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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
Latest News
Here are our latest news and blog posts about live music in Hastings…
Kit Slawson
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? The Mystic Shed / Noah Sebastian Selfridge Weapon(s) of choice? Drums, tin cans and the Stylophone[…]
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Keith Osborne
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? The Haystingers, The Funking Barstewards, Reuben’s Train, The House Of Love, The Past Present Organisation, Helicopter[…]
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Harry Osborne
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? Someone/Anyone Weapon(s) of choice? Vocals, guitars, Production, give bass a bit of a womp too! Random[…]
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Mark France
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? Altitude360 DJ Weapon(s) of choice? Decks and a mixer! Random superpower? Ability nap anywhere, anytime Biggest[…]
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Justin Ellis
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? The Sine Waves / The Dirty Contacts / The Missing Finks (though mainly live music promotion)[…]
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James Maxted
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? The Rockitmen, The Rufus Stone Band, RCIC, The Joel White Band, The Heidi Burson Band &[…]
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Jon Porter
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? Solo artist but was in an indie band called Daytripper in the 1990s in Hastings. Weapon(s)[…]
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Isaac Wright
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? Butane Regulators Weapon(s) of choice? Drums if I can be bothered, bass if I want to[…]
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Lockdown gallery – Hastings musicians (and music people)
Here’s a few portraits taken by Sara-Louise Bowrey of local Hastings musicians waiting for their first gig after lockdown… it may be some time!!
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Jens-Peter Jenson
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? Matilda’s Scoundrels Weapon(s) of choice? Accordion Random superpower? Skateboarding, surfing and rubik’s cube Biggest influences? Peps[…]
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Stevie Bart
The band (or bands) I am in (or have been in) are… (or solo)? The Rockin’ Ambassadors / Stevie Bart Weapon(s) of choice? Just a voice – Shure 55 super[…]
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