MOVING PICTURES: A TRIBUTE TO RUSH
FRIDAY 16TH MAY
WHEN YOU CAN NO LONGER SEE RUSH LIVE, YOU NEED TO FIND A BAND THAT’S SAID TO BE THE NEXT BEST THING AND IT’S GOTTA BE THESE GUYS! COMPRISING OF STEVE BROWN ON GUITARS, PEDAL KEYBOARD AND VOCALS, EOIN DE PAOR ON LEAD VOCALS, BASS AND KEYBOARDS AND JAMIE DUNLEAVEY ON DRUMS AND PERCUSSION. THEIR SETLIST SPANS FROM 1974 ALL THE WAY TO 2015!
PANIC! AT THE EMO CLUB NIGHT
FRIDAY 16TH MAY
KICKING OFF AT 11PM, OUR FAVE CLUB NIGHT PLAYING ALL THE ICONIC TRACKS FROM OUR MYSPACE GLORY DAYS REMINDS US THAT IT WAS NEVER JUST A PHASE!
THE DERBY MONSTER MASH
SATURDAY 17TH MAY
THE DERBY MONSTER MASH CELEBRATES THE CENTENARY OF DRACULA’S LINKS WITH DERBY WITH AN EVENING OF MONSTER-THEMED LIVE TRASH PUNK SLEAZE ROCK, IN TRUE GO-GO GARAGE STYLE! BANDS, MUSICS AND PRIZES FOR THE BEST FANCY DRESS! DRACULA WAS FIRST STAGED IN DERBY IN 1924 SO THE DERBY MONSTER MASH IS A PARTY AS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT CELEBRATING THE CITY’S ASSOCIATION WITH THE COUNT.
WITH: THE RAZERBILLS, SNAKERATTLERS, THE CRYPTKICKER FIVE + DJ JOE ATOM
TRANSMISSION: THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION
SATURDAY 24TH MAY
BREAKOUT PROMOTIONS PRESENTS TRANSMISSION: THE SOUND OF JOY DIVISION. DEVOTED TO RECREATING THE ATMOSPHERE OF A LIVE JOY DIVISION GIG, TRANSMISSION EMULATE THE SOUND OF ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE, EVOCATIVE AND INFLUENTIAL GROUPS OF THEIR ERA. RELIVE THE DARK SOUND OF JOY DIVISION THROUGH TRANSMISSION, THE UK’S NUMBER ONE JOY DIVISION TRIBUTE ACT.
WITH SUPPORT FROM: BUZZKOCKS – BUZZCOCKS TRIBUTE BAND
SILENT DISCO
SUNDAY 25TH MAY
3 CHANNELS, 3 DJS, YOUR CHOICE! OUR CUSTOMER FAVE IS BACK FOR THE BANK HOLIDAY SO DON’T MISS OUT AS THERE’S LIMITED HEADSETS AVAILABLE. GUILTY PLEASURES, EMO AND POP-PUNK PLUS ALL THINGS METAL – WHICH CHANNEL WILL YOU CHOOSE?
THE DERBY INDIE COLLECTIVE PRESENTS: SHAMBOLICS
FRIDAY 30TH MAY
SHAMBOLICS PLAY RIOTOUS ROCK ‘N’ ROLL WITH AN INSTANTLY ADDICTIVE POP EDGE!
THE SCRIBES
SATURDAY 31ST MAY
THE TRIO FROM BRISTOL’S UNIQUE TALENTS HAVE COMBINED TO MAKE A TRADEMARK OF SOUND QUITE UNLIKE ANY OTHER, FEATURING A SEAMLESS BLEND OF LIVE INSTRUMENTATION AND SAMPLING SET AGAINST A BACKDROP OF HEAD-NODDING BOOM BAP BREAKS. THE GROUP ARE ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PERFORAMNCES FULL OF ENERGY, BEAT-BOXING, CROWD PARTICIPATION AND OFF THE CUFF FREESTYLING!
WITH SUPPORT FROM: TBC
BANG!
SUNDAY 1ST JUNE
FEATURING SKEEVE., SQUARE WILD AND SOAPER! THE BANG! GIG NIGHT BRINGS SOME OF THE FRESHEST MUSIC TO OUR VENUE EVERY OTHER MONTH.
PANIC! AT THE EMO CLUB NIGHT
SATURDAY 7TH JUNE
DIG OUT YOUR BEST BAND TEE, SHARPEN YOUR EYELINER AND PIN BACK YOUR SWEEPING FRINGE AS WE’RE READY TO PARTY LIKE IT’S 2006 WITH OUR FAVE CLUB NIGHT FROM 11PM!
BON JOVI UK: A TRIBUTE TO THE GLORY DAYS OF BON JOVI
FRIDAY 20TH JUNE
AN OUTSTANDING TRIBUTE TO THE LIVE SHOWS OF BON JOVI’S GOLDEN ERA!
ELECTRIC SIX: SUMMER 2025 TOUR + GUESTS
WEDNESDAY 2ND JULY
DETROIT LEGENDS, ELECTRIC SIX ARE HEADING BACK TO THE UK FOR SOME INTIMATE SUMMER SHOWS! MIXING GARAGE ROCK, DISCO, PUNK, NEW WAVE AND METAL INTO CLEVERLY DUMB, IN-YOUR-FACE SONGS CELEBRATING HEDONISM IN MULTIPLE FORMS. THEY FOUND INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS THROUGH A RELENTLESS TOURING AND RECORDING SCHEDULE AND AN UNERRING COMMITMENT TO THEIR OVER-THE-TOP STYLE, DELIVERING ENERGY AND ABSURDITY IN EQUAL MEASURE. KNOWN FOR THEIR HUGE HITS ‘GAY BAR’, ‘DANCE COMMANDER’, AND ‘DANGER! HIGH VOLTAGE’ PLUS A SLEW OF FANTASTIC ALBUMS, INCLUDING THEIR EXCEPTIONAL RECENT RELEASE, TURQUOISE; THEIR LIVE SHOW IS THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE WITH YOUR CLOTHES ON… ADVANCE PURCHASE IS HIGHLY ADVISED!
WITH SUPPORT FROM: ENJOYABLE LISTENS
SPECIAL KINDA MADNESS
SATURDAY 5TH JULY
2 BANDS, 2-TONE… 1 FANTASTIC NIGHT. A SPECIALS TRIBUTE BAND AND A MADNESS TRIBUTE BAND ALL ON ONE STAGE. THAT’S A SPECIAL KINDA MADNESS!
COLDPLAY IT AGAIN
FRIDAY 18TH JULY
TRIPLE THREAT BILL – COLDPLAY IT AGAIN, OASIS HERE NOW + STEREOCONICS
BEATLES COMPLETE
SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST
DIRECT FROM THE WORLD FAMOUS CAVERN CLUB, LIVERPOOL. BEATLES COMPLETE PRESENT A NIGHT OF BEATLEMANIA PACKED WITH MASSIVE HITS FROM THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BANDS OF ALL TIME! HAVING NOW PERFORMED OVER 250 SHOWS AT THE WORLD FAMOUS CAVERN CLUB IN LIVERPOOL, THIS LIVERPOOL BASED ‘BEAT COMBO’ ARE THE YOUNGEST EVER BEATLES BAND TO GAIN A RESIDENCY AT THE CAVERN CLUB WHERE THEY STILL PERFORM EVERY THURSDAY AND SOME SATURDAYS, PACKING THE CLUB OUT AND CREATING SOME UNIQUE BEATLES VIBES.
THE COURETTES
TUESDAY 12TH AUGUST
MAKING THEIR DEBUT PERFORMANCE AT THE HAIRY DOG THANKS TO BREAKOUT PROMOTIONS. THE BAND, KNOWN FOR THEIR BLISTERING RAMALAMA SOUND THAT STRADDLES GARAGE ROCK, GIRL GROUPS, DOO-WOP HARMONIES, HEARTACHE AND MORE. PERFORMING THEIR FOURTH AND BEST ALBUM TO DATE ‘THE SOUL OF… THE FABULOUS COURETTES’!
GUNS 2 ROSES
SATURDAY 16TH AUGUST
THIS GUN N’ ROSES TRIBUTE BAND ARE BACK AT IT AGAIN AND WE’RE STOKED TO HAVE THEM RETURN. THESE GUYS HAVE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED LIVE WITH FOUR DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF GUN N’ ROSES OVER THE YEARS, AS WELL AS EMBARKING ON MULTIPLE WORLD TOURS AND MAKING APPEARANCES ON TV AND RADIO! GUNS 2 ROSES HAVE EXISTED SINCE LATE 2002 AND HAVE BECOME THE BIGGEST TRIBUTE TO GNR WITH THE HISTORY TO PROVE IT. SOME TRIBUTES TRY BUT NOT ALL SUCCEED THE WAY GUNS 2 ROSES HAVE!
WITH SUPPORT FROM: SURREAL PANTHER
DOWNLOADED: A DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL TRIBUTE BAND
FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST
THEIR SET LIST COVERS THE LIKES OF LINKIN PARK, SLIPKNOT, KORN, GREEN DAY, LIMP BIZKIT + SO MANY MORE!
WITH SUPPORT FROM: SKIES TURN BLACK
FLINT FIRE + PRETENDULUM
FRIDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
DOUBLE HEADLINER SPECIAL! ONE NIGHT WITH TWO BANDS PAYING TRIBUTE TO TWO OF THE MOST WILDLY FUN BANDS IN, WELL… THE HISTORY OF EVER?! FLINT FIRE, THE KEITH FLINT PRODIGY TRIBUTE BAND, ARE THE EXCITING HOMAGE TO THE LEGACY OF THE LATE KEITH FLINT. THEY’LL BE BRINGING YOU ALL THE CLASSICS FROM ALL ERAS OF THE BAND ALONGSIDE THE BRAND NEW TO THE SCENE PRETENDULUM, WHO’LL BE SMASHING OUT ALL THE PENDULUM HITS!
LANDSLIDE: A TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC
SATURDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER
GOING BACK TO THE EARLY BLUES OF PETER GREEN AND JEREMY SPENCER AND TRAVELLING ALL THE WAY TO RUMOURS AND BEYOND, SPEND THE EVENING WITH LANDSLIDE AS THEY PLAY THE INCREDIBLE MUSIC OF FLEETWOOD MAC! LANDSLIDE COMPRISE OF FIVE EXPERIENCED MULTI-INSTRUMENTALISTS WITH DECADES OF COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE. THE BAND CONSISTS OF THREE TREMENDOUS VOCALISTS PERFORMING BLISTERING THREE-PART HARMONIES, AND TWO GUITARISTS COVERING BOTH GREEN AND BUCKINGHAM’S STYLES. KEYBOARDS, SYNTHS, BASS AND DRUMS ALSO FEATURE IN THE BANDS LINE-UP. LANDSLIDE PROVIDE OVER 2 HOURS OF INCREDIBLE MUSIC TO SING AND DANCE TO ALL NIGHT!
ONE NIGHT IN NASHVILLE
FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
CELEBRATING THE BIGGEST MODERN AND CLASSIC COUNTRY ICONS IN AN AUTHENTIC DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE HONKYTONK EXPERIENCE!
THE DROWNS
THURSDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER
GET READY, FOLKS! THE DROWNS, THE HIGH-ENERGY PUNK ROCKERS HAILING FROM SEATTLE ARE STORMING INTO THE HAIRY DOG! KNOWN FOR THEIR INFECTIOUS MELODIES, GRITTY LYRICS AND A LIVE SHOW THAT COULD MAKE EVEN YOUR GRANNY HEADBANG, THESE GUYS ARE BRINGING THEIR A-GAME TO DERBY.
HOMETOWN FESTIVAL 2025
SATURDAY 27TH + SUNDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER
WITH: THE SKINTS, RISKEE AND THE RIDICULE + LOADS MORE!
THE DEVOUT: A TRIBUTE TO DEPECHE MODE
SATURDAY 4TH OCTOBER
FAST BECOMING THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE DEPECHE MODE TRIBUTE ACT, THE DEVOUT HAVE BROUGHT THE DEPECHE MODE EXPERIENCE TO ANOTHER LEVEL VISUALLY, AURALLY AND MUSICALLY.
THE ROCK OF AGES EXPERIENCE
SATURDAY 11TH OCTOBER
AN AMAZING TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SMASH HIT HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL AND FILM. BE PREPARED TO BE TRANSPORTED THROUGH TIME AS THE BAND RECREATES THE FULL 80’s ROCK EXPERIENCE. FROM BON JOVI AND GUNS N’ ROSES TO JOURNEY AND WHITESNAKE. THIS 5-PIECE BAND WILL ROCK THE HOUSE TO ITS VERY FOUNDATIONS! GET READY FOR A NIGHT OF FULL-ON 80’s FLAMBOYANCE AS THE BAND PERFORMS NOT ONLY THE ROCK OF AGES HIT BUT SOME OF THE GREATEST TUNES OF THE DECADE!
THE DARKEST: A TRIBUTE TO THE DARKNESS
SATURDAY 18TH OCTOBER
THE DARKEST ARE THE ONLY AUTHENTIC AND FAITHFUL TRIBUTE TO THE DARKNESS. THEY DELIVER THE HARD ROCKIN’ HITS FROM THE MULT-AWARD WINNING, MULTI-PLATINUM PERMISSION TO LAND ALBUM AND THROUGH THE 20 YEARS OF SOLID GOLD THE FANS ARE STILL ROCKING TO TODAY!
THE CUREHEADS + SIOUXSIE AND THE BUDGIEES
SATURDAY 15TH NOVEMBER
THE ORIGINAL TRIBUTE TO THE CURE ‘THE CUREHEADS’ MAKE A VERY WELCOME RETURN TO THE HAIRY DOG FOLLOWING THEIR SOLD OUT SHOW AT THE VENUE IN 2024.
SEX PISTOLS EXPOSE + ULTIMATE GREEN DAY: PUNK @ 50 TOUR
SATURDAY 29TH NOVEMBER
COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS OF PUNK, FEATURING SEX PISTOLS EXPOSE AND ULTIMATE GREEN DAY, TWO OF THE BEST BANDS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO TWO ORIGINALS WHO HAVE PLAYED A HUGE PART IN THE GROWTH OF PUNK IN THE 70’s AND ITS RESURGENCE IN THE 90’s, PAVING THE WAY FOR POP PUNK.
BAD MANNERS
TUESDAY 9TH DECEMBER
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF PHENOMENAL SKA AND TWO-TONE, BAD MANNERS WILL BE JOINING US AS PART OF THEIR LATEST UK TOUR.
WITH SUPPORT FROM: MAX SPLODGE
LUKE COMBS UK
FRIDAY 12TH DECEMBER
DERBY, DUST OFF YOUR HATS AND BOOTS! LUKE COMBS UK, THE WORLD’S LEADING LUKE COMBS TRIBUTE IS COMING YOUR WAY FOR ONE NIGHT OF COUNTRY.
THE BLACK CHARADE + FELL OUT BOY
SATURDAY 20TH DECEMBER
BOY DO WE LOVE A GOOD TRIBUTE HERE AT THE HAIRY DOG AND MAN DO THESE GUYS CRUSH IT EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. WE’D BE SILLY NOT TO INVITE THEM BACK EACH YEAR! INTRODUCING THE RETURN OF TWO OF THE UK’s BEST AND BRILLIANT TRIBUTE ACTS TO A COUPLE OF ICONIC EMO ERA HEROES! THE BLACK CHARADE – MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE TRIBUTE AND FELL OUT BOY – UK FALL OUT BOY TRIBUTE ARE BACK AND THIS TIME THEY’RE BRINGING A PAL IN THE FORM OF METEORA – THE LINKIN PARK TRIBUTE SHOW!
FOREVER YOUNG FESTIVAL: THE BIG ONE
FRIDAY 13TH + SATURDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2026
WITH: GIMPFIST, RED LONDON, KNOCK OFF + MORE!
PUNKS AGAINST CANCER 2026
FRIDAY 1ST, SATURDAY 2ND + SUNDAY 3RD MAY 2026
*ALL PROCEEDS GO TO MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT*
20 BANDS OVER 3 DAYS ALL IN THE NAME OF BEATING CANCER! GRAB YOUR EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW FOR ONLY £60.
WITH: THE SKIDS, THE REVERENDS + MORE!