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We can officially confirm our next celebration of emerging artists, Ceremony will be returning to the venue on Saturday ...
12/06/2026

We can officially confirm our next celebration of emerging artists, Ceremony will be returning to the venue on Saturday 30th January, with our smaller '6.5' edition! All the fun over two rooms, but with 100 less tickets available, all as part of Independent Venue Week.

Thanks to everyone that has booked early tickets, with 40% sold without a single band announced. We've already secured five incredible artists for this one, including a very special headliner! If you want to secure your place, head over to Seetickets 👇

FRIDAY DOUBLE HEADER !It's Friday, it's GIG DAY. Main Stage - Tyla's Dogs D'Amour return to the Esquires 39 years since...
12/06/2026

FRIDAY DOUBLE HEADER !

It's Friday, it's GIG DAY.

Main Stage - Tyla's Dogs D'Amour return to the Esquires 39 years since they last played at the venue.

Room 2 - Chris Helme solo artist / frontman of the post Stone Roses band THE SEASHORSES plays a very special intimate show

Tickets for both rooms on sale from Slide Record Shop and are online until 4:30pm today, link in the post below, which one are you coming to ?? 👇

*TICKET REMINDER* We Are Scientists tickets go on sale at 10am this morning.The WAEVE tickets went on sale yesterday & a...
12/06/2026

*TICKET REMINDER*

We Are Scientists tickets go on sale at 10am this morning.
The WAEVE tickets went on sale yesterday & are off to a flying start.

Tickets for both shows can be found over at Seetickets in the link below 👇

**NEW MEGA SHOW**We are really excited to announce that The Waeve are heading to Esquires in a few weeks time, for an ex...
11/06/2026

**NEW MEGA SHOW**

We are really excited to announce that The Waeve are heading to Esquires in a few weeks time, for an exclusive warm up show.

The WAEVE is a coming together of two musicians, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Rose Elinor Dougall (The Pipettes), who have formed a new, singular, sonic identity, a powerful elixir of cinematic British folk-rock, post-punk, organic songwriting and freefall jamming.

The WAEVE’s most recent studio album City Lights is a collection of 10 songs featuring lead tracks including ‘You Saw’, ‘City Lights’, ‘Broken Boys’, ‘Song For Eliza May’ and ‘Moth to the Flame’.

City Lights illustrates the evolution of their collaborative musicianship and sees the band’s sound solidified into something bolder, more expansive and self-assured. Produced by James Ford, the band’s second album features Graham and Rose on vocals, as well as keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums and saxophone.

Tickets on sale right now from Seetickets - available at Slide Record Shop tomorrow afternoon (if any remain).

Not too long now until England kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on Wednesday 17th June! We have very li...
11/06/2026

Not too long now until England kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on Wednesday 17th June! We have very limited tickets remaining for all three of the group games - ticket price includes your first beer on us, available at See 👇⚽️

*CALLING ALL SPRINGSTEEN FANS*FOREVER SPRINGSTEIN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTEFri 19th June, Bedford EsquiresExperience t...
11/06/2026

*CALLING ALL SPRINGSTEEN FANS*

FOREVER SPRINGSTEIN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN TRIBUTE
Fri 19th June, Bedford Esquires

Experience the energy, musicianship, and spirit of The Boss as Forever Springsteen takes you on a downbound train through his legendary career. This powerhouse seven-piece band pays homage to the entire E Street Band in every note they play and will deliver a night you won’t forget.

Every era of Bruce Springsteen’s catalogue is present - from the unforgettable hits such as Badlands and Born To Run to fan favourite tracks such as Racing In The Street and The River - and represented in the most authentic way possible without seeing The Boss himself.

If you’re in need of some E Street magic this summer, look no further than Forever Springsteen ! Tickets on the link below👇

We're pleased to be working with Bedford Borough Council to bring another eclectic line up of artists to Bedford River F...
10/06/2026

We're pleased to be working with Bedford Borough Council to bring another eclectic line up of artists to Bedford River Festival's main stage in Russell Park on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July.

The River Festival is the second largest free festival in the UK, second only to Carnival. Held bi-annually, the event shines a light on Bedford's river and town, with a number of community areas and events over the weekend.

As always, we have tried to program a mixture of exciting national touring artists that regularly play major festivals, while giving local artists a chance to play the biggest stage over the weekend.

On the Saturday, we are joined by Ska legends, The Beat, Sambroso All Stars playing The Buena Vista, The Drum & Bass Band, upcoming indie-sleaze artist, Gemma Rogers, TV Theme Tunes with a difference, Not A Band and local blues-rockers, Dois Padres.

On Sunday, Uncle Funk's Disco Inferno close the festival with a mammoth 90 minute set, supported by UK Reggae stalwarts, Laid Blak, skiffle-punks Ouse Valley Singles Club (clean set...), local indie faves, The Greensands and a celebration of all things Hendrix, with Bold As Love!

We kick off each day at 1pm and hope to see you there x

10/06/2026

Laurie from Soft Play is bringing his brand new project, BIG TRUCK to Esquires next month! Their debut single 'Central Reservation Blues' has been on constant rotation in the Esquires office and we can't wait to hear the rest of the debut album. Make sure you don't miss them!

**NEW SHOW**We're very excited to be hosting NYC's finest indie-rockers, We Are Scientists for an intimate festival warm...
10/06/2026

**NEW SHOW**

We're very excited to be hosting NYC's finest indie-rockers, We Are Scientists for an intimate festival warm up show in July! This is the first time the band have graced us for a few years and expecting tickets to go quick - on sale Friday at 10am 👇

Looking like a very busy Friday night as we welcome Tyla's Dogs D'Amour back to Esquires, lots of tickets sold for this ...
09/06/2026

Looking like a very busy Friday night as we welcome Tyla's Dogs D'Amour back to Esquires, lots of tickets sold for this one so if you fancy so good old no nonsense 'rock and roll' then this is the gig for you...

Tickets from See & Slide Record Shop

FFO The Quireboys, The Wildhearts, Hanoi Rocks...

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