InventionDerby

28/09/2026

Invention Festival 2026 brought over 50 acts to six Derby venues. Our review follows the music from Dubrek Studios to Good Health Good Wealth at The Hairy Dog.

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What a day!

Thankyou to everyone that came along and got into the spirit of discovering new music.

Thankyou the 200+ performers that came to Derby.

Thankyou to all the venues and their amazing staff who brought the energy on the day:
The Hairy Dog ELECTRIC DAISY | DERBY | URBAN COMMUNITY GARDEN | EVENT SPACE Derby Museums (Alex Rock )
Jay Dean Mr Shaw’s House Derby LIVE

Huge thanks to Robbie Jones Karl Shaw Krista Ford Ben Joseph roobs✩ for marketing/branding/content creation

Massive thanks to all the volunteers that helped us out through the day co-ordinated by Creative Peaks (Josh)
and Synchromatism for organising the quiet space at Dubrek.

Thankyou to all the techs that make this stuff happen:
GeZ & team from alpha pro
Mark Carver Jack Thomas at Dubrek and the incredible Sound, Light and Live Event Engineering @ Derby Uni team for the Wardwick headed up by Kit & Jon

….and thankyou to the ones that brought the magic
The Indie Night (Matt)
Psychic Dancehall Festival (James)
AUDIO iLLS (Emily)
Paul Kirkley
em (Emily)
greenhouse jam (Myles)
Furthest from the Sea CIC with Bob Rushton + MattMcGuinnessMLC programming, setting up and running the outdoor spaces

Keith Jeffrey for initially steering this and kicking everyone up the arse to actually do the thing

Music Venue Trust for believing in this and sponsoring the event
Arts Council England - without their funding this simply wouldn’t have happened.

…..and if I’ve missed anyone feel free to wake me up and I’ll edit.

Jayx

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We hope you had THE MOST amazing day in Derby? Tell us about your experience and who you loved seeing.

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