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Review: Guitars, grit and grief – Dead Dads Club at Esquires

Dead Dads Club might not be a club anyone wants to join, but tonight at Bedford Esquires, it’s the name of the must-see band headlining in Room 2. A young fan and his mum...

Great Bedfordians: Erica Roffe and Julia Course

As part of our 15th birthday celebrations, our Great Bedfordians this month are The Clanger’s editor, Erica Roffe, and Julia Course, its commercial director. Erica and Julia have been working...

Pop’s outsiders: Mozart Estate and Grubby Mitts set for Bedford Esquires show

There will be a chance to glance at a cult figure from the history of British indie music at Esquires this month as Lawrence and his band Mozart Estate share the bill with Bedford’s own...

Review: It won’t be long before everyone will want to be on The Guest List’s guest list…

Over the last few years, indie music has slowly slid out of the mainstream, but it’s now time to rejoice. Our heroes, The Guest List, are here to bring indie back to the masses, and tonight at...

Review: Good Health Good Wealth turn it up at Esquires

It’s a Saturday night on a bank holiday weekend, so what better way to spend it than partying with Good Health Good Wealth at Esquires. Tonight, the London-based duo are in...

Review: Courtney Barnett show “will go down in the Esquires’ history books”

It might have been the first of April, but this isn’t an April Fool’s Day joke; Courtney Barnett is really here playing Bedford Esquires. The Australian artist is in Bedford as part of a run of...

Skank Holiday vibes as Reggae Matters returns to Bedford Esquires

This May bank holiday, soak up some feel-good reggae vibes and skank your way into the weekend with the return of Reggae Matters at Esquires. On Friday, 1 May, the event will be the first...

Review: Indie pop perfection at Esquires from The Cords

If you are wondering what is more jangly than the fluffle of Lindt chocolate bunnies hopping towards you, with the little bell on their neck tinkling away, I have the answer for you – it’s The Cords...

Review: The Howlers bring their desert rock to Bedford Esquires

It might be a typical rainy February evening in Britain outside, but the punters inside Bedford Esquires for The Howlers gig are feeling like cowboys in a Texan ranch as the band brings their desert...

Business rates changes welcomed by pubs and music venues but more reform needed

At the end of January, the government announced a new support package for pubs and live music venues, including a 15% cut in business rates from April 2026. The U-turn followed...

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