Festival favourites and newcomers from the world of indie, rock, folk and blues music will play at the seventh Maidstone Fringe Festival.

Squeeze’s Glenn Tillbrook, BBC 2 presenter Nell Bryden and Michelle Stodart, the singer with the Magic Numbers, are among the headliners announced for the line-up for the event, which runs from Thursday, April 27 to Bank Holiday Monday, May 1.

Pubs, clubs and music venues join all-nighters and family friendly events in cafes and coffee shops for this year’s event.

Fringe favourites lining up to play include Funke & the 2 Tone Baby, One Day Elliott, Salvation Jayne and The Scorchers, with local and south east-based bands taking part including We Are Bandicoot, Bad Pandas, and Bamboozle.

Seventeen venues across the town have already confirmed, and this year’s event has sponsorship from Clive Emson Auctioneers, with support from One Maidstone.

Glenn Tillbrook will playing a rare solo show as Squeeze have reformed and among the headliners will be “chap-hop” pioneer Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer.

Dance fans will be catered for at Source Bar, with a Defected Records street party: Defected In The House, featuring DJs Sam Divine, Sonny Fodera and Franky Rizardo and at the Social Chill Bar in Week Street there will be a Dojo night featuring Steve Mac, James Allardyce and Mickey J.

For details go to maidstonefringe.com

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