The Circuit

The Circuit is the Wednesday night live session at The Stag Inn, and it runs every week from 7pm to 9pm. It's run by Josh, who books a different musician each time, so the line-up changes from one Wednesday to the next. If you've been before, you'll know the format: a single act taking the stage for the evening, with the next one stepping in the following week.

The Stag Inn itself is one of Hastings' main spots for live music, and it's built around a long tradition of folk and acoustic sets. That folk and acoustic side runs alongside Americana, indie and country-tinged acts, so the music tends to sit in that acoustic, singer-songwriter territory rather than anything too loud or electric. It's a pub that's kept its folk roots close, and that comes through in the kind of acts that find their way onto the stage here.

That folk tradition goes back a fair way, too. The pub's Tuesday folk and acoustic session has been running for about forty years and is open to anyone, so it's a long-standing part of the local scene. On the fourth Thursday of each month, from 8:30pm to 11pm, Liz and Rob run a Blues & Folk Club, and the pub also partners with local artists to change the art exhibition every six weeks. The Wednesday night session is just one part of a regular programme of live music and art.

The Circuit runs every Wednesday from 7pm to 9pm at The Stag Inn, 14 All Saints' Street, St Leonards, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3BJ.