60A Bromham Road•Bedford•UK
NOVEMBER 2016
The Wednesday Night Jam at Bedford Esquires
November 23 @ 8:30 pm - 11:55 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Henrick Blake’s 50th Birthday Party
November 24 @ 8:30 pm - November 25 @ 11:55 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Come and Help Henrick celebrate his 50th Birthday .. With Lost 4 Words and May Contain Nutz and guests
November 25 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Outlaw Productions & THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com Singer and guitarist Jim Jones’ distinctive musical history has spanned several incarnations, including The Jim Jones Revue, Black Moses and Thee Hypnotics. Now, with his new band Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind, Jones and crew are sailing further into dark musical waters in search of rare and exotic beasts. “I'm going where the country is dark, And the lounge is heavy, I'm going where the weather suits my clothes.” Jim Jones Jim…
The Honch Deluxe at Bedford Esquires
November 25 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
The Pad Presents // Lewis Watson // Bedford Esquires
November 26 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com LEWIS WATSON + Guests We're proud to be bringing the amazing voice of Lewis Watson to Bedford Esquires on Saturday 26th November. Somewhat of a Youtube sensation, the Oxford Singer-Songwriter released so much good shit he was signed to Warner Brother's Music off the back of it! Touring just before the release of his second album on Warner, the follow up to debut 'The Morning', he comes to us here in Bedford to road test some…
Maxwell Hammer and Smith play the Sunday Afternoon Session at Bedford Esquires
November 27 @ 5:00 pm - November 28 @ 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
DECEMBER 2016
The Union Street/Music Centre 30th Anniversary Party at Esquires
December 3 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Join Bruce Murray,The A Band and guests to celebrate Bruce's 30th Anniversary of running a Music Shop
Citizen Keyne // The Tendons and guests at Bedford Esquires
December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Dead Men Walking ft Jake Burns, Kirk Brandon, Segs & Ruffy
December 8 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
DEAD MEN WALKING KIRK BRANDON (SPEAR/ TOH) JAKE BURNS (STIFF LITTLE FINGERS) SEGS & RUFFY (THE RUTS) Bedford Esquires, Thursday 8th December at 8pm After almost a decade away from the UK clubs, Dead Men Walking return for the second leg of their UK tour this December! Founding member Kirk Brandon (Spear of Destiny/Theatre of Hate) will be joined by much heralded rhythm section Segs and Ruffy from The Ruts on acoustic bass, percussion and vocals. Jake Burns, legendary front…
The Pad Presents / Beardyman + MC LeeN / Bedford Esquires
December 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com BEARDYMAN + MC LeeN & Guests - Friday 9th December - Bedford Esquires Yeeessssss.... It's about 5 years in the making this show, but finally we've been able to secure a date with the genius that is Beardyman at Bedford Esquires, with MC LeeN in tow on Friday 9th December. Imagine a machine that can let you record and mix music in real time – one that will enable musicians to get down the ideas in…
The Pad Presents / The Amazons / Friday 9th Dec / Esquires
December 9 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com THE AMAZONS + Guests - Friday 9th Deember - Holy Molys, Esquires We're very please to announce that recent Q Awards nominee's (Best breakthrough band) The Amazons will be coming to room 2, Holy Molys at Esquires on Friday 9th December! The Amazons are a blistering, melodic rock quartet from Reading.Born and raised Reading locals, Matt, Joe, Elliot and Chris take the aggression of grunge and punk and splice it with melody and harmony. Diving into…
The Pad Presents // THE BEAT // Bedford Esquires
December 10 @ 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
One of the biggest bands of the 2-Tone movement, The Beat present a wall of sound that transcends time and ska fusion rhythms to ignite a crowd. The 2016 line-up features Ranking Roger and Ranking Junior on vocals with Oscar Harrison on drums, Andy Pearson and Steve Harper on guitars. The Beat are known the world over for a string of hit singles, including "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Too Nice To Talk To", "Can't Get Used To Losing You", "Hands…
BAM Presents – Countless Skies, Behind Blue Eyes, Vendetta, tbc.
December 10 @ 8:00 pm - 11:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
BEDFORD ALTERNATIVE MUSIC PRESENT: Countless Skies (https://www.facebook.com/CountlessSkies/) Behind Blue Eyes (https://www.facebook.com/BehindBlueEyesOfficial) Vendetta (https://www.facebook.com/Vendetta.uk/) tbc Holy Molys Lev 1 Esquires Bedford. 14+ (with adult) 16+ (with ID) £5. doors. http://www.bedfordalternativemusic.co.uk
Lost For Words Play the Sunday Afternoon Session at Bedford Esquires
December 11 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Elijah Miller The Fear E.P. Launch
December 15 @ 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Elijah Miller's third and final EP launch party will be held at Bedford Esquires on the 15th of December. Entry is free for all and 14+ There will also be support acts to be announced
The Floyd Effect – The Pink Floyd Tribute Show
December 16 @ 7:30 pm - 10:45 pm
Bedford Corn Exchange, Harpur Suite
Bedford, MK40 1LE United Kingdom
The music of Pink Floyd as it was meant to be heard! Having toured since 2007, The Floyd Effect has become rightly renowned for the remarkable accuracy with which it performs the iconic music of Pink Floyd. All of the band’s members are top quality musicians with pedigrees that stretch across all manner of musical genres, and they faithfully recreate the music and intensity of a Pink Floyd concert without recourse to backing tracks, racks of computers, or other technological…
Del Bromham’s Blues Devil’s at Bedford Esquires
December 16 @ 8:00 pm - 11:55 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
We delighted to welcome back Del Broham's Blues Devils to Holy Moly's again this year
Super Hans at The Pad Nightclub – Friday 7th October – Postponed
December 16 @ 9:30 pm - 12:30 am
The Pad Nightclub, 2 Lurke Street
Bedford, MK40 3HY United Kingdom
The Pad Presents... SUPER HANS 07/10/16 THE PAD NIGHTCLUB “The longer the note, the more dread. Get ready for a 247 second long D” – Super Hans on DJing VERY LIMITED TIX ON SALE 10AM TOMORROW Things are about to get pretty f*kin moreish in Bedford town, as drug addled crack head Super Hans will be taking to the decks to create a POWERFUL sense of dread at The Pad Nightclub. Expect “choonz and jokes innit” After festival performances as…
Cherry Lee Mewis and the Blues Gems at Bedford Esquires
December 18 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Cherry and her band return to Esquires for the first time in 18 months Cherry's December concert kickstarts the festive season
The Pad Presents / Bad Manners Xmas Party / Bedford Esquires
December 20 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com BAD MANNERS XMAS PARTY! Bad Manners are returning to Bedford for a night of full on Ska antics, in the VERY intimate setting of Bedford Esquires for an Xmas treat! Last time we had them at Bedford Corn Exchange there were over 800 people skanking in the room, so advance tickets are very highly advised. The band quickly became the novelty favourites of the Ska movement through their bald, enormous-bodied frontman’s on-stage antics, earning early exposure…
Motorkill (Motorhead tribute) Esquires Christmas Friday 23rd dec
December 23 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
MOTORKILL (Motorhead tribute) + guests tbc 8pm, Christmas Friday 23rd December, Bedford Esquires On the 28th December 2015 we lost the great Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister frontman of Motorhead leaving the world a much quieter place and less exciting place without him. It’s a fact that we were never going to get Motorhead to play at Bedford Esquires but one year on from his death and as near as we could get a show to the anniversary we will be celebrating…
Acoustic Amy’s Boxing Day party in Danny’s bar
December 26 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Acoustic Amy hosts a boxing day party in Danny's bar at Bedford Esquires. Support acts to be announced...
F-Sharp play a Christmas Bank Holiday Special
December 27 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
A Sunday afternoon Session on a Bank Holiday Tuesday
December 30 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Hope wrestling says goodbye to 2016 with its last show of the year in Bedford!!
Full Circle after Christmas Party (Pete’s Birthday)
December 30 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pm
The Workshop Boys play Esquires on New Years Eve
December 31, 2016 @ 8:30 pm - January 1, 2017 @ 3:00 am
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
JANUARY 2017
David Bowie Birthday Tribute at Bedford Esquires
January 8, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
When we celebrated David Bowie's 65th Birthday in 2012, Mat Roberts and I discussed having another Bowie Tribute on what would have been his 70th Birthday ... Even though he's no longer with us ... The Show must go on... Everyone knows a Bowie song ... If you don't... There is plenty of time to learn one :-) If you'd like to take part.. Email mat at matrobertsmusic@aol.com (Pete)
Amy Leeder & guests play the Sunday Afternoon Session
January 22, 2017 @ 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Singer/Songwriter Amy Leeder hosts her once a year Sunday Afternoon Session .. Playing her own material and Introducing special guests
Noasis – ‘Knebworth Revisited’ Fri 27th Jan, Bedford Esquires
January 27, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Masterplan Promotions Presents NOASIS + guests ‘Knebworth Revisted’ – the full set, track by track 8pm, Bedford Esquires, Friday 27th January Following two sell out shows in 2016 Noasis return to Bedford Esquires at the end of January to see in the payday weekend. For their next show at the venue the band will be playing in full the set Oasis played at Knebworth back in 1996, track by track reproducing the show in full. Back in 1996 the Knebworth…
The Feelgood Band play the Sunday Afternoon Session
January 29, 2017 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
FEBRUARY 2017
Vintage Stuff play the Sunday Afternoon Session
February 5, 2017 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Vintage Stuff play the Sunday Session at Bedford Esquires
February 5, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
The Pad Presents // Skindred // Esquires Bedford
February 10, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com SKINDRED + Guests - Friday 10th February We've managed to secure another intimate date with Skindred again, having sold out our date at MK Craufurd Arms in less than 2 days in 2015! Tickets are £20 adv - On sale 10am Friday 28th October from Seetickets.com here: http://www.seetickets.com/event/skindred/bedford-esquires/1038786 Do not hang about if you want a ticket, this will sell out! ---------------------- The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but…
The Neville Staple Band + guests – live at Bedford Esquires
February 11, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE NEVILLE STAPLE BAND + guests LIVE AT BEDFORD ESQUIRES, 8PM, SATURDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2017 No stranger to Bedford, The Neville Staple Band returns to town on Saturday 11th February to warm up a cold February night. Having packed out Bedford Corn Exchange 3 times in the past with over 600 in attendance this time we have decided to keep it a bit more intimate as Neville makes his debut at Bedford Esquires. For anyone who doesn’t know, Neville Staple…
Charli 2na (Jurassic 5) & Krafty Kuts – Bedford Esquires
February 15, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com Charli 2na & Krafty Kuts - Wednesday 15th February - Bedford Esquires When we heard that there was a new project and album between one of our favourite Hip Hop MC's of all time and one of our favourite DJs, we couldn't really pass on booking it, even if it is a Wednesday, we plan to smash this mid week night to pieces! Jurassic 5 point man and rap legend Chali 2na is coming back to…
Absolute Bowie – Bedford Corn Exchange
February 17, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bedford Corn Exchange, Harpur Suite
Bedford, MK40 1LE United Kingdom
There will only ever be one David Bowie, he was unique in every way and an inspiration to millions. Absolute Bowie, Europe’s Finest David Bowie Tribute continue to celebrate the life and music of the Starman with a spectacular show uniting Bowie fans across the UK. The five piece (six with added saxophone!) has toured all over Europe for the last 8 years, faithfully performing the music of David Bowie with uncanny accuracy. The audience are taken on a journey…
Catfish play the Sunday Afternoon Session at Bedford Esquires
February 26, 2017 @ 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Catfish play the Sunday Afternoon session at Bedford Esquires
February 26, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Catfish are a blues band who have most definitely been making waves in the blues world. January 2015 saw the release of their debut album, ‘So Many Roads’, which went straight to no. 1 in the IBBA blues airplay charts. It was then selected as an IBBA album of the month in Feb 2015. Over the following few months, they supported major blues names like Larry Miller, Mud Morganfield, Babajack and Oli Brown, then went on to play a number…
MARCH 2017
The Jack J Hutchinson Band play the Sunday Afternoon Session
March 5, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Gaz Brookfield + Guests, Bedford Esquires, 9th March
March 9, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Gaz Brookfield + special guests 7.30pm, Thursday 9th March at Bedford Esquires Gaz Brookfield is a solo acoustic musician based in Bristol. Since winning Acoustic magazine’s 2010 Singer Songwriter of the year, he has spent his time on the road, touring the UK and Europe. In this time he has shared the stage with the likes of The Levellers, Frank Turner, New Model Army, Nick Harper, Newton Faulkner, Miles Hunt, Seth Lakeman and many more, racking up over 1000 gigs…
Special Kinda Madness – Esquires Sat 11th March
March 11, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
SPECIAL KINDA MADNESS 8pm @ Bedford Esquires, Saturday 11th March 2017 Special Kinda Madness are coming back to Bedford Esquires on the 11th March 2017 with their classic take on Madness and The Specials. No strangers to Esquires or Bedford the band have sold out the venue twice in advance in 2015 & 2016 and went on to headline day 2 of the Bedford River Festival in the summer to an estimated ten thousand people in Russell Park. Here is…
The Pad Presents // IDLES + Guests // Bedford Esquires
March 18, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com IDLES + Guests - Saturday 18th - Bedford Esquires IDLES met as a quintet at the death of the indie scene in Bristol and began making visceral and sometimes unlistenable post-punk to a growing crowd. They began with their own club night Batcave and practicing religiously until they felt they had found their sound and their live show; with that in check they have now completed their first album and are savaged in hunger to play…
Transmission – The Sound Of Joy Division – Esquires, 25th March
March 25, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Masterplan Promotions Presents TRANSMISSION – ‘The sound of Joy Division’ 8pm, Bedford Esquires, Saturday 25th March The monthly tribute club continues at Bedford Esquires with the March edition devoted to recreating the atmosphere of a live Joy Division gig. Taking to the stage will be ‘Transmission’ who emulate the sound of one of the most inventive, evocative and influential groups of their era. Joy Division were formed in the late 1970s and dissolved in May 1980 after the suicide of…
Thr3e play the Sunday Afternoon Session at Bedford Esquires
March 26, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
John Otway + Guests – Friday 31st March – Bedford Esquires
March 31, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
John Otway is an English singer-songwriter who has built a sizeable cult audience through extensive touring, a surreal sense of humour and a self-deprecating underdog persona. From the age of 9, John Otway knew he wanted to be a pop star. But even at that young age, having listened to his sister's Beatles and Stones records, he knew he would never be able to do what they do. However, when his sister got the latest Bob Dylan album, he knew…
MAY 2017
The DekkerTones + Dr Ska – live at Bedford Esquires
May 6, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
The DekkerTones + Dr Ska Live at Bedford Esquires, Saturday 6th May @ 8pm The DekkerTones line up bring you the sounds of Ska music across the decades. The 9 piece Ska band liven up crowds with their mix of Ska, Trojan Reggae, RockSteady and a little 2Tone for good measure, all delivered with plenty of energy and heartfelt authentic style. Tina and Mick lead from the front on Vocals interlaced with cool and easy Horn section in the hands…
The Smyths at Bedford Esquires
May 12, 2017 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
'Stop me if you think you've heard this one before...' Following their sell out appearances at Esquires in 2015 and 2016, The Smyths will make a welcome return to Bedford in May 2017. More than a mere tribute band, The Smyths are a joyous celebration of arguably the greatest band of all time. Thrillingly accurate, the group have amassed a huge following and regularly sell out huge venues both here and abroad. You may also know them from their massively…
The Pad Presents // SPACE // Bedford Esquires
May 20, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
THE PAD PRESENTS http://www.thepadpresents.com Space are returning to Esquires on Saturday 20th May 2017! The band release the much anticipated new studio album “Give me your Future” in late 2016 and embark on a new tour of the same name in April - June across the UK and Ireland. The new album is being recorded and produced by Grammy and Brit award winning producer Steve Levine who has worked with The Clash, Culture Cub, Beach Boys, Deniece Williams and Gary…
Pop Will Eat Itself – Bedford Esquires
May 25, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom
Pop Will Eat Itself Bedford Esquires, Thursday 25th May 2017 Pop Will Eat Itself make their Bedford Esquires debut on Thursday 25th May as they warm up for the massive Manchester ‘Indie Daze’ event. Dark, heavy and every bit as intense and energetic as ever they are settling into a more Industrial Rock vibe, Stealing ideas from almost every genre, hip-hop beats and rave-culture’s anthemic swells, the energy and attitude of punk, metal riffing and the big bass sound of…
Pop Will Eat Itself / Thursday 25th May / Bedford Esquires
May 25, 2017 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bedford Esquires, 60A Bromham Road
Bedford, MK40 2QG United Kingdom