THE BURTON MAIL gig guide provides details of forthcoming gigs across Burton and South Derbyshire and across the wider Midlands area.
If you are a band or promoter, please see the information at the foot of this page for details on how to contact us to publicise an event.
The gig guide was last updated on Friday, February 3 2011
February 2012
3
Grand Union 4 – Burton Brewtown Folk Club at the Old Cottage Tavern
Junkhousedog - Barton Waterfront
The Doors Alive – Derby Flowerpot
The Black Keys – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Kaiser Chiefs – Birmingham O2 Academy
4
Dark Horses – Burton Wetmore Whistle
Tons Of Roses, Third Angle Projection, Theia – Burton Star and Garter
Red Sky High – Burton Wyggeston
The Crusaders – Rolleston Club
Dee Acoustic - Barton Waterfront
Skinny Molly – Derby Flowerpot
Limehouse Lizzy – Nottingham Rock City
Snow Patrol, Everything Everything – Birmingham LG Arena
Suggs – Birmingham Town Hall
5
Rio Hellyer, Dave and Adi (F4) – Burton Wetmore Whistle (2.30pm)
Rubicon – Burton Roebuck (5.30pm)
Howler – Birmingham HMV Institute
Suggs – Coventry Warwick Arts Centre
6
Brand New – Nottingham Rock City
James Morrison – Leicester de Montfort Hall
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Birmingham O2 Academy
Rams’ Pocket Radio – Birmingham O2 Academy 3
Kina Grannis – Birmingham Glee Club
7
John Dale - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
Still Corners – Nottingham Bodega Social Club
James Morrison – Birmingham O2 Academy
8
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Nottingham Bodega Social Club
Sonic Boom Six – Birmingham The End
9
Shinedown – Nottingham Rock City
Young Guns – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Awolnation – Birmingham HMV Institute
Colin Blunstone – Wolverhampton Robin
10
Mumbo Jumbo - Barton Waterfront
Bernard Wrigley – National Forest Folk Club at Moira Miners’ Welfare Club
Connie Lush Blues Shouter – Derby Flowerpot
Olly Murs – Birmingham LG Arena
Mastodon – Birmingham HMV Institute
Pretty Things – Wolverhampton Robin
11
The Vague – Rolleston Club
The Cantina Crowd - Barton Waterfront
Steve Chase, Chrissie Burns, Savannah Duo, Best Of Friends Duo – Country Night at Overseal (Spring Cottage) Navigation Inn
The ZZ Tops – Derby Flowerpot
Sonic Boom Six – Nottingham Rock City
The Big Pink – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Justice – Birmingham O2 Academy
12
Phoenix Salvation – Leicester The Shed
Cloud Control – Birmingham HMV Institute
The Twilight Sad – Birmingham Hare and Hounds
13
Olly Murs – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
14
Two Door Cinema Club, Metronomy, Tribes, Azealia Banks – Nottingham Rock City
15
The Wanted – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
The Twilight Sad – Nottingham Stealth
Brand New – Birmingham O2 Academy
16
Big Country – Nottingham Rock City
The Big Pink – Birmingham HMV Institute
Gza, Duke01, Johnny Crump, Hli – Birmingham End
17
Steve Ajao Blues Giants - Barton Waterfront
Ohasis – Derby Flowerpot
The Kabeedies – Leicester Soundhouse
Big Country – Birmingham O2 Academy
18
Silicone Taxis – Burton Wyggeston
Izzy The Push - Barton Waterfront
Colin Blunstone Band – Derby Flowerpot
James Morrison – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Two Door Cinema Club, Metronomy, Tribes, Azealia Banks – Birmingham O2 Academy
19
Red Sky High – Burton Wetmore Whistle (2.30pm)
Lights – Birmingham O2 Academy
20
Dog Is Dead – Birmingham O2 Academy
Pulled Apart By Horses – Birmingham HMV Institute
21
Carolann B - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
The Wombats – Coventry Warwick University
22
Field Music – Nottingham Bodega Social Club
Clement Marfo And The Frontline – Birmingham HMV Institute Library
23
Acoustic Strawbs – Derby Flowerpot
The Kabeedies – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Dog Is Dead – Leicester O2 Academy
An Evening With David Hasselhoff – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Kate Rusby - Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Anti-Nowhere League – Wolverhampton Robin
24
Del Bromham’s Blues Devils - Barton Waterfront
24 Pesos – Derby Flowerpot
Django Django – Nottingham Boedga Social Club
Jason Derulo – Birmingham LG Arena
Simple Minds – Birmingham O2 Academy
25
Contra Band - Barton Waterfront
AC/DC UK – Derby Flowerpot
Tinchy Stryder – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Rammstein – Birmingham LG Arena
Rizzle Kicks – Birmingham HMV Institute
S.C.U.M – Coventry Kasbah
26
Seth Lakeman – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Theory Of A Deadman – Nottingham Rock City
The Leisure Society – Birmingham Glee Club
27
Band Of Skulls – Leicester O2 Academy
28
Ben Howard – Birmingham HMV Institute
29
An Evening With David Hasselhoff – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
March 2012
1
Tons Of Roses – Newton Solney Unicorn Inn
WT Feaster Band – Derby Flowerpot
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Birmingham NIA
The Wanted – Birmingham LG Arena
Rebecca Ferguson – Birmingham Symphony Hall
The South – Birmingham O2 Academy
Tyler Ward – Birmingham HMV Institute
2
Willie And The Bandits, Nordic Giants – Newton Solney Unicorn Inn
Backline Blues Band - Barton Waterfront
The Roz Bruce Infusion – Derby Old Bell
The Jamm – Derby Flowerpot
Rammstein – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Laura Marling – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Band Of Skulls - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
3
The Everly Pregnant Brothers, The Busketeers – Newton Solney Unicorn Inn
Mrs Miggins Pie Shoppe - Barton Waterfront
Keep It Cash - Derby Flowerpot
Max Raptor, Hildamay – Nottingham Rock City
Boxes – Nottingham Bodega Social Club
Protest The Hero – Birmingham O2 Academy
5
Matt Cardle – Birmingham Symphony Hall
6
Alan Westwood - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
Florence And The Machine, The Horrors – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
The Stranglers – Nottingham Rock City
7
Matt Cardle – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
8
The Maccabees – Nottingham Rock City
Thomas Truax – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
9
Maz Mitrenko Band - Barton Waterfront
The Clone Roses - Derby Flowerpot
Jaguar Skills – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Boots Electric – Birmingham O2 Academy
The Presidents Of The USA – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
10
Emma Kotka Band - Barton Waterfront
The Kast Off Kinks – Derby Flowerpot
Emilie Autumn – Nottingham Rock City
The Stranglers – Birmingham O2 Academy
The Answer – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
11
The Answer, The Union – Nottingham Rock City
Max Raptor, Hildamay – Birmingham O2 Academy
Wild Beasts – Coventry Warwick University
12
Lianne La Havas – Birmingham Glee Club
13
Rock ‘n’ Roll with Ken Durrans - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
Laura Marling – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Boots Electric – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Florence And The Machine, The Horrors – Birmingham LG Arena
An Evening With Joan Baez – Birmingham Symphony Hall
The Civil Wars – Birmingham HMV Institute
14
The Bootleg Beatles – Derby Assembly Rooms
Black Stone Cherry – Birmingham O2 Academy
The Felice Brothers – Birmnigham HMV Institute
Killing Joke – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
15
Caro Emerald – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Hed PE – Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
16
Trevor Burton Band - Barton Waterfront
The Australian Pink Floyd – Derby Assembly Rooms
Gerry McAvoy’s Band Of Friends - Derby Flowerpot
McFly – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
The Selecter featuring Pauline Black – Nottingham Rock City
Spiritualised – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
JLS – Birmingham LG Arena
Pop Will Eat Itself – Slade Rooms
17
Silicone Taxis – Burton Beer Festival at the Town Hall
Ricky Cool And The Hoola - Barton Waterfront
You Me At Six – Leicester O2 Academy
JLS – Birmingham LG Arena
Chimaira – Wolverhampton Slade Rooms
18
You Me At Six – Nottingham Rock City
Chimaira – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Nero – Birmingham HMV Institute
Yashin – Birmingham O2 Academy
The Maccabees – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
19
The Stranglers – Leamington Spa Assembly
20
Middy - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
An Evening With Joan Baez – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
The Four Tops, The Temptations – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
Enter Shikari – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
21
Pop Will Eat Itself – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
The Milk – Nottingham Bodega Social Club
The Australian Pink Floyd – Birmingham NIA
22
The Four Tops, The Temptations – Birmingham NIA
Inspiral Carpets – Leamington Spa Assembly
23
Fred Zeppelin - Derby Flowerpot
24
Biglix - Barton Waterfront
Hokie Joint - Derby Flowerpot
Dreadzone – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Charlie Simpson – Birmingham O2 Academy
Jaguar Skills – Birmingham HMV Institute
Black Veil Brides – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
25
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Birmingham Town Hall
26
All The Young – Nottingham Bodega Social Club
Stiff Little Fingers – Nottingham Rock City
David Sylvian – Birmingham Symphony Hall
Korn – Birmingham O2 Academy
Inme – Stoke Sugarmill
27
JLS – Nottingham Capital FM Arena
David Sylvian – Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Inme – Nottingham Rock City
UFO – Nottingham Rock City
Steel Panther – Birmingham O2 Academy
28
The Minutes – Birmingham O2 Academy
29
The Search – Lichfield Garrick
Noah And The Whale – Wolverhampton Civic Hall
30
Ian Siegal Band - Derby Flowerpot
McFly – Birmingham O2 Academy
31
Limehouse Lizzy – Derby Assembly Rooms
The Sharks – Nottingham Rock City
Elkie Brooks – Tamworth Assembly Rooms
UFO – Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
April 2012
3
Tony Martyn - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
6
Zoot Suit - Barton Waterfront
Guns 2 Roses – Derby Flowerpot
7
Rebel Creek - Barton Waterfront
13
Gwyn Ashton - Barton Waterfront
14
Silicone Taxis - Barton Waterfront
Kings Of Lyon – Derby Flowerpot
17
Travis Logan - Stapenhill Country At The Grove
20
Mick Rutherford Band - Barton Waterfront
The Nimmo Brothers – Derby Flowerpot
21
The Shades - Barton Waterfront
Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash - Derby Flowerpot
24
Savoy Brown - Derby Flowerpot
27
Honeyboy Hickling Band - Barton Waterfront
Danny Bryant’s Redeye Band - Derby Flowerpot
28
Licksntrixs - Barton Waterfront
May 2012
4
The Outwoods County Riders - Barton Waterfront
The Smyths – Derby Flowerpot
5
The Fault Line - Barton Waterfront
Larry Garner – Derby Flowerpot
10
The Searches – Stafford Gatehouse
11
Pugma Ho - Barton Waterfront
12
Quo Motion - Barton Waterfront
17
The Searchers – Loughborough Town Hall
19
Prang - Barton Waterfront
25
Quill - Barton Waterfront
26
The Searchers – Derby Assembly Rooms
The Sound - Barton Waterfront
June 2012
1
Trevor Burton Band – Barton Waterfront
2
The Ant Hill Mob – Barton Waterfront
9
Mrs Miggins Pie Shoppe - Barton Waterfront
15
Maz Mitrenko Band - Barton Waterfront
23
Emma Kotka Band - Barton Waterfront
30
Contra - Barton Waterfront
Contact numbers
Ashby White Hart 01530 414531
Barton Waterfront 01283 711500
Belper Queen's Head 01733 825525
Biddulph Biddulph Arms 01782 514896
Biddulph Town Hall 01782 514896
Bilston Wolverhampton Robin 2 01384 637747
Birmingham Actress and Bishop 0121 236 7426
Birmingham Alexandra Theatre 0870 6077544
Birmingham Bar Academy 0121 262 3000
Birmingham Barfly 0870 907 0999
Birmingham Black Diamond Folk Club 01905 611427
Birmingham Carling Academy – See Birmingham 02 Academy
Birmingham Ceol Castle 0121 440 4278
Birmingham Custard Factory 0121 2447777
Birmingham Glee Club 0870 241 5093
Birmingham Hare and Hounds 0121 444 2081
Birmingham Irish Club 0121 643 6101
Birmingham Jug of Ale 0121 449 1082
Birmingham LG Arena 0871 9456000
Birmingham MAC 0121 440 3838
Birmingham NEC – see Birmingham LG Arena
Birmingham Moseley Folk Festival 0778 944 0026
Birmingham National Indoor Arena 0870 909 4144
Birmingham 02 Academy 0121 262 3000
Birmingham Red Lion Folk Club 0121 472 4253
Birmingham The Roadhouse at the Wharf 0121 624 2920
Birmingham Symphony Hall 0121 780 3333
Birmingham Tower of Song 0870 320 7000
Birmingham White Swan 0121 454 2359
Birmingham Yardbird 0121 212 2524
Burntwood Cottage Of Content 01543 675643
Burntwood Folk Club 01543 271269
Burton Appleby 01283 515773
Burton Bar 15 01283 740034
Burton Belvedere Park Club 01283 568712
Burton Chicago Rock Cafe 01283 566330
Burton Old Cottage Tavern 01283 511615
Burton Star & Garter 0773 484 2255
Burton Traditional Jazz Club 01283 561040
Burton Wetmore Whistle 01283 515762
Coalville Lady Jane 01530 836889?
Coalville Victoria Music Cafe 01530 814718
Coventry Kasbah 024 7655 4473
Coventry Warwick Arts Centre 024 7652 4524
Derby Assembly Rooms 01332 255800
Derby Boom 01332 200910
Derby Dance Centre 01332 370911
Derby Assembly Rooms 01332 255800
Derby Darwin Suite 01332 255800
Derby Flowerpot 01332 834438
Derby Haslams 07860 727393
Derby Old Bell 01332 343701
Derby Old Institute 01332 381770
Derby Venue 01332 203545
Derby Victoria Inn 01332 740091
Doveridge Dove Valley Blues Club 01889 566933/563123
Keele University 01782 214991
Leicester Charlotte 0116 255 3956
Leicester De Montfort Hall 0116 233 3111
Leicester The Musician 0116 283 5533
Leicester Phoenix Arts Centre 0116 255 4854
Leicester The Sanctuary 0116 2551228
Leicester Shed 0116 2622255
Leicester Sumo 0116 2856536
Leicester University: 0115 912 9000
Leicester Y Theatre 0116 255 6507
Lichfield Garrick 01543 412121
Lichfield Guildhall 01543 262223
Lichfield LA Rock Café 01543 418586
Lichfield Jootts 01543 410022
Loughborough Swan Folk Club 01664 569224
Loughborough Town Hall 01509 231914
Moira Conkers 01283 216633
Moira National Forest Folk Club 01675 465002
Moira Pokey Hole 01283 760265
Newcastle New Vic 01782 717 982
Nottingham Bodega Social Club 0115 9505078
Nottingham Bonnington Theatre 0115 967 0114
Nottingham Cabaret 0115 9413111
Nottingham Carlton Folk Club 0115 965 4745
Nottingham Junktion 7 0115 911 6958
Nottingham Lakeside Arts Centre 0115 846 7777
Nottingham The Maze 0115 947 5650
Nottingham Old Vic 0115 958 2139
Nottingham Rescue Rooms 08713 100 000
Nottingham Rock City 0871 3100 000
Nottingham Royal Centre 0115 989 5555
Nottingham Trent FM Arena 0870 121 0123
Nottingham Trent University 0115 8486 200
Oakthorpe Scrag End Folk Club 01530 270494
Scropton Forester’s Arms 01283 812525
Stoke Lomax 0115 912 9000
Stoke Rigger 01782 616602
Stoke Sugarmill 01782 214991
Stoke Victoria Hall 0870 060 6649
Stoke Void 01782 206000
Sutton Coldfield Blues Collective 0121 321 1670
Uttoxeter Vaults 01889 566933/563123
Walton Catton Hall 0115 938 2626
See Tickets 0115 912 9000
Wolverhampton Little Civic 0870 3207000
Wolverhampton Robin R'n'B Club 01384 637747
Wolverhampton Varsity 01902 771233
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall 0870 3207000
All dates are accurate according to information received. Always check with venue before travelling. The Burton Mail accepts no responsibility for cancellations or inaccurate information.
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