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Bittersweet at Gee’s Bar

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Bittersweet at Gee’s Bar

Some quite old songs and some quite new ones – Dire Straits, The Animals, The Beatles, Queen, REM, Cast, Billy Idol, Bryan Adams, The Darkness, Bad Company, and many more … join us and support local live music!

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BitterSweet

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Type: Band
Genre(s): Indie, Pop and Rock
4-piece rock & power pop band, in our 30th year (with member changes 😁) 1200+ gigs. Pubs, clubs, parties, you name it – we’ve been getting them rocking for decades. Read more…

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Gee's Bar - The Royal Norfolk Hotel

7 Sandgate High Street
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