The BellRays Esquires, Bedford – Saturday 4th October Blues is the teacher. Punk is the Preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy. Experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide. Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula made The BellRays happen in 1990 in Riverside, California[…]
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alphabet + The Vandervalls + Tie-Break 7:30pm Friday 1st August – Bedford Esquires London-based alternative band alphabet are quickly making a name for themselves with their dynamic fusion of post-punk grit and ethereal soundscapes. Formed by four close friends – Lena, Milo, Tom, and George – the group’s roots trace[…]
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The Meffs + Split Dogs 7:30pm, Friday 5th September, Bedford Esquires Since exploding onto the UK scene in 2019, The Meffs have built up a reputation as purveyors o frantic punk rock and an absolute must-see live sensation. The band challenges the norm with important messages about equality and society,[…]
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T’Pau 7:30pm, Sat 7th March, Club 85 (New Date) T’Pau burst onto the music scene in 1987 with the hit Heart & Soul reaching No. 4 in both the UK & US charts. Taken from the debut album Bridge of Spies. It’s innovative use of a rap verse by a[…]
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Enjoyable Listens + Guests 7pm, Thurs 3rd July, Little Bully, The Bullingdon, Oxford Enjoyable Listens play a what is essentially a hometown show at ‘The little Bully’ at the front of The Bullingdon on Thursday 3rd July. Featuring the extremely charismatic Luke Duffett and whatever miscreants Luke has dragged along[…]
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Sambroso All StarsKanteena, Lancaster7pm, Friday 12th December Is there a more iconic Cuban album than Buena Vista Social Club’s eponymous debut? Winning the Grammy for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album, it remains a high watermark not just for Cuban music but world music as a whole, having been only one[…]
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Gans + special guests 7:30pm, Saturday 25th July 2025 Gans, a fresh and audacious musical endeavor born from the creative minds of two lifelong friends Euan Woodman and Thomas Rhodes. Having formerly part of Birmingham based bands, new formed Gans has embarked on a sonic journey that defies convention and[…]
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The Cinelli Brothers + Guests 7:30pm, Saturday 1st November, Bedford Esquires Winners of the 2024 UK Blues Band of The Year, The Cinelli Brothers are an award-winning 4 Piece band from London comprised of Marco and Alessandro Cinelli from Italy, Tom Julian Jones, a London native, and Stephen Giry from[…]
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China Crisis + Guests 7.30pm, Saturday 21 February, Bedford Esquires China Crisis are an English pop/rock band formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. China Crisis were originally assimilated in the batch of new wave Liverpool acts of[…]
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