Maidstone · small venue · Verified open
Cork and cask craft beer pub.
About 60 standing, live music 4 nights a week.
Nearby venuesUpdated 12 November 2026
At a glance, Drakes in Maidstone is summed up below. It has live music 4 nights a week. The figures below set out its size, live nights, kit and genres.
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| Live music | 4 nights a week |
| TodayClosed | 00:00–01:00Closed for today |
| Backline | TBC |
| Books | Mixed |
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Before you book Drakes, here are its size, live nights, genres and website. It has live music 4 nights a week. Members can vote to bring this venue onto GigXchange.
| Capacity | about 60 standing |
| Live nights | Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun |
| Curfew | – |
| Sound limiter | – |
| Website | drakescorkandcaskmaidstone.co.uk |
| Status | Verified open |
| Last checked | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Checked against | Venue website |
Drakes is at 9 Fairmeadow, Maidstone, ME14 1JP. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 22 rooms in our Maidstone venue directory.
Maidstone ME14 1JP
The nearest station is Maidstone West (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away.
Drakes for artists: Drakes has not joined GigXchange yet, so acts vote here to bring it on - to hire the venue for a private event, choose Private hire.
| Booking email and phone | Locked |
| Fee range per act | Locked |
| How far ahead to book | Locked |
| Payment terms | Locked |
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Drakes publishes its opening times for 7 of the 7 days. These are the venue's own opening hours, not the gig start times. Check the venue's own website before travelling on a bank holiday.
| Mon | 15:00–22:00 |
| Tue | 15:00–00:00 |
| Wed | 15:00–23:00 |
| Thu | 15:00–23:00 |
| FriToday | 00:00–01:00 |
| Sat | 12:00–00:00 |
| Sun | 12:00–22:00 |
The stage kit at Drakes is not confirmed yet. The list below shows the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about. Played here and the kit was different? Tell us and we will update it.
| PA system | TBC |
| Drum kit | TBC |
| Guitar amp | TBC |
| Bass amp | TBC |
| Keys / keyboard | TBC |
| Vocal mics | TBC |
| In-house engineer | TBC |
This is the background on Drakes, from the venue and its listings. It has live music 4 nights a week. The notes below sum up what the venue and its listings say.
Drakes is a grassroots music venue in Maidstone with a standing capacity of about 60.
Listing notesDrakes Cork and Cask sits by the River Medway at 9 Fairmeadow in the heart of Maidstone (ME14 1JP), in a building that first opened as the Lamb Inn back in 1636. It's a craft-beer and cask-ale pub with a BBQ and grill menu and live music from local artists woven through the week: a jam night every Tuesday, full live music every Friday and Saturday at 9pm, and a 'Make Some Noise' original-music showcase on the last Sunday of the month (Sunday sets around 4pm). A large, partly-covered courtyard hosts live entertainment every weekend, with booths in the renovated stables and a newly opened outside bar, so the action spills outdoors in good weather. Dog-friendly, with a pool table, dartboard and board games, Drakes welcomes both originals and covers from local players. Capacity is around 60 standing.
It keeps this page true for the next act through the door.
The regular night at Drakes on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 4 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first.
Open mic, every Tuesday - 20:30 · Free entry. More nights out in the wider Maidstone gig directory.
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| 02 | Revelation | 2 gigs |
| 03 | Ditton Community Centre up4 | 1 gig |
| 04 | The Factory Bar And Grill New | 1 gig |
| 05 | The Moody Mare down2 | 1 gig |
| 06 | The Swale Assembly New | 1 gig |
| 07 | Ashford Stour Centre down3 | 0 gigs |
| 08 | BALLIN' Maidstone down3 | 0 gigs |
| 09 | Boughton Under Blean Village Hall down3 | 0 gigs |
| 10 | Drakes This venue down2 | 0 gigs |
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Drakes
Cork and cask craft beer pub. Capacity about 60.
- c. 60
- Capacity
- 4 nights
- Live music
- 00:00
- Open today
- –
- Backline
- Mixed
- Books
- Verified
- Directory status
Last updated: 12 November 2026
Drakes — Quick Facts
Drakes capacity: about 60 standing. Cork and cask craft beer pub. Here are the key facts on Drakes at a glance. It has live music 4 nights a week.
By size, Drakes is the 10th largest of the 10 venues we list in and around Maidstone with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Swale Assembly (about 230), Ashford Stour Centre (about 300) and Boughton Under Blean Village Hall (about 300).
Drakes's listed capacity is about 60 standing - a small room on the scale we use for every venue. Around Maidstone, the middle-sized room we list holds about 350 - Drakes is well below that. Rooms under about 150 are where most acts start out: shorter sets, a local crowd and often a door split or a modest flat fee. A room this size fills on your own following, so bring your guest list. We have not verified that figure yet - confirm it with the venue before you plan a show around it.
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Inside Drakes
The stage kit at Drakes is not confirmed yet. The room holds about 60. It has live music 4 nights a week. Below: the PA, drums, amps and mics we know about, what we know about the room, and its regular live nights.
Drakes is a grassroots music venue in Maidstone with a standing capacity of about 60. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
This listing is part of the Maidstone venue directory.
Drakes Cork and Cask sits by the River Medway at 9 Fairmeadow in the heart of Maidstone (ME14 1JP), in a building that first opened as the Lamb Inn back in 1636. It's a craft-beer and cask-ale pub with a BBQ and grill menu and live music from local artists woven through the week: a jam night every Tuesday, full live music every Friday and Saturday at 9pm, and a 'Make Some Noise' original-music showcase on the last Sunday of the month (Sunday sets around 4pm). A large, partly-covered courtyard hosts live entertainment every weekend, with booths in the renovated stables and a newly opened outside bar, so the action spills outdoors in good weather. Dog-friendly, with a pool table, dartboard and board games, Drakes welcomes both originals and covers from local players. Capacity is around 60 standing.
Nights Drakes usually has live music — typical start 21:00
Live nights at Drakes are usually Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun, with music from about 21:00. The stage kit is not confirmed yet - ask before you load in. Drakes hasn't joined GigXchange yet; vote to bring it on, and in the meantime keep a short EPK and a live clip ready - it is what most venues ask for first.
By size, Drakes is the 10th largest of the 10 venues we list in and around Maidstone with a standing capacity. Similar-size rooms: The Swale Assembly (about 230), Ashford Stour Centre (about 300) and Boughton Under Blean Village Hall (about 300).
Find Drakes
Drakes is at 9 Fairmeadow, Maidstone, ME14 1JP. The map below opens step-by-step directions in Google Maps. It is one of 22 rooms in our Maidstone venue directory.
The nearest station is Maidstone West (rail station), about 5 minutes' walk away. You'll find Drakes in Maidstone; ME14 1JP is the postcode for sat-nav and ride apps. Check the start time before you set off, and see what else is on in Maidstone this week, or book a Maidstone band for a night of your own.
Freemasons Arms Snodland, The Dog House Micropub, The Flower Pot and The Market House
Station data: NaPTAN, Department for Transport (Open Government Licence).
What's On at Drakes
The regular night at Drakes on GigXchange is its open mic. It has live music 4 nights a week. Venues often post their next nights on their own website first. Or browse the wider Maidstone venue directory.
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The Maidstone League
Drakes is #10 of 22 Maidstone venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly. Only gigs in the GigXchange directory count.
- #1 – Casino Rooms 3 gigs
- #2 – Revelation 2 gigs
- #3 ▲4 Ditton Community Centre 1 gig
- #4 NEW The Factory Bar And Grill 1 gig
- #5 ▼2 The Moody Mare 1 gig
- #6 NEW The Swale Assembly 1 gig
- #7 ▼3 Ashford Stour Centre 0 gigs
- #8 ▼3 BALLIN' Maidstone 0 gigs
- #9 ▼3 Boughton Under Blean Village Hall 0 gigs
- #10 ▼2 Drakes This venue 0 gigs
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Drakes in brief. Drakes in Maidstone is a small room (under 150). The live music is mostly on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, usually from 21:00. It also hosts an open mic (every Tuesday). Other rooms nearby: Freemasons Arms Snodland, The Dog House Micropub and The Flower Pot, or browse the Maidstone venue directory.
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More rooms near Drakes: Harmony HQ, Hazlitt Arts Centre, Mote Park, Nellie Gerkins, Princes Park Pub, Revelation, The Factory Bar And Grill, The Moody Mare, The Swale Assembly, The Walnut Tree, Ashford Stour Centre, Casino Rooms and Ditton Community Centre.
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