Sunday 23rd June, 9am-4pm
A Vintage of Handmade Market
Free Entry
Upcoming Music
Aunty Nora's Vintage Bonanza Market
Young Performers' Platform
Saturday 29th June, Start 1pm
Brilliant performers from local performing arts groups Music Makers - the region's fabulous & fearless fiddlers, violists, cellists and bass players take their first steps!
Theatre Seating
Tickets £5
Open Mic Night
Open Mic
Monday 8th July, 7.30pm
There are some incredibly talented musicians in Deal and its surrounding areas. Artists, who wish to perform, are asked to come along at the beginning of the event to book in a slot. Alternatively you can pre-book a slot. Just e-mail openmic@theastor.co.uk If you're around Deal on Monday and looking for a good time, it's guaranteed here!
Free Entry
Vintage Vinyl
Thursday 11th July, Start 7.30pm
Listen, buy, sell & swap your Vinyl collection on our Thursday evenings. Enjoy other people's finest collection of LP's whilst enjoying a drink.
Free Entry
Hamish Stuart
Saturday 13th July, Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
Glasgow-born Hamish Stuart shot to fame in the 1970's as the falsetto voice and guitarist of the Average White Band, his distinctive songwriting and vocal and guitar style helping pave the way to AWB's extraordinary worldwide success. Hamish spent the rest of the 1980's touring, writing and recording with a galaxy of soul legends, including Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin and George Benson.
Hamish joined Paul McCartney’s band (where he switched between guitar and bass as necessary with McCartney) for McCartney's 1989 comeback album, Flowers in the Dirt, and appearing on several other albums and McCartney's world tours of 1989 and 1993.
He left the support role with McCartney to seek a belated solo career, culminating in 1999 with the CD Sooner or Later, 17 years after his final AWB recording. Released on his own Sulphuric Records, it was a gem, sounding much like a classic 70s AWB disc, but with a generally mellower, soulful feel. Leading with the upbeat instrumental, "Sooner," the album captured much of the old AWB groove while mixing in touches of Philadelphia soul ("New Kind of Fool") and Urban Adult Contemporary ("She Is My Lady"). Most of the disc was a collection of well written midtempo numbers ("Makin It Up," "I Don't Wanna Be A Rock," "Care For You") that lyrically discussed male-female relationships in a surprisingly vulnerable manner. And topping if off was "Midnight Rush," a hot funky tune that could have been an Average White Band cut, circa 1976. Stuart's voice, which spent more time on “Sooner or Later” in normal range than in his familiar falsetto, was solid throughout, and his guitar work and backing band were excellent.
Two years later, his Hamish Stuart Band (drummer Ian Thomas, bassist Steve Pearce, keyboardist Andy Wallace, percussionist Jody Linscott, guitarist Adam Phillips and saxman Chris Davis) released the very good Real Live album that covered both classic AWB material and some of Stuart's solo material in an intimate concert setting. Stuart also recorded an jazz/funk instumental album with Thomas, Jim Mullen and Pino Palladino under the group moniker Jimjam.
Hamish continues to perform live with his band and is producing other acts, most recently Gordon Haskell and Swedish singer/songwriter Meja Beckman. He is a consummate performer and his shows continue to sellout and wow audiences wherever he plays.
Tickets £15
Theatre Seating
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Tea Dance
Friday 19th July, Show 3pm
Dust off your dancing shoes and join us for our ever-popular Putting on the Ritz Tea Dances; this season brought to the Astor with love instead of lottery funding. Meet new friends and learn new steps.
Tickets £3.50
King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
Saturday 20th July, Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys are more than just the world’s greatest swing band, they are an institution! Dazzling musicianship, riveting stage performances, more than 50 TV appearances and 75 radio broadcasts have established them as the Kings of Swing!
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £12 advance / £14 on the door
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Summer Jazz Party - Summer Food & Wines - an Antiques Valuation and All That Jazz with the Ian Shawcross Band
Thursday 25th July, Doors 7.30pm, Show, 8pm
A Summer Fun Event featuring the Ian Shawcross Jazz Band - who will entertain us whilst we Dine from a Summer Food Buffet and drink summer wines. Adding value to the occasion will be Valuers Kevin Hall and Dean Umbers of Sandwich Auction Rooms who will be pleased to value up to two antique or collectable items for £5. Come and have fun, eat well and find out whether that picture in the attic is really a Monet. Feel free to dress for the occasion.
All proceeds will go to, the Dover & Deal Citizens’ Advice Bureau to support their outreach programme to the villages.
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £15
Raw Deal
Friday 27th july , Doors 7pm, Show 7.30pm
A night of the finest local metal/thrash/rock bands. Photo ID required, SIA Licensed Security Staff present at all times.
Standing
Tickets £4
West End Showstoppers
Friday 2nd August, Doors 7pm, Show 7.30pm
This show features a top professional cast of worldwide performers singing and dancing their way through songs by all your favourite artists including The Beatles, Carley Rae Jepson, Olly Murs, One Direction, and Whitney Houston as well as songs from all your favourite musicals including Legally Blonde, Cabaret and Thoroughly Modern Millie all compered by the fantastic local favourite Frank Tucker.
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £10
Open Mic Night
Open Mic
Monday 5th August, 7.30pm
There are some incredibly talented musicians in Deal and its surrounding areas. Artists, who wish to perform, are asked to come along at the beginning of the event to book in a slot. Alternatively you can pre-book a slot. Just e-mail openmic@theastor.co.uk If you're around Deal on Monday and looking for a good time, it's guaranteed here!
Free Entry
Hullaballoo & Goosebumps
Friday 9th August, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
A fantastic combination of two established Kent based swing jazz bands.
Hullaballoo - With a blend of jazz, jive, swing, and an original twist on pop, Made up of double bass, saxophone, guitar, drums and specialising in vocal harmonies, their versatility allows them to adapt a vast array of songs to venues of any size. Hullaballoo are sure to get the crowd going.
Goosebumps - Goosebumps are one of the hottest swing jive and jump blues bands in the UK. Their high-energy Swing-Jive-Blues music has seen them labelled "The Jumpingist Jivers in town". This five-piece band consists of highly experienced musicians that have performed at numerous music festivals and corporate events throughout England and Europe in addition to also being featured in live sessions on BBC radio.
Limited Seating
Tickets £8 in advance / £10 on the door
The Mods
Satuday 10th August, doors 7pm, show 8pm
Expect classics from the 60's and early seventies that encapsulate the true essense of Mod music and it's evolution through the late 60's summer of love and into the heavier 70's.
Limited Seating
Tickets £12 Advance / £14 on the door
Vintage Vinyl
Thursday 15th August, Start 7.30pm
Listen, buy, sell & swap your Vinyl collection on our Thursday evenings. Enjoy other people's finest collection of LP's whilst enjoying a drink.
Free Entry
Raw Deal
Friday 20th September, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
A night of the finest local metal/thrash/rock bands. Photo ID required, SIA Licensed Security Staff present at all times.
Tickets £4
Kimbers Men
Saturday 21st September, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
A sensation at festivals throughout Britain, Kimber’s Men are a very special group of close harmony, a capella singers. They sing maritime material and, whilst it would be unfair to call them a 'shanty group', sea shanties form the bulk of their repertoire. They also range through nautical ballads and broadsides to modern songs.
Audiences have been raving about Kimber’s men and we think the Astor audience will love them too.
Theatre Seating
Tickets £13
Beverly Craven
Friday 27th September, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
BRIT-Award winning singer Beverley Craven became a household name in the early 90's with the release of her eponymous debut album which became a worldwide hit, selling more than two million copies. Her 1991 single, 'Promise Me', went on to become a huge hit across Europe and she followed this up with a string of chart successes including 'Memories', Holding On', 'Woman To Woman' and 'Love Scenes'.
Ten years after the release of her last studio album, Beverley is finally back with 'Close To Home', her long-awaited and perhaps most personal album to date. "It's a rebirth in many ways," she says. "Only this time there's no record deal and no pressure. I'm doing things on my terms now and you know what - I’m really enjoying myself!"
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £17
Geno Washington
Friday 4th October, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
Geno Washington is still the no.1 60’s Soul Man, the real deal… enjoying cult status on the Soul, R&B, Blues and Northern Soul scenes, due in main to his unsurpassable reputation as a live performer. A contemporary of Alexis Corner, Gerogie Fame, The Small Faces and Jimi Hendrix (all of whom were his support acts back in the day) he is electrifying on stage today as ever, a force of nature and a genuine joy to behold. Geno was recently invited to play a sell-out audience as part of the prestigious annual Lord’s Taverners charity fundraiser at The Albert Hall and was also picked by Ray Davies to play as the main act at The Royal Festival hall at his ‘Summer Meltdown’ finale. He was also recently asked to present Dexy’s Midnight Runners with an award for longevity at the Mojo Music Awards.
Theatre Seating
Tickets £14 in advance / £16 on the door
Hang The DJ
Saturday 5th October, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
Probably the most Easterly indie disco in the land, playing alternative music for great dancing.
Tickets £5
Northern Soul
Saturday 12th October, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
Wigan Casino comes to Deal! A night of Northern Soul DJs Pete 'Vinyl Flair' Crascall, Nicki 'Bint of Soul' Shaw and special guests!
Tickets £5
FB Pocket Orchestra
Friday 25th October, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
The FB Pocket Orchestra takes it's listeners back to the hot jazz, blues, ragtime & popular dances of the 1920/30's & earlier.
The members originally began playing together in various FB music & Media Projects and officially began playing as The FB Pocket Orchestra in 2012.
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £12 in advance / £14 on the door
Slim Chance
Saturday 26th October, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
Ronnie always jokingly claimed that he found the musicians for Slim Chance in the pages of Exchange and Mart. In 2010 Charlie Hart and Steve Simpson trawled the streets of South London and miraculously found three more ex-Slim Chancers who were all keen to sign up again to the quest for Ronnie's musical holy grail. By gigging round the country the line-up has gelled into a fine band and become a powerful entity in its own right.
The aim is to create a show which celebrates the range of Ronnie's later music: to take this show to people in village halls and clubs, festivals and theatres at home and abroad; and eventually, joined by numerous friends, to resurrect the Passing Show itself.
Tickets £14 in advance / £16 on the door
The Neil Diamond Story
Friday 8th November, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
As Neil Diamond prepares to mark 50 years at the top of his profession, singer and guitarist Bob Drury, described as the UK’s ‘Voice of Neil’, celebrates the life and work of this musical legend.
Featuring iconic songs from a hit filled musical career such as Cracklin’ Rosie, America, Play Me, Sweet Caroline, I Am I Said and Love on the Rocks alongside much loved album tracks and more recent acoustic material. Bob Drury’s one-man show is a must see for all Diamond fans.
“Undoubtedly one of the UK’s finest vocal tributes to Neil Diamond…oozing class” Nolan Dean, Cruise Director, Island Star
“If I didn’t know better I’d have said that was Neil Diamond singing” Pat Marsh, BBC Radio Kent
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £12
Glenn Tilbrook
Saturday 9th November, Doors 7pm, Show 8pm
Mention Glenn Tilbrook and most people may immediately think of Squeeze. After all, with his writing partner Chris Difford, Tilbrook was responsible for Top Ten hits all around the world such as “Tempted”, “Hourglass”, “Cool For Cats” and “Up The Junction”. Ever since their first EP in 1977, Squeeze has delighted audiences with their brand of honky-tonk new wave and pithy lyricism, while their stock in the music world has seen the likes of Jools Holland, Paul Carrack and Elvis Costello all contribute to their work.
Tickets £15 in advance / £17 on the door
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Raw Deal
Friday 22nd November, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
A night of the finest local metal/thrash/rock bands. Photo ID required, SIA Licensed Security Staff present at all times.
Tickets £4
John Otway
Friday 29th November, 8pm
John Otway ( with Wild Willy Barrett ) first achieved notoriety with an eye-watering performance on Old Grey Whistle Test and subsequent hit single 'Really Free' in 1977.
Otway's heady mix of blind ambition and rank incompetence was to keep this microstar shining for almost two decades despite his ability to turn any situation to his own disadvantage. His autobiography 'Rock and Roll's Greatest Failure' out sold, by a factor of ten, all the records he had released since his hit.
' The Clown Prince of Rock and Roll ' - The Telegraph 2011
' Otway still bounces around like a little lad promised sweets as he reveals himself as possibly the most unlikely Eurovision entrant ever and dons electronic percussion pads that allow him to body-pop while playing his other toy, a theremin, like a demented but adorable twit ' - Edinburgh Festival Review
Tickets £12 | Combine Film & Band for £15
Clare Teal
Saturday 14th December, Doors 7.30pm, Start 8pm
"Fabulous" Daily Mail
"Wonderful, worth raving about" Sir Michael Parkinson
"The new first lady of jazz" Mail on Sunday
"Music to melt to I'd say" Jamie Cullum
Cabaret Seating
Tickets £17 inn advance / £19 on the door
