DERBY Live has found new venues for 20 shows and events that will no-longer be able to take place at the Assembly Rooms after a fire ripped through its car park in March.
And it has confirmed that the Derby Comedy Festival and Derby Folk Festival will go ahead.
The city council announced last month that the venue would be closed for at least 18 months.
Shows and events found new venues are:
Mark Grist - May 23 - moved to The Silk Mill
Funhouse Comedy Club - May 31 – moved to The Silk Mill
Andrew O'Neill - June 6 - moved to The Silk Mill
Doug Segal - June 8 – moving to Saturday, July 5, at the Guildhall Theatre, 8pm.
Ben Norris - June 13 - moved to the Market Place Marquee
Comedy Club 4 Kids! - June 14 - moved to the Market Place Marquee
Funhouse Comedy Club - June 14 - moved to the Market Place Marquee
Norman Lovett - June 15 - moved to the Market Place Marquee
Comedy Moves - June 17 – first venue moved to Guildhall large clubroom, then onto the Council Chamber as planned
Interrobang: Improv Comedy - June 18 - moved to The Book Café
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre - June 20 and 22 – moved to the Guildhall large clubroom
Anti Capitalist Roadshow - June 27 – moved to Derby West Indian Community Association, Trinity Street, Derby.
Joel Dommett - July 25 - moved to The Silk Mill
Preston Reed - September 13 - moved to The Silk Mill
Blofeld and Baxter - September 17 – moved to The Spot
Derby Folk Festival - October 3-5, 2014 - still happening, on Market Place, in Guildhall and
Old Bell Hotel.
Steeleye Span – October 3 - moved to Market Place marquee
Show of Hands – October 4 - moved to Market Place marquee
Kate Rusby – October 5 - moved to Market Place marquee
Mark Watson - November 6 - moved to Guildhall Theatre
Existing tickets will remain valid and tickets are also still available for these events.
In addition to the 20 events, Sinfonia Viva's concert from April 2, will now take place at Derby Cathedral on July 22. The programme will stay the same, with a new conductor and soloist.
Customers from the April concert will be offered a special price should they choose to book for this event.
