Maidstone Fringe Festival 2012

Thursday 3rd to Monday 7th May 2012
multiple venues, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1HP, England MAP
most events are FREE admission

Daily capacity: 2,500

Last updated: Tue 13th Mar 2012

Maidstone Fringe Festival, now in its second year, takes place over multiple venues in Maidstone, Kent over 5 days from Thursday 3rd until Monday 7th May 2012. The majority of events are FREE.

Line-up

Pete Molinari, The Singing Loins, Syd Arthur, David Migden & The Dirty Words, Mooli, The Soundcasters, Goosebumps, One Day Elliott, Toot N Skamen, Kaleidophone, Fate The Juggler, Mama Roux, Kingsize Slim, Tener Duende, Fury UK, Evil Scarecrow, Upcdownc, White Bone Rattle, Imperial Vengence, Khthon, Training Icarus, Triaxis, Apparition, Stuka Squadron, Dakesis, Mortad, Zocalo, Shyclo, Funke & The 2, Tone Baby, Allday Falling, Spitroast, Paul Jobson & Friends, Burning Shapes, Out Side Room, Howl On Vinyl, The Boot Lagoon, The Butterfly, Cartel, Falling Lucid, The Quays, 3 Belles, Stacey & The Freeloaders, As Worlds Collide, The Blues Corporation, The Mofos, Goldie Reed, Fleeting Hearts, The Whispering Pines, and Ben Jones.

What's on?

Focused predominately on music, but also including comedy & street entertainers, the festival, and the musical focus is on alternative rock, indie, blues and acoustic / contemporary folk. Though a large percentage of the artists are from the South East & Kent, they do welcome performers from across the UK.

Accommodation

This event does not have camping but there are a number of hotels, hostels and guest houses in the area.

Venues

13 venues across the town are participating: Earls, The Style & Winch, Drakes, The Druids Arms, The Royal Albion, The Swan, The Dog & Gun, The Flowerpot, The White Horse, Babylon, Bar Chocolate, The Music Room Pizza Express, and Henrys.

This years festival incorporates all-day events at The Style & Winch, Earls, Drakes, outdoor stages at Bar Chocolate and The Royal Albion and a two-day metal event, organised by the Pandemonium Club which is running at Babylon, with the majority of events being free to attend.