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BEST PUBS & LIVE MUSIC VENUES ACROSS M A I D S T O N E & M E D W AY

THE DAMNED - THE EVIL SPIRITS TOUR British punk legends The Damned return in 2018 with new material and an extensive UK tour. This comes over 40 years since their initial explosion across the fledgling London punk scene, and some 10 years since the release of their last studio recordings. The band’s UK tour starts on January 26th and due to popular demand, they have added an extra date at London Koko on Feb 16th. Main support comes from fabled Stray Cats drummer Slim Jim Phantom, whilst American ‘operatic-punk’ performer Kristeen Young will support the show at Koko. Also joining the tour is former Damned bass player Paul Gray and the news of this reunion has been greeted with much excitement from the band’s dedicated fan base. Paul was part of the band for two incredible albums during the early-80s (‘The Black Album’, ‘Strawberries’).

“I wasn’t the best bassist in the band... by a long way,” says Captain Sensible. “That was Paul, The Damned, Eddie & The Hot Rods, UFO; listen to that playing, the bloke is a master of his instrument and it’s great to have him back for the tour.”Having last released new material in 2008 with their ‘So, Who’s Paranoid?’ album, 2018 will see the unveiling of a hugely-anticipated new album. Recorded in New York by famed producer Tony Visconti, whose list of past working-relationships reads like a who’s who of popular music (David Bowie, T-Rex, Morrissey, U2, The Stranglers, Iggy Pop and Thin Lizzy to name but a few!), the band have signed a new deal with Search And Destroy/Spinefarm Records and are set to stun the music world once again with their dizzying blend of high-energy punk rock, creative psychedelic pop and classic songwriting. “Our new Tony Visconti produced album, as with all previous Damned records, very much has its own sound,” continues Captain. “We’re looking forward to having an element of that mixed in with the old faves.”

Catch The Damned at: The De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill 14th February And The Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone 6th February

FRIDAY 2ND FEBRUARY Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Tres Hombres Druids Arms Maidstone Funk Club Eagle High Street Rochester Adam Barron Band Five Pointed Star West Malling Soundcasters Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester The Choos Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Crowd Company Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Johnny Jukebox Party Band

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Comedy Roy Chubby Brown

SATURDAY 3RD FEBRUARY Druids Arms Maidstone Top Guns Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone David Migden & The Twisted Roots White Horse London Rd Maidstone Bitten By Monkeys Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Icons of the 80s - Go West, Nik Kershaw & Cutting Crew

SUNDAY 4TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with TonyKofi&TheOrganisation Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Simon The Big Boppa Rawlings Old House At Home Maidstone Spitroast White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

TUESDAY 6TH FEBRUARY Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Damned Evil Spirits Tour 2018

WEDNESDAY 7TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

THURSDAY 8TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester The Trip Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Simon and Garfunkel Story Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone The Opera Boys

FRIDAY 9TH FEBRUARY

SATURDAY 10TH FEBRUARY

Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Broken

Druids Arms Maidstone Leigh Highwood Band

Druids Arms Maidstone Monkey Wrench

Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight

Eagle High Street Rochester The Soundcasters

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday

Five Pointed Star West Malling ATLAS

Pizza Express Maidstone Mathew Read Trio

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Top Guns

White Horse London Rd Maidstone MilesCookman Band

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone One Night of Queen

Pizza Express Maidstone Blue Harlem Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone The Idea Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Bowie Experience the Golden Years Tour Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Illegal Eagles

SUNDAY 11TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Kelvin Christiane Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Louis Ross Old House At Home Maidstone Starks family band

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots

WEDNESDAY 14TH FEB Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best Pizza Express Maidstone Tina May Valentine Show De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill The Damned Evil Spirits UK Tour

THURSDAY 15TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Starks Family Band Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Pizza Express Maidstone Beverly Craven Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday

FRIDAY 16TH FEBRUARY Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted The Skalites Druids Arms Maidstone Josh Roots Eagle High Street Rochester Contraband Five Pointed Star West Malling The Lowly Strung Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Leigh Highwood

WEDNESDAY 21ST FEB Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Joe Brown

THURSDAY 22ND FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Kit Curtis & The B3s

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday

Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Jumbo Gumbo

Pizza Express Maidstone YolanDa Brown

De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Rebecca Ferguson Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Islands In The Stream Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone The Little Mix Experience

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Hazlitt Live and Local

FRIDAY 23RD FEBRUARY SATURDAY 17TH FEBRUARY Druids Arms Maidstone Spitroast Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Soundcasters Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Rock For Heroes

SUNDAY 18TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Alex Hutton Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Simmonds Brothers Old House At Home Maidstone Strumbums White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone “Big Church Live presents Rend Collective”

Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Live Band Druids Arms Maidstone Andy Bright Mod Band Eagle High Street Rochester The Kix Five Pointed Star West Malling Groove Platform Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Starks Family Band Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Gareth Gates Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Masterclass Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Geoff Norcott

SATURDAY 24TH FEBRUARY Druids Arms Maidstone Fox Force Five Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday

Pizza Express Maidstone Congo Faith Healers

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Meltin Joel

White Horse London Rd Maidstone live band

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday

De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Reginald D Hunter

Pizza Express Maidstone Space Give Me Your Future

SUNDAY 25TH FEBRUARY Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Tommaso Starace Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Bravado Old House At Home Maidstone Fox Force Five White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots

WEDNESDAY 28TH FEB Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone The Big Boss Man Elvis Tribute Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Women in Rock Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone The Beach Boys Smile

SATURDAY 3RD MARCH Druids Arms Maidstone Mofos Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone The Masters Of The House White Horse London Rd Maidstone 4WD

THURSDAY 1ST MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Andy White Band Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Hello Again Neil Diamond Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Crimes Under The Sun (Stage Show)

FRIDAY 2ND MARCH Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Where’s Brian Druids Arms Maidstone More Than Human Eagle High Street Rochester Beer Pressure Five Pointed Star West Malling Nashville Exile

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Whitney - Queen of the Night Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone No Jacket Required Phil Collins Tribute

SUNDAY 4TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Vasilis Xenopoulos/ Nigel Price Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Thirsty Work Old House At Home Maidstone Live Music White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Lloyd Cole The Retrospective

TUESDAY 6TH MARCH Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone James And Ola: Uncensored

WEDNESDAY 7TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone A Salute To The 1940s

THURSDAY 8TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Miles Cookman Band Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Jackson Live in Concert - Who’s Bad

FRIDAY 9TH MARCH Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Gambler Druids Arms Maidstone Fat Badger Eagle High Street Rochester Ape Five Pointed Star West Malling Mixed Feelings Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Moroccan Mole Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Steamchicken Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Bitten By Monkeys Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone T.Rextasy Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Craig Campbell easy Tiger Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Upbeat Beatles

SATURDAY 10TH MARCH Druids Arms Maidstone Dimension X Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone TAO White Horse London Rd Maidstone Glamtabulous Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Someone Like You - The Adele Songbook

SUNDAY 11TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz withGeoff Mason/Simon Spillett Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Mothers day with Steve Laurie Old House At Home Maidstone Strumbums Pizza Express Maidstone Funkhaus White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Beth Nielson Chapman Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Glenn Miller Orchestra

TUESDAY 13TH MARCH Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Buddy Holly and The Cricketers with The English Rock and Roll Orchestra Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Circus Of Horrors Voodoo

WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

THURSDAY 15TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester The Word Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Barricade Boys

Old House At Home Maidstone Starks Family Band

Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone An Evening With Frankie Dettori

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots

FRIDAY 16TH MARCH Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Group Therapy Druids Arms Maidstone Joe Green Experience Eagle High Street Rochester Odd Stewart Band Five Pointed Star West Malling The Grimms Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Lee & The Hotroda Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday

TUESDAY 20TH MARCH Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone You’ve Got a Friend: The Music of James Taylor and Carole King

WEDNESDAY 21ST MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

THURSDAY 22ND MARCH

Pizza Express Maidstone Chris Corcoran

Eagle High Street Rochester Throwbacks

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Bad Pennies

Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James

De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Ale & Arty Bexhill Beer Festival

Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael

SATURDAY 17TH MARCH Druids Arms Maidstone Avanzi Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone The Sounds Of Soul White Horse London Rd Maidstone St Patricks Day with Live Band De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Ale & Arty Bexhill Beer Festival Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Rolling Stones Story Hazlitt Theatre Maidstone Coldplace

SUNDAY 18TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Dave Barry Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Miss Daisy Tickle

FRIDAY 23RD MARCH Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Soundcasters Druids Arms Maidstone Broken Eagle High Street Rochester Mystery Machine Five Pointed Star West Malling Freedom Cage Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Funk Club Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza express Maidstone Souled Out Party Band Walnut Tree Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Bob Dylan Experience De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill Levellers Acoustic Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone MACCA: The Concert - Celebrating the music of Paul McCartney and greatest hits of The Beatles

SATURDAY 24TH MARCH Druids Arms Maidstone Protostereo Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone Harriet Live in concert White Horse London Rd Maidstone Project 5 Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Little Mix Experience

SUNDAY 25TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz tbc Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Kevin UB40 Tribute Old House At Home Maidstone Live Music

White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Odyssey & Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce

WEDNESDAY 28TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

THURSDAY 29TH MARCH Eagle High Street Rochester Billy Whizz Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday

Pizza Express Maidstone The Romano Viazzani Ensemble

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Sunday 25 March

The Handsome Family Gothic Americana narratives with highly crafted musicianship Saturday 7 April

This is Psychedelia 2018 Death & Vanilla / Flamingods / Cobalt Chapel Dreamweaver / Snapped Ankles

A spectrum of creative artists from the sonic worlds of psychedelia.

Wednesday 16 May

Beans on Toast

Folk music’s hero returns with his songs of honest wit and observations of modern society.

Tickets – Hot Salvation, Seetickets.com and Folkestone Quarterhouse on 01303 760 750 meltingvinyl.co.uk

FRIDAY 30TH MARCH Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Kickbacks Druids Arms Maidstone Contraband Eagle High Street Rochester Brothers From Anotehr Cover Five Pointed Star West Malling Live Band Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester The Grimms Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Alibi Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Money For Nothing-Dire Straits

SATURDAY 31ST MARCH Druids Arms Maidstone Dirty Bullet Band Five Pointed Star West Malling DJ 8.30 - til Midnight Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone Live In The Living Room Gives Back Spring Strum White Horse London Rd Maidstone live band

SUNDAY 1ST APRIL Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Richard Rozze Quartet

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Andy Robinson Old House At Home Maidstone Live Music Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Easter Quiz

WEDNESDAY 4TH APRIL Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

THURSDAY 5TH APRIL Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Toby Pete, Jonny & James Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone You Win Again – Celebrating the Music of The Bee Gees

FRIDAY 6TH APRIL Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Heroes Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Avanzi Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Ocean Blue Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Milton Jones is Out There