DERBY · GRASS-ROOTS DIRECTORY
Live Gigs in Derby
120 upcoming grass-roots gigs at indie venues, basement bars and community stages in Derby. Browse, filter, submit your own.
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Grass-Roots Gigs in Derby
Derby has a busy grass-roots circuit — small-venue shows, basement bars, residencies and one-off promoter nights, and you can see what’s on in Derby over the next four weeks. The directory below pulls every upcoming bill published on GigXchange for Derby: dates, doors, ticket links and venue details, sorted by date.
Looking for related Derby pages? Browse the Derby live music hub, Derby open mic nights for recurring weekly nights, the how to get gigs in Derby guide, or find a band in Derby. Or jump to nearby UK cities: London, Manchester and Glasgow.
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SEPT
24
The Meteors
The Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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SEPT
24
The Death of Great Art Tour
The Victoria Inn·Arboretum, Derby
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SEPT
25
Monthly Metal Madness
The Bless·Darley, Derby
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SEPT
25
The Bryan Adams Experience
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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SEPT
26
Subtone Collective - Day Session #2
Ye Olde Spa Inn·Abbey, Derby
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SEPT
26
Ric Neale Live @ The Queens Head, Belper
The Top Bar @ The Queens Head·Belper North, Derby
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SEPT
26
The Rozzers
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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SEPT
28
The Slackers
The Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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OCT
1
The Bluetones
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
2
Albert Lee
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
3
Blaze Bayley - Iron Maiden Anniversary
Becket Street Warehouse Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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OCT
3
Blaze Bayley
The Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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OCT
3
Laid - James Tribute Band
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
8
ABBA Tribute Band Sensation
Venture Theatre Ashby De La Zouch·Ashby Money Hill, Derby
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OCT
9
Ida The Young - Live
Mr Shaws House·Darley, Derby
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OCT
9
Chantel McGregor
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
10
Rust & Riffs Festival
Becket Street Warehouse Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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OCT
10
Absolute Bowie
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
16
The Black Charade - My Chemical Romance Tribute, Fell Out Boy
The Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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OCT
16
The Black Charade x Fell Out Boy x Meteora | Derby
The Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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OCT
16
John Otway Band
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
16
John Otway
The Flowerpot·Darley, Derby
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OCT
17
Road to Nashville Indoor Rodeo Show | Ultra Warehouse
Ultra Warehouse·Chaddesden West, Derby
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OCT
17
The Derby Indie Collective presents
The Hairy Dog·Arboretum, Derby
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Derby Gig Directory FAQs
Common questions about grass-roots gigs in Derby, answered with live data.
The What’s On in Derby page narrows this directory to the next four weeks — 8 of them are in the next 7 days — with the same date, entry and ticket filters, plus the Derby venues and open mic nights alongside. This page stays the evergreen listing of all 120 upcoming gigs.
120 upcoming gigs listed for Derby. 8 are this week. Sorted by date — earliest first.
None of the listed Derby gigs have free entry. Most are pay-on-the-door or pre-sold tickets.
A UK gig at an independent venue — typically capped under 600 capacity — by an artist who isn't on a major-label arena tour. In: pubs, basement bars, indie clubs, community halls, arts centres, and small folk / jazz / punk festivals. Out: arenas, stadiums, the O2 chain, Royal Albert Hall, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, premium dining-cabaret rooms (Jazz Cafe, KOKO, Boisdale), and mega-festival sites (Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, BST Hyde Park). Major-artist 'World Tour' / 'Arena Tour' / 'Greatest Hits' shows are also excluded — this directory is for the early-career bands, local promoter nights and Tuesday-evening residencies the bigger aggregators tend to miss.
Promoters, venues and artists can submit gigs free via the submission form. Submissions are reviewed and verified within 48 hours before going live.
For recurring weekly slots, see the Derby open mic directory. For the wider live-music scene, the Derby live music hub. For artist booking advice, how to get gigs in Derby. Venue looking for a band? find a band in Derby shows available acts. Or browse the main UK gig directory.
Listings are compiled from public ticketing-platform APIs and direct submissions by promoters, venues and artists. Each listing carries a verification badge — verified means we've confirmed it independently; unverified means we sourced it from a publicly published event. For UK grassroots-venue context see the Music Venue Trust (industry body), PRS for Music (UK licensing) and Help Musicians UK (independent musicians' charity).
Beyond city pages, browse the UK open mic directory for recurring weekly nights, the UK city hub index for every covered city, the genre directory, the booking guides, or the GX Index for live UK gig rates and percentiles.
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