FEMME-FUELLED LIVE MUSIC EVENTS

ABOUT THE COVEN CLUB

A fabulous new live music night to bring more “oestrogen-fuelled rock and metal” bands to Hastings! The Coven Club is the unruly love child of vocalist Amanda “Mandie B” Brooks-Byron and bassist Steph Bennion of prog/goth-rock band Ditch the Demon, who will be running these new nights at the Carlisle Rock Bar.

Mandie: “The Coven Club will open another door for people to come and enjoy themselves and listen to unadulterated, female-captained, purely original, live rock ’n’ roll.”

Steph: “We’ve met lots of lovely people on our gigs, women doing their own thing in rock and heavy metal. We want to bring new voices to Hastings, something a bit different.”

‘The Coven Club’ is a homage to Jinx Dawson and her band Coven, Mandie’s inspiration for forming Ditch the Demon back in 2019. We’re looking for:

Female-led artists and bands who play original rock & metal
A headline act from out of town, supported by at least one local act
Events are ticketed, but we’re keeping prices low to get the punters in!

The Coven Club runs quarterly at The Carlisle. Advance tickets (£5) are on sale from The Carlisle, online at Skiddle and will also be available on the door.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Female-led rock music night to launch in Hastings
"A Hastings all-women promotions company is launching a fabulous new live music night to bring more “oestrogen-fuelled rock and metal” bands to the town. The Coven Club, at The Carlisle Rock Bar on Hastings seafront, East Sussex, opens its doors in April this year...." - Hastings Observer, Sussex World (February 2026).

Witching It Up at the Carlisle
Hastings Independent Press (March 2026).