Steve Marks

Weekend Gig Guide

25th 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. 

Its River Festival weekend and the town will be rocking, and there’s a boatload of live gigs in your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE!

There’s two chances to hang out and play Rock Paper Scissors on Saturday, at the river festival stage in Coronation Square and at The Market House

Friday 25th July

The Marden Village Club will be welcoming the Leigh Highwood Band this Friday
  • 5pm – Blue Reef Festival, Linton – Jet Black Bees, Oasish, Reef +many more
  • 7pm – Bull Inn, Linton – Schiller
  • 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Stage Theatre Society: Our House
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – The Bull, Barming – Lee Thompson
  • 8.30pm – Early Bird, Grove Green – Resonate
  • 8.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – The Beginning
  • 8.30pm – Royal Albion – Karaoke
  • 8.30pm – Marden Village Club – Leigh Highwood Band
  • 9pm – Walnut Tree – Tony Pepper
  • 9pm – Social Chill Bar – New Horizons
  • 9.30pm – Druids Arms – Avanzi
  • 9.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Starks Family Band
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Forever Hallie
  • 10pm – Ovation – Freq. Fridays 2nd Birthday Weekender Hix & Finlay C B2B

Saturday 26th July

  • 11am – Blue Reef Festival, Linton – Candar, Republica, Happy Mondays +many more
  • 11.30am – Ballin’ – Throwback R n B vs Hip Hop Bottomless Brunch
  • 11.30am – River Festival, Coronation Square – Steve Melia, (12pm) Rock Choir, (12:30pm) Kent Academy of Musical Theatre, (1pm) Fate the Juggler, (2pm) Gurukul Arts and Dance Academy, (2:30pm) Tuneless Choir, (3pm) Rock Music School, (4pm) Doddington Ukulele Movement (4:30pm) Soul Choir, (5pm) Special Branch, (6pm) Rock Paper Scissors, (7pm) Kaytie, (7.30pm) WOTT, (8.30pm) Shut up and Dance
  • 12pm – Boathouse, Yalding – Boathouse Festival: Joe Cox, The Upsetters, Jayne Snow +more
  • 1.30pm (& 5pm) – Hazlitt Theatre – Stage Theatre Society: Our House
  • 3pm – Ovation – Country Day Party
  • 3pm – Royal Albion – Keplar 22
  • 4pm – Walnut Tree, Loose – Saturday Sounds: Lavinia, Blues Brothers Little Brother
  • 4pm – Ballin’ – Tropicana Nights presents Jump Around Over 30s Disco
  • 4.30pm – Druids Arms – OC3
  • 7pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Spittin’ Feathers
  • 8pm – Wealden Hall, Larkfield – Giovanni Gagliano
  • 8pm – Stone Street Club – Flashback
  • 8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
  • 8pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
  • 8pm – Tovil Working Mens Club – Nick Brown
  • 8.30pm – Royal Albion – Freefall
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – The Moles
  • 9pm – Social Chill Bar – Rythym Groove Summer Series
  • 9pm – Druids Arms – Randy & The Rockets
  • 9.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Phat Gandalf
  • 9.30pm – Market House – Rock Paper Scissors
  • 10pm – Ovation – Elevate Saturdays 2nd Birthday Weekender Ben Phillips & Ollie Weeks B2B
Blast off for Randy & The Rockets at The Druids Arms this Saturday

Sunday 27th July

David Shepherd will be heading to the Hook & Hatchett in Hucking this Sunday
  • 2pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Soul Session w/ Sir Dancealot
  • 2pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Andy Wilkinson
  • 2.30pm – Stone Street Club – Karaoke Unique
  • 3pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – David Shepherd
  • 3pm – Royal Albion – Lookin’ Back
  • 3pm – Brenchley Gardens – Invicta Jazz Orchestra
  • 4.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – The Thing
  • 5pm – Market House – Dave La
  • 6.30pm – Bull Inn, Linton – Three’s A Crowd
  • 7pm – Maidstone Lesiure Centre – Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny
  • 8.30pm – White Horse – Jam Night

Next Week

  • 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 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Stage Theatre Society: Our House
The always popular Jam Night returns to Drakes Cork & Cask this Tuesday
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