25/08/2026 - PLEASE NOTE ... OUR GIG @ THE ROCKFACE AT THE LIME KILN IN WIRKSWORTH SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER HAS HAD TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. REALLY SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.
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05/09/26 - Rockface at The Lime Kiln in Wirksworth - CANCELLED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
19/09/26 - WALMUPFEST - see news for details
09/10/26 - ... a double bill with Redwing at the Fishpond, Matlock Bath, see 'news' for more details and tickets.
19/12/26 - The Christmas One, details nearer the time
13/02/27 - The Valentines One, The New Bath Hotel, Matlock Bath, details nearer the time
Gig History - the older stuff c/o Jon Peace
2026
27/06/26 - private gig
14/02/26 - The Valentine's One - The New Bath Hotel, Matlock Bath
07/02/26 - private gig
03/01/26 - private gig
2025
20/12/25 - The Christmas One - Wirksworth Town Hall
10/10/25 - The Fishpond Hotel, Matlock Bath
04/07/25 - The Eyes Have It Festival - Duffield, Derbyshire
15/02/25 - The Fishpond, Matlock Bath - Valentine's Day (ish) Special
2024
21/12/24 - The Christmas Special, Wirksworth Town Hall
02/11/24 - The New Bath Hotel, Matlock Bath
11/10/24 - The Town Hall, Wirksworth
06/07/24 - The Fishpond Music Festival, Matlock Bath
2023
16/12/23 - The Christmas Special
10/11/23 - fundraiser for Wirksworth Music Centre
09/09/23 - Gig On The Roof - Wirksworth
07/07/23 - The Eyes Have It Festival - Duffield
2022
17/12/22 - The Christmas One
29/07/22 - private gig
09/07/22 - private gig
26/06/22 -
The Exile Festival - Darley Dale
2021
24/09/21 - private gig
11/09/21 - The WirksworthNotFestival at the Lime Kiln Amphitheatre
02/07/21 -
The Eyes Have It Festival 2021 - Duffield
2020
19/12/20 - The Christmas GIG - CANCELLED
20/10/20 - private gig - CANCELLED
03/07/20 - "The Eyes Have It Festival" - Duffield - CANCELLED
22/05/20 - private gig - CANCELLED
2019
21/12/19 - The Christmas One
14/12/19 - private gig
01/11/19 - Charity gig for AquaBox - The Edgefold Club, Matlock
13/07/19 - RockFace @ The Lime Kiln
27/05/19 - Wirksworth Carnival
04/05/19 - private gig, Matlock
26/04/19 - private gig, Matlock
12/01/19 - private gig, Warwickshire
2018
22/12/18 - The Christmas Extravaganza
07/12/18 - The Edgefold Club, Matlock
13/10/18 - The Plough Inn, Two Dales, Matlock
15/07/18 - 'Dalle Day' - Wirksworth Cricket Club
14/07/18 - TWBB 20th Birthday Bash - Stoney Wood
2017
16/12/17 - Not A Christmas Carol, Wirksworth - SOLD OUT
11/11/17 - T'Owd Man Rocks Again - a fundraiser for Wirksworth Heritage Centre, Wirksworth
16/07/17 - Dalle Day, Wirksworth Cricket Club
15/07/17 - Music on the Meadows, Cromford
24/06/17 - Duffield Carnival
2016
17/12/16 - THAT MID-WINTER GIG !!!
26/11/16 - Matlock Town FC
08/10/16 - private gig
24/09/16 - Fundraiser for Chernobyl - the Pav, Matlock Bath
17/09/16 - private gig
16/07/16 - MOTM16
18/06/16 - Midsummer Green Ball - EcoCentre, Wirksworth
11/06/16 - Hemlock Happening, Nottingham
30/04/16 - private gig
23/04/16 - Mayor's Charity Ball - Wirksworth Town Hall
12/03/16 - private gig
27/02/16 - private gig
23/01/16 - private gig
2015
31/12/15 - New Years Eve @ the Fishpond, Matlock Bath
29/12/15 - private gig
19/12/15 - yet another Christmas one
21/11/15 - Matlock Town Football Club
03/10/15 - Fundraiser for cancer research charity - Wirksworth Town Hall
20/09/15 - Last Night of the Wirksworth Festival - Stoney Wood @ 5pm
18/07/15 - MOTM15!!
11/07/15 - private gig
10/07/15 - 'THE EYES HAVE IT' Festival - Duffield Derbyshire
07/06/15 - Stoney Wood - Wirksworth
09/05/15 - Disability Rocks - Lea Green, Derbyshire
21/03/15 - Wirksworth Town Hall
13/02/15 - Matlock Town Football Club
2014
20/12/14 - THE CHRISTMAS GIG
13/12/14 - private gig
12/07/14 - Music on the Meadows - Cromford Rugby Club
11/07/14 - CAMRA Beer Festival - Derby Market Place
16/05/14 - private gig
10/05/14 - "The Pav" - Matlock Bath
01/03/14 - private gig
15/02/14 - Matlock Football Club - The Valentine Day One
2013
21/12/13 - The Christmas One
16/11/13 - The Fishpond, Matlock Bath
02/11/13 - Private gig
13/07/13 - Music on the Meadows
27/04/13 - Wirksworth Town Hall
09/03/13 - Verne's wedding @ Pride Park !!!
2012
22/12/12 - the ubiquitous mid winter knees up - Wirksworth Town Hall
08/12/12 - Private gig
14/07/12 - Music on the Meadows, Cromford
02/06/12 - Private gig
27/04/12 - Private gig
07/04/12 - Private gig (thanks to Phil Atkinson for standing in for Verne at this one)
18/02/12 - Matlock Town FC
2011
17/12/11 - Christmas extravaganza-ish !!
26/11/11 - Derby University - 'Help for Heroes'
19/11/11 - Private gig
30/09/11 - Private gig
24/09/11 - Private gig
27/08/11 - Private gig
09/07/11 - Music on the Meadows - Cromford
08/07/11 - Derby Assembly Rooms, CAMRA beer festival
28/05/11 - Wirksworth Carnival - The Lime Kiln
16/04/11 - Private gig
18/02/11 - Wirksworth Town Hall - the Mayor's charity gig
04/02/11 - Private gig
2010
18/12/10 - The Christmas Gig, Wirksworth Town Hall
20/11/10 - Children in Need, Derby University
10/10/10 - Private gig
02/10/10 - Private gig
10/07/10 - Music on the Meadows - hurrah !
26/06/10 - Private gig
31/05/10 - Wirksworth Carnival gig - the Town Hall
22/05/10 - Private gig
20/03/10 - Sport Relief @ the Academy, Derby University
20/02/10 - Wirksworth Town Hall
16/01/10 - Private gig
2009
19/12/09 - The Christmas Gig - Wirksworth Town Hall - SOLD OUT
11/12/09 - Private gig
10/10/09 - Wirksworth - Music Centre fundraiser - Wirksworth Town Hall
13/09/09 - Wirksworth Festival - Gig on the Roof - The Market Place - 8pm
11/07/09 - Music on the Meadows - Cromford
10/07/09 - Derby Beer Festival - Assembly Rooms, Derby
27/06/09 - Duffield Carnival, Derby
07/03/09 - Wirksworth FairTrade Celebration - Wirksworth Town Hall
14/02/09 - Valentine's Night Special - Cromford Community Centre
2008
19/12/08 - Christmas gig @ Wirksworth Town Hall
04/10/08 - fundraiser - Highfields School (Bowler Hall) Starkholmes, Matlock
12/07/08 - Music on the Meadows - Cromford
28/06/08 - private gig
07/06/08 - private gig
17/05/08 - Wheaton Aston Festival
03/05/08 - private gig
19/04/08 - Wirksworth Town Hall - Mayor's fundraiser
12/01/08 - private gig
05/01/08 - private gig
2007
22/12/07 - Xmas gig - Wirksworth Town Hall
20/10/07 - south of France!
29/09/07 - Wirksworth Town Hall
14/07/07 - MUSIC ON THE MEADOWS lives on !!
30/06/07 - private gig
02/06/07 - private gig
12/05/07 - private gig
06/05/07 - private gig
28/04/07 - Heart Foundation Fundraiser, Matlock County Hall
10/03/07 - private gig
23/02/07 - private gig
17/02/07 - private gig
2006
22/12/06 - Wirksworth
16/12/06 - The Christmas Gig - Wirksworth Leisure Centre
03/11/06 - Derby University
07/10/06 - Wirksworth Town Hall
30/09/06 - Kenilworth
16/09/06 - Etwall
08/09/06 - Wirksworth Town Hall
15/07/06 - Cromford Meadows
07/07/06 - Derby Beer Festival
01/07/06 - Hopton
24/06/06 - Duffield Carnival
29/05/06 - Wirksworth Leisure Centre
20/05/06 - Alderwasley
06/05/06 - Standedge
29/04/06 - Wirksworth Leisure Centre
11/03/06 - Ashover
25/02/06 - Wirksworth Town Hall
2005
under re-construction/forgotten
2004
under re-construction/forgotten
2003
under re-construction/forgotten
2002
under re-construction/forgotten
2001
22/12/01 - The Fishpond
14/12/01 - Nailers, Belper
20/10/01 - Wirksworth
06/10/01 - Wirksworth
22/09/01 - Derby
08/09/01 - Wirksworth
03/08/01 thru 10/08/01 - South of France
21/07/01 - Music On The Meadows
13/07/01 - Derby Beer Festival
07/07/01 - Matlock ... and then Wirksworth Town Hall !!
23/06/01 - The Fishpond
16/06/01 - Kirk Ireton
12/05/01 - Matlock
05/05/01 - Reading Beer Festival
30/03/01 - ???
24/03/01 - The Fishpond
16/03/01 - Nailers, Belper
24/02/01 - Wirksworth
09/02/01 - Derby
2000
30/12/00 - Cromford Community Centre
09/12/00 - Matlock Rugby Club
24/11/00 - The Fishpond
07/10/00 - Matlock
30/09/00 - The Fishpond
09/09/00 - somewhere ?
05/08/00 - Darley Dale
29/07/00 - Bonsall Carnival
15/07/00 - Sudbury Hall
17/06/00 - The Red Lion
27/04/00 - Peak Booze and Blues Festival
13/04/00 - The Flowerpot
15/04/00 - The Town Hall
01/04/00 - somewhere (no joke) ?
24/03/00 - Duffield
18/03/00 - Cromford
16/02/00 - somewhere else ?
12/02/00 - The Town Hall
1999
31/12/99 - Wirksworth Town Hall - the millennium gig !!!
09/10/99 - ???
18/09/99 - Wirksworth
06/09/99 - York
28/05/99 - Ashbourne
19/03/99 - Markeaton
13/03/99 - The Fishpond
13/02/99 - Wirksworth Town Hall
30/01/99 - The Red Lion
15/01/99 - Hope&Anchor
1998
28/11/98 - The Red Lion (Pete's 50th birthday)
13/09/98 - The Hope & Anchor
27/06/98 - A wedding in a barn - small beginnings !