Please note our recent change of venue! We no longer use The Zebra Bar. In the future our gigs will take place at The Loft in Maidstone, with occasional gigs at other venues in the town (see below for more info). Always check gig list carefully for venue information!
Our new 'regular' venue The Loft is certainly getting people talking - it has great sound, by far the best venue we have used for Maverick events in this department - and has an atmosphere to match. We hope to see you at a gig soon!
We are delighted to confirm that we will be holding occasional key gigs at Maidstone’s prestigious Pizza Express Music Room. For those who don’t know, this is a private room/venue within the popular restaurant with full table service for food, and drinks from the bar. Both ground floor and balcony provide excellent views of the stage. A full menu of fine Italian food will be available.
Pre-Booking is essential for these events so that seating can be allocated in advance, therefore book early to avoid disappointment. Healthy ticket sales will ensure future gigs at this exclusive venue. Please come along to support us and enjoy an evening of high-calibre entertainment set within this lovely venue.
Dan Turner & Alan Cackett
Location
The Loft is 5 minutes walk from The Zebra Bar and King Street Multi Story Car Park. See directions and map at foot of email. There is also parking at the nearby Palace Avenue and Carriage Museum (Mill Street) Car Parks. This building was once a Victorian grain store, although it has been used as a nightclub for some years and has recently come under new management. The venue is undergoing renovation in coming months but even as it is serves as a great live music venue for Maidstone. The gigs will take place upstairs where there is more space. Here there is a full size stage with a fantastic sound system. The room has more in common with the old Soul Café in terms of shape and layout - but has a full raised stage. We will be able to seat about 60 people at The Loft so seats are limited as they were before. There is however more standing room than at Zebra Bar, and the view of the stage is excellent throughout the room.
No food is served at The Loft but naturally the bar will be open and it needs to do well at each gig to ensure that we remain welcome at this venue. Regrettably there is no wheelchair access to the upstairs for these gigs.
For full directions to the venue scroll to the very foot of this section. This Map should help you find us!
Tickets
Remember there are now just 60 seats for each gig so get in fast! We need to sell these seats & also some standing tickets to cover the cost of these gigs. Tickets for our shows are available online Here through We Got Tickets. Or simply call 01622 744481 with your credit card (no fees) - Please don't call late at night - this number is at Alan's home.
From Junction 7 M20 – Follow A249 towards Maidstone. You’ll be travelling down a hill (Sittingbourne Road) – at the bottom follow the road round some office blocks towards the Town Centre (you’ll go through three sets of traffic lights). After the last set – take the second road on the right (Queen Anne Road). Then take first left (Marsham Street). At the end of this road take a left turn into Church Street (one-way road), keep to the left-hand lane and you’ll see signs to multi-storey car park. The Loft is located 5 minutes walk away on Gabiels Hill (Behind Strawberry Moons).
From Junction 6 M20 - Follow the signs to A229 Maidstone which will take you round a roundabout, back under the Motorway onto a slip road to the A229 - follow this road toward Maidstone - at second roundabout take first exit to the left (signed to County Hall), across roundabout with the Prison Wall on your right, at top of this road there is a mini roundabout, turn right (with Prison Wall still on your right). Continue along this road to the very end you’ll pass through two sets of traffic lights. At T-junction turn right towards Town Centre. You’ll be travelling down a hill (Sittingbourne Road) – at the bottom follow the road round some office blocks towards the Town Centre (you’ll go through three sets of traffic lights). After the last set – take the second road on the right (Queen Anne Road). Then take first left (Marsham Street). At the end of this road take a left turn into Church Street (one-way road), keep to the left-hand lane and you’ll see signs to multi-storey car park. The Loft is located 5 minutes walk away on Gabiels Hill (Behind Strawberry Moons).
Directions to King Street Car Park – 5 Minutes Walk From The Loft.
From Junction 7 M20 – Follow A249 towards Maidstone. You’ll be travelling down a hill (Sittingbourne Road) – at the bottom following the road round some office blocks towards the Town Centre (you’ll go through three sets of traffic lights). After the last set – take the second road on the right (Queen Anne Road). Then take first left (Marsham Street). At the end of this road take left turn into Church Street (one-way road), keep to the left-hand lane and you’ll see signs to multi-storey car park.
Directions to Palace Avenue & Carriage Museum (Mill Street) Car Parks – 5 Minutes Walk From The Loft.
From Junction 6 M20 - Follow the signs to A229 Maidstone which will take round a roundabout, back under the Motorway onto a slip road to the A229 - follow this road toward Maidstone Town Centre (signposted A229 Hastings) This will take you along Fairmeadow past Fremlin Walk Shopping Centre on your left (River to your right) Follow road round Bishops Way and keep in the right-hand lane after second set of lights after the River, turn right into Palace Avenue Car Park. If this is full, return to A229 and follow the one-way system towards Hastings (keeping in right hand lane), 60 yards after pedestrian crossing lights, in Lower Stone Street, you’ll come to another set of lights, turn right (very old building on corner) into Knightrider Street, next set of lights keep in right hand lane and after 20 yards turn right intro car park (Mill Street). Please note charges apply for evening parking.
Please Note the Loft is in a pedestrian only zone therefore Post Code won’t help with directions for vehicles.
Small Print
Where we are unable to avoid doing so we reserve the right to make minor changes to a billed performance. When a performance is cancelled, or headline artist is completely changed - all tickets purchased through 'We Got Tickets' will be refunded automatically. Holders of tickets purchased by telephone or at gigs will be offered ticket exchanges for other shows - this is regrettably due to high bank charges.
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Hello Alan and the Maverick crew. Dave Cash Here. I just wanted to say congratulation on a great online site. It ticks all the boxes. We had Phil Lee on the show 2 weeks ago. He was sensational. Also Tom Mason's Alchemy CD is well worth a listen. Cheers to you all...... Dave
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Four more little sonic gems for your August pleasure are now available on the site. Blitzen Trapper, Boulder Acoustic Society, Jay Brannan and The Wiyos. Yet another fine quartet even though we say so ourselves as picked them out.
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