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With support from:Ode to Sleep, Few Thoughts & Squangey Bobbins + DJ Nimmy Kicking off Independent Venue Week 2024 with a night crammed full of some of the best Punk bands in Kent! Riskee & The Ridicule are a hard hitting Grime-Punk powerhouse with '"a sound that belongs entirely to them" (Clash) After releasing their […]

Local & Live at Olby's is all about showcasing some of the finest music in Kent, specifically Thanet & South East Kent.Having started these nights in the Spring of 2023, we now run them bi-monthly alongside plans to run another 12week Local & Live Spring Series in 2024! It made perfect sense to tie some […]

Folklore Sessions Presents;Molly Parden + Support £12adv | 7.30PM | 18+ Molly Parden’s third full-length album, Sacramented, feels wholly realized in the way that only the lengthy and deep passage of time can bring about. With the ideation of some cuts, like single “Dandy Blend,” dating as far back as 2016, the singer-songwriter’s lush yet […]

“Sunshine-laden indie-pop to brighten the short autumn days and darker nights” - Louder Than War“A deliriously fun piece of guitar pop racket…addictive, funny, and charming as hell” – CLASH The three Indie-pop piece band Peaness write catchy, fuzzy, harmony-driven indie-pop songs and have received backing from 6music, Radio X, as well as a multitude of […]

STRAP YOURSELVES IN FOR AN EVENING OF HILARITY WITH CLINTON BAPTISTE Clinton Baptiste is the useless clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay's smash hit comedy Phoenix Nights. Fresh from another sell-out UK tour, he's back to deliver the best of his recent work, plus some new bits. Join Clinton for his stories, jokes plus demonstrations […]

+ Support TBA If you care to know how a rowdy 1950s Chicago juke joint sounded, GA-20 are here to help. They keep things simple and fierce…scything, growling riffs, driving grooves, blistering boogies and defiant vocals. – The Guardian (UK) 100% Blues….A pure marvel and delight. --Rolling Stone A loose, raw, high-energy approach to the […]

We’re absolutely stoked that the one and only Mr Ben Ottewell will be returning to Strings on Thursday 01 February 2024 for another very special show!For those who don’t already know, Ben Ottewell is best known as a singer and lead guitarist in the successful British rock band ‘Gomez’. After hits like ‘Whippin’ Piccadilly’ and […]

Leeds indie rockers and IVW 2024 ambassadors English Teacher make their return to Margate!!

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The Clause are coming to town!The Clause are a four-piece band from Birmingham who have been jamming together since childhood. Blending the swagger of the 60s, the rolling groove of the 80s and the riotous verve and attitude of the 90s, the band effortlessly combines huge hooks with gritty verses, indie sensibilities and rhythm and […]

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Screaming Dead are a punk rock band from Cheltenham formed in 1980, who have often been characterized as "horror punk". They released several singles and EPs with indie chart success, before splitting up in 1985. They reformed in 1997; disbanded again in 1999; and reformed in 2014. The band - named after the English title […]

Oxfordshire-born singer/ songwriter Tom Webber started busking at the age of 16. And since his first EP ‘Stop And Think About It’ released in 2020 he has played around the country supporting the likes of Nick Lowe, Richard Hawley, Suzanne Vega and played a handful of UK Festivals like Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight, Truck and […]

FOUR BANDS, ONE ELECTRIC NIGHT OF ROCK AND METAL AT THE FACTORY LIVE An electric gig night fusing four genre-defying bands that are guaranteed to blow your alternative socks right off. From the super fun 8-Bit melodies of Koncordia to punchy Dubstep Drum n Bass Metal by The Undaunted, with Electronic metalcore duo Face The […]