the GIG GUIDE

Sam Packwood unplugs at Chandlers, Chesterfield.

Tastebuds are at the Diamond, Sutton.

Downi is at The Tramway, Brampton.

The Old Fashioned Love Band play The Unwin Club, Sutton.

Shed Seven hit Sheffield’s O2 Academy.

Zebrahead, Army Of Freshmen and Paige rock The Corporation, Sheff.

Steve Rawlinson plays the Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Steve Conte and The Crazy Truth do the Flowerpot, Derby.

The Lemonheads play It’s A Shame About Ray at Sheffield’s Plug.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9

The Buddies play The Butcher’s, Brimington.

The Thin Lizzy Experience are back in town, at The Diamond, Sutton.

Left Hand Drive park up at the Old Poets’ Corner, Ashover.

Chests out, teeth in, The Pitz play Chesterfield’s County.

Origin are at The Grouse, Brampton.

Every Time I Die, Trash Talk, Defeater and Spycatcher do The Corporation, Sheff.

Blitz hit Chesters, Whitt Moor.

Poor Grammar play Brampton Manor.

Metal Machine and wTomb rock The Sun, Chesterfield.

The Shambles kick off the Winter Fest of ales and music at Brampton’s Peacock, with a raffle and tombola raising funds for Ashgate Croft pool.

Becca Sparkle entertains at the St Helen’s, Stonegravels, Chesterfield.

Barlborough’s Dusty Miller pays tribute to Gene Pitney and Roy Orbison.

Loscoe State Opera are at The Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Aloe Blacc is at Sheffield’s Plug.

His Ex Capulet, Double A and Abandoned Faith play The Battery, Chesterfield.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10

The Idle Hands are at the Queen’s Arms, Bakewell.

The Kommitments put on their Christmas show at The Diamond, Sutton.

Proud Mary and The Inspiral Carpets’ Tom Hingley are at the Black Market, Warsop.

Powerline rock The County, Chesterfield.

Pint of Mild are at The Royal British Legion, Parwich.

Pensioners of pop The Pitz play Codnor’s Poet and Castle.

Bad Penny are at the Wheatsheaf, Bakewell.

2 Hot bring the heat to Brimington Social Club.

What If We Were Superheroes join wTomb and Carl Newton at Battery, Chesterfield.

Ovacast are at The Butcher’s, Brimington.

Willy Lanes Disco hits Holmewood Welfare

The Radiacs, The Wynells, Mark Nichols and The Rumour are at Sheffield’s O2 Academy.

Manning and Shadow of the Sun are at Sheffield’s Corporation.

Scandal are at The Victoria Club, Whitt Moor.

John Nolan brings the music of Elvis to Chesters, Whitt Moor.

The Laura Ashby Trio continue the Winter Fest celebrations at The Peacock, Brampton, with a raffle and tombola raising funds for Ashgate Croft pool.

Arizona are at the Lockoford, Chesterfield.

Mark and Rachel’s Karaoke comes to the St Helen’s, Stonegravels.

It’s glam rock tribute night at the Dusty Miller, Barlborough.

Big Bird and Stunt Bro do the Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Four Fighters are at the Flowerpot, Derby.

The Lancashire Hotpots are at Sheffield’s Plug.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11

The legendary Dr Feelgood play The Diamond, Sutton.

Snakewater slither into Clowne Community Centre.

Tabu do Brimington Social Club.

It’s open music night at The Old Poets, Ashover.

Charlie’s Karaoke comes to Holmewood Welfare.

Molly Hatchet and Mojo Perry are at the O2 Academy, Sheff.

Wild McBride are at The County, Chezzy, from 6pm.

Soul Man entertains at The Vic Club, Whitt Moor.

Stoned Angels play The Market, Chesterfield.

There’s karaoke from AJ and Geordie at the St Helen’s, Stonegravels, from 3pm onwards.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12

It’s jam night at The County, Chesterfield.

Dappy does the Plug, Sheff.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Grindcoreveterans Napalm Death bring the noise to Sheffield’s O2 Aacdemy.

The open acoustic session comes to the Old Poets’ Corner. Ashover.

Peter Thorneycroft, resident guitar/vocalist, gets festive at the Market Place, Cromford.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14

The Saw Doctors play The Plug, Sheffield.