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This is my personal site, so if you search here for pubbing or other places it will only return music pubbing / places I have been to or plan to go to. Fingers crossed it will return those anyway...If you are interested in a more broader search please try music on Folkestone Gerald, where I list national and international places...

Leas Cliff Hall The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2DZ 01303 228600

Chambers Radnor Chambers, Cheriton Place, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2BB 01303 223333

Stripes Sports & Social Club Cheriton Road, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5JU 01634 861127

Canterbury Technical College Canterbury

St Thomas Hall Canterbury

South Parade Pier South Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire

The Metronome 1 Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent

Tofts 35-39 Grace Hill, Folkestone, Kent

School of Art Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, Kent

woodward hall the bayle, folkestone, kent

The Music Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Friday 10 January 2003]

Longpigs See that, SIX in a row, Mansun, Perfume, Thurman, Fluffy, Gouge, Longpigs. At the time I thought what a GREAT time this is for music. The Joiners 141 St Mary Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 1NS [Thursday 28 September 1995]

Essential Music Festival Carter USM, PWEI, Teenage Fanclub, Dodgy, The Charlatans, Gene, Lighting Seeds, Skunk Anansie, Reef. Think I was at this... Stanmer Park Brighton [Saturday 27 May 1995]

The Cure Our annual trip out to a young person's pop music concert. Well, The Cure anyway. Wembley Arena Engineers Way, Wembley, London HA9 0DH [Thursday 20 March 2008]

The Cure / NME Big Gig Interesting slating of last year's event here, but we will still go... SOLD OUT now, of course get tickets here... O2 Arena Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London SE10 0DX [Thursday 26 February 2009]

Southsea Fest Not sure what this is yet but we are going! 17 Stages of Poetry, Music and Comedy The Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW 023 9286 3911 [Saturday 17 September 2011]

Samson @ Leas Cliff Hall [Saturday 24 September 1977]

Intensified [Monday 31 December 1990]

Nirvana @ Birmingham Hummingbird [Wednesday 27 November 1991]

Suede @ Folkestone Metronome [Tuesday 19 May 1992]

Oasis @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 2 May 1994]

Popbitch [Tuesday 14 December 1999]

Staying In vs Going Out [Saturday 10 May 2003]

One band was good [Sunday 11 May 2003]

Speaking of choices [Sunday 11 May 2003]

REM tickets going for a hundred pounds a go or so... [Sunday 11 May 2003]

Saint Rose [Thursday 15 May 2003]

Saint Rose [Thursday 15 May 2003]

Viva Las Vegas [Sunday 25 May 2003]

Barfly admin [Monday 7 July 2003]

Barfly admin [Tuesday 8 July 2003]

Darkness December dates [Thursday 31 July 2003]

Plymouth Pavillion [Thursday 31 July 2003]

Virus [Wednesday 20 August 2003]

Fig Cafe RIP [Monday 25 August 2003]

Suede [Tuesday 26 August 2003]

Darkness Tickets 2003 [Thursday 4 September 2003]

Pioneer Soundtracks [Sunday 7 September 2003]

Elbow Room [Sunday 7 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 8 September 2003]

Darkness Tickets, buy or sell! [Tuesday 9 September 2003]

I bet he drinks Carling Black Label [Tuesday 9 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 10 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 10 September 2003]

Meme me me me [Thursday 11 September 2003]

really need a ticket for Hammersmith [Friday 12 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Friday 12 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 15 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 17 September 2003]

There's one here for Bournemouth: [Wednesday 17 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Thursday 18 September 2003]

Belle and Sebastian tickets [Wednesday 24 September 2003]

Three wheeled off road baby buggies [Thursday 25 September 2003]

More Belle and Sebastian Tickets [Sunday 28 September 2003]

Darkness are at Brixton Academy tonight too [Tuesday 30 September 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 1 October 2003]

Darkness Manchester tickets [Thursday 2 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Saturday 4 October 2003]

ah there's an extra 2600 went on sale [Saturday 4 October 2003]

the darness in brum [Monday 6 October 2003]

Day two of IPOD fun [Tuesday 7 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Tuesday 7 October 2003]

Canterbury Wholefoods [Wednesday 8 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 8 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 8 October 2003]

RE: We want darkness tickets NOW!!!!!! [Thursday 9 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Friday 10 October 2003]

AC/DC tickets Hammersmith [Monday 13 October 2003]

Up early to get those AC/DC tickets [Monday 13 October 2003]

Barfly admin [Monday 13 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 13 October 2003]

Darkness Cancelled! [Monday 13 October 2003]

Keep the faith [Monday 13 October 2003]

AC/DC tickets (slight return) [Monday 13 October 2003]

Duran Duran @ Kentish Town Forum [Tuesday 14 October 2003]

Jobs today [Tuesday 14 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 15 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets WANTED [Thursday 16 October 2003]

Sony UX50 [Monday 20 October 2003]

Fuzzy Artist Matching [Monday 20 October 2003]

Darkness cancellations [Monday 20 October 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 20 October 2003]

MJ Hibbett [Monday 20 October 2003]

A good day [Tuesday 21 October 2003]

AC/DC [Tuesday 21 October 2003]

The Darkness [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

Darkness @ Hammersmith Odeon [Wednesday 22 October 2003]

iTunes [Thursday 23 October 2003]

Apple IPOD [Thursday 23 October 2003]

Order, ORDER! [Tuesday 28 October 2003]

same old [Tuesday 28 October 2003]

Goldie Lookin' Chain [Tuesday 28 October 2003]

A mate contributes: [Tuesday 28 October 2003]

New Darkness gig announced [Wednesday 29 October 2003]

RE: A mate contribute: [Sunday 2 November 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 5 November 2003]

Suede split [Thursday 6 November 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Thursday 6 November 2003]

They were right! [Friday 7 November 2003]

Did you win? [Friday 7 November 2003]

Fixed it at last! [Saturday 8 November 2003]

Darkness @ London Astoria [Tuesday 11 November 2003]

The day of the gig [Tuesday 11 November 2003]

Darkness review [Wednesday 12 November 2003]

wahey [Wednesday 12 November 2003]

Belle and Sebastian Tickets [Friday 14 November 2003]

David Devant cancelled [Sunday 16 November 2003]

David Devant [Saturday 22 November 2003]

stellastarr* [Monday 24 November 2003]

Baby, baby, where did the month go? [Monday 24 November 2003]

RE: stellastarr* [Monday 24 November 2003]

RE: stellastarr* [Monday 24 November 2003]

stellastarr* [Tuesday 25 November 2003]

Darkness download! [Wednesday 26 November 2003]

RE: stellastarr* [Thursday 27 November 2003]

Good work [Monday 1 December 2003]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 1 December 2003]

Suede [Monday 1 December 2003]

Belle and Sebastian @ London Astoria [Wednesday 3 December 2003]

Turbonegro @ LA2 / Mean Fiddler [Monday 8 December 2003]

Squirrel vs Magpie [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

Sir or Madam, [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

Suede onstage at 7.30pm [Wednesday 10 December 2003]

Turbonegro [Saturday 13 December 2003]

Suede @ London Astoria [Saturday 13 December 2003]

Suede were amazing [Monday 15 December 2003]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 21 December 2003]

Gonga [Monday 22 December 2003]

RE: Sending Marketing Materials to Slovakia [Monday 22 December 2003]

Damon Albarn [Tuesday 23 December 2003]

RE: Sending Marketing Materials to Slovakia [Sunday 28 December 2003]

Kings of Leon secret gig [Tuesday 30 December 2003]

Futureheads [Saturday 3 January 2004]

Anapod [Saturday 3 January 2004]

Chart update [Monday 5 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Monday 5 January 2004]

RE: Darkness Tickets [Saturday 10 January 2004]

RE: Sending Paper to Slovakia [Wednesday 14 January 2004]

Goldie Lookin' Chain [Sunday 18 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Thursday 22 January 2004]

You knows it! [Thursday 22 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Thursday 22 January 2004]

Music Passport [Monday 26 January 2004]

Darkness Tickets [Monday 26 January 2004]

RE: Squirrel vs Magpie [Monday 26 January 2004]

2000AD [Tuesday 27 January 2004]

RE: stellastarr* [Wednesday 28 January 2004]

Hi Moker [Thursday 29 January 2004]

Fighting Cocks [Thursday 29 January 2004]

Music Passport [Friday 30 January 2004]

David Gray Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]

Ash Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]

I met this girl on Monday, took her for a drink on Tuesday, we were doing a music passport show at Barfly London ... [Friday 30 January 2004]

The Darkness Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]

The Cure Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]

RE: Hi Moker [Friday 30 January 2004]

The Pet Shop Boys [Saturday 31 January 2004]

Stellastarr new tour [Saturday 31 January 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Sunday 1 February 2004]

RE: Larry Kovacs, [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

THIS IS NOT LARRY KOVACS SITE [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Tuesday 3 February 2004]

Insane in the Chain [Wednesday 4 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Wednesday 4 February 2004]

My Morning Jacket [Thursday 5 February 2004]

cider and black? [Thursday 5 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Thursday 5 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Friday 6 February 2004]

I thought that was Adam Hussain in the visor [Friday 6 February 2004]

That's P Zane with the beard [Friday 6 February 2004]

Essential Suede [Friday 6 February 2004]

Pixies [Friday 6 February 2004]

RE: Insane in the Chain [Saturday 7 February 2004]

No more 106 [Monday 9 February 2004]

Updated Folkestone gig history [Thursday 19 February 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Thursday 19 February 2004]

Good work fact man! [Friday 20 February 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Monday 23 February 2004]

BOO! [Monday 23 February 2004]

Cheers for that! [Monday 23 February 2004]

Gig Mental [Tuesday 24 February 2004]

Safe and not so safe [Wednesday 25 February 2004]

Oscars results [Monday 1 March 2004]

Ghost of the Robot [Tuesday 2 March 2004]

RE: stellastarr* [Tuesday 2 March 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Tuesday 2 March 2004]

Contracts [Wednesday 3 March 2004]

RE: query from Eastern Europe [Thursday 4 March 2004]

Anapod update [Friday 5 March 2004]

RE: Sir or Madam, [Friday 5 March 2004]

The Cure review [Saturday 6 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Sunday 7 March 2004]

If you're going to be like that... [Sunday 7 March 2004]

Darkness Music Passport review [Monday 8 March 2004]

RE: Darkness Music Passport review [Monday 8 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Monday 8 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Monday 8 March 2004]

Yeah but no but, I am a REAL FAN!!! [Monday 8 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Monday 8 March 2004]

RE: Yeah but no but, I am a REAL FAN!!! [Monday 8 March 2004]

Yeah shes rite [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure review [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

The Cure [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

who? [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: who? [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

Pauly, King of the Ligers [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure [Tuesday 9 March 2004]

RE: The Cure [Wednesday 10 March 2004]

RE: Darkness Music Passport review [Thursday 11 March 2004]

Pet Shop Boys review [Thursday 11 March 2004]

RE: THIS IS NOT LARRY KOVACS SITE [Sunday 14 March 2004]

Supergrass [Sunday 14 March 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Sunday 21 March 2004]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Friday 26 March 2004]

Chambers Beer Festival [Monday 29 March 2004]

RE: Pauly, King of the Tigers [Wednesday 31 March 2004]

Folkestone beer festival [Saturday 10 April 2004]

Chambers Beer Festival [Tuesday 13 April 2004]

Amy Winehouse [Monday 19 April 2004]

so wot is her username do u thiNK?! [Monday 19 April 2004]

RE: Amy Winehouse [Monday 19 April 2004]

RE: Amy Winehouse [Wednesday 21 April 2004]

Pet Shop Boys pictures [Wednesday 21 April 2004]

Nickelback [Wednesday 19 May 2004]

xoxoxo music [Monday 31 May 2004]

Does Your Heart Go Boom? [Saturday 12 June 2004]

Guns don't kill people, rappers do [Thursday 17 June 2004]

John The White Rapper [Thursday 17 June 2004]

It's a funny old game [Monday 21 June 2004]

PiePod [Thursday 24 June 2004]

Levinhurst [Thursday 1 July 2004]

TV On The Radio [Sunday 4 July 2004]

Chambers and The Fly [Tuesday 6 July 2004]

GLC crew [Sunday 3 October 2004]

To our Dave (Preece) [Thursday 14 October 2004]

Darkness Brixton spare tickets [Monday 15 November 2004]

4 Darkness tickets for Brixton (23rd November) [Monday 15 November 2004]

I have two spare for The Darkness at Brixton too! [Monday 15 November 2004]

2 x DARKNESS WEMBLEY TICKETS 4 SALE [Sunday 5 December 2004]

cool link [Saturday 11 December 2004]

electronic pen [Monday 27 December 2004]

so funny! [Thursday 17 February 2005]

Doesn't the new Engineers album remind you of the Leas Cliff Hall? [Tuesday 1 March 2005]

We were going to go overseas and tour, and I think wisely decided not to do it at this time. [Tuesday 31 May 2005]

So The Quarter is gone then [Friday 17 June 2005]

Ligers [Friday 24 June 2005]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Tuesday 8 November 2005]

This is great, I don't suppose you have any memorabilia from that time do you? [Tuesday 8 November 2005]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Friday 18 November 2005]

What bands did you see there Bruce, anyone good? [Saturday 19 November 2005]

RE: same old [Wednesday 14 December 2005]

Do you think she's bothered though? [Thursday 15 December 2005]

RE: Goldie Lookin' Chain [Monday 13 February 2006]

Couple of Orson tickets up on Ebay [Friday 29 September 2006]

RE: Plymouth Pavillion [Sunday 20 January 2008]

Will do! [Sunday 20 January 2008]

RE: Updated Folkestone gig history [Sunday 17 October 2010]

MJ Hibbett and the Validators Christmas newsletter [Thursday 23 December 2010]

Lol Tolhurst is back for this Cure show [Friday 30 September 2011]

Paul Clarke's blog - I live and work in Hythe near Folkestone, Kent. Married to Clare and father to Harry and Tommy, I am a web dev, and I do js, node, php, and ruby. I like Folkestone Gerald, pubs, restaurants, home automation, history, genealogy, TV, popbitch, squirrels, pirates ☠, time travel, stained glass...