Bedford Summer Sessions

Simply brilliant support acts announced for Simple Minds Bedford Park gig

The Simple Minds gig in Bedford Park is shaping up quite nicely as Live Nation and Cuffe & Taylor announce the support acts who will be joining them next summer. On 3 July 2025, one...

McFly and The Human League are latest Bedford Summer Sessions headliners to be announced

Music fans from across the generations will be thrilled with the latest headline acts to be announced for the TK Maxx Presents Bedford Summer Sessions 2025 lineup. Pop-rockers McFly...

Rag’n’Bone Man announced as latest headliner of Bedford Summer Sessions 2025

BRIT award-winner, Rag'n'Bone Man is the latest headliner of the Bedford Summer Sessions 2025 to be revealed. The singer, who broke onto the music scene in 2016 with his single 'Human'...

Breaking news: Simple Minds to headline Bedford Summer Sessions 2025

Simple Minds has been announced as the headline act for next year's TK Maxx Presents Bedford Summer Sessions on Thursday, 03 July 2025. Considered one of the UK’s most successful...

Monthly column: Bedford on the up and up

The last few months have been full of family-friendly events and achievements that have highlighted the brilliance of Bedford Borough; celebrating our tremendous communities and culture...

Review: Bedford’s Alfie Templeman joins Nile Rodgers to close town’s summer sessions in style

It's been a whirlwind this last week or so with a bizarre mix of live music and elections to write about, so it was nice to finish a hectic few days watching Nile Rodgers, a man who has not only helped...

Review: James live and in the moment as Manchester legends come to Bedford

'Hi, is this Gareth from last night's James gig?' It's Sunday morning and I'm not just WhatsApping some random bloke I met at a gig, in fact, many of you will already know Gareth, because you...

Review: This ageing ‘Sk8ter Boi’ still has a crush on Avril

The sun was shining, people were smiling, it was the perfect day to kick off this year's Bedford Summer Sessions with Avril Lavine and what a gig it was. While live music in Bedford Park...

WIN! Tickets, t-shirts, backstage tours and more with TK Maxx presents Bedford Summer Sessions

This summer will see some of the world's biggest acts performing as part of the biggest-ever concert series to come to Bedford Park, thanks to TK Maxx and Cuffe & Taylor. So it seems...

Support acts announced for first Bedford Park Summer Sessions weekend

Cuffe & Taylor, the people behind the Summer Sessions coming to Bedford Park this year have announced the support acts that will join Avril Lavigne and Jess Glynn for the first...

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