Derbyshire gigs: Valefest near Bolsover and Bookstock at Buxton shine on bank holiday weekend

Festivals near Bolsover and Buxton will serve up a variety of music over the bank holiday weekend. Elsewhere, tribute bands will be playing the hits of Thin Lizzy, Dire Straits and Bryan Adams.
By Gay Bolton
Published 25th Apr 2024, 11:27 BST
Updated 25th Apr 2024, 17:16 BST
The Meden Blazers will be playing at Valefest, Carr Vale, on Friday, May 3.The Meden Blazers will be playing at Valefest, Carr Vale, on Friday, May 3.
The Meden Blazers will be playing at Valefest, Carr Vale, on Friday, May 3.

May 3

Nothing’s Forgotten, BRUDE, Wicked Son gig in aid of Parkinsons UK. Real Time Live, Chesterfield.

Millie Manders and the Shutup, Abdoujaparov, Meden Blazers, W.O.R.M. play at Vale Fest, Carr Vale FC, Carr Vale, near Bolsover.

The Bryan Adams Experience plays at The Flowerpot, Derby on May 4.The Bryan Adams Experience plays at The Flowerpot, Derby on May 4.
The Bryan Adams Experience plays at The Flowerpot, Derby on May 4.

Pint of Mild, GAS Bar & Bites, Chesterfield.

A Sound of Soul with Yolande, Hasland Club, Hasland.

Warren Ireland, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

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Judy Dunlop and Donovylan play Bookstock, High Peak Bookstore and Cafe, Buxton.

LImehouse Lizzy (tribute to Thin Lizzy), The Hairy Dog, Derby.

Alchemy Live ( tribute to Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits), The Flowerpot, Derby.

May 4

PorkPie, Shanghai Treason, Scott Doonican, Roving Crows, The Collective Band, Star Botherers, The Sweetchunks Band, Pete Drake, Kiziah and the Kings, Joe Solo, Brewers Daughter play at Vale Fest, Carr Vale FC, Carr Vale, near Bolsover.

The Beat Hounds, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

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Psychodahlia and Dave Onions, High Peak Bookstore and Cafe, Buxton.

The Bryan Adams Experience (tribute to Bryan Adams), The Flowerpot, Derby.

Landslide (tribute to Fleetwood Mac), The Hairy Dog, Derby.

May 5

Headsticks, XSLF, Pretty Babs, Jess Silk Trio, Not Quite Dead Yet, Sinful Maggie, Nasty Fishmonger, McShane & Shaw, Elm Tree Row, Cousin Nelly, Stinking Rita play at Vale Fest, Carr Vale FC, Carr Vale, near Bolsover.

Rik Gaynor as Elvis, The Boundary, Broadmeadows, South Normanton, 2pm start.

Flowers in the Rain, Carnfield Club, South Normanton.

Jazzy Badgers, HIgh Peak Bookstore and Cafe, Buxton.

Open mic night with Molly-May, The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

May 6

Trilogy Ensemble, High Peak Bookstore and Cafe, Buxton.

May 8

InMe, The Hairy Dog, Derby, 7pm start.

Ash Gray & The Burners, The Flowerpot, Derby.

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