Dukes Whitstable

Stop the press ✋🏻!
Michael Baker full band show at The Duke tomorrow evening!!
It’s a Thursday so why not. It won’t be late so come on down for an evening of great live music - free entry

We've got some building work going on today which means we can't open the bar until it's done. Should be ready to go around 5pm.

MAMPAMA at The Duke from 3pm today
https://www.facebook.com/Mampama-13973565 6471849/

UNCUT MAGAZINE "One of the finest slices of Anglo-Carribean fusion since The Specials in their prime……artfully mixing in funk and Afrobeat to their deep dub.”
METRO “Afro-dub at its most infectious, an energetic burst of musical virtuosity that is both conscious and peppily propulsive.”
... SONGLINES MAGAZINE “Human Nature is a masterpiece of an album.”
RIDDIM MAGAZINE "With astonishing guest appearances from Johnny Clarke, Michael Prophet and Linval Thompson the standard is high indeed. …arguably the best yet from Soothsayers and is therefore very heartily recommended."
JAMBASE.COM “One of the finest roots reggae bands in years.”
This is a free event.
Music from 9pm
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With a roller-coaster career spanning over 35 years; from their beginnings on the underground club scene, to their appearance on the biggest selling soundtrack of all time, ‘Dirty Dancing’, to their latest studio album, 'The Wild River' and beyond, The Blow Monkeys maintain an eternal presence in the world of music.
Countless chart singles such as worldwide classics, “Digging Your Scene” and, “It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way”, epitomised the glamour of mid-80's pop at its mos...t graceful and sophisticated, leading them to work with artists as varied as Curtis Mayfield, Paul Weller, Cheb Khaled and even Jamaican Toaster EEK-a-Mouse.
But it's their relentless desire to move forward, to collaborate and to be socially engaged that has contributed to their longevity as a band; continually making new music and always stretching the boundaries.
Reformed in 2008 The Blow Monkeys have released possibly their finest work yet, “The Wild River”. Their fifth album since reforming, they are now joined by ex Galliano stickman, Crispin Taylor, on drums. Reinvigorated and recharged; their live show is soulful, funky and smart.
After two incredible shows at The Duke that had us all talking for weeks, it's with greatest pleasure we welcome The Blow Monkeys back to Whitstable on this special Bank Holiday weekend.
Tickets selling fast at seetickets.com - don't hang around!
£15 + booking fee Doors 8.30pm
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Guyanese-born Richard Bailey started his drumming career in Trinidad at the age of nine, sitting in on percussion, drums and bass with his elder brother Robert's group, ’Osibisa’ - the top band in Trinidad and Tobago.
By sixteen, he was recording and touring the UK and USA with Johnny Nash and Bob Marley. By eighteen, he had recorded Jeff Beck's biggest selling album, “Blow By Blow”, to critical acclaim, and appeared on the film soundtrack, “Tommy”, alongside Pete Townsend,... Phil Chen and Roger Daltrey.
The next decade saw many recordings. Two world tours with Billy Ocean and Basia and a firm position in the drumseat with the British acid jazz/rock/soul fusion collective “INCOGNITO”.
More recently he has been an integral part of Steve Winwood's two important return-to-form recordings, 'About Time' and last year's 'Nine Lives'.
His versatility has made him a first-call kitman for four decades, and it's an enormous pleasure every time he plays at The Duke.
From 3pm!
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Some years after the demise of the Small Faces, Ronnie Lane decided to form a band as a platform for his great song-writing skills. That band was Slim Chance.
Since 2010, Slim Chance, ‘reformed but unrepentant’, have forged an excellent reputation around the country, playing Ronnie’s songs with passion, skill and commitment.
In 2004 the band played alongside Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, Ronnie Wood, Chris Jagger & Mick Jones to celebrate Ronnie’s music at the Albert Hall. ...The following year they were back to celebrate Leadbelly, along with Eric Burdon, Billy Bragg, Van Morrison and co.
As well as classics such as “Ooh La La”, “Debris”, “How Come” and “The Poacher”, the band also include many of their new songs in their sets, further establishing themselves as an entity in their own right.
**This will be a ticketed event. Available from September from The Duke**
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Hardwicke Circus are a massive Rock 'n' Roll band; a true Rock 'n' Roll collective hailing from Annan, Ayr, Carlisle, Edinburgh & Helsinki.
Indie rock, with a confident swagger.
From 3pm

'With influences from Johnny Burnette to Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Wanda Jackson to Imelda May, Bamboozle are a truly rocking band to dance the night away to.
Being one of the only bands to have a gal on vocals and rockabilly slap bass, a world class pedal steel player, two of the scenes top rockabilly guitarists and drummers, and mesmerising four part harmonies, Bamboozle are the band to see!'

Pianist and percussionist James Lascelles has played with an impressive cast of characters throughout his career, from Frank Zappa to Lee Perry and Steve Harley. His band The James Lascelles Quartet has been touring across the UK to showcase their works, with memorable concerts at venues such as Foyle’s Jazz in the West End of London, and Mama Stone’s in Exeter.
Bringing their mix of World music, Folk, Jazz and Anglo/Caribbean grooves, we welcome The James Lascelles Quqrtet to The Duke once more this afternoon!
From 3pm

Gearing up for the perfect combination of a SUPER HOT band and a glorious summers evening!
NEW ORLEANS SWAMP DONKEYS are HERE TONIGHT, jazzing up the place from 9pm!
It's free and you really really shouldn't miss it

The Mighty Diamonds Thursday the 25th of October. Tickets will be on sale at seetickets.com from Monday.

*LIVE MUSIC TODAY!*
ROME 56 @ 3pm
BIG ORANGE HEAD @ 5.30pm!

Cuban Brothers is sold out. It will be a hell of a gig.

There are 40 tickets left for The Cubans on Saturday.

Passionate about jazz and the style of the 1910's hot speakeasy, New Orleans Swamp Donkeys are a diverse group of young musicians playing traditional 'Jass', Blues and Vaudeville with original music and modern jazz adaptations.
Starting in the authentic Louisiana grassroots music scene, playing local festivals and second lines, they transitioned quickly into performing at world-class music events and have now played festivals and concerts all over the globe.
Their sound is f...amiliar; the Louis Armstrong tones of their soulful and sweet vocalist, James Williams are apparent, yet their music is exceptionally modern and progressive.
Featuring an all-star cast of bright musicians, The New Orleans Swamp Donkeys bring a diverse sound and appearance to the stage, with members hailing from around the USA and the world.
This gig is free. Tell all your friends about this show!
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We stayed for one night and absolutely loved it. Great room , clean, bright and great size. Sarah was so welcoming and let us have a late check out as the room hadn't been booked the following night. We were able to leave our bags and explore the lovely surroundings. Will definitely be back.. we hear Sundays are pretty good! Nikki & Paul XXX

The best pub in Whitstable by far. Amazing food, great people and awesome live music every week!

The best local pub in Whitstable. Very frendly staff. Good snack and bands.

Such a lovely place, friendly staff and such a great atmosphere. Always our first choice for a drink when we pop to whistable. Love the decor it's bloody amazing 👌🏼😍😊

Spent a Sunday afternoon at Dukes. Terrific place. Warm atmosphere. Excellent drinks.

My family just ate dinner here this evening. Your staff couldn't have been more accommodating for our slightly fussy family! The food was excellent and perfectly seasoned (them chips though) and the brownie was divine. Even when our table had a bit of an accident we were cared for completely. Unfortunately I never got the dude who served us name, please give him our thanks and tell him he is super awesome! (In fact, tell all your staff that).

We will definitely be eating here again and enjoying the great laughs!



Thank you for a wonderful evening!! �

Great venue to kick back and watch the world Cup � �

Great venue great people,a wonderful place to play as a musician and to just chill out.

Great pub, with a fab atmosphere always one of my favourites.

Great pub, staff, food and dog friendly. Will definitely be back.

Good pub, good beer, good music.......nothing to dislike, carry on.

Excellent large centrally located pub. A great live music venue with a good selection of ales. Dog friendly. Open fire . Very hard working friendly staff

A Pub with Passion for great, live, original music, (I know that bands from all over the world love playing there), with a rocking atmosphere and a management and staff who care, really care.

Nice pub. Lovely 😊 beer garden eaten there too xx sun trap in the afternoon

Be nice if they ever pick up the ' phone. Puts one off a place if they don't want ones business. !!!

Has the potential to be a great venue but the PA let's it down, the sound quality is terrible and as Jungle Brothers set went on the feedback got worse, spend the money upgrade the PA and the engineer.. 3* is being a bit generous to be honest but the potential is there...

Well.....we had to wait outside for over and hour or go to another pub because Macka-B was stuck in traffic. We went back and had to wait outside again because the PA system was broken. The crowd wanted to go it....the Landlord was confrontational with an attitude that would indicate he's in the wrong business. .....no people skills at all!! The band came on at 10.45.....toilets were disgusting...bar staff did their job nothing beyond the call of pulling a pint. ....smiles absent...won't be going back unless a nuclear bomb was dropped and it was the nearest shelter!!!

Sort the PA out!! No point in getting the likes of The Jungle Brothers if the sound is going to be that muddy

Have been to the Dukes many times in the past, but on Friday we went to see Makka B who was over two and a half hours late to come on stage. We only managed to stay for 3 songs and then had to leave due to work commitments. My partner has messaged the Dukes three times since Friday and the messages have been seen, but no responses have been made. This is unacceptable and terrible customer service. If we ever get a response i will update.