Ayrshire Post

Top line- up in store at Darvel Music Festival

- Michael Reynolds

Another fantastic festival will rock Ayrshire this weekend as the 15th annual Darvel Music Festival gets under way.

Red Sky July top off a fantastic three band line- up on Friday night, with support from Roddy Hart and The Lonesome Fire and Irvine troubador Sean C Kennedy.

And on Saturday night, 360 and James Brown is Annie will thrill audiences at Darvel Town Hall.

Elsewhere, tonight ( Wednesday) will be a real treat for music fans when a trio of fantastic tributes rock Kilmarnock’s Palace Theatre playing the hits from Bruce Springstee­n, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams.

And in Ayr, another top act pays tribute to one of the great as The Talons perform the hits of The Eagles at the Gaiety Theatre on Tuesday evening.

Some of Ayrshire’s top homegrown talent will also take to stages across the next week, with highlights including King of Birds at Elliots in Prestwick on Friday night and Wildcard at The Alton Inn in Kilwinning on Saturday.

Find full listings below:

Classic Rock USA, Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock, 7.30pm.

Jam session, Bellfield Tavern, Kilmarnock, 8pm.

Tim Byram- Wigfield, St Columba Parish Church, Ayr, 7.30pm.

The Partenie Experience, Bobby Deans and Garry Holland, Treehouse, Ayr, 9.30pm.

Acoustic Bliss – open mic, The Twa Dugs, Ayr, 10pm.

Jam session, The Wick, Prestwick, 9pm.

Jam session with Aimee Penman, Lido, Troon, 8.30pm.

Open mic and jam session, Fanny by Gaslight, Kilmarnock, 8pm.

Darvel Music Festival: Red Sky July, Roddy Hart and The Lonesome Fire and Sean C Kennedy, Town Hall, Darvel, 7pm. Jimmy Mac, Black Bull, Ayr, 8pm. King of Birds, Elliots, Prestwick, 8.30pm.

Music Club, The Ship Inn, Irvine, 9pm.

Open mic, Tam O’Shanter Inn, Ayr, 9pm.

Slider and The Splinters, Prestwick Cricket Club, Prestwick, 7pm.

The Naked Violin – Tasmin Little, Town Hall, Ayr, 7.30pm.

True Tones and open mic, Treehouse, Ayr, 10pm.

Trunk Monkey, Harleys, Ayr, 9.30pm.

Able Faces, Drouthy Neebors, Ayr, 9pm.

Chris News, Ex- Services Club, Ayr, 8pm.

Darvel Music Festival: 360 and James Brown is Annie, Town Hall, Darvel, 7pm.

Dave Lennard, RAF Associatio­n Club, Prestwick, 8pm.

Just Like Eddie, Anchor Bar, Ayr, 9pm.

Kim Wheeler, Elliots, Prestwick, 8.30pm.

Live music with Allana, Black Bull, Ayr, 8pm.

Status Two - Status Quo Tribute, Harleys, Ayr, 9.30pm.

Stephen Holland, Royal Hotel, Cumnock, 8.30pm.

Slider, Bellfield Tavern, Kilmarnock, 8pm.

Wildcard, The Alton Inn, Kilwinning, 9pm.

Ben Ellis open mic, Harleys, Ayr, 9.30pm.

Live music with Marc, Black Bull, Ayr, 7pm.

Fresh, Royal Hotel, Cumnock, 6pm. The Organist Entertains – Dr Peter Christie, Town Hall, Ayr, 12pm.

Folk jam, Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine, 8pm.

Talon – Best of The Eagles, Gaiety Theatre, Ayr, 7.30pm.

If you have any listings you want included email michael. reynolds@ trinitymir­ror. com or call 01292 262200.

 ??  ?? Drummed up Tom Petty and The Heartbreak­ers drummer Steve Ferrone performs in Darvel on Saturday with 360
Drummed up Tom Petty and The Heartbreak­ers drummer Steve Ferrone performs in Darvel on Saturday with 360
 ??  ?? Top trio Red Sky July headline the first night of the Darvel Music Festival
Top trio Red Sky July headline the first night of the Darvel Music Festival

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