The Queens Head
JAN 9th. Admission £7. Doors at 7.30 pm. Probably the quirkiest artists of the folk/punk revolution, Blyth Power return to
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The Sunday Late Club – Open Mic
Family friendly open mic evening in the Arkwright Suite at The Lion Hotel every other Sunday with a special guest
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Moon Bullet / Gripper and the Gurnards at the Old King’s Head
A revamped Moon Bullet deliver lo-fi sounds and big energy to the crowd of the Old King’s Head. In the
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Neverland Charity Gig
The Electric Celtic Rock legends Neverland return for their last in a series of charity gigs. Throughout the year they
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