, ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁last ing ▁for ▁nine ▁days ▁each ▁year . ▁Free ▁music ▁concert s ▁have ▁been ▁put ▁on ▁for ▁the ▁town , ▁including ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ord inary ▁Boys , ▁the ▁Script ▁and ▁Elli ott ▁Minor . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁local ▁cho irs , ▁youth ▁and ▁adult , ▁a ▁noted ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁latter ▁being ▁the ▁Hon ley ▁Male ▁Vo ice ▁Ch oir . ▁Home - g rown ▁musical ▁talent ▁of ▁all ▁kinds ▁is ▁complement ed ▁by ▁the ▁student ▁int ake ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hud ders field ' s ▁music ▁department . ▁" The ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁Hud ders field " ▁is ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁heavy ▁metal ▁band ▁Iron ▁Ma iden ▁on ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁single ▁" W asted ▁Years ", ▁written ▁about ▁their ▁co - manager ▁Rod ▁Small wood , ▁leaving ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁Hud ders field ▁and ▁struggling ▁to ▁sett le ▁into ▁life ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Hud ders field ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁thr ash ▁metal ▁band ▁Ev ile , ▁dance ▁rock ▁band ▁K ava ▁K ava , ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁the ▁synth pop ▁music ian ▁Billy ▁C urr ie ▁( of ▁Ult ra vo x ▁and ▁Vis age ), ▁the ▁hard ▁rock ▁bass ist ▁John ▁Mc Co y ▁who ▁played ▁with ▁Ne o ▁and ▁Gill an . ▁ ▁Long - running ▁television ▁series ▁have ▁been ▁fil med ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Hud ders field . ▁They ▁include ▁Last ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁W ine