Live music with The Double 2s Band

The Double 2s Band bring their reggae and ska to Derby Market Hall on Friday 6 November, from 4pm to 6pm. It's a late-afternoon slot, so you can catch it and still have the rest of your Friday evening ahead of you.

They're known for an energetic blend of reggae and ska, and they describe their approach as putting a unique twist on famous songs and turning them into infectious, dance-floor-ready anthems driven by punchy drum beats and grooving guitar sounds. If you're into those rhythms, that's exactly what they're bringing to the hall.

The venue itself is worth a look if you haven't spent much time in it. Derby Market Hall is a Grade II-listed Victorian market hall that opened in 1866 and was later restored, with its magnificent roof still intact. To mark the building's 160th anniversary, an audio guide called 160 Years of Derby Market Hall was created, which you can pick up if you're interested in the history of the place. These days the hall works as a mixed venue: locally sourced produce, handmade crafts and vintage clothing sit alongside international street food, a distillery that crafts cocktails on-site and Make & Trade spaces on the first floor where local artists and makers work.

So you've got the band playing in the middle of all that. It's free entry, and it runs from 4pm to 6pm on Friday 6 November at Derby Market Hall, Market Place, Derby DE1 2DB.