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Your Music School (YMS)

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standinggrassroots

1 night

Live music

Tueper week

09:00

Open today

until 20:00hours

BYO

Backline

bring owngear

Mixed

Books

originalslive acts

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Fri 09:00–15:00
Sat 09:00–15:00
Sun 10:00–17:00

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Capacity–

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Outdoor stageNo

OriginalsYes

Websiteyourmusicschool.co.uk

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Your Music School (YMS) Tower Works, Simmonds Road
Wincheap
Canterbury CT1 3RA

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7 of 7 days listed

Mon 09:00–20:00
TueLiveToday 09:00–20:00
Wed 09:00–20:00
Thu 09:00–20:00
Fri 09:00–15:00
Sat 09:00–15:00
Sun 10:00–17:00

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About Your Music School (YMS)

Your Music School (YMS) is a grassroots music venue in Wincheap, Canterbury. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.

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Your ‌‌‍Music School (YMS) in Wincheap, Canterbury is a community music school that hosts an open mic on the second Tuesday of every month — £5 per performer, and you can bring any size audience.

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Tower Works, Simmonds Road, Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3RA

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Your Music School (YMS) is #31 of 31 Margate venues for live music — ranked by gigs on the calendar over the next 30 days, refreshed nightly.

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Tower Works, Simmonds Road, Wincheap, Canterbury, CT1 3RA. See the map below for directions. Browse more Canterbury venues nearby.

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