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Welcome to The Barge, Medway's best-kept secret.

Tucked away in a quiet corner of Gillingham, Kent, The Barge is a cosy, friendly watering hole with a lot to offer:

  • Regular live music events... folk / blues / jazz / acoustic
  • Regular 'open-mic' acoustic jam nights
  • Weekly quiz night every Sunday at 8.30 - cash prizes
  • Real Ale - guest beers and regular brews always available
  • Candlelight atmosphere
  • Pool & darts, and a selection of traditional board games
  • Large family garden with great river views
  • Comfortable sheltered & heated smoking area

See the about us page for more details.

Music and Ale are always the mainstays of the pub. Friendship is also a major ingredient in what makes this place unique - as the sign behind the bar says:

"There are no strangers here, only friends who have not yet met"

What's on: (next 8 gigs) Live at the Barge - RSS feed
Sun 14th Mar
Sunday 14th March 2010, 8.30pm
Quiz Night
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Every Sunday evening, from 8.30pm onwards.

£1 per person entry, teams up to a maximum of 6. Cash Prizes!!!

Come along and join in the fun!

Hosted by Pub Quiz Kent

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Quiz Night
Mon 15th Mar
Monday 15th March 2010, 9pm
Gastove and Mick
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St Patrick's Day Special!!

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Other gigs at the Barge by Gastove and Mick:
16/03/2009, 17/03/2008

Gastove and Mick
Sat 20th Mar
Saturday 20th March 2010, 8.30pm
Lupen Crook
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What can you say about Lupen Crook that hasn't already been said. Twisted stomach churning folkster, genius, both?

"Utterly compelling" - NME

"Original and highly concentrated stuff" - Mojo

"Lupen Crook stands alone as one of the few artists around who seriously defies categorisation. Indisputible genius, sublime stuff" - The Fly

"To say the atmosphere of a gig rests on the proverbial knife’s edge is a rare statement indeed. For Lupen Crook and his band of birds however, it illustrates just how captivating their agitated pop is - and the stop start animation of the band can be visually seen to make its onlookers flinch with expectation" - Artrocker

Go to Lupen Crook Myspace

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Other gigs at the Barge by Lupen Crook:
10/10/2009, 28/01/2009, 16/07/2008

Lupen Crook
Sun 21st Mar
Sunday 21st March 2010, 8.30pm
Quiz Night
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Every Sunday evening, from 8.30pm onwards.

£1 per person entry, teams up to a maximum of 6. Cash Prizes!!!

Come along and join in the fun!

Hosted by Pub Quiz Kent

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Quiz Night
Mon 22nd Mar
Monday 22nd March 2010, 9pm
Junk & Disorderly
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Lively, entertaining 5-piece, performing folk, rock, blues and jazz covers, with harmony vocals.

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Other gigs at the Barge by Junk & Disorderly:
28/09/2009, 30/03/2009, 20/10/2008, 14/04/2008, 09/07/2007, 22/05/2006, 14/11/2005, 30/05/2005

Junk & Disorderly
Wed 24th Mar
Wednesday 24th March 2010, 9pm
Moveable Feast ...Being recorded live!
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Moveable Feast play their own unique and original style of world roots music - lively, rhythmic, full of fun - to create a dynamic fusion with a contemporary edge. Their compositions blend together many diverse elements - celtic rock, latin, reggae, ska, rai, african, jazz, cajun, klezmer, musette, english folk and pop - with lyrics in Spanish, French, Portugese, English and Italian that touch on both universal themes and topical social issues. Their objective is to embrace all traditions, ethnicities and age groups and create a unique world sound from many diverse elements. But above all to be fun!

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Other gigs at the Barge by Moveable Feast:
24/05/2010, 21/12/2009, 25/05/2009, 22/12/2008, 28/04/2008, 20/08/2007, 29/01/2007, 11/09/2006

Moveable Feast ...Being recorded live!
Sat 27th Mar
Saturday 27th March 2010, 8.30pm
Medway Eyes Presents... Back To The 70's
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Medway Eyes is an informal umbrella organisation that supports, promotes and collaborates with Medway artists and venues.

Medway Eyes have a fair trade ethic, they don't exploit artists, because they are artists themselves. So far projects have ranged from photography exhibitions to gigs, but who knows what will turn up next.

Go have a look at their website and give them your support.

Go to Medway Eyes Presents... Website

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Other gigs at the Barge by Medway Eyes Presents...:
05/12/2009, 12/09/2009, 20/06/2009, 09/05/2009, 17/01/2009

Medway Eyes Presents... Back To The 70's
Sun 28th Mar
Sunday 28th March 2010, 8.30pm
Quiz Night
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Every Sunday evening, from 8.30pm onwards.

£1 per person entry, teams up to a maximum of 6. Cash Prizes!!!

Come along and join in the fun!

Hosted by Pub Quiz Kent

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Pub Quiz Kent's website

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Quiz Night
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Latest News:
Saturday 20th Feb - Lovedays Album Launch Party [posted on 18/02/2010] close

Ben Jones and the Lovedays will be launching their new album - "House Of Cards" - at the Barge on Saturday 20th February. Support comes in the form of Phil Dillion.

Admission, as always, is free, and the fun starts around 8.30pm.

Be there or be square!

www.myspace.com/benjonesandthelovedays
www.myspace.com/phildillon

Saturday 20th Feb - Lovedays Album Launch Party
Season's Greetings [posted on 24/12/2009] close

Here's wishing you all a happy Christmas and a prosperous new year, from all at the Barge.

Season's Greetings
Happy Birthday Medway Eyes [posted on 07/10/2009] close

Happy 1st birthday to the Medway Eyes collective! To celebrate their 1st birthday the group have released a free compilation album and e-zine to download and enjoy! More details at www.medwayeyes.co.uk/me1

Happy Birthday Medway Eyes
Website Outage [posted on 06/08/2009] close

The Barge website was offline for around 12 hours yesterday (Tuesday 5th August), from 2pm to 2am (ish).

This was due to unidentified gremlins in the inter-tubes.

Apologies to anyone who was trying to connect, I lost all connectivity as well, and it felt like loosing a limb, but it wasn't my fault ;-)

Matt.

Website Outage
Happy Birthday Jay! [posted on 25/07/2009] close

Today (Saturday 25th July) is the birthday of our very own small, hairy sound engineer Jay... Happy birthday Jay!

"Feedback? What f***ing feedback?"

Happy Birthday Jay!
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