Live Music in Ramsgate

The Rolling Stones played Westcliff Hall here in 1964, and that brush with rock history feels appropriate for a town that has consistently punched above its weight as a live music destination. Ramsgate's punk credentials go back to 1977, when local bands The Arnold and The Rivals were among the first wave of Kent punk acts. Today, the scene is anchored by venues ranging from Ramsgate Music Hall, an intimate 125-capacity room praised for its acoustics, to the 600-seat Granville Theatre and the specialist Red Arrows Music Club, which draws blues, soul, and funk acts from across the UK and internationally. The annual Ramsgate Festival of Sound, now in its eighth year, extends that reach further, threading music, sound art, and performance through the town's historic buildings and spaces across a full festival programme.