VENUE FACTS

ABOVE:-
RORY ????, ONE OF OUR EARLIER GUITARISTS, NOT A BAD SINGER EITHER!! SADLY NO LONGER WITH US, A TRULY GREAT LOSS TO ROCK

BELOW IS A ROUND-UP OF VENUES WE PLAY....AND WHAT WE THINK OF THEM!
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS JUST OUR OPINION....OTHERS WILL NO DOUBT DISAGREE!!

WROTHAM ARMS, BROADSTAIRS.
VERY GOOD ATMOSPHERE, IDEAL FOR MORE "MATURE" MUSIC LOVERS!.. CAN HAVE VOLUME PROBLEMS BUT OK FOR BLUES BANDS. SEEM TO PREFER DUOS NOW. DON'T BOOK US ANYMORE.....BASTARDS!!
7 OUTA 10

CHURCHILL'S TAVERN, RAMSGATE.
ANOTHER GOOD ATMOSPHERE VENUE AND A SUPERB SELECTION OF "PROPER" BEERS! PLAY SATURDAY & SUNDAY EVENINGS. VOLUME NOT USUALLY A PROBLEM. A VERY GOOD FRIENDLY CROWD.AS USUAL POWER POINTS ARE A PROBLEM & THE STAGE IS MIND-BLOWING(NOT IN A NICE WAY)!!
8 OUT OF 10.

BELLE VUE TAVERN, CLIFTONVILLE.
QUITE A GOOD ATMOSPHERE. AUDIENCE USUALLY QUITE RESPONSIVE, IF NORMALLY PISSED!! FAIR AMOUNT OF ROOM, CAN PLAY FAIRLY LOUD. BLUES MATERIAL GOES DOWN BEST.
8 OUTA 10

RED LION, RAMSGATE.
VERY RESPONSIVE CROWD ESPECIALLY TO THE HENDRIX TYPE MATERIAL. CAN PLAY FAIRLY LOUD IF YOU WANT TO. PRETTY RESTRICTED PLAYING AREA...BIT OF A SQUEEZE FOR FOUR!!
9 OUT OF 10.

MILL INN, DEAL.(2005)
NICE LAY-OUT WITH DECENT STAGE. CAN PLAY AS LOUD AS YOU LIKE!! LARGE VENUE(FOR DEAL). PLENTY OF SOCKETS!! PARKING IS GOOD, LOADING VIA SIDE DOOR IS ALSO GOOD. USUALLY A VERY SMALL CROWD, RESPONSIVE HOWEVER. CHRIS THE BOSS IS A VERY NICE FELLA. HAS GIVEN US DUO/SOLO GIGS AT HIS OTHER PUBS IN DEAL & DOVER.
5 OUTA 10

ALEXANDRA HOTEL, CHATHAM
JUST PLAYED THE ONE GIG WHERE, AUG.06. WE DID OUR LIVE RECORDING. TERRIFIC CROWD ALTHOUGH THE SLOWER STUFF IS A BIT UN-APPRECIATED. NOT VERY LARGE VENUE & PARKING IS A PIG! GIGS ARE 5 - 7pm SUNDAYS. DID THE ONE GIG......LANDLADY DIDN'T REMEMBER US LATER!!!!!!!!
7 OUTA 10

WAVERLEY, MARGATE.
WE NO LONGER PLAY HERE AND WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ANYONE ELSE TO!!!BANDS GET SODDED ABOUT BY THE LANDLORD. CAN BE TROUBLE HERE AS WELL.!!!SHAME AS IT'S A GREAT VENUE FOR SPACE & SOCKETS ETC.!
2 OUTA 10.

WOODY'S CAFE, CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY.
PLAYED HERE FOR THREE YEARS(ONE A YEAR).. STRANGE ATMOSPHERE TYPICAL CAMPUS CAFE/BAR...ALL NOISE AND TESTOSTERONE!! NO NOISE PROBLEMS, JUST A STRANGE STAGE THAT YOU SHARE WITH A DISCO!!PARKING/LOADING/SOCKETS ALL GOOD. NIGHTMARE TO GET BOOKINGS!!
7 OUTA 10

YE OLDE CHARLES, CLIFTONVILLE
GREAT VENUE, GREAT SOUND AND A GREAT AUDIENCE. NO SOUND/VOLUME PROBLEMS; HAS SOME LIGHTS!!COULD DO WITH A FEW MORE SOCKETS THOUGH. STAGE IS CRAMPED IF FOUR OR MORE ARE PLAYING. LIABLE TO BE MESSED ABOUT AS BARRY JUGGLES AROUND WITH PRIVATE FUNCTIONS!!! HAD 2 CANCELLED IN 2008. MAY NOT BOTHER IN 2009!!USUALLY ONLY SMALLISH CROWD.
6 OUTA 10

WHITE LION, CHERITON.
AWFUL PLACE, DID ONE GIG IN MAY 2005. FULL OF FOUL-MOUTHED PEOPLE AND DRUGS!!! OH, AND THE ODD BOWIE KNIFE!!!.MOB SHOWED NO INTEREST IN THE MUSIC AT ALL. NOW CLOSED DOWN.

SOUTH-EASTERN TAVERN, ASHFORD.
DID ONE GIG HERE AT THE END OF 2004. WENT QUITE WELL. THEY RE-BOOKED US FOR 2 MORE, THEN CANCELLED THEM!! WE WEREN'T HEAVY ENUFF!!
5 OUTA 10...(WELL THE GIG ITSELF WAS QUITE GOOD!!)SMALL STAGE.
DAMAGED BY FIRE 2006....AH..SHAME!!!

QUEEN VICTORIA, HERNE BAY
PLAYED 1sT GIG, SUN. 16th OCT 05. CRACKING PUB FOR BLUES/VINTAGE ROCK.
QUITE A SMALL VENUE BUT ENOUGH ROOM FOR FOUR.. ANOTHER VENUE THAT COULD DO WITH A FEW MORE SOCKETS!!!NO VOLUME PROBS THOUGH. CAN'T GET BOOKED HERE ANYMORE!?
6 OUTA 10

CARPENTERS ARMS, ROCHESTER
PLAYED FIRST GIG NOV.6th 05....A CRACKER!! WHATEVER WE PLAYED THEY ENJOYED. GREAT ATMOSPHERE, LIKE GOOD MUSIC PUBS WERE IN THE 70's. IT IS A BIT SMALL AND EVEN OUR FOUR-PIECE FIND IT A SQUEEZE. ALWAYS ENJOYABLE TO PLAY.ACOUSTICS ARE APPALLING, BUT YOU GET USED TO IT. NOT DOING MUSIC ANYMORE. HAD ONE BOOKED IN 2008 BUT CANCELLED, BY THEM, AT LAST MINUTE!!
6 OUTA 10

BRITISH VOLUNTEER, ASHFORD
PLAYED 17/12/05(DUO). FIRST GIG HERE FOR 10 YEARS. NICE "COSY" PUB JUST OFF THE ASHFORD TOWN CENTRE RING-ROAD. GOOD RESPONSE, ESPECIALLY TO THE BLUES STUFF. GETS VERY BUSY. ONLY DUOS. CANCELLED LAST BOOKING, DON'T WANT US.....AHHH!
7 OUTA 10

SPOTTED COW, LARKFIELD.
FIRST GIG 3rd FEB.06. PUB LOOKS SAME AS IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO!! "MODWAYS" GUITARIST WAS ATTACKED AND HOSPITALIZED HERE ON 4th MARCH 2006!! SO IT LOOKS LIKE NOBODY WILL BE PLAYING HERE!!!
CLOSED DOWN 2007

CAMBRIDGE ARMS, DEAL
FIRST GIG HERE, 4th FEB.06. VERY NICE PLACE, NICE ATMOSPHERE. LIKED THE HENDRIX STUFF BEST BUT ALSO BLUES SONGS. 2 SO FAR FOR 2008. MANAGED BY CHRIS NOW FROM MILL INN. STILL VIRTUALLY NO AUDIENCE!!
2 OUTA 10

THE NORTHDOWN, CLIFTONVILLE
FIRST GIG, FEB.18th 2006. NICE FRIENDLY PUB. VERY QUIET TO BEGIN WITH BUT FINISHED UP QUITE BUSY. CROWD LIKED EVERYTHING!!!PLENTY OF ROOM FOR BAND.
TEL. NOV 2006 - NO MUSIC

TUDOR INN, SHEERNESS
FIRST GIG HERE 5th MARCH 2006. STARTED VERY SLOWLY, MAYBE 'COS IT WAS 4pm ON A SUNDAY! ANYWAY TURNED OUT QUITE GOOD. HAVE A STAGE(SMALL), LOUSY ACOUSTICS. NOT PLAYING HERE ANYMORE....WE CANCELLED THE LAST ONE!!
5 OUTA 10

FLAG & WHISTLE, MARGATE
LAST PLAYED AS DUO 10/03/06 - NO MUSIC NOW. BIT OF A DUMP!!NOT MUCH ROOM, EVEN FOR A DUO!! ACOUSTICS AWFUL!!
2 OUTA 10

KINGSLEY ARMS, MAIDSTONE
ONE OF THOSE PUBS WHERE YOU WONDER WHY ON EARTH THEY PUT ON MUSIC!!! A RIGHT S**T HOLE!!. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY IN A DOORWAY!! FIRST & ONLY GIG 31ST MARCH 06. PLAYED MOST OF FIRST SET TO THREE PEOPLE!!! STRUCK A DEAL WITH GUVNOR AND LEFT AFTER 45 MINS!!
0.5 OUTA 10!! OUR LOWEST RATED VENUE...EVER!!

RAILWAY INN, SOLE ST., GRAVESEND
FIRST GIG JUNE 9th, 2006. SLOW START BUT ENDED WELL. NICE FRIENDLY CROWD, SEEMED TO LIKE BLUES!!!. GIG ON AUG 4th 2006 WAS A CRACKER. PLACE WAS BUSY AND LOADSA RESPONSE.
NO MUSIC 2007
8 OUTA 10

SONDES ARMS, SELLING (FAVERSHAM)
FIRST GIG 23rd JUNE 2006. REALLY NICE VENUE, A BIT LIKE GRANDMA'S SITTING ROOM, SOFAS & CURTAINS ETC..! USUALLY A FEW OF THE "REJECTS" ATTEND. SUMMER GIGS ARE BEST AS THERE IS A LARGE GARDEN WITH PIGS(NO, NOT THE POLICE)AND STUFF. NAVIGATORS MCC HOLD THEIR "PARTIES" HERE. WHICH WE USUALLY DO.PLAYING AREA OK, A FEW SOCKETS.
7 OUTA 10

JOLLY SAILOR, SEASALTER
FIRST GIG HERE FOR DUO 24th JUNE, 2006. STARTED SLOWLY....AND QUIETLY!! MOSTLY BLUE RINSE CUSTOMERS AT START. HOWEVER TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY PLEASANT NIGHT. FRIENDLY PLACE BUT NOT REALLY FOR BLUES.
6 OUTA 10

SHIP INN, HERNE BAY
FIRST GIG, THURS 13th JULY(Duo), VERY NICE PUB, FRIENDLY STAFF. GOOD ATMOSPHERE AND DECENT CROWD. SEEMED TO LIKE BLUES & RnB BEST. VERY RESPONSIVE, FRIENDLY AUDIENCE. SMALL AREA FOR DUOS. NOT GOING BACK.
2 OUTA 10

KINGS ARMS, MINSTER, SHEPPEY
PLACE NOW CLOSED DOWN.

THE CRICKETERS, RIVER(DOVER)
FIRST GIG, NOV 17th, 2006. STARTED QUIETLY BUT ENDED UP VERY GOOD. BLUES REALLY APPRECIATED HERE, ESPECIALLY BY LANDLORD, GRAHAM. VERY FRIENDLY PUB & STAFF. VOLUME PROBLEMS. LAST ONE 09/05/08 - STARTED WELL ENDED UP CRAP!! FULL OF PISSED, FOUL-MOUTHED KIDS NOW!!NOT RETURNING.
6 OUTA 10

HORSE & GROOM, RAMSGATE
FIRST GIG SUN, DEC 3rd, 2006. SMASHING PUB, GOOD ATMOSPHERE & VERY FRIENDLY STAFF. SMALL AUDIENCE USUALLY BUT VERY APPRECIATIVE. REALLY LIKE BLUES/R&B. PIG TO UNLOAD!!!LANDLADY DOESN'T LIKE US ANYMORE FOR SOME REASON....WOMEN EH?
7 OUTA 10

FIRS CLUB, FOLKESTONE
FIRST GIG HERE FOR OVER 2 YEARS, 19/01/07, WAS A CRACKER. QUITE BUSY & VERY FRIENDLY CROWD, AND STAFF. STILL A LITTLE CRAMPED FOR SPACE BUT WE MANAGED. NO VOLUME PROBLEMS ONE NIGGLE .....ONLY ONE DOUBLE SOCKET....AND YOU HAVE TO UNPLUG THE TV TO USE IT!!
9 OUTA 10

TRAFALGAR HOTEL, QUEENBOROUGH(SHEPPEY)
VERY NICE FRIENDLY PLACE FOR FIRST GIG 26/01/07, STARTED QUIETLY BUT SOON PICKED-UP. THE AUDIENCE LIKED EVERYTHING WE PLAYED, ONE SOCKET. SMALL STAGE, GOOD SOUND. USUALLY SMALL AUDIENCE. HEIDI, LANDLADY, IS VERY NICE. BOOKED FOR 2009
6 OUTA 10

NEPTUNE INN, DYMCHURCH
LARGE PUB NOT MUCH ATMOSPHERE. MORE LIKE A WORKING MAN'S CLUB....WITH NO WORKING MEN!!! BANDS PLAY IN A LOW-CEILING AREA WITH FLAGSTONE FLOOR!!!!! SOUND IS HORRENDOUS. IT'S QUITE A HIKE FROM THE CAR PARK TO THE BAND AREA, VIA A SIDE DOOR. 2008 GIGS MUCH BETTER, GOOD CROWD & MET LANDLORD....WHO'S VERY NICE.
7 OUTA 10

MAYPOLE INN, BORDEN
NICE COSY "COUNTRY" PUB. A RIGHT PAIN TO UNLOAD FROM THE CAR PARK...ESPECIALLY IN THE DARK!!! HARDLY ANY ROOM IN PLAYING AREA!!!
WE HAD AS MANY PEOPLE BEHIND THE BAND AS IN FRONT.
6 OUTA 10

DOGGETT COAT & BADGE, MARGATE
PUB IS NOT ONE OF OUR BETTER VENUES(DUO). BUT IT IS FUN. SOME OF THE CLIENTELLE ARE "STRANGE"....VERY SMALL STAGE. DUOS ONLY
4 OUTA 10

BEAUTY OF BATH, SITTINGBOURNE
FIRST GIG,28th APRIL07 TAKES A WHILE TO WARM UP & THERE CAN BE VOLUME PROBLEMS, HOWEVER YOU GET A GOOD BUZZ. CROWD END UP VERY POSITIVE AND FRIENDLY. NICE LARGE STAGE AREA BUT ONLY ONE SOCKET!!!
8.5 OUTA 10

COACH & HORSES, WHITSTABLE
FIRST GIG, 2/06/07, EVEN BETTER THAN THE "HORSE & GROOM" IN RAMSGATE.
THE PLACE WAS HEAVING!!...SUPERB. DID THREE ENCORES. A NICE VENUE & VERY FRIENDLY CROWD, LIKED EVERYTHING WE DID, EVEN COCK-UPS!!!A BIT "CRAMPED" EVEN FOR A THREE-PIECE....NORMALLY ONLY HAVE DUOS!!
11 OUTA 10!!!!

BRITANNIA, MARGATE
FIRST GIG 15/06/07 VIA CANCELLATION. QUITE A GOOD ONE.... BY THE END!! NICE SIZE STAGE BUT LIMITED SOCKETS. NO PARKING PROBLEMS AND PLENTY OF "DOORMEN" ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BOOKED HERE FOR SOME REASON.
6 OUTA 10

THE WOOLPACK, SMEETH(ASHFORD)
FIRST GIG 23rd JUNE 07. VERY GOOD NIGHT. NICE VENUE IF SHORT OF SOCKETS(WHAT'S NEW?). VERY FRIENDLY CROWD & STAFF. GOOD VENUE FOR BLUES/ROCK DINOSAURS LIKE US!! THEY LOVE IT. SECOND GIG ON 22/03/08 WAS "DEAD" HAVE GIVEN UP CALLING FOR BOOKINGS!!
4 OUTA 10

STUMBLE INN, SITTINGBOURNE
DUO GIG, FIRST ONE @ 21/07/07. LOADS OF ROOM. QUITE FREINDLY CROWD. PLEASANT STAFF. MUST WATCH THE VOLUME. NOT REALLY FOR BLUES BANDS.
NOT BOTHERING ANYMORE, LAST GIG WAS AWFUL!!
3 OUTA 10

FRENCHMAN, FOLKESTONE
VERY GOOD VENUE. LIKE BLUES/ROCK. PLENTY OF ROOM BUT ONLY ABOUT 2 SOCKETS. VERY GOOD ACOUSTICS. GOOD CROWD. BEWARE...WILL CANCEL ANY GIGS IF YOU DON'T PACK THE PLACE...AS WE FOUND OUT!!!
8 OUTA 10

SHIP INN, DYMCHURCH
FIRST GIG 26/10/07. NICE LITTLE PUB & NICE LITTLE LANDLADY, DOREEN. GOOD ATMOSPHERE, VERY 60's. QUITE SMALL PLAY AREA WITH FLOOR-BOARDS. VOLUME CAN BE A PROBLEM. PLENTY OF SOCKETS!! SMALL BUT FRIENDLY CROWD. EASY PARKING & UNLOADING. HARD TO GET A BOOKING THOUGH!!LANDLADY IS A BIT STRANGE!!
5 OUTA 10

WALNUT TREE, E FARLEIGH
FIRST GIG, 10/01/08. SUPERB PLACE. OLDE WORLD TYPE COUNTRY PUB. GREAT ATMOSPHERE. SPACE IS A BIT LIMITED AND CEILING. FRIENDLY STAFF & LANDLORD. DIFFICULT TO GET IN AS BOOKED A YEAR IN ADVANCE. MONEY IS A BIT POOR.
9 OUTA 10

FOUR FATHOMS, HERNE BAY
SMALL PUB, CRAMPED PLAY AREA FOR 4 BUT VERY GOOD CROWD & STAFF. ACOUSTICS POOR BUT BEARABLE. PARKING IS A PIG!! LIKE BLUES & OLD ROCK.
8 OUTA 10

DUBLIN MAN 'O' WAR, RIVER(DOVER)
VERY NICE PUB. ONE SOCKET. SMASHING LITTLE LAND-LADY!! CROWD A BIT HARD TO PLEASE BUT SOME ARE OK. JUST ENOUGH ROOM FOR 4 PIECE.GOOD PARKING. NOT RE-BOOKING, LAST GIG WAS APPALLING!!
4 OUTA 10

NORE HOTEL, SHEERNESS
1st GIG 9/02/08 WAS GREAT. DECENT, FRIENDLY CROWD & SUPER STAFF & LANDLORD. AGAIN, ONE SOCKET!!! COMFORTABLE PLAYING AREA FOR 4. PARKING IS GOOD. NO VOLUME PROBLEMS. FIRST GIG VERY GOOD LAST 2 WERE POOR. REMAINING 3 CANCELLED.
6OUTA 10

HOODEN ON THE HILL, ASHFORD
LOVELY OLD COUNTRY PUB. REALLY BAD PLAYING AREA. AWFUL ACOUSTICS AND INDIFFERENT CROWD(IF YOU CAN CALL 15 PEOPLE A CROWD!). INDIFFERENT STAFF AS WELL. PARKING/UNLOADING A REAL BITCH. NOT REALLY A BLUES/ROCK VENUE. Remaining gigs cancelled as have stopped music.
3 OUTA 10

ROYAL TEMPLE YACHT CLUB, RAMSGATE
FIRST ONE ON 2nd MAY, 2008.....WHAT A NIGHT. FOUR HOUR GIG, FREE FOOD, FREE BOOZE & 100 PISSED FRENCH YACHTSPERSONS!!! GREAT ACOUSTICS & NO VOLUME PROBLEMS. IF YOU CAN PLAY "SMOK'ON DE WATERRRRR"...YOU'LL HAVE GARLIC MUNCHERS ALL OVER YOU!!! YOU DO HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR EQUIPMENT!! THEY DO LIKE TO FIDDLE WITH IT. WHEN THEY DANCE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. WE THOUGHT A FIGHT HAD STARTED BUT IT WAS SOME ENERGETIC BOPPING!!
11 OUTA 10

FLYING HORSE, RAMSGATE
FIRST TIME HERE, 20/06/08, FOR 10 YEARS!! NOT TOO BAD, VERY SMALL AUDIENCE BUT WE WERE FIRST FULL BAND SINCE RE-OPENING. GOOD SOUND, SOCKETS OK.WOEFULLY SMALL SPACE TO PLAY IN. MORE THAN 4-PIECE WILL STRUGGLE UNLESS PLAYING AREA IS CHANGED!! LANDLORD, JOEL IS A NICE GUY AND DIDN'T TELL US TO TURN DOWN.....UNLIKE ONE OF THE PUNTERS..HE WAS OK AFTER WE PLAYED "SWEET HOME ALABAMA"!!!
6 OUTA 10

FOUR HORSESHOES, GRAVENEY
HAD 2 BOOKED FOR 2008. FIRST ONE WAS DOUBLE-BOOKED. COULDN'T CONTACT PUB SO CANCELLED SECOND AS WELL!!

HORSESHOE, STROOD
SMASHING LITTLE PUB IN CENTRE OF STROOD. RUN BY "LEGS" & "SARGE" EX-"CARPENTERS ARMS". VERY FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. A LITTLE TIGHT ON SPACE FOR 4-PIECE, THEY HAVE, HOWEVER, HAD A 7-PIECE OUTFIT PLAY THERE!! AVERAGE SIZED CROWD AT FIRST GIG(06/09/08). THEY DID ENJOY ALL WE PLAYED.....REALLY!!! HENDRIX & FREE STUFF GOES DOWN WELL. UNLOADING/PARKING IS A NIGHTMARE!! OPENING A VERY LARGE BEER-GARDEN IN SUMMER 2008 AND WILL BE DOING OPEN-AIR GIGS. BOOKED 2 MORE FOR '08.
9 OUTA 10 (WOULD BE 10 IF LARGER AUDIENCE)

UPDATED 08/09/08

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