We have some sensational live music coming to Quarterhouse this autumn! We've got electro pioneers, magical folksters, feminist punks, Britpop favourites and much much more!
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Joe Goddard & Damp Disco: Disco Heaven
Sat 16 Sep, 8pm
Tickets: £15
Transcend this mortal realm and join us in disco heaven this September. Come and worship at the altar of good music as our friends Joe Goddard and Damp Disco return to create one hell of a party here at Quarterhouse. For Disco Heaven, Joe Goddard will be bringing a few friends along including Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) and The 2 Bears.
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Skabour Fringe: Northern Soul Special with DJ Andy Smith
Sun 17 Sep, 4pm
Tickets: £7 (£10 on the door)
Andy Smith of Portishead will be spinning a Northern Soul special set. An appreciation of different genres made Smith the ideal person to provide samples for Portishead’s first two albums. For one night only he will be here in Folkestone bringing you the very best Northern Soul floor fillers to have you dancing all evening.
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Robert Jon and The Wreck
Sun 24 Sep, 8pm
Tickets: £22.50
Reigning from southern California, Robert Jon & The Wreck take the southern rock sound from the East Coast and make it their own. This is some straight-up, hard rock that is ideal for fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Grateful Dead and The Rolling Stones at their bluesy best.
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Melting Vinyl: Sleeper (Unplugged + Q&A)
Sat 7 Oct, 7.30pm
Ticket: £25 / £10 concessions
Join Sleeper for a fabulous evening of acoustic songs. Classics, rarities and conversation. This is a unique opportunity to hear your favourite tunes up close, in intimate surroundings and hear about the stories behind the music like never before.
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Melting Vinyl: Big Joanie + Fraulein
Tue 10 Oct, 8pm
Tickets: £15 / £7.50 concessions / £5 under 21
Black feminist punks Big Joanie are back. Championed by Thurston Moore, 6Music, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Brooklyn Vegan, Big Joanie are a London-based band that combines the melodic pop of sixties girl groups with the fury of nineties riot grrrl and post-punk.
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Melting Vinyl: The Mary Wallopers
Wed 15 Nov, 7pm
Tickets: £15 / £7.50 concessions / £5 under 21
Get ready for the riotous and raucous sound of The Mary Wallopers. The Mary Wallopers started as a three-piece Irish ballad group travelling the length and breadth of the Emerald Isle singing & collecting songs. Their early live performances exuded a raw energy best described as Dead Kennedys meets The Clancy Brothers.
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The Orb
Fri 1 Dec, 7.30pm
Tickets: £22.50
Thirty-five years since Alex Paterson lit the multi-coloured touchpaper on The Orb’s interstellar space odyssey, he continues to swerve, becoming his own tribute act by never standing still and preparing a cluster of fresh new projects.
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Melting Vinyl: The Unthanks in Winter
Sat 9 Dec, 4pm & 8pm
Tickets: £29.50 / £15 concessions
The heartwarming and delicate majesty present in their music makes this a delightful winter-warmer of an event. The Unthanks are the perfect band to create a magical musical tapestry that explores the winter season in all its glory.
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