Steve Marks

Weekend Gig Guide

17th January – 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. 

It may feel like the 431st of January, but really we’re just over halfway through! Cure those January blues with your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE!

Make sure not to miss Groove Zoo, who will be making a rare appearance at Drakes Cork & Cask this Saturday!

Highlight - this weeks must see
Masterclass
After a break of a few years, the legendary Maidstone covers trio Masterclass are reuniting for a special show at the White Horse on Friday night. Some say, your life is not complete until you’ve heard their pitch-perfect rendition of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

Friday 17th January

Leigh Highwood Band - The Bull, East Farleigh, 8.30pm
  • 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Rock For Heroes
  • 7.30pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Music Quiz
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8pm – Tovil Working Mens Club – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Royal Albion – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – The Bull, East Farleigh – Leigh Highwood Band
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – Masterclass
  • 9pm – Walnut Tree – The Beginning
  • 9pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Joe Cox Band
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Harry Evans
  • 10pm – Ovation – Friday Affair January Sale

Saturday 18th January

  • 11.30am – Ballin’ – Club Classics Bottomless Brunch
  • 2pm – Babasheesh – Old Skool R’n’B Brunch
  • 4pm – Bierkeller – Bavarian Bottomless Brunch
  • 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Diana & Lionel: Endless Love
  • 8pm – Stone Street Club – Gary O’Connor
  • 8pm – Tovil Working Mens Club – Alton B
  • 8pm – Allington Community Association – Open Mic Night
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8pm – The Brenchley -Pop Girlies w/ Hannah Robinson
  • 8pm – Walnut Tree, Loose – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 9pm – Social Chill Bar – Slim Dean & Darrell Lee
  • 9.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Groove Zoo
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Phoenix Fires
  • 10pm – Ovation – All Out Saturdays January Sale
  • 10pm – Source Bar – Saturday Fever
Phoenix Fires - The Market House, 9.30pm

Sunday 19th January

Pepper & Rice - Craft Brewed, 7pm
  • 2pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Pete Smith
  • 2pm – Boathouse, Yalding – Emily Bell
  • 4pm – Coach House – Echo 155
  • 4pm – Babasheesh – Jazz & Swing Sundays
  • 5pm – Market House – Sean Pout
  • 7pm – Craft Brewed – Pepper & Rice
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – Jam Night

Next Week

  • Mon 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Maidstone Film Society: The Cow Who Sang A Song Into The Future (2023)
  • Tues 6.30pm – Zoo Bar – Gems New Year Party
  • Tues 8.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Jam Night
  • Tues 8.30pm – Walnut Tree – Songwriters Club
  • Tues 8.30pm – Flower Pot – Jam Night
  • Weds 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Miles Jupp: On I Bang
  • Weds 8pm – Craft Brewed – Weekly Comedy Improv Class
  • Weds 8pm – Market House – Jam Night w/ The Paper Castles
  • Thurs 7pm – Bierkeller – Rock & Roll Bingo
  • Thurs 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Tottenham Legends
  • Thurs 7.30pm – Babasheesh – Soul & Motown
Songwriters Club - The Walnut Tree, 8.30pm
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