The Stray band are coming to Faversham — and the bill just got bigger. One of British rock’s great unsung acts, formed in 1966 and still delivering sixty years on, they bring their About Time tour to The Old Brewery Store ahead of their headline slot at Iron Maiden’s Eddfest at Knebworth in July 2026. Del Bromham — the guitarist and driving force behind Stray for all sixty of those years — leads the charge in what promises to be a landmark night of live British rock.
Joining them as Very Special Guest Support are Miguel Montalban & The Southern Vultures — a YouTube Award-winning guitarist with over 60 million views and a live band built to fill rooms exactly like this one. Two acts, one night, one of Kent’s finest venues.
The Stray band are coming to Faversham — and the bill just got bigger. One of British rock’s great unsung acts, formed in 1966 and still delivering sixty years on, they bring their About Time tour to The Old Brewery Store ahead of their headline slot at Iron Maiden’s Eddfest at Knebworth in July 2026. Del Bromham — the guitarist and driving force behind Stray for all sixty of those years — leads the charge in what promises to be a landmark night of live British rock.
Joining them as Very Special Guest Support are Miguel Montalban & The Southern Vultures — a YouTube Award-winning guitarist with over 60 million views and a live band built to fill rooms exactly like this one. Two acts, one night, one of Kent’s finest venues.
In 2023, Stray released their twentieth studio album, About Time, on Talking Elephant Records — their first new material in thirteen years, delivering thundering rhythms, wah-wah solos, and Deep Purple-esque organ layers. The band toured the UK extensively in 2024, and in 2025 toured again as special guests to British Lion.
And 2026? Stray are confirmed to play Iron Maiden’s Eddfest at Knebworth in July — hand-picked by Steve Harris himself. Iron Maiden covered Stray’s “All in Your Mind” from their 1970 debut, and Stray previously supported Maiden on their Dance of Death World Tour in 2003. Before Knebworth, they’re coming to Faversham — and The Old Brewery Store is the place to catch them up close.
Few bands in British rock can match the Stray band’s six-decade track record. Here are the milestones that tell the story:
★ Six Decades Active — Formed 1966, still recording and touring in 2026
★ Twenty Studio Albums — Most recently About Time (2023, Talking Elephant Records)
★ Iron Maiden Connection — Covered by Maiden; supported Maiden on the Dance of Death World Tour 2003
★ Eddfest Knebworth 2026 — Hand-picked by Steve Harris to perform at Iron Maiden’s 50th anniversary festival
★ 50th Anniversary Celebration — Sold-out show at London Borderline, November 2016, featuring all original members
★ Cult Status — A dedicated following built over six decades of uncompromising British rock
★ “Over 50 years of British rock. Still loud. Still Stray” — Stray official website
★ “Their debut album features the best of ‘heavy’ from the early 70s — the riffage of Sabbath and Budgie, progressive leanings and the sonic of Deep Purple”
★ “Del Bromham is the show of this band — his guitar playing is relentless, with mind-boggling time signature shifts, power chords, manic solos and dark heavy riffs”
★ “Stray’s blend of heaviness and melody resonated with fans of contemporaries like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple
Miguel Montalban is not a name to walk past. A YouTube Creator Award-winning guitarist with over 60 million views and a growing international following, he has built his reputation the old-fashioned way — through relentless live performance and a hard-rocking, blues-soaked sound that earns its audience one room at a time.
His band, The Southern Vultures, are the engine behind that live show — a tight, powerful unit who bring genuine firepower to the stage. With a new album, Golden Classics: Instrumental Collection, out now, and a packed schedule of UK and European tour dates throughout 2025 and 2026, they arrive in Faversham in top form.
This is a band on the rise, on a bill they belong on.
★ YouTube Creator Award — Over 60 million views
★ New Album Out Now — Golden Classics: Instrumental Collection
★ Active UK & European Touring — 2025 and 2026
★ Hard rock, blues rock, Southern rock — built for live stages
The Stray band are playing Knebworth in July. Before that, they’re playing Faversham — with Miguel Montalban & The Southern Vultures in direct support. That is a genuine night of live rock music from two bands who both understand what it means to own a stage. The Old Brewery Store is an intimate room, and for a bill this strong, that intimacy is going to make for something genuinely special.
Two acts. One room. 250 capacity. Get there before it sells out.
The Stray band couldn’t have chosen a better setting for this show.
Located within the historic site of Shepherd Neame — Britain’s oldest operational brewery, founded in 1698 — The Old Brewery Store carries more than three centuries of history in its walls. With its industrial charm, vaulted ceilings, and a character that no purpose-built venue can replicate, it provides the perfect atmospheric backdrop for a night like this.
With a capacity of 250, the room strikes that rare balance between grand and intimate — big enough to create real atmosphere, small enough that you’re never far from the stage. Whether you’re at the front of the room or grabbing a pint of locally brewed Shepherd Neame at the bar, you’re guaranteed an immersive experience in one of Kent’s most unique live music spaces.
