Established in 1980 DHP is the premier independent live music and club operator in the Midlands.

In Nottingham DHP owns and operates Rock City, The Rig, Rescue Rooms, Stealth and The Social, with a total nightly capacity of 4,000 people across its venues. DHP also annually promotes and hosts more than 500 shows in its own venues, plus other events and festivals and employs around 250 people.

The company recently invested £1million into a WWII ship, which it runs as a venue The Thekla Social.