The Dial - Derby

The Dial - Derby A Short 'The Dial' History And that’s just the indie/rock side. It also had loads of prominent jazz gigs, world music, a real mix of stuff. RIP, The Dial !

The Dial was a venue which, in the late 80s and the early 90s, hosted gigs by many top bands, including My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, The Field Mice, The Sea Urchins, The Orchids and loads of others. Artel, the owner, always took chances. He made The Dial the coolest place in Derby and managed to draw people in from much bigger neighbours like Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham etc. I worked

at The Dial and remember having many great nights there, usually before going on to the Blue Note. I saw types of music and new bands I just wouldn’t have got to hear otherwise, even if I’d travelled 50 miles. This isn’t a falsely nostalgic rant: there were other good venues in Derby at the same time (like the Wherehouse, 20th Century) and I see that The Blue Note is still going strong. But The Dial was a special place, at a special time. When it was taken over by Derby Uni SU, it lurched from one failure to the next, never excelling, exciting or innovating as it had done under Artel’s stewardship. Finally they gave up, sold up and now it's been demolished.

1989 At The Dial
29/07/2023

1989 At The Dial

Things occasionally pop up:
17/10/2021

Things occasionally pop up:

The Dial's concert history along with concert photos, videos, setlists, and more.

Some old posters i have just found
14/04/2018

Some old posters i have just found

http://www.last.fm/venue/8957457+The+Dial
16/06/2015

http://www.last.fm/venue/8957457+The+Dial

Listings and tickets for The Dial, Derby, United Kingdom.The Dial was situated on Willow Road in Derby, England, UK. It was a small but innovative venue which managed to attract some big names at the time, like Levellers,

Under the Skin Mk2 - The Dial Derby 1989
21/02/2013

Under the Skin Mk2 - The Dial Derby 1989

The Garage - Nottingham 1987
19/08/2011

The Garage - Nottingham 1987

19/08/2011

From being involved with The Dial I got to go to venues such as 20th Century in Derby and The Garage in Nottingham.

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