The Proof Kinston

10/18/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡

The spirits are restless.

And we’re about to give them something to raise hell about.

🎃 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗢𝗙𝗙 🎃

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 • 𝗢𝗖𝗧 𝟮𝟯 • 𝟵𝗣𝗠

🎸 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗖𝗛 — 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘!
The Switch

Big sound. Killer vocals. Rock favorites. And absolutely no plans to behave like a respectable establishment.

𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬: $𝟭𝟱 𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗛
𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗙𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗧 𝟳𝗣𝗠
𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗣𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗬.

🎟️ Entry armbands can be purchased earlier in the day.

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘, 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘𝗗.
𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗔 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟳𝗣𝗠.

No reservations. No special treatment. No holding six chairs for people who might show up sometime before Thanksgiving.

We love you all equally. Which means nobody gets special privileges.

𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 starts Friday.

The spirits have been warned. The rest of you are on your own.

📍 220 N Herritage St • Kinston, NC

10/18/2026

𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 🍻
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡

Monica is running the show from 𝟮–𝟭𝟬𝗣𝗠!

The Proof Den is ready for another afternoon of grown adults behaving like unsupervised children.

🏈 𝗡𝗙𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟
🎮 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗢 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗧
🃏 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
🎲 𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗚𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦

Come for the football. Stay because somebody challenged you to a rematch and your ego won’t let you leave.

📍 220 N Herritage St, Kinston NC

10/17/2026

Brad-Fest is moving inside to our stage
NO ENTRY FEE

10/17/2026

10/17/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡 — 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬!

Mother Nature apparently has some unresolved issues today.

We’re choosing to ignore her.

It’s warm, it’s dry, and Monica already has the bar 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! Cheyenne and Josh are taking over tonight.

🎸 𝟵𝗣𝗠 — 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙

𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦
Featuring 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗝𝗜𝗠 𝗞𝗢𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 & 𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 “𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗦” 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡
Big Jim Kohler
Eddie Big Legs

Two legendary blues talents delivering raw Chicago-style blues, killer guitar, and decades of musical experience.

📍 𝟮𝟮𝟬 𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗧 | 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡, 𝗡𝗖

Let it rain. We’ve got better things to listen to.

10/16/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡
𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗚𝗢 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡.

Martha opens at NOON.
Cheyenne and Josh tonight.

🎤 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗢𝗞𝗘 — 𝟵𝗣𝗠
A microphone, a room full of witnesses, and absolutely no requirement to have talent. What could possibly go wrong?

𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 — Brad-Fest
Pearson Park is the place to be! Swing by The Proof for a drink or two while you’re out enjoying downtown.

🎸 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 — 𝟵𝗣𝗠
𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦
With 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗝𝗜𝗠 𝗞𝗢𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 & 𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 “𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗦” 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡
Big Jim Kohler

Chicago blues at its finest. Decades of experience, serious guitar work, and two musicians who know exactly what they’re doing.

Tonight we hand you the microphone. Tomorrow we bring in professionals.

𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲.

220 N Herritage St, Kinston NC

10/15/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡
𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝗢𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟳 | 𝟵𝗣𝗠

🔥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗬 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧! Brad-Fest

When the music wraps up at Pearson Park, we’re keeping it going at The Proof Kinston!

🎶 𝗠𝗔𝗫𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦
Featuring 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗝𝗜𝗠 𝗞𝗢𝗛𝗟𝗘𝗥 & 𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗘 “𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗦” 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡
Big Jim Kohler

Get ready for a night of raw, gritty, old-school Chicago blues!

Big Jim Kohler brings powerhouse guitar playing and soulful vocals, joined by blues veteran Eddie “Big Legs” Martin for a night of authentic blues, killer guitar riffs, and music that deserves to be played LOUD.

You’ve spent the day at BRADFEST. Now come finish the night with us!

𝟮𝟮𝟬 𝗡 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗦𝗧 | 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡, 𝗡𝗖

𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗗𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞, 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙!

10/15/2026

THE PROOF KINSTON
THIRSTIEST OF THURSDAYS!

Thursday is just Friday with commitment issues.

Martha gets the trouble started at NOON.
Cheyenne keeps it going tonight.

🎤 KARAOKE AT 9PM!

Some of you can sing. The rest of you are why we have a bar.

220 N Herritage St, Kinston NC

10/14/2026

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10/14/2026

🍷 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗡
𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗪𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬!

Halfway through the week and your patience is already running on fumes? Perfect. We have w**e for that.

🍷 𝟭/𝟮 𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬!

Monica opens at NOON.
Cheyenne joins the circus tonight.

🎸 𝟱𝗣𝗠 – Robbie Alton 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘!
Cold drinks, great music, and absolutely no reason to rush home.

🎃 𝟴𝗣𝗠 – 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗘 𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧
𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗣𝗬 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪

Because apparently half-price w**e and a headless horseman are a perfectly reasonable Wednesday combination.

Come for the w**e. Stay for the music. And if a headless guy on a horse shows up, somebody tell him karaoke isn’t until Thursday.

📍 𝟮𝟮𝟬 𝗡 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘁 | 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗡𝗖