W3 Maidstone Medway June July 2018

JUN JUL

201

8

BAD PENNIES

Blues & Rock at a pub near you

MARDEN’S MINI FEST 14 JULY

plus

The Annual Festival Returns 23 June / 8 July

T he Best Pubs & Live M u s i c Ve n u e s a c r o s s Maidstone & Medway

Bad Pennies

Bad Pennies are a tight, no-nonsense blues rock band - inspired by the finest blues-rockers of the 70s & 80s - think Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray, Dr Feelgood…

Originally from South East London, Gary Seager (guitar) put the band together when he moved to Medway. The band set out playing blues rock covers around the Kent pub scene and built up a good following. Over the years there have been a few changes in lineup and direction as the band explored different avenues before setting it’s course.

Dave Two-Jackets joined in 2010 on drums then Gavin Matthews arrived on bass in 2015.

Adam Stocker - a buddy of Gavin’s took over lead vocals at the beginning of 2016 and the band then had the right components to move up a gear.

They’ve played hundreds of gigs over the years and have always been a favourite on the Kent music scene thanks to Gary’s outstanding guitar work, Dave and Gavin’s locked-down rhythm section and Adam’s swaggering vocals. The current band has developed it’s own style of raw, unadulterated blues rock.

In 2016 their EP “Turned Up Again” reached a respectable #22 in the IBBA UK Blues Chart.

They returned to writing again later in 2017 then, at the Broadstairs Blues Bash in February 2018 released their debut album: “Songs from the Medway Delta”.

The album contains 14 original songs and is getting rave reviews and lots of radio play. Very diverse, with acoustic tracks expertly mixed in with the more powerful blues rockers. Jim Riley at Ranscombe Studios really captured the live essence of the band.

First and foremost, Bad Pennies is a live act and when it comes to performing their work on stage they can absolutely deliver. Check out a live show soon - you won’t be disappointed.

THURSDAY 31ST MAY Eagle High Street Rochester Funk Club Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Pizza Express Maidstone Motown Live Revue Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 1ST JUNE Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted The Konks Kinks Tribute Druids Arms Maidstone Eco 90 Eagle High Street Rochester Criminal Records Five Pointed Star West Malling Avanzi Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Leigh Highwood Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Material Girl - The Madonna Story Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Material Girl - The Madonna Story Market House Earl Street Maidstone Rock Paper Scissors Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza express Maidstone Soul Purpose Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone The Modways SATURDAY 2ND JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill STUFF X SPACE X TIME-FOR AGES 16+ Druids Arms Maidstone Mofos Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Bad Pandas Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone ABBA Mania-The world’s No1 touring ABBA tribute production.

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone ABBA Mania-The world’s No1 touring ABBA tribute production.

Market House Earl Street Maidstone The Mofos Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Bad Pennies SUNDAY 3RD JUNE Dog and Gun Maidstone Gumboots Reggae Band Eagle High Street Rochester No Jazz Today Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Steve Laurie

Old House At Home Maidstone Groove Platform White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots MONDAY 4TH JUNE Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Jam Night Wednesday 6th June De La War Pavillion Bexhill The ZOMBIES-Iconic British psychedelic pop legends Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 7TH JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill On Sea ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA-Colourful Classics Eagle High Street Rochester Beer Pressure Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 8TH JUNE Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Broken Druids Arms Maidstone Fat Badger Eagle High Street Rochester Len Mac and harry Five Pointed Star West Malling Bad Pennies Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Blues Funk Rock Market House Earl Street Maidstone Contraband Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Bruce Mississipi Johnson Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Headgames SATURDAY 9TH JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill 1066 Cycling Festival-HASTINGS AND BEXHILL Druids Arms Maidstone Si’s Smoking Aces Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Modraphenia Market House Earl Street Maidstone Brothers From Another Cover Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday White Horse London Rd Maidstone Miles Cookman Band

SUNDAY 10TH JUNE Dog and Gun Maidstone Bad Pennies Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Alex Hutton Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Charity Music Quiz onbehalf of Macmillan Nurses Market House Earl Street Maidstone The Devils Prefects Old House At Home Maidstone Starks family band White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots MONDAY 11TH JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill Children’s Art Week 2018-11-15th Wednesday 13th June Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best

THURSDAY 14TH JUNE Eagle High Street Rochester Soundcasters Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Travis - The Man Who in Concert Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 15TH JUNE Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Heroes Druids Arms Maidstone Josh Roots Eagle High Street Rochester Brothers From Another Cover Five Pointed Star West Malling The Erics Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Meltin Joel

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Show ME Love- featuring DJ Luck and MC Neat Market House Earl Street Maidstone Makeshift Heroes Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Gwyneth Herbert Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone The Grey Tops SATURDAY 16TH JUNE Druids Arms Maidstone Protostereo Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Live Band Market House Earl Street Maidstone Project 5

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone Aid Lewis SUNDAY 17TH JUNE Dog and Gun Maidstone The Erics Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted In The garden Fathers Day with live music from 4WD Band comedian Slyfox & dad dancing competition De La War Pavillion Bexhill “THE WACKY BAND Free Show Outdoors on the terrace 1pm “ Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Renato D’Aiello Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester East Edna

Old House At Home Maidstone Modraphenia White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots WEDNESDAY 20TH JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill The Summer Big Sing Concert Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 21ST JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill PechaKucha Night 20×20 Eagle High Street Rochester Miles Cookman Band Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday

FRIDAY 22ND JUNE Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Where’s Brian De La War Pavillion Bexhill “ Richard Durrant’s Stringhenge at St Peter’s Church, Old Town, Bexhill” Druids Arms Maidstone Avanzi Eagle High Street Rochester Bitten By Monkeys Five Pointed Star West Malling Groove Platform Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Something Else Market House Earl Street Maidstone Morrocan Mole Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Sarah & Atila Pizza Express Maidstone Paul lamb & The King Snakes Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Band Of Rogues

SATURDAY 23RD JUNE Druids Arms Maidstone Bad Pandas Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone All Day Falling Market House Earl Street Maidstone Reptilia Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone Paul lamb & The King Snakes SUNDAY 24TH JUNE Dog and Gun Maidstone Alice Band Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with John Donaldsons Hexagonal Market House Earl Street Maidstone Something Borrowed Old House At Home Maidstone Fox Force Five Pizza Express Maidstone Paul lamb & The King Snakes White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots

TUESDAY 26TH JUNE De La War Pavillion Bexhill “Jo Brand Fundraiser for Conquest Hospital MRI Scanner Appeal SOLD OUT” Wednesday 27th June De La War Pavillion Theatre Bexhill “YOSHIMIO / SUSIE IBARRA / ROBERT AIKI AUBREY LOWE Yunohana Variations” Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 28TH JUNE Eagle High Street Rochester The Kix Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 29TH JUNE Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Group Therapy Druids Arms Maidstone Joe Green

Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Top Guns Eagle High Street Rochester Kit Curtis & The B3s Five Pointed Star West Malling Smokey Joe and the Bandits Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester The Scorchers Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone “ The Carpenters Story” Market House Earl Street Maidstone Barbed Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Jazz Dynamos feat Lucy Randell Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Nig Al’s Blues & Boogie Band White Horse London Rd Maidstone Live Band SATURDAY 30TH JUNE De La War Pavillion Theatre Bexhill “DHP presents RUFUS WAINWRIGHT- one of the great vocalists, composers, and songwriters of his generation” Druids Arms Maidstone Contraband Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Big Sing - Mozart Requiem Market House Earl Street Maidstone Spirit Of The West

Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday Pizza Express Maidstone Arno Carstens SUNDAY 1ST JULY Dog and Gun Maidstone Roadhouse Junkies Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted In The Garden Festicool feat Mofos De La War Pavillion Theatre Bexhill “Bexhill Festival of Music presents Last Night of the Bexhill Proms” Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Matt Waites Quartet Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Simon The Big Boppa rawlings Old House At Home Maidstone Lowly Strung White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots Monday 2nd July Walnut Tree Tonbridge Rd Maidstone Jam Night WEDNESDAY 4TH JULY Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 5TH JULY Eagle High Street Rochester Andy White Band

Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Chris Ramsey Live-Critically acclaimed award-winning stand-up comedian Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Pizza Express Maidstone Darius Brubeck Quartet Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 6TH JULY Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Soundcasters Druids Arms Maidstone Dirty Bullet Band Eagle High Street Rochester Rumblefish Five Pointed Star West Malling Usual Suspects

Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Starks family band Market House Earl Street Maidstone Freedom Cage Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Bob Dylan Experience SATURDAY 7TH JULY Druids Arms Maidstone OC3 Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Mofos Market House Earl Street Maidstone Harry Evans 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 Rocket Skates

SUNDAY 8TH JULY Dog and Gun Maidstone Skastards Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Dave Quincy/Terry Smith Quartet Market House Earl Street Maidstone 2 Blokes & A Packet Of Crisps Old House At Home Maidstone Starks family band White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots WEDNESDAY 11TH JULY Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 12TH JULY Eagle High Street Rochester Chemistry Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 13TH JULY Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Rockabilly Rejects Druids Arms Maidstone DimensionX Eagle High Street Rochester Billy Whizz Five Pointed Star West Malling Starks Family Band Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Funk Club Market House Earl Street Maidstone Chunky Monkeys Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Pizza Express Maidstone Powerhouse Gospel Choir Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Ocean Blues SATURDAY 14TH JULY Druids Arms Maidstone Get carter Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Live Band Little Mill Oast Marden Jazz at the Oast with Headliners Dinosaur + Rob Luft Band + Elliot Gavin Trio Market House Earl Street Maidstone All Day Falling Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday SUNDAY 15TH JULY Dog and Gun Maidstone Capo 2 Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted In the garden with Starks Family Band + The Lowly Strung

Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Graham Harvey/ Dave Chamberlain/ Sebastiaan De Kron Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Simmons Brothers Old House At Home Maidstone Groove Platform White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots WEDNESDAY 18TH JULY De La War Pavillion Bexhill “Active Arts & friends present Happy Days!an evening of Comedy, Dance, Musical Theatre & Animation” Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Step Short End of WW1 Centenary Invicta Concert Band THURSDAY 19TH JULY Eagle High Street Rochester Starks Family Band Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone An Evening with Sir Ranulph Fiennes Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Pizza Express Maidstone Ian Shaw Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 20TH JULY Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted 2CHE De La War Pavillion Bexhill “KILIMANJARO & SHOW AND TELL PRESENTS An Evening with David Sedaris” Druids Arms Maidstone Fox Force Five Eagle High Street Rochester Cakehole Five Pointed Star West Malling All Day Falling Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester The Grimms Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone The Dreamboys Market House Earl Street Maidstone Funky Soul Reggae Band Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Twang Rumble Bang SATURDAY 21ST JULY Druids Arms Maidstone Dirty Bullet Band Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Live Band

Kings Hill Sports Park West Malling Kings Hill Festival Bands from 1pm Hog Roast BBQ & more Market House Earl Street Maidstone Spitroast Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday SUNDAY 22ND JULY Dog and Gun Maidstone Modraphenia De La War Pavillion Bexhill “One Inch Badge presents Levellers Acoustic” Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Heroes 6pm Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Kelvin Christiane Quartet Market House Earl Street Maidstone The Blue Wild Old House At Home Maidstone Strumbums White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots MONDAY 23RD JULY Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat TUESDAY 24TH JULY De La War Pavillion Bexhill “One Inch Badge Present Graham Nash An Intimate Evening of Song and Stories” Wednesday 25th July Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best THURSDAY 26TH JULY Eagle High Street Rochester The Konks Kinks Tribute Old House At Home Maidstone Jam Night with Jonny, James & Callum Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Comedy Night Kent’s longest running every Thursday FRIDAY 27TH JULY Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted Starks Family Band Druids Arms Maidstone Ozzie & The Uglies Eagle High Street Rochester Contraband Five Pointed Star West Malling Wickerman Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester Top Guns Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Crooners- a brand new music show bringing all your much-loved, Big Band hits to the stage

Market House Earl Street Maidstone Chain Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ every Friday Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone The Big Boss man Elvis tribute SATURDAY 28TH JULY Druids Arms Maidstone Andy Bright MOD Band Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Riff Raff Leas Cliff Hall Theatre Folkestone Showaddywaddy-’The Greatest Rock & Roll Band In The World Market House Earl Street Maidstone Chopstick Superparty Old House At Home Maidstone Karaoke & DJ Every Saturday SUNDAY 29TH JULY Dog and Gun Maidstone Broken Bones Bell Inn Ware St Bearsted In The Garden Here Come The Girls feat Coco and Jade Eagle High Street Rochester Live Jazz with Terry Seabrook Quartet Old House At Home Maidstone Live In The Living Room Gives Back Spring Strum White Horse London Rd Maidstone Jam Night every Sunday with Sam Jacques & Josh Roots Wednesday 1st August Eagle High Street Rochester Jam Night Rochesters Biggest and Best FRIDAY 3RD AUGUST Druids Arms Maidstone Lofty Harris Five Pointed Star West Malling Dirty Channel Huntsman Pattens Lane Rochester FX Tribute Band Walnut Tree Tonbridge Road Maidstone Bitten By Monkeys SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST De La War Pavillion Bexhill “SUNSET SCREENINGS UP (PG)Screened outside on the sea-facing wall. Bring something to sit on and wrap up warm.

From 2pm: Outdoor live music and DJs.” Druids Arms Maidstone More Than Human Duke Of Marlborough Maidstone Contraband

W3 Contact 01303 863050 facebook/w3 gigs