Chad Strentz & The Chadillacs
LIVE AT THE OAST, RAINHAM, KENT
SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER
SATURDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2026
DOORS 7PM
THE OAST, RAINHAM, KENT
FROM £20
Chad Strentz & The Chadillacs are coming to Rainham, Kent — and this one is something genuinely special. The UK’s award-winning best blues singer brings his band to The Oast on Saturday 10th October 2026 for a night celebrating Chuck Berry’s Centenary, alongside originals and classic R’n’B covers. Live music in Rainham, Kent does not get much more authentic than this.
Chuck Berry would have been 100 on 18th October
Chad Strentz — The UK's Best Blues Singer
Chad Strentz has been at the top of the British blues scene for over two decades. Known to most as the lead vocalist with the multi-award-winning Paul Lamb & the King Snakes — winners of numerous British Blues Awards including UK’s Best Blues Band — he has also put the miles in with The Big Town Playboys, Shout Sister Shout, Cat Talk, and Breakout Blues. His experience stretches across every corner of the blues and roots world — Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rockabilly, Soul, Country, Jazz, and Funk — and he brings all of it to bear every time he steps on stage. He has shared stages with Pinetop Perkins, Lazy Lester, Jeff Beck, Jools Holland, Ray Gelato, Otis Grand, and Big Boy Bloater, among many others. In addition to his reputation as a vocalist, Chad is a highly regarded songwriter and guitarist — a complete frontman in the truest sense.
The Chadillacs — Europe's Most Experienced Blues Band
The Chad-illacs are a powerhouse lineup of some of Europe’s most experienced and acclaimed blues and rock and roll musicians, built specifically to match the energy and authenticity that Chad brings to every performance. Together they cover the full spectrum of the blues and roots tradition — from deep shuffle to rollicking rock and roll — with the kind of conviction that only comes from years of playing it for real.
Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll — Chad Strentz Brings Chuck Berry to Life
Since 2024, Chad has been performing the role of Chuck Berry in Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll — a theatrical show dedicated to the life and music of the man who invented rock and roll. Rehearsed with a full cast and launched to unanimous audience acclaim, it is a production that demands not just the voice and the guitar chops, but the full presence and authority of the man himself. Chad has both. When he takes the stage at The Oast on Saturday 10th October — almost exactly one hundred years to the week since Chuck Berry was born — this is as close to the real thing as it gets.
Career Highlights
★ UK’s Award-Winning Best Blues Singer — Recognised across Europe and beyond as one of the finest blues vocalists on the circuit today
★ Portraying Chuck Berry — Currently performing the role of Chuck Berry in Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll theatrical show, launched to unanimous audience acclaim in 2024
★ Paul Lamb & the King Snakes — Twenty-eight years as lead vocalist with the multi-award-winning band, winning numerous British Blues Awards including UK’s Best Blues Band
★ The Big Town Playboys — Lead vocalist with one of the most celebrated British R’n’B outfits of the modern era
★ BBC Radio Suffolk — Described as “a vocal tour de force from a man whose time has finally come” by Stephen Foster
★ Blues in Britain — Praised for “vocal and guitar clarity close to perfect”
★ Shared Stages With — Jeff Beck, Jools Holland, Pinetop Perkins, Lazy Lester, Ray Gelato, Otis Grand, Big Boy Bloater
★ Complete Musician — Singer, guitarist, and highly regarded songwriter across blues, rockabilly, soul, country, jazz, and funk
What the Press & Fellow Artists Say
★ “This wonderful recording is up there with the very best blues albums made in Britain. A vocal tour de force from a man whose time has finally come” — Stephen Foster, BBC Radio Suffolk
★ “Vocal and guitar clarity close to perfect” — Graham Hutton, Blues in Britain
★ “Chad is not just a gifted singer, but also a very talented songwriter with a good feel for American music” — Blues Blast Magazine
An Evening Not to Be Missed
Chuck Berry would have turned one hundred years old in October 2026. The songs he wrote — Johnny B. Goode, Roll Over Beethoven, Maybellene, Sweet Little Sixteen — are the foundation of everything that came after in popular music. To hear them played live by musicians of this calibre, in a room as intimate as The Oast, is something genuinely rare. Chad Strentz has spent twenty years earning the right to stand on any stage and deliver the blues with authority. On Saturday 10th October he brings all of that to Rainham, Kent — and it is going to be a night to remember.
Tickets are £20 in advance, £25 on the door. The room is intimate and numbers are limited. Get yours now.
The Oast, Rainham Kent — A Venue With a Story
The Oast is one of Rainham’s most iconic buildings — constructed in the early 1870s by the Wakeley Brothers, it has overlooked Rainham station for over a century. Originally built for drying hops, it was saved from sale in the 1970s and converted into a thriving community centre run entirely by volunteers. That history gives the place a character that purpose-built venues simply can’t manufacture — exposed brickwork, a sense of occasion, and the kind of intimate atmosphere that puts you right in the room with the music. The venue sits directly adjacent to Rainham Station with parking at the rear — easy to get to, easy to get home from. This event will be held in the top room of The Oast, Rainham, Kent.