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STEPPING STONE STUDIOS 2 Museum Avenue, Maidstone ME14 1QX
THE BLUE MOON JAZZ CLUB Every 2nd Friday FRIDAY JULY 12th
SIRENS & SHELTER + ONE DAY ELLIOTT + CHARLOTTE ROSE ELLIS Wed 24 Jul 8.30pm SALLY IRONMONGER Sat 27 Jul 9pm GREEN DIESEL Sat 3 Aug 9pm BARDS @ THE BARGE OPEN MIC Wed 7 Aug 8.30pm KRIS DOLLIMORE Sat 10 Aug 9pm ASH MANDRAKE Sat 17 Aug 9pm ANDY WHITE Sat 31 Aug 9pm thebargepub.co.uk BEACON COURT TAVERN
HOT GUITARS Featuring Dave Reay, Jamie Moore and Tony Baker. Foottapping Classics of Django Reinhardt’s Gypsy Jazz and Brazilian sizzlers from Rio. A night of fiery guitar music, drawing on the European gypsy tradition, flamenco and South American bossanova, suffused with the piquant flavours of jazz, mixing well-known standards with original compositions. Tickets £8 on the door or book a dinner table for £20 per head. Includes 2 courses and wine! Contact bookings@ steppingstonestudios.co.uk steppingstonestudios.co.uk
128 Canterbury Street, Gillingham ME7 5PT 01634 853186
SWITCHBACK MUSIC EVENTS present their best line-up yet! WILDFOWL + support from CRYBABY SPECIAL AND THE MONSTERS, THE JACS, THE FURRY LOVE LICKERS Fri 12 Jul, music starts 8.15pm. £5 entry /£3 with NUS card. facebook.com/ switchbackmusicevents BROOK THEATRE
Old Town Hall, The Brook, Chatham ME4 4SE 01634 338338
FOLK AT THE BROOK: FAKE THACKRAY Thu 11 Jul 8pm John Watterson performs the satirical songs of Jake Thackray. medwayticketslive.co.uk CAFÉ MOROC
ANCHORIANS RUGBY CLUB, Darland Avenue, Gillingham ME7 3AN
JAZZ: JULIAN MARC STRINGLE (clarinet and saxophone) and the award-winning DOMINIC ASHWORTH BAND Fri 19 Jul 8.30pm. Tickets £10. Tel: 01634 365352 or 07544 312743 THE BARGE 63 Layfield Road, Gillingham ME7 2QY
Free entry BARDS @ THE BARGE Open Mic Wed 3 Jul THE TIMMY MOORE TRIO Sat 6 Jul HOMESPUN: DIDI BERGMAN + STUART TURNER + JOHN FORRESTER Wed 10 Jul HOMESPUN: Sat 13 July 9pm ARCELIA: Wed 17 Jul 9pm
High Street, 365 Rochester High Street ME1 1DA 01634 405682
LA BELLE INDIFFÉRENCE Sun 14 Jul 3-5.30pm. Mezzo soprano Tania Holland Williams and her alter ego the Fat Lady of Opera with her unique French cabaret and opera mashup. cafemoroc.co.uk CASINO ROOMS Blue Boar Lane, Rochester ME1 1PD
ME1: BUZZCOCKS, with GRAHAM DAY AND THE FOREFATHERS; DEXTERS, CHRIS POPE’S CHORDS UK Sat 13 Jul, 4.30pm. Tickets £22.50 adv in person from Rochester Visitors Centre, Brook & Central Theatres Box Office or from medwayticketslive. co.uk. One ticket for all venues. musiceventone.co.uk
HOMESPUN An independent Medway music festival Warm-up gig: 10 July at The Barge Festival proper: Fri 12 and Sat 13 July See The Big Weekend Main Feature homespunmedway.com ME1 Music Event One is in its second year, with stages across Rochester on Sat 3 August. See back cover for details. musiceventone.co.uk CENTRAL THEATRE 170 High Street, Chatham ME4 4AS
MEDWAY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC: THE PROCLAIMERS + support. Sat 3 Aug 7.30pm The inimitable twins come to Medway. £24.50, £22.50 medwayticketslive.co.uk CHATHAM MARITIME
St George’s Centre ME4 4UH
MEDWAY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC: ROCHESTER CHORAL SOCIETY Verdi Requiem (with organ) Sat 6 Jul at 7pm Tickets £12, NUS £5: rochesterchoral.co.uk 44TWO SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUB Featherby Road, Gillingham ME8 6AN 01634 405037
DONN BARCOTT BAND Thu 11 Jul & 8 Aug 8.30pm. Big band with guest vocals. Raffle & bar. £6 (no membership required) ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL Rochester, ME1 1SX
INFORMAL LUNCHTIME PIANO RECITAL by pianist and composer Charles Timberlake. Be calmed, moved and inspired. Sat 10 Aug 12.05pm. Free entry rochestercathedral.org ROCHESTER CASTLE CONCERTS Rochester Castle, ME1 1SW
STATUS QUO Wed 17 Jul, THE WANTED Thu 18 Jul, 80s NIGHT Fri 19 Jul & CASTLE PROMS Sat 20 Jul. castleconcerts.co.uk