Category: Review

Live music, entertainment, and events in Hastings

The Belles – you can’t spot the join between covers and originals

For their first gig in Hastings The Belles pulled off a blinder, playing to a packed-out Albion whilst up against stiff competition from other acts around the town. And they…
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Photos: Levellers and Gaz Brookfield, Bexhill

They are no strangers to this part of the world, but Sunday’s show by The Levellers was a special treat for the full-house who came along to watch a band…
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Hastings Fringe Comedy Festival 2018

It’s safe to say that this is one fringe with real benefits… principle amongst which are (1) it’s in Hastings (2) it’s 99% free entry and (3) the quality of…
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Doozer McDooze

Doozer McDooze – trust The Jenny to come up with the goods again…

Trust us – when the Jenny Lind books an act you can rest assured it’s going to be a good’un. Doozer McDooze was no exception. His empassioned and stomping alt-folk…
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Beth Hart Bexhill

Beth Hart – if you missed her, you missed something special

For the generations who missed out on Janis Joplin. For those who wonder what might have happened if Amy Winehouse had gone back to rehab. For anyone who has a…
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Photos from Meanwhile, back at the Frat Cave

We can’t get enough of these epic Sunday afternoons down at The Standard in Hastings Old Town. If you love fuzzed up surf guitars, epic organ riffs, and general retro…
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You Say Buddha, we say Triangle!

Wet Monday afternoons in April don’t get any better than this! The Albion nailed it this Easter Monday with an inspired set from Buddha Triangle – who managed to pull…
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Roadblock at The Palace for Danny Rampling

It’s always a good sign when potential paying guests are having to be turned away well before the headline act hits the stage – so it was great news all…
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Hastings has it’s own Sofar Sounds – and it sounds great

If you don’t know about Sofar Sounds it’s a global live music phenomenon – a network of bands and organisers in over 400 towns and cities across the globe. And…
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Magic Bus were just fantastic down at The Albion

In a weekend were the gigs were coming thick and fast the psychedelic set from Magic Bus at The Albion really stood out as a proper blissed-out highlight. Let’s just…
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