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Music
More bands in festival line-up
Darren Hayman and Belle and Sebastian’s Stevie Jackson are among a host of new artists joining the line-up for Indietracks 2012.
Big band and organ concert
THE Pipes In The Peaks venue at Thorpe, near Ashbourne, is to host a concert entitled The Organ, The Big Band and Me, on June 9.
Codnor gig for Zep act
Acoustic Zeppelin, the unplugged duo formed of members of two top UK tributes – Fred Zeppelin vocalist Steven Gale and Sack Sabbath guitarist Russ Saxton – will play Codnor’s Jessop Arms on Friday, June 1.
Chorus heads for the seaside
Derbyshire’s own Barbershop Choir, The Grand Central Chorus, is off to the sea side this week end but there’ll be no buckets and spades just bottles of water and tuning forks.
Dark humour with Adam
To celebrate the success of his debut solo show at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2011 and a suitably smutty Christmas show at London’s Lyric Theatre, Amateur Transplants frontman Adam Kay packed up his piano to sing his way across the UK with his own unique brand of smutty songs.
Brass and choir in close harmony
The critically acclaimed Tideswell Male Voice Choir and the Sir Richard Arkwright’s Masson Mills Band once again bring their unique brand of musical entertainment to The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield, on Sunday, May 27, starting at 7pm.
Air guitars at the ready
GET you air guitar at the ready for when the Guitar Anthems show comes to the Darwin Suite at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on Thursday, May 31, from 8pm.
Russian double bill with Halle
THE Halle make an eagerly-awaited appearance at the Assembly Rooms in Derby on Wednesday, May 30, from 7.30pm.
Four take to the stage at Vic Inn
FOUR bands will be in action at The Victoria Inn, Derby, on Friday, May 25.
French fancies in NSO concert
NOTTINGHAM Symphony Orchestra’s next concert is an all-French affair, to take place at the city’s Albert Hall on Saturday, May 26.
Really hot stuff at The Flowerpot
THE Flowerpot in Derby welcomes Really Hot Chilli Peppers through its doors for a gig on Friday, May 25.
Bands galore at Rock City
WHITE Widow, Serpentine and Dante Fox are the visitors to Rock City in Nottingham on Saturday, May 26.
Company in summer shows
THE Derby-based New Opera Company will present a Summer Concert on Thursday, June 14, staring at 7.30pm, at Little Eaton Village Hall and Friday, June 15, from 7.30pm at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Derby.
Get ready for a Led Zep tribute
Acoustic Zeppelin, the duo formed by Fred Zeppelin singer Steven Gale and Sack Sabbath guitarist Russ Saxton, appear at the Half Crown, Long Eaton, on Saturday, May 19.
Hometown gig for singer Dawn
Belper-born Dawn Sherley-Dale (nee Oldknow) returns to her home town on May 19 in the company of chamber choir Voxcetera, to perform a cross-section of traditional and contemporary songs from around the British Isles.
West End hits show returns
THE stars of Beyond The Barricade are back at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on Friday, May 11, with all your favourite songs from some of the biggest ever West End and Broadway musicals.
Magnetic night of vocal music
EXPecT an evening of sheer musical magnetism when a capella group The Magnets perform in the Darwin Suite at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on Thursday, May 24.
Let there be rock at Assembly Rooms
Celebrating some of the greatest guitar songs ever written, the show Guitar Anthems takes you back to a time when the guitar was indeed the star, and can be seen at Derby’s Assembly Rooms on May 31.
Magical movie music with CBSO
THE City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will be onstage at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on Saturday, May 12, for a John Williams Blockbuster Concert.
Friday night gig for the Mondays
THE reformed Happy Mondays will be joining forces with Inspiral Carpets for a gig at Nottingham’s Rock City on Friday, May 18.
Touch of class at The Vic Inn
THE Famous Class will be playing in a gig at The Victoria Inn at Derby on Friday, May 11, in an event also featuring sets from Down To A Science and Every Story Ends.
Anniversary bash from Ash
IRISH rockers Ash will be playing a gig at The Venue in Derby on Thursday, June 7.
Art club’s work goes on display
The Chesterfield Art Club will hold the first of its four annual Art Exhibitions this year at Ashover Parish Hall, to coincide with the village May Day Carnival.
Planet Earth at Concert Hall
Following its critically acclaimed UK premiere in London, Emmy award-winning British composer George Fenton conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra and special guest soloist Haley Glennie-Smith, in a breathtaking production of Planet Earth in Concert.
Music treats at The Bodega
THE Bodega in Nottingham plays host to a gig by Trailer Trash Tracys on Wednesday, May 9.
West End star in city concert
LEADING West End artist Ramin Karimloo will be in concert at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday, May 9, from 7.30pm.
Punk veterans at The Vic Inn
PUNK veterans UK Subs are the special guests for a gig at The Victoria Inn in Derby on Friday, May 4.
Buster and co at The Venue
SKA legends Bad Manners are still going strong after 35 years and you can see Buster Bloodvessel and his merry men when they play The Venue in Derby on Wednesday, June 20.
French fancies with orchestra
NOTTINGHAM Symphony Orchestra offer up an all-French programme of music for their concert at the city’s Albert Hall on Saturday, May 26.
Charming men at Flowerpot
popular tribute band The Smyths will bring their homage to the music of Morrissey and Marr to The Flowerpot in Derby on Friday, May 4.
Explosive stuff at Rock City
THERE’S a Rock City In The 90s event in the Black Cherry Lounge at the Nottingham venue on Friday, May 4, featuring plenty of top sounds from that decade.
Choir can sing at your event
the Derbyshire Constabulary Male Voice Choir is looking for fundraising events to sing at during its 2012-2012 season.
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Friday 25 May 2012
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