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Red Rum Club on stage at Bedford Esquires. Image Kane Howie

Review: Red Rum Club bring their triumphant ‘Mariachi Merseybeat’ to Bedford

Whenever you see a giant tour bus outside Bedford Esquires, you know a big band is performing, and tonight it’s Scouse Americana band Red Rum Club's turn. The band are here as a special...
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Tom Grennan at Esquires October 2026. Image Kane Howie

Review: Hometown hero Tom Grennan shines at Esquires homecoming

You can take the boy out of Bedford, but you won’t ever take Bedford out of the boy – this much is true for local legend Tom Grennan, who played two special shows at Bedford Esquires on...
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What’s on Bedford: 30 September – 11 October 2026

Your weekly what’s on guide for Bedford and the surrounding area from The Bedford Clanger. Never miss a thing in Bedford ever again. From theatre to film, live music to art exhibitions, The Bedford...
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Revellers on the dancefloor at GoodTimes at Aspects in Bedford in 1996

GoodTimes celebrates bringing dance music to Bedford for 30 years

GoodTimes is celebrating 30 years of bringing dance music to the discerning music lovers of Bedford with a special anniversary event at Esquires this month. What began as a passion...
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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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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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Bjon Hove, Bedford Borough Council's lead events and infrastructure officer, in Russell Park ahead of the 2026 Bedford River Festival. Behind him the big wheel is being erected and workers are putting up stalls and other attractions. Image: Bedford Independent.

WATCH: The River Festival is “a Bedford event,” says the Bedfordian who pulls it all together

The Bedford River Festival returns this weekend (18 and 19 July). While council staff manage the infrastructure, local independent businesses and community groups are running the main events...
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Michael Herd in his usual spot in Bedford Esquires. Image Bedford Esquires Facebook

Obituary: Michael Herd (1958-2026)

Tributes have been paid to a true champion of Bedford's grassroots music scene, Michael Herd. The team at Esquires, and local record shop, Slide, were among the first to share their...
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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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The lead singer of Deadletter in the crowd at Ceremony 6 at Bedford Esquires

Review: “Ceremony 6 shows there is nothing like the power of music to make you feel alive”

Indie Christmas finally arrived last weekend as Ceremony 6, the annual new music event, returned to Bedford Esquires. To get to the event, I had to climb out of a window, into a bush, and over...
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