THE SPITFIRES + GUESTS 8pm, Friday 5th July, Bedford Esquires “Watford based 3-piece The Spitfires are songwriter Billy Sullivan on lead vocals and guitar, Sam Long on bass/backing vocals and Matt Johnson on drums. The Spitfires take in a wide range of influences from reggae and ska through to punk[…]
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Bodega + guests 7.30pm Thursday 29th August “BODEGA’s attack on digital life comes wrapped in winning post-punk noise” – Sunday Times “Streamlined and minimal but bursting with intelligence, humour and ideas, BODEGA are the real deal” – DIY – 5/5 New York art-punks BODEGA released their debut album Endless Scroll[…]
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Juicebox / Pad Presents: SHE DREW THE GUN + GUESTS 8pm, Saturday 26th October, Bedford Esquires She Drew The Gun make impassioned, hypnotic and darkly ornate psych-pop built around the lyrically evocative songwriting of singer-guitarist Louisa Roach. Under the moniker She Drew The Gun, the Wirral native started playing solo[…]
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The DekkerTones present a Summer Time Special Skank + Guest DJ 8pm Saturday 29th June – Main Stage at Bedford Esquires With three SOLD OUT shows to date on the Main Stage at Esquires due to overwhelming demand the Dekkertones have to play twice a year at the venue. The[…]
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CLOUD NOTHINGS + Guests Friday 12th July – Bedford Esquires For a band that sticks to its impulses instead of trends, Cloud Nothings accumulates critical praise and loyal fans with the type of ease modern rock bands can only dream of. That’s because the Cleveland four-piece is the byproduct of[…]
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The Pad Presents www.thepadpresents.com whenyoung + LUCIA – Friday 26th April – Room 2 – Esquires “Indie pop headed skyward” – DIY “Already destined for rock n roll greatness” Time Out London “Completely thrilling and euphoric. Whenyoung are great.” i-D Magazine “A multi-faceted proposition” Dork “Bags of potential.” NME After[…]
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Sarpa Salpa + Special guest: Alfie Templeman + Among The Citizens + Jeana 7.30pm, Easter Sunday, 21st April, The Roadmender, Northampton Sarpa Salpa return to the Roadmender on Easter Sunday 21st April for a special hometown show. 2019 is already proving to be a very fruitful period for the band,[…]
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The Pad Presents Sarpa Salpa + King Purple + Sara 7pm, Monday 15th April – Camden Assembly, London Sarpa Salpa On the back of last year’s single “SMITH”, Sarpa Salpa didn’t rest on their laurels and unleashed their latest single release “CASANOVA”. The new single has been picking up airplay[…]
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PROPER GOOD LAST MINUTE SHOW! Monster Florence – Everyone You Know – Banton We are putting on a second in the series on ‘Big In 2019’ shows, following on from The Roar Club show with Feet last month. We have an absolute beast of a line up, with two of[…]
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The Slackers + Guests 8pm Friday 4th October – Bedford Esquires The Slackers are self styled masters of Reggae, Ska and Rock’n’Roll from New York City. The Slackers began in 1991 in NYC. After years of local gigs and rehearsing in a dingy basement in Manhattan’s lower east side, the[…]
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