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The MK guide - What's on in MK
May 21 Tue6:00 pm No Art Barred Open Mic – Music, Comedy & Poetry @ The WatershedNo Art Barred Open Mic – Music, … @ The WatershedMay 21 @ 6:00 pm – 11:30 pmEvery Tuesday A friendly night of open mic, live music, comedy, poetry and art. Listen or perform. Get creative, anything goes – Newport Pagnell – [...]7:30 pm Street scales by Neil Beardmore (Photography) @ Creed Street Theatre & Arts CentreStreet scales by Neil Beardmore … @ Creed Street Theatre & Arts CentreMay 21 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pmSTREET SCAPES by Neil Beardmore 1st May – 1st June 2013 Creed St presents a month long exhibition of stunning photographic works produced by [...]9:00 pm Tuesday night Jam: The Kiln Farm Pub @ The Kiln farm pubTuesday night Jam: The Kiln Farm… @ The Kiln farm pubMay 21 @ 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm9pm start. Open jam night with your host band AKA (Alex Wesley, Kev Hickman and Alex Preston) All styles/levels of musician accepted, full electric [...]May 22 Wed7:30 pm Street scales by Neil Beardmore (Photography) @ Creed Street Theatre & Arts CentreStreet scales by Neil Beardmore … @ Creed Street Theatre & Arts CentreMay 22 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pmSTREET SCAPES by Neil Beardmore 1st May – 1st June 2013 Creed St presents a month long exhibition of stunning photographic works produced by [...]May 23 Thu7:30 pm Street scales by Neil Beardmore (Photography) @ Creed Street Theatre & Arts CentreStreet scales by Neil Beardmore … @ Creed Street Theatre & Arts CentreMay 23 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pmSTREET SCAPES by Neil Beardmore 1st May – 1st June 2013 Creed St presents a month long exhibition of stunning photographic works produced by [...]8:00 pm Break Out @ The slug and lettuceBreak Out @ The slug and lettuceMay 23 @ 8:00 pm – Friday @ 1:00 amBreak Out, Alturnative, Indie, Punk, Metal, Rap, HIP HOP, electro, Dubstep.8:00 pm Hostage – Weekly House at The Living Room @ The Living Room Milton KeynesHostage – Weekly House at The Li… @ The Living Room Milton KeynesMay 23 @ 8:00 pm – Friday @ 1:00 amTHE first ever weekly house music night at The Hub looks set to capture the imagination of beat-freaks across Milton Keynes. ‘Hostage’ will take [...] Look for stuff on Beatcheck
Category Archives: Feature
Primark army is drafted in, is this the end?
Ok, so it may not be the end of the world as many 12/12/12 scare stories might lead you to believe, but today marked the opening of the first Primark clone factory in Milton Keynes. Over 300 shoppers braved the … Continue reading
Beatcheck launch a brand new what’s on guide for Milton Keynes
Every week we sit down in ‘Check HQ, sifting through messages asking if there is anything decent going on in MK. The answer is always yes. But it did make us think, why is this stuff so hard to find? … Continue reading
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Tagged bassline, Beatcheck, caledar, club nights, clubbing, comedy, culture, drum and bass, events, events guide, festivals, film, free, guide, Milton keynes, mk, night life, nightlife, partys, raves, the mk guide, themkguide, underground, whats on
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Missing The Point? You could be soon.
Milton Keynes doesn’t really have many Historic icons, but ever since its construction in the 80′s, The Point in central Milton Keynes has been one of them. With recent news it looks like The pointy red tip of MK could … Continue reading
Posted in Feature, Shopping, Uncategorized
Tagged Beatcheck, clubs, lazers, Milton keynes, mk, news, plans, retail, shopping, the point, zombies
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B-boy and BMX champ’s get together Fashion Flash Mob
Last week, the Xscape enlisted the talents of UK flatland champion Keelan Phillips, James White and members of “Got to Dance” semi-finalists QMX for a Fasion Flash Mob. Shopping can be pretty dull, especially in CMK, so we say – … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatcheck, bmx, DC, James White, Keelan Phillips, Milton keynes, mk, O'Neill, QMX, Quiksilver, xscape
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One man’s mission to clean up Milton Keynes
A Milton Keynes beathead was so annoyed with the state of the concrete city’s street signs he went and cleaned them himself last week. After the Council told drum n bass DJ Warren Delicatebeats that their was no budget to clean … Continue reading
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Oceana closes, leaving hole in Milton Keynes nightlife
Milton Keynes’ biggest nightclub shut down this weekend, leaving a big cheese-shaped space in the concrete city’s late night scene. Staff and promoters at Oceana in the Xscape buildng were informed the club would no longer open and all future … Continue reading
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Tagged closed, closes, clubbing, clubs, Milton keynes, music, oceana
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Police accused over Milton Keynes free party violence – video footage
Milton Keynes free party goers have slammed the police for what they see as the violent break-up of free parties in the city. More than 90 police in riot gear broke up a rave in Old Wolverton last Saturday after … Continue reading
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Tagged brutality, free party, Milton keynes, music, old wolverton, police, rave, violence
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Milton Keynes’ latest advertising campaign
Inspired by the latest round of controversial advertising campaigns, we thought Milton Keynes needed a left field promotional push all of its own, so here we present: the Beatcheck Promotional Campaign for the Concrete City. Let the tourists rush … Continue reading
‘We turned Milton Keynes’ run-down bus station into a cultural interchange’
For years Milton Keynes Bus Station was a deep down and dirty mix of tacky nightclubs, bored skaters, and grannies waiting for busses that never seemed to turn up. How it’s a hub for the MK’s culture vultures. We caught … Continue reading


