the GIG GUIDE

Lindsay Smith is at the Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Friday, August 24

Saga pin-ups The Pitz are at Brampton’s Rose and Crown.

Robbie Williams Tribute band, Back For Good, Logue, Green Fortune, The Beatalls and a host of others kick off the Mychoone festival, near Wessington.

The Buddies play the Butcher’s Arms, Brimington.

Gina Dootson is at the Fishpond, Matlock Bath.

Making Tribes play Brampton Manor.

Canyon play The Sun, Chesterfield.

The Zedz do Chesterfield’s County.

Airborne land at Chesters, Whitt Moor, Chesterfield.

Karen Kristian is at the St Helen’s, Stonegravels.

Saturday, August 25

Bad Penny roll into Thurcroft Top Club, Rotherham.

Gatefest hits the Gate Inn, Tansley, with 3 SecondFuse, Pillars of Autumn, Apparently We Fly, Garage Inc, Hot Rybena, Heroes Never Drown, She Will Be Hollywood and The DismissiveATTACK!! playing in aid of Help For Heroes, the British Heart Foundation and Epilepsy Action.

Echo 12 entertain at Brimington Social Club.

Quo Incidence, ZU2, Gonzo, Dan Aspinall Desert Monkeys, Queen II and Infero feature at the MyChoone festival, near Wessington.

The Rapids do the Butcher’s Arms, Brimington.

Bruce Tality, Blues In The Afternoon, The Bob Villains, Before The Calm and Joanovarc play Matlock Bike Fest, Matlock Moor.

Honey Don’t bring rock ‘n’ roll to The County, Chesterfield.

Traitors Gate and Ovacast rock Real Time Live, Chesterfield.

ZU2 play North Wingfield Working Mens Club.

G-string appear at the Vic Club, Whitt Moor.

Canyon are at New Whittington Social Club, Chesterfield.

DFacto play The Sportsman, Grassmoor.

Swansong are at Chesters, Whitt Moor, Chesterfield.

Sunday, August 26

The Down Trodden String band and Five Go Off play Brampton Manor’s free barn dance and folk festival.

Rockin’ On Heaven’s Door pays tribute to the music of Elvis, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly at Buxton Opera House.

Oakstock Reborn sees Offenders, DFacto, Ovacast, Poor Grammar, SKM and Tretyersen rock The Royal Oak, Brampton.

Bad Penny play the Prince of Wales, Sheffield.

The Zedz play the Miners Arms, Brimington Common in aid of the Amanda Carty Trust, from 3.30pm.

Egypt are at Clowne Community Centre.

It’s the Sunday Singalong at the Old Poets’ Corner, Ashover.

Ancient marinades The Pitz are at The Market, Chesterfield.

Karl Howard entertains Brimington Social Club.

The Chosen Rejects , Pete Jackson, Northern Monkey, Jessie Jayne, Oashish, UK Chicago Blues and Bon Giovi are among the loads of acts rounding of the MyChoone fest near Wessington.

The Mondays, Harriet, BB Black Dog, Aynt Skynyrd , The Gypsies and Seven Little Sisters play Matlock Bike Fest, Matlock Moor.

Three Minute Miracle play the Rose and Crown, Brampton.

James Defoe sings at North Wingfield Working Mens Club

Johnny F is at the Victoria Club, Whittington Moor.

Canyon are at the Travellers Rest, Apperknowle.

There’s a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party At Chesterfield’s County, from 1pm, in aid of The Nightingale Ward at The Chesterfield Royal Hospital, with The Shambles, Oliver Poole and karaoke.

78 RPM play the St Helen’s, Stonegravels, from 3pm, followed by a tribute to Motown.

Monday, August 27

Pastmasters play the Butcher’s Arms, Brimington, from 4pm.

Johnny Wildheart, 3 Second Fuse, Starscreen, Wild Mcbride and The Ornamental Gentlemen play Matlock Bike Fest, Matlock Moor.

The Nutty Boys, KIN, Junction, Creakin’ Limb, Shotgun, The Marv White Band, DFacto, Pint Of Mild, Dave Towner & The Rhythm Aces, The Shambles, Midnight all take to the stage for “BrockStock & 2 Smokin’ Badgers” at The Badger, Brockwell Lane, Chesterfield from 1pm.

The Real Time Live all dayer kicks off from 1pm, with Towards the Sun, DFacto, Poor Grammar, Waking Vegas, Firecracker/Vida, Arizona, Traitors Gate, Marv White Blues band and Ovacast at Real Time Live, Chesterfield.

Scallywag are at The County, Chesterfield.

Six bands rock Chesters, Whitt Moor, Chesterfield, from 1.30pm, in aid of Help For Heroes.

BB Blackdog and Whisky Bob play

Shedfest at Brampton’s Tramway Tavern, Chesterfield.

Tuesday, August 28

Resident pianist Peter Thorneycroft is at the Market Place, Cromford.

It’s the open acoustic session at the Old Poets’ Corner.

Wednesday, August 29

The Johnny Cash Roadshow pays tribute to the man in black at Buxton Opera House.

Al Needham and his gentlemen of jazz play their fortnightly residency at the Olde House, Loundsley Green,

Chesterfield.

The DismissiveATTACK!!, Kerplunk, Gretanova and The Natterjacks play West St Live, Sheff.