Steve Marks

Weekend Gig Guide

23rd May: 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. 

If you’re a Teacher or a Doctor celebrating your pay rise this weekend, or even if you’re not, you’ll need your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE to know what’s on!

How much brass can you handle? Find out with the No Limit Street Band at Drakes Cork & Cask on Friday night.

Friday 23rd May

Johnny Gunns Carthorse will be riding into The White Horse tonight
  • 5pm – Mote Park – Rock The Moat Festival: Faux Fighters, Red Hot Tribute Peppers, Go Span Duran
  • 7pm – Boathouse, Yalding – The Upsetters
  • 7pm – Bull Inn Linton – Route 66
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Old House At Home – Machine
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – Johnny Gunns Carthorse
  • 8.30pm – Early Bird, Grove Green – Beau Keats
  • 8.30pm – Royal Albion – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Skull Bar – Ben Jones, Sam Jacques & Joe Cox
  • 8.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – Billys Band
  • 9pm – Walnut Tree – Amalgam
  • 9.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – No Limit Street Band
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Meltin’ Joel
  • 10pm – Ovation – Friday Affair

Saturday 24th May

  • 11.30am – Ballin’ – Throwback R’n’B vs Hip Hop Bottomless Brunch
  • 2pm – Redstart, Barming – Silent Party
  • 3pm – Royal Albion – Rok Da House DJs
  • 4pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Paradise 5
  • 4pm – Social Chill Bar – Garage House Radio: Strictly Vinyl
  • 5pm – Mote Park – Rock The Moat Festival: Definitely Could Be Oasis, Stacy Green, Slip-not, The Rolling Clones +more
  • 6.30pm – Boathouse, Yalding – James Platt
  • 7pm – Thai Orchid – Reggae Nation: Ruff Trade
  • 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – ELO Again
  • 7.30pm – Ballin’ – Tropicana Nights Evening Party Brunch
  • 8pm – Wealden Hall – Hannah Dorman
  • 8pm – Walnut Tree, Loose – Karaoke
  • 8pm – Stone Street Club – Unshackled
  • 8pm – Duke Of Marlborough – Bad Pandas
  • 8pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Chicory Tip
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – The Stag – Ladies Night w/ Miss Dot Com
  • 8.30pm – The Brenchley – Kezi Phillips
  • 8.30pm – Tovil Working Mens Club – The Recall
  • 8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 9.30pm – Druids Arms – Kickstart My Party
  • 9.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Luck & Trouble
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Reptilia
  • 10pm – Ovation – Grey Goose White Party
The Market House plays host to rockers Reptilia this Saturday

Sunday 25th May

There's a Hullabaloo at The Royal Albion this Sunday
  • 2pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Clint Travis
  • 2pm – Boathouse, Yalding – T Sax
  • 2pm (& 7pm) – Hazlitt Theatre – Square Pegs presents Shrek: Happily Ever After
  • 2pm – Royal Albion – Hullabaloo
  • 2pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Sir Dance-A-Lot
  • 3pm – Zoo Bar – Forward Motion Street Party
  • 4pm – Social Chill Bar – All Ears w/ Ace, Ben Aspinall +more
  • 4pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – Lew Lewis And His All-Star Trio
  • 4pm – Coach House – Funk Off
  • 4pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Chill Billies
  • 5pm – Mote Park – Rock The Moat Festival: Wrong Jovir, Dean Edwards, Coda, Let There B/DC
  • 5pm – Market House – Crazy Water Common
  • 6.30pm – Bull Inn, Linton – Schiller
  • 7.30pm – Flower Pot – Ben Jones & Joe Cox
  • 8pm – Azuro (formerly Lashings) – Primal Nature DJs
  • 8pm – Druids Arms – LKG Trio
  • 8pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Avanzi
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – Jam Night

Next Week

  • Mon 2.30pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Jam w/ The Joe Cox Band
  • Mon 3pm – Walnut Tree, Loose – The Choos
  • Mon 3pm – Plough, Langley – Hullabaloo
  • Mon 4pm – Queens Head, Sutton Valence – KB4
  • Tues 8.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Jam Night – cancelled
  • 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 2.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – D Day Darlings
  • Thurs 7pm – Bierkeller – Rock & Roll Bingo
Kelly Bourne and her band will be enjoying the Bank Holiday at The Queens Head, Sutton Valence
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