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Cardinals on stage at Bedford Esquires. Image Kane Howie

Review: Cardinals bring festival season to an end in a masterclass of new Irish rock

September has come around again, marking the end of festival season. There will be no more dancing in a field with a cider in hand, but that’s OK as it’s time to return to the cosy indoors...
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Vintage-loving festival goers at Twinwood 2026 festival

Review: 25th anniversary of Twinwood Festival delivers the ultimate vintage weekend

It’s the August bank holiday weekend, the time for lovers of all things vintage to take an adventure back in time via Twinwood Festival, a place where you can easily forget what year you are in...
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The full cast of the Whole Pack Theatre in costume for As You Like It. Image: Whole Pack Theatre

Review: All-female open-air ‘As You Like It’ delights Millbrook audience

Glorious weather permitted an outdoor performance of The Whole Pack Theatre’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, which took place in the idyllic setting under an English oak in the...
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Rosie Jones on stage at the Quarry Theatre performing at the Party, Not Pity show. Image Inclusive Performing Arts Festival

Review: Rosie Jones hosts trailblazing talent showcase in Bedford

TV favourite Rosie Jones brought her foundation’s trailblazing Party, Not Pity showcase to Bedford’s Quarry Theatre as part of a dynamic two-day Inclusive Performing Arts...
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Crowds surround the main stage at dusk at Tofte Manor in Sharnbrook. Image Different Perspective

Review: Bedfordshire village meets worldwide crowd at Sharnbrook’s Tofte Manor

Where spirituality meets music and soul, Labyrinth Events at Sharnbrook’s Tofte Manor warmly welcomes crowds from all over the world and reveals more about the historic venue itself...
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Laurie Vincent of Big Truck. Image Kane Howie

Review: From schoolyard insults to four-leaf clovers – Laurie Vincent’s Big Truck rolls into Bedford

Almost every successful band member eventually ventures off into a side or solo project, no matter how successful their original band is. Damon Albarn of Blur has Gorillaz, Alex Turner of...
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Members of the Handlebards theatre troupe Josh Radcliffe, Isobel Donkin, Dan, Sarah Bulmer, Joel Benedict in front of their makeshift set for their performance of As You Like It

Review: The HandleBards’ As You Like It – the perfect antidote to our troubled times

It was well worth braving the stifling temperatures in The Quarry theatre last Thursday evening to see a wonderfully energetic production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, as performed...
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Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall of The WAEVE on stage at Esquires. Image Kane Howie

Review: Sound the Coxon klaxon and ring the legend bell, The WAEVE are in town

Sound the Coxon klaxon; ring the legend bell, as tonight Brit pop royalty, Graham Coxon from Blur, is in town. Graham is in Bedford performing with The WAEVE, alongside his bandmate...
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Paul Weller on stage at Bedford Summer Sessions in Bedford Park 2026

Review: Paul Weller delivers a career-spanning masterclass as Bedford Summer Sessions draw to a close

The TK Maxx presents Bedford Summer Sessions drew to a triumphant, sun-drenched close last night (Sunday, 5 July), with the welcome return of a true British musical icon: Paul Weller...
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Fish-eye lens photo of Tom Grennan at Bedford Summer Sessions. Image Donna Samuels Event Photography:Cuffe & Taylor

Review: Welcome to ‘Grenford’, Tom Grennan’s sold-out homecoming proves (again) Bedford isn’t sh*t

Bedford Park was packed from the Kiosk to the lake last night (Saturday) for an intimate homecoming gig that felt more like the ultimate family reunion than a monumental, completely...
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