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THURSDAY 2ND AUGUST
SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST
Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Jack Pound Open Stage
Albion South Willesborough Ashford Webbo’s Dusty Years Disco
Priory-Hotel Dover Colin Hinds Open Mic Night
Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Kev Jones DJ/Fully Air Conditioned Bar
The Chambers Folkestone Will Whisson Folk/Rock/Pop/Acoustic
Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Happy Daze
FRIDAY 3RD AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford Avanzi (formerly The Bodegas)Rock/ Pop/SKA Covers
Coldred Chilli Farm,The Green Dover LOVE PEACE & REGGAE De La War Pavillion Bexhill SUNSET SCREENINGS
Chambers Folkestone F.U.S.S Frederics Unique Sound System plus Guests
UP (PG)Screened outside on the sea-facing wall. Bring something to sit on and wrap up warm.
Eagle Pub Dover Defrenche Acoustic Duo
From 2pm: Outdoor live music and DJs.
Margate Winter Gardens Theatre Margate Soul Festival 2018 3-5th Aug
Globe Inn High Street Hythe Memory Lane
PlayFest 2018 Croydon
Old Endeavour Dover Fiddlefit 9pm
Priory-Hotel Dover Stellar Talk
Park Inn Hotel Folkestone The FIX Prince Of Wales Hythe Jayle Duo Live!
Priory-Hotel Dover Adam Karch Radnor Park Folkestone Donkey Derby & Boot Fair Folkestone Lions Club Family Event- Donkeys Railway Bell River Dover Stellar Talk The Chambers Folkestone Love Is The Message/Josh Rahmaninof SUNDAY 5TH AUGUST
Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Live Band TUESDAY 7TH AUGUST Chambers Folkestone Originals Open Mic/Coffee Shop THURSDAY 9TH AUGUST Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Food Night Malaysian Two Wine & Dine £30 Free Bottle Of Wine
Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Jazz Sundays Eve
Grand The Leas Folkestone Classic Live Jazz with Ian Shawcross
Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday
The Chambers Folkestone Stringtheorist Electronica
Priory-Hotel Dover Defrenche Acoustic Duo The Chance Inn Guston Play around Session
FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford John Doe Trio Chambers Folkestone Famous Open Mic Hosted by Tony King
Folkestone Skabour 2018 Where the SKA meets the SEA! 2018 sees the 9th year of the Folkestone Skabour Festival on the 14th, 15th, 16th September. The format programme has changed slightly this year, in that the main hub of the festival in the Grand Burstin Hotel ballroom at the harbour will be community FREE entry from 12 (mid-day) to 5pm ONLY. There are DJs playing and also a Skabour Market of stalls. This is subject to capacity and by wristband registration available from the festival desk. For those who wish to experience the evening, sensational main headliners and bands, bookings are available directly from our website: www.skabour.co.uk There is a touch of real roots Jamaican ska style with our headliners and a line up that includes The Tennors from Jamaica and their many hits ie Pressure & Slide, Another Scorcher, Ride Your Donkey, Reggae Girl etc. Backing band is our own international band: Intensified Two Jamaican greats take to the Folkestone stage. Dennis Alcapone and Winston Reedy (ex Cimarons) with many albums and singles throughout their careers. Natty Bo and The Top Cats are international musicians combining ska and Cuban music with latin style.. The Dekkertones, The Scorchers and from Dublin the all girl band of The Skatuesques will have all skanking to ska, rocksteady faves. Friday and Saturday sees the “After Party Nite Klub” in the hotel basement from 10pm till late for booking residents and Skabour members subject to capacity. Our famous annual Skabour classic scooters and clubs meet at the Grand Burstin Pitstop and “ride out” with competition trophy prizes at mid-day Saturday. Our home and venue at the Harbour is The Grand Burstin Hotel with the ballroom main stage area for 1000. Cafes, restaurants, bars, pubs and clubs celebrate the Skabour festival weekend atmosphere bringing thousands to the harbour and Town. A film matinee showing of the iconic “Babylon” on the Sunday precedes an afternoon of the Gladdy Wax Sound System featuring Gladdy Wax, Oxman Dubvendor, Tiny T and other DJs. For bookings information and details see: www.skabour.co.uk
The Tennors
Drum Major Deal Imperfect Strangers Classic/Rock Band Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Rhythm of the 90s Paul Reynolds +Ben Reed from 105.9 Academy FM Folkestone Old Endeavour Dover Barry Goss 9pm Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Dead Man’s Corner Stag Deal Four Star Fire 3 Piece Covers/Billy Idol-The Jam-Kings of Leon.. SATURDAY 11TH AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford Centaur Parting Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Live Dj’s /Happy Hour Fri & Sat 8-10pm/ Fully Air Conditioned Bar
Folkestone Trawler Race 2018 12Noon Onwards The Stade Folkestone Harbour Globe Inn High Street Hythe The Muscle Shoals 7 piece Band Margate PRIDE 2018 Oddfellows Club Cheriton Ron & Ash Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Miami Vice Prince Of Wales Hythe Jimmy and The Riddles Summer Gig Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Normans Daughter Radnor Park Folkestone Donkey Derby & Boot Fair Folkestone Lions Club Family Event- Donkeys Railway Bell River Dover Brad Pittance and The Pirates
Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover Gold Top
The Chambers Folkestone Full Flava Behaviour Summer Special
Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Thom Cakebread
Woolpack Smeeth Beer Festival Fat Badger 8.30pm
Eagle Pub Dover Carlos Fandango Karaoke
SUNDAY 12TH AUGUST Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music USer Friendly Band On The BULL Stage 3-5pm Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Live Band as Usual 9pm Railway Bell River Dover Reggae,Rum,Cider & Gin Fest 12-8pm Live Music Jimmy &The Riddles+Mental Block + Hey Maggie+Mandem/Bouncy Castle BBQ Outside Bar Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Guest band
Prince Of Wales Hythe Madstones Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Your Shout Rock/Blues Band Railway Bell River Dover Dimension X The Chambers Folkestone Folkestone PRIDE 2018/DJ Rev SUNDAY19TH AUGUST Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Live Band as Usual 9pm Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Live Band
THURSDAY 16TH AUGUST Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Jack Pound Open Stage Theme Time The Chambers Folkestone Swamp Candi Nu/Folk
MONDAY 20TH AUGUST Smugglers Record Shop Deal Slaves Instore LIVE! THURSDAY 23RD AUGUST
FRIDAY 17TH AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford Cherry Red Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Led Belly The Chambers Folkestone Pumped Up Kicks Indie/Pop/Retro Rock SATURDAY 18TH AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford The Grimms Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Live Dj’s /Happy Hour Fri & Sat 8-10pm/ Fully Air Conditioned Bar Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover Hey Rudi! LIVE! Pub’s 1st Birthday! Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Imperfect Strangers 9pm Eagle Pub Dover Alex Disco Globe Inn High Street Hythe So What? Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Marmacettes
Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Food Night Mediterranean Two Dine £30 Free Bottle Of Wine Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 23,24,25th FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford Stellar Talk Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The 80’s Reboot LIVE! On the Rooftop Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover BIG Daddy’s Breakfast Voodoo The Chambers Folkestone Cider Fest 2018 Fri 24th-Mon 27th SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST Albion South Willesborough Ashford Talking Book BLue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Kev Jones DJ/Fully Air Conditioned Bar Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover Stellar Talk Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Carlos Fandango Karaoke
Coach & Horses Lyminge Imperfect Strangers Classic/Rock Band Globe Inn High Street Hythe Indigo Stone
The Chambers Folkestone Cider Fest 2018 Fri 24th-Mon 27th SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST
Oddfellows Club Cheriton Simply ABBA Duo LIVE!
Albion South Willesborough Ashford Stellar and The Loft 7pm
Old Endeavour Dover Keepsake Lilly
Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Top Guns Awesome 80’s Band 2-4pm
Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Summer 80’s Disco/DJ Paul Reynolds Academy FM
Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday
Prince Of Wales Hythe Debbies Disco
Old Endeavour Dover Thom Cakebread 3-5pm
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Geoff Everett Band
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Live Band as Usual 9pm
Railway Bell River Dover LeAnna Blue
Railway Bell River Dover A-Tees Band Bank Hol Gig
The Chambers Folkestone Cider Fest 2018 Fri 24th-Mon 27th Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Electric Tortoise MONDAY 27TH AUGUST Abbey School Faversham DynABike at Kent Chrome and Cruisers Show Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover The Ratzkins Bank Hol Gig Grand The Leas Folkestone Old Timers Classic Car Rally on the Leas outside The Grand The Chambers Folkestone Cider Fest 2018 Fri 24th-Mon 27th THURSDAY 30TH AUGUST Grand The Leas Folkestone Classic Live Jazz with Ian Shawcross Mongeham Smugglers Festival 2018 until 2nd Sep Will Varley+ Willy Mason+Ibibio Sound Machine and Much more! The Chambers Folkestone Lisa Mann UK Tour Live Blues from USA FRIDAY 31ST AUGUST
Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone King of Pop - The Legend Continues-world’s leading MJ tribute artist Navi Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Kevin Iverson Band The Chambers Folkestone Discorama SATURDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Webbo’s Dusty Years Disco Astor Community Theatre Deal Floyd in the Flesh are a 7 piece Pink Floyd tribute band Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Floor Fillers-Paul Reynolds/Fully Air Conditioned Bar Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music 8T’S Band Globe Inn High Street Hythe Four Star Fire 3 Piece Covers/Billy Idol-The Jam-Kings of Leon.. Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Heroes Prince Of Wales Hythe Live Music TBC
Albion South Willesborough Ashford Blues & Two’s
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Normans Daughter
City Of London Pub Dymchurch Four Star Fire 3 Piece Covers/Billy Idol-The Jam-Kings of Leon..
Railway Bell River Dover Cuda Classic/Rock
The Chambers Cheriton Place Folkestone Thom Norton 90’s Flashback Dance Hiphop Indie SUNDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Jazz Sundays 8.30pm Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday Old Endeavour Dover Chris Barwell Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Gary Dean Band TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER Chambers Folkestone Originals Open Mic/Coffee Shop
WEDNESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Seven Drunken Nights: The Story of the Dubliners THURSDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER Astor Community Theatre Deal Squeeze Astor Community Theatre Deal SQUEEZE-SOLD OUT Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Jack Pound Open Stage
FRIDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
MCB Miles Cookman Band
Albion South Willesborough Ashford Bad Pennies
Eagle Pub Dover Shameless
Astor Community Theatre Deal SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL-THE NOEL MCCALLA & DEREK NASH BAND
Globe Inn High Street Hythe MOFOS
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover RYK Mead The Chambers Cheriton Place Folkestone Fajita Friday! Happy Hour 5-7pm Live Dj’s SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford The FIX Astor Community Theatre Deal The Alter Eagles A Tribute To The EAGLES Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Live Dj’s /Happy Hour Fri & Sat 8-10pm/ Fully Air Conditioned Bar Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover EK1 Band Don’t Miss Them! Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music
Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Stellar Talk Prince Of Wales Hythe Marty Russel Railway Bell River Dover HEROES Full Band SUNDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Stoned THURSDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER Grand The Leas Folkestone Classic Live Jazz with Ian Shawcross The Chambers Cheriton Place Folkestone The Frontier Ruckus Folk/Rock from Michigan USA
FRIDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Bitten By Monkeys Astor Community Theatre Deal The Pretend Beatles Chambers Folkestone Famous Open Mic Hosted by Tony King Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Des OConnor & Jimmy Tarbuck Rare Event! Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Bad Pennies Skabour 2018 Grand Burstin Folkstone Friday Skabour The Tennors w/ intensified, Dekkertones 7pm Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Ska Weekend feat King Hammond/ Heroes/Barbed Wire + more bands and Ska DJs Ali Skaba & Tony B SATURDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford The Mustangs Astor Community Theatre Deal Music-Songs to the Sea Doors 1 pm | Show Starts 1:30 pm Astor Community Theatre Deal Theatre-Cosi Fan Tutte-Pre-Show meal from the Herb Garden Available Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone
Live Dj’s /Happy Hour Fri & Sat 8-10pm/ Fully Air Conditioned Bar Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Johnny-B Eagle Pub Dover Cuda Classic/Rock Globe Inn High Street Hythe Spectrum 80’s Band Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Odyssey & Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce-Direct from the Big Apple Oddfellows Club Cheriton Geoff Stevens Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Absolute Glam Band Prince Of Wales Hythe Little Baz Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Ben Millberry Experience Railway Bell River Dover Live’N’Kickin SKABOUR 2018 Skabour Ride Out 12Noon Skabour 2018 Grand Burstin Folkstone Saturday Skabour:Dennis Alcapone, Winston Reedy & Top Cats The Chambers Cheriton Place Folkestone Chambers DJ’S
Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Ska Weekend feat King Hammond/ Heroes/Barbed Wire + more bands and Ska DJs Ali Skaba & Tony B SUNDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER Astor Community Theatre Deal Heritage Open Day-Exhibition of Local History by Addelam History Research Group. 10am – 4pm 16-22nd Grand The Leas Folkestone Live Pianist Every Sunday Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Live Band as Usual 9pm skabour 2018 grand Burstin Folkstone Skabour Sunday Matinee and Gladdy Wax’ Sound System Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Ska Weekend feat King Hammond/ Heroes/Barbed Wire + more bands and Ska DJs Ali Skaba & Tony B
THURSDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER Astor Community Theatre Deal The Astor Palm Court Orchestra-DOORS 1.30PM | SHOW STARTS 2PM Astor Community Theatre Deal Community- FREE ENTRY The History Project visits schools Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Jack Pound Open Stage Theme Time Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Joe Lycett: I’m About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett FRIDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Rocket Skates Astor Community Theatre Deal Yesterday Once More-The Karen Carpenter Story
Astor Community Theatre Deal Putting on the Ritz Tea Dance until Fri 16 Nov Astor Community Theatre Deal The Karen Carpenter Story Show 8pm Pre-Show meal from the Herb Garden Available Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Stellar Talk SATURDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Coldshots
Astor Community Theatre Deal Private Widdle Social Club-A comedy cabaret evening - music, entertainment and variety Blue MARTINI Bar The Leas Folkestone Floor Fillers-Paul Reynolds/Fully Air Conditioned Bar Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover Stella’n’The Loft Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music User Friendly Band Eagle Pub Dover Matt & Lavinia
Globe Inn High Street Hythe Wireless 5 piece covers band Rock/ Pop/Indie Harp Restrung Folkestone Estelle Mey / All The Above / Deaf Row / Matt Clubb Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Old Town Souls Prince Of Wales Hythe Howlin Wolves Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover New Traders Railway Bell River Dover User Friendly Band
The Chambers Cheriton Place Folkestone Chambers DJ’S SUNDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover User Friendly Band Gillespies Folkestone Harbour Live band MONDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER Astor Community Theatre Deal Film-THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI 7.30
THURSDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER Astor Community Theatre Deal Comedy ZOE LYONS: ENTRY LEVEL HUMAN Grand The Leas Folkestone Classic Live Jazz with Ian Shawcross
FRIDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Dirty Channel Astor Community Theatre Deal La Voix-from Absolutely Fabulous The Movie Britain’s Got Talent Semi Finalist Eagle Pub Dover User Friendly Band
Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Country Superstars Experience-As Seen in London’s West End Old Endeavour Dover Gary Dean 9pm Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Broken SATURDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Gumboots Reggae Full Band Astor Community Theatre Deal MARTIN TURNER EX WISHBONE ASH AUTUMN TOUR 2018 FEATURING FULL PERFORMANCE OF “WISHBONE ASH: THE FIRST ALBUM (1970)”….PLUS MORE Bull Inn Dover Home to Good Live Music Karl Shepherd Karaoke Globe Inn High Street Hythe Imperfect Strangers Classic/Rock Band Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Barry Steele & Friends - The 30 Special The Roy Orbison Story Oddfellows Club Cheriton Heroes Duo LIVE! Old Endeavour Dover Cuda Classic/Rock Park Inn Hotel Folkestone User Friendly Band Prince Of Wales Hythe Madstones
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Live Surprise Band 9pm start! Railway Bell River Dover Your Shout Rock/Blues Band MONDAY 1ST OCTOBER Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Danny Baker - Good Time Charlie’s Back-Following the success of the Cradle To Grave tour TUESDAY 2ND OCTOBER Chambers Folkestone Originals Open Mic/Coffee Shop WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Joe Pasquale Actor and comedian ITV talent show New Faces THURSDAY 4TH OCTOBER Astor Community Theatre Deal Live Theatre-NTLIVE JULIE Doors 6.30pm | Show Starts 7pm Butt Of Sherry Hythe High Street Jack Pound Open Stage Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Paul Young - 35 Years of No Parlez(80’s Crooner) FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER Albion South Willesborough Ashford Banned Its
Old Endeavour Dover Jerry C 8.30pm
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover Kevin Iverson Band
Priory-Hotel Station Aproach Dover The Sharpees are Back!
Railway Bell River Dover A-Tees Band
SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER Astor Community Theatre Deal FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY - THE MUSIC OF STING Show 8pm Pre Show Meal Available Blue Martini Bar The Leas Folkestone Live Dj’s /Happy Hour Fri & Sat 8-10pm/ Fully Air Conditioned Bar Boars Head Eaton Rd Dover User Friendly Band Eagle Pub Dover Carlos Fandango Karaoke 60’s Globe Inn High Street Hythe The FIX Park Inn Hotel Folkestone Live’N’Kickin
The Chambers Cheriton Place Folkestone Love Is The Message/Josh Rahmaninof