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Here are our latest news and blog posts about live music in Hastings…
Squid’s surprisingly sophisticated sensational sounds
LAUNDROMAT Supporting SQUID tonight at the De La war Pavilion are Laundromat. And right from the get-go those crushed 50’s RKO vocals provide the perfect foil for the band’s discordant[…]
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This Is the Kit supported by Hayley Savage
Elegantly understated and deftly enthralling, Hastings’ singer-songwriter Hayley Savage’s performance here at the De La war Pavilion tonight is both peaceful and demure. Her charming songs are captivating and contemplative,[…]
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Blowing away the cobwebs, with Kid Kapichi, SNAYX and Blabbermouth
21st and 22nd May 2021, De La Warr Pavilion A poignant cobweb hanging a metre-or-so down from a light above the De La Warr Pavilion balcony was a telling reminder[…]
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Enthralled, amused, and slightly confused… but not easily offended
Photos by www.sarabowreyphotos.com Fat White Family, 18th May 2021, Bexhill De La Warr Pavillion The headline perfectly describes the audience at Bexhill’s De La Warr Pavillion as three sevenths of[…]
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Time to have the last laugh in Hastings: Book now for Friday 18 December
Here’s one pre-Christmas COVID-friendly night sorted! Hastings Fringe Comedy Festival in association with Grand Elektra present a Christmas Comedy Special. A night of some of the best established and up-and-coming[…]
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Buddha Triangle plus Snake Eats Boy – live at The Piper
All photos by Sara-Louise Bowreywww.sarabowreyphotos.com Boy Eats Snake Represented tonight by vocalist Harrison Davies, Snake Eats Boy are a collective of alternative folk musicians from the South East who have[…]
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Hotwax with special guests Mystic Shed – live at The Piper
All photos by www.sarabowreyphotos.comAbove – The Piper team plus Hotwax and The Mystic Shed One last blast of live music before the start of the November lockdown It’s a Wednesday[…]
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More great pre-lockdown live action at The Piper
Photos by Sara-Louise Bowreywww.sarabowreyphotos.com Just as things were starting to swing again down at The Piper in St Leonards-on-Sea we’re here on a Monday night staring down the twin barrels[…]
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Kid Kapichi – The Piper (photos)
For our review of this great KID KAPICHI acoustic gig at The Piper head over to our blog… PHOTOS BY www.sarabowreyphotos.com
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Kid Kapichi – setting The Piper on fire
We are here at The Piper tonight for an acoustic Kid Kapichi set. Their first outing since March. That’s a long seven months for four lads who were on the[…]
Read moreThe circus has come to town…and it’s great!
Photos by Sara-Louise Bowrey So with live entertainment in short supply we thought we’d try out the circus for a change – and what a great decision it turned out[…]
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John Hornig
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? Idle Hands, Cheap Dates, The Albion Skiffle Session, The Stag Bluegrass Session Weapon(s) of choice? Five-string[…]
Read moreLive and Unlocked on Hastings Pier
Live outdoor music was back with a bang and we brought you the very finest Hastings has to offer every Friday through July, August and early September. It was every Friday from 5pm and every Sunday lunchtime (1pm – 5pm)… but that’s all folks!
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Featured band
It’s hard to have a favourite, but Kid Kapichi are one of the hottest acts in the UK right now…
Every live show that Kid Kapichi plays feels like their first and their last. Their songs are incendiary and they’re destined for great things.
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- Mark Tanner
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- Gareth Rees
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- The Family Francis
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- Ash Jacobs
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- Tallulah Savage
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- Josh Jacobs
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- Jens-Peter Jenson
What is it about music in Hastings?
Very simply, Hastings has more great musicians than you can shake a rythm stick at – and with dozens of venues staging gigs throughout the week you’ll always find something that takes your fancy.
Folk, soul, and blues
Hastings has a really strong folk, soul, and blues scene, spanning traditional to the punkier end of the spectrum…
Experimental
The musical world wouldn’t be as exciting as it is if bands were not prepared to experiment with new ideas…
Hastings Fat Tuesday
The best little Mardi Gras in the UK
Fat Tuesday means Mardi Gras – and every year Hastings opens its doors to some of the best breakthrough bands in the Uk to stage a five-day festival that captures the imagination of everyone who has ever been to it and experienced the raw emotion of amazing live music it offers up.
FREE ENTRY
The vast majority of Fat Tuesday is completely free to attend…
NEW MUSIC
With a few exceptions Fat Tuesday focuses on the newest young bands – you saw them here first.
QUALITY
Hats off to whoever programmes the bands – there is never a dull moment!
FUN
Leave your ego at the door and just be prepared to get swept away by the sheer sense of fun that permeates Hastings during Fat Tuesday.
Eggtooth Project
Nurturing the next generation of musicians
Eggtooth has been working with a range of local young musicians and performers over the last year and is threatening to knock the BRIT School off its throne…
PASSION
If there is one thing that unites all the Eggtooth performers it is a passion for what they do.
FUTUREPROOF
For anyone who worries about whether live music has a future never fear. Eggtooth is here.
ECLECTIC
Whilst passions binds them, it is the sheer variety of styles that makes Eggtooth shine.
TALENT
Talent shines through with every show – and even the most hardened critics will tell you how impressed they are with the Eggtooth stable.
Hastings live music
Don’t take our word for it – here’s what others have to say:
It seems like every pub and every venue in town is busting at the seams with music. There are bands everywhere you look, people running down back streets with guitar cases and noise and joy pouring out of every nook and cranny.
Jon Robb
Louder Than War
At night, the party vibe cranks up…Hastings is a great town for live music.
Jo Lamiri
The Independent
“It’s such an accomplished music scene, we were so lucky to have grown up with it. Every night of the week there’ll be a proper, world-class performer. Something for everyone.”
Kid Kapichi
Evening Standard
Hastings Musicians – live and portrait photos
We love to capture great shots in the studio as well as on the satge
TDK
Break-through indie kids
Tom Williams
Radio-friendly songwriter
Dr Savage
Pure funk with a heart of soul
Hotwax
Three girls on a mission
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