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Fri, Oct 30

Paul Smith - 'Happy'

Vaillant Live, Derby · Derby

From £14

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Fred Zeppelin

The Flowerpot · Derby

From £16

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

Sex Pistols Exposé/Lizzie & The Banshees/Clashed/We’ll be Damned

The Hairy Dog · Derby

From £25

Sat, Oct 31

Face Off 2026

Vaillant Live, Derby · Derby

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Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

Love Distraction - A Tribute To The Human League

The Flowerpot · Derby

From £17

Sun, Nov 1

A Night at the Darts

Vaillant Live, Derby · Derby

From £22

Tue, Nov 3

Derby County vs Norwich City

Pride Park Stadium · Derby

From £80Resale

Acoustic guitarist playing to a small audience in a cafe — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 6

The Bar Stool Preachers

The Hairy Dog · Derby

From £21

Fri, Nov 6

Derby County vs Bolton Wanderers

Pride Park Stadium · Derby

From £80Resale

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 6

Dom Martin

The Flowerpot · Derby

From £24

Sat, Nov 7

The Nutcracker

Vaillant Live, Derby · Derby

From £24

Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 7

Stereosonics

The Flowerpot · Derby

From £16

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About Derby

Derby is an English East Midlands city built on engineering, home to Rolls-Royce's aero-engine works and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, whose 1717 Silk Mill is often cited as the first factory. Its compact centre pairs a Cathedral Quarter of shops with the Museum of Making in that same mill.

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