T’Pau 7:30pm, 31st October, Club 85, Hitchin 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 white female[…]
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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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DUB PISTOLS + Guests 7:30pm Saturday 20th December, Club 85, Hitchin. Pleased to announce DUB PISTOLS make a welcome return for their annual end of year party at CLUB 85, HITCHIN on Saturday 20th December. The Dubs may have had an easier ride of it if they’d been a cartoon[…]
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Johnny Hates Jazz + Telephone Tag 7.30pm Thursday 23rd October, Bedford Esquires Johnny Hates Jazz, comprising Clark Datchler (songwriting, vocals, keyboards) and Mike Nocito (production, engineering, guitars), achieved prominence in the late 1980s with a string of hits, notably “Shattered Dreams.” Released in March 1987, the song reached top 5[…]
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CMAT + Guests 7:30pm, 22nd June, Bedford Esquires We are extremely excited to be hosting a Glastonbury warm up show for none other than CMAT at Esquires on Sunday 22nd June, as part of the venue’s 35th anniversary celebrations! International pop star. Writer of songs. Fearer of bugs. Girlboss of[…]
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Mad Dog Mcrea + Guests: Skimmington Ride 7;30pm, Sat 15th November, Club 85, Hitchin Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates[…]
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