The year was 1999 and John & Jackie Aspinall were having a party to celebrate 25 years of marriage.

Not one to do things by halves, John decided to combine his 2 biggest loves, his wife and music! Dronfield's football pitch was hired for the day, a stage was built and umpteen bands were invited to come and play. The 'Party on the Pitch' as it was known was a massive success with a guest list of over 1000 people, all of whom helped to contribute to charity by donating in the buckets around the ground.

John & Jackie Aspinall at 'The Party on the Pitch'

It soon became apparent that a day this good was worth re-creating and so year after year John has put massive amounts of time and effort into bringing the Dronfield Charity Music Festival to our little town.

The festival has gone through some changes but its essence has always remained, to provide a great day out for all ages and raise money for some fantastic local charities, with great music to boot!

The success of the festival can be measured by its contributions to numerous Dronfield and Sheffield based charities with the total funds raised over the years now totalling over £25,000.

2006 saw the festival move locations to its new home outside the Dronfield Woodhouse Sports & Social Club. The cosy atmosphere created at the smaller 500 capacity space has seen our last four years hailed as the most enjoyable so far and long may that continue.

The Dronfield Music Festival 2010 is going to be bigger and better than ever and we hope to see you there on  Sunday 8th August 2010.

Enjoy the show!