Steve Marks

Weekend Gig Guide

31st July: Steve Marks’ Weekend Gig Guide

Steve Marks’ presents his weekly Weekend Gig Guide, for a roundup of local music events happening in and around Maidstone. 

Heatwave number 3 (or is it 4?) is showing signs of ending this weekend, but there’s still plenty of cool places to go, all the ones with live music are here in your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE!

Rockers Reptilia will be heading to the Druids Arms on Saturday Night

Friday 31st July

Roll with it, down to Drakes Cork & Cask for Slide Oasis
  • 12pm – Chickenstock Festival, Stockbury – Oh My God! Its The Church, Funke and the Two Tone Baby, Heron Valley +many more
  • 7pm – The Plough, Langley – House Sessions
  • 7pm – The Bull, Linton – Starks Family Band
  • 7.30pm – Royal Albion – Luck & Trouble
  • 8pm – Craft Brewed – Improv Showcase
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Butchers Block At The Bell Inn, Bearsted – Olivia Cooper
  • 8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – Azzlan
  • 9pm – White Horse – Jamie Foreman
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Joe Cox Band
  • 9.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Slide Oasis
  • 10pm – Ovation – 3rd Birthday Weekender

Saturday 1st August

  • 11.30am – Ballin’ – Throwback R’n’B & Hip Hop Brunch
  • 12pm – Chickenstock Festival, Stockbury – Noble Jacks, The Cain Pit, Mellowmatic +many more
  • 1pm – Fox & Goose, Weavering – Caribbean Festival: Reggae DJ, Blue Mountain Reggae Band
  • 1pm – The Plough, Langley – Rachel Rivers
  • 3pm – Royal Albion – Faded DJs
  • 4pm – Duke Of Marlborough – Vinyl Countdown DJs
  • 5pm – White Horse, Bearsted – Luck & Trouble
  • 7.30pm – Style & Winch – Make Some Noise: Karobela, Floor 14, Mitchell Lane, Oscar Vilcrow
  • 8pm – Teston Social Club – The Sixxtees
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Stone Street Club – Mo
  • 8.30pm – The Bull, Barming – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Druids Arms – Reptilia
  • 8.30pm – Duke Of Edinburgh – Keval
  • 9pm – Social Chill – Random w/ Tristan Ingram, Harpo & Coopz +more
  • 9pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Lew Lewis & His All-Star Trio
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Rocket Skates
  • 10pm – Ovation – Beave & Ollie Weeks
Karobela headline the Make Some Noise original artist night at the Style & Winch on Saturday

Sunday 2nd August

Free Fall will be heading to the Royal Albion this Sunday
  • 12pm – Chickenstock Festival, Stockbury – ​​Rusty Shackle, ​​Ian Prowse & The Amsterdam, Gentlemen Of Few +many more
  • 2pm – Social Chill – Social Sundays
  • 2.30pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Russ Kearton
  • 3pm – Royal Albion – Free Fall
  • 4.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – Matt & Alex
  • 5pm – Market House – Dave La
  • 6.30pm – The Bull, Linton – Generations Showband
  • 6.30pm – Little Fant Farm – The Unnamed
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – Jam Night

Next Week

  • Mon 8pm – Rifle Volunteers – Folk Night
  • Mon 8.30pm – Walnut Tree – Jam Night
  • Tues 8.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Jam Night
  • Tues 8.30pm – Flower Pot – Jam Night
  • Weds 8pm – Craft Brewed – Weekly Comedy Improv Class
  • Weds 8pm – Market House – Jam Night w/ The Paper Castles
  • Thurs 7pm – Biekeller – Kelleroke
  • Thurs 7.30pm – Market House – Make Some Noise: Crying Birds, Holly Henderson Duo, Vaughan Batchelor
The Rifle Volunteers Folk Night returns on Monday
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