2nd May: Steve Marks' Weekend Gig Guide

2nd 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.

Its a Bank Holiday weekend, and also Maidstone Fringe Festival weekend! All of which means there is an abundance of great live music across town this weekend, its all here in your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE!

Local favourite Holly Henderson forms part of the all-day Fringe Festival line up at The Market House on Saturday!

Highlight - this weeks must see

Maidstone Fringe Festival

Maidstone Fringe Festival is returning to the County Town this weekend. Expect a wide variety of live music, with an emphasis on original homegrown, Kent based talent. Expect a variety of different genres, including: Indie, Alternative, Rock, Ska, Acoustic, Folk, Blues, Pop amongst others. Check out the website for the latest updates on this weekends festivities!

Friday 2nd May

Ode To Sleep - The Style & Winch, 7.30pm

4pm – Social Chill Bar – Paradox Radio: Badman Nige P EP Launch Party
6pm – Studio 6 – OPM Rock Night
7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Willington Players: Calendar Girls
7.30pm – Style & Winch – The Far Field, Ode To Sleep, Oskar Vilcrow, Well’ard
8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
8pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Gianni Scalera & The Jury, My Everest, Temper Temper
8pm – Craft Brewed – Instacomedy!
8pm – Skull Bar – The Numbskulls
8.30pm – Flower Pot – David Migden & The Twisted Roots
8.30pm – Duke Of Marlborough – Brothers From Another Cover
8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
8.30pm – Old Rectory, Leybourne – LKG Trio
8.30pm – Royal Albion – Karaoke
8.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – Bitten By Monkeys
8.30pm – Early Bird, Grove Green – The Starks Family Band
9pm – Walnut Tree – Al Morgan
9.30pm – Druids Arms – Avanzi
9.30pm – Market House – Harry Evans
10pm – Ovation – Friday Affair

Saturday 3rd May

11.30am – Ballin’ – Nothing But Cheese 90’s vs 00’s Bottomless Brunch
1pm – Market House – Estelle Mey, Maiden Voyage, Holly Henderson, Fine Lime, The Lost Search Party
1.30pm – Druids Arms – Joe Cox Band, The Itemize, The Hysterics
2pm – Social Chill Bar – Hearts & Minds
2pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Chris Barwell
2pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – House Utopia, Crimson, Echoes, The Next Agenda, Mr E & the Clues, Smalltown Misfits, We Found The Wreck, Floor 14, Flaws, & Ya Don’t Stop DJs
3pm – Craft Brewed – Soul Guardians
3pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Willington Players: Calendar Girls
3.30pm – Druids Arms – The Itemize
6pm – Skull Bar – Crostpaths, Orphan Gears, Code: Marla, Victor And The Bully, Djentleman Jon, Wolfe
7pm – Bierkeller – Bradley’s S Club Party
7pm – Maidstone Museum – Movie Night: The Boy & The Heron (tickets via Hazlitt Box Office)
7pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – P’Zaz
7pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – & Ya Don’t Stop DJs
7pm – Style & Winch – Queen Phosphene, Smile You S.O.B’s, Vaughn Batchelor, Coor Brow-Obles
7.30pm – Flower Pot – Joe Cox Band, Madeline Mcpherson
8pm – The Beach Bar (inside Royal Star Arcade) – Karaoke
8.30pm – Tovil Working Mens Club – Neneth Lyons
8.30pm – Stone Street Club – Michael Peters
8.30pm – Royal Albion – Sonny Ray
8.30pm – The Brenchley – Kezi Phillips
8.30pm – White Horse – Funky Soul Reggae Band
8.30pm – Bull Inn, Barming – Karaoke
8.30pm – Old House At Home – DJ & Karaoke
8.45pm – Duke Of Marlborough – Top Guns
9pm – Duke Of Edinburgh – Avanci
9.30pm – Druids Arms – Gianni Scalera & The Jury
9.30pm – Market House – Beer Pressure
10pm – Ovation – All Out Saturdays

Estelle Mey - The Market House, 1pm

Sunday 4th May

The Argonauts - Drakes Cork & Cask, 2pm

11am – Craft Brewed – Comedy Brunch
1.30pm – Style & Winch – Organised Chaos Poetry w/ Fran Lock, Ezra Miles, Bethany Goodwill +more
2pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Upcdownc, Stacey & The Freeloaders, Steve Boltz & Dead Mans Corner, The Pastel Waves, The Argonauts, Anthony Martin, The Vinyl Countdown DJs
2pm – Druids Arms – Russ Kearton Trio, Bitten By Monkeys
2pm – Market House – One Day Elliott, Karobela, Disco Drug Store, Corellian Rebels, The Measure, Queen Horizon, Natalie Bouloudis, Liam Magill
3pm – Craft Brewed – The Rock School, Matt Dolphin, The Dadgads, Mallery & Nash
4pm – Coach House – Music Quiz
4.30pm – Bull Inn, East Farleigh – Shaw Thing
5pm – Hook & Hatchet, Hucking – Invicta Jazz Orchestra
5pm – Duke Of Marlborough – Toot’n’Skamen
5pm – Spitfire, Kings Hill – Brothers From Another Cover
5pm – Flower Pot – The Lowly Strung
6pm – Skull Bar – Music Quiz
7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Aled Jones: Hatched, Matched, Dispatched
8pm – Druids Arms – The Skastards
8.30pm – White Horse – Jam Night
9pm – Social Chill Bar – Until Tomorrow w/ Joe Baxter, Frazer +more
10pm – Ovation – May The Fourth w/ Dre23 & Finlay C

Next Week

Mon 2pm – Market House – Liam Jackson
Mon 3pm – Walnut Tree, Loose – Studio 33
Mon 4pm – Craft Brewed – The Muswells, Reasons Only Knew
Mon 8pm – Rifle Volunteers – Folk Night
Tues 6.30pm – Zoo Bar – Gems: May Hat Party
Tues 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – Tony Stockwell: Psychic Medium
Tues 8.30pm – Drakes Cork & Cask – Jam Night
Tues 8.30pm – Flower Pot – Jam Night
Weds 7.30pm – Hazlitt Theatre – HI Choir: Razzle Dazzle
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 – Babasheesh – Soul & Motown

Studio 33 - The Walnut Tree, Loose - Monday 3pm

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