Name: BANG featuring Hex Poseur, BLDSUGR!, and Fools & Sages
Start: 2026-02-01T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-01T21:00:00+00:00
Location: The Hairy Dog

BANG featuring Hex Poseur, BLDSUGR!, and Fools & Sages

Our gig night, every other month at The Hairy Dog brings fresh music to Derby's best venue. Gigs run 6pm til 9pm - there's not a lot else to do on a Sunday except eat good dinner, have a nap, pop to a gig, and still get home early cos it's a school night, right? 16+ but Under 18s must be with an adult.

Hex Poseur - https://www.hexposeur.co.uk/
Hex Poseur is a garage rock artist from the UK, inspired by artists such as PJ Harvey, QOTSA and the White Stripes. She also takes much influence from punk rock, in attitude and lyrical content, old and new UK punk, as well as the Riot Grrrl movement of the 90s and sludge and stoner metal. She performs as a three-piece band, with her bassist Holly Osborne and drummer Jacob Wakeling.
Hex Poseur sounds like a volcano ready to erupt... - Gary Trueman, Devolution Magazine
A garage punk sound, clever lyricism, and intense vocals, - Millie Warwick, Distorted Sound
Expressive, emotive, evoking emotion, danceable punk that can be called alternative, garage and grunge - Rock at Night
Hex Poseur delivers a voracious and unerringly bold soundscape. - New Noise Magazine

BLDSUGR! - https://linktr.ee/Bldsugr
Emerging from the industrial heartlands of Wolverhampton, BLDSUGR! are a ferocious triple threat trio. Born in the year of 2024, weaving a tapestry of sound that dances between the realms of shock rock, punk and the heavy, oppressive tones of doom metal. BLDSUGR! Represents the bubbling underworld of rock and roll within the West Midlands, shaking up the scene with each gig they perform. Their shows are a tempest of high energy and theatrical flair, where every beat reverberates like a heartbeat shared between artist and audience. The lead singer, an electrifying force of nature, often emerges doused in crimson a visceral testament to the raw emotion and intensity of their music. They invite their audiences into a chaotic yet captivating world, one where the line between performer and spectator blurs amidst the pulsating rhythms. BLDSUGR! doesn't just play music they conjure an experience, crafting an enchanting spectacle that beckons attendees to return time and time again, eager to lose themselves in the exhilarating chaos of the show.

Fools & Sages - https://foolsandsages.com/
Fools & Sages create ethereal alt metal music, crafting a sound that's both timeless and fiercely original. Fronted by Connor Botherway-Hill & Grace Leah, Fools & Sages deliver bold guitar lines, powerful vocals, and poetic storytelling that serves to show that they're not just a band, they're a statement. Vintage flair & contemporary grit.
Their debut single, Bittersweet, delivered a haunting meditation on love and longing. Built on ambient textures and soaring vocals, the track explores emotional unrest with intensity and grace, creating an ethereal yet grounded sound. Paired with a self-directed cinematic music video, Bittersweet landed as a bold statement, described as an "unforgettable introduction".
Fools & Sages' second single, Always, captures the emotional surge of self-discovery- honest, expansive, charged with intent, and evoking that open‑road feeling of freedom. Now, with new material on the horizon, they're leaning into a heavier sound while holding onto the cinematic core that defines them.
Fools & Sages just released their latest single All That Could Have Been, taking the scene by storm as they lean into their heavier sound. All That Could Have Been is a raw and vulnerable track exploring the distance between who we are and the reflection we see in the mirror. This release captures the weight of identity, self-acceptance, and the versions of ourselves we leave behind. The single has received high praise, being described as a "fierce" and "powerful" song, that embodies "huge guitars" and a "soaring vocal" that "blows you away".
With Ascend With Me, the band leans further still into their heavier sound without losing the cinematic core that defines them as they build towards their debut album.
This is music for the dreamers, the screamers, the riff‑lovers, and anyone who still believes that rock isn't dead- it's just getting louder. THIS is Fools & Sages.

All bands are on a door split so they get a fair share of ticket sales - we take our expenses out AFTER bands have had their share. By supporting these gigs you are genuinely directly supporting bands. Of course as standard, unlike bigger venues neither us nor The Hairy Dog take commission from any merch sales.