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About Esquires Bedford
Esquires Bedford is a grassroots music venue in Bedford Town Centre, Bedford with a standing capacity of approximately 300. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
Esquires Bedford books Indie, Rock, Electronica, Metal, Jazz, Hip-hop, Folk acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Bedford venue directory.
Bedford Esquires is one of the UK's most-loved independent grassroots music venues, at 60A Bromham Road in Bedford town centre (MK40 2QG). It's a three-room venue — the 300-capacity Main Stage upstairs plus smaller spaces including Holy Molys (around 180) and a bar — each programming something different, from indie and rock to electronica, metal, jazz, hip-hop and folk. Totally independent and a long-standing fixture of the local scene, it gives both touring and emerging original acts a home.
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60A Bromham Road, Bedford Town Centre, Bedford, MK40 2QG
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Esquires Bedford books Indie, Rock, Electronica, Metal, Jazz, Hip-hop, Folk. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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Esquires Bedford has a standing capacity of approximately 300, classed as a medium venue. See all Bedford venues for size comparisons.
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60A Bromham Road, Bedford Town Centre, Bedford, MK40 2QG. See the map below for directions. Browse more Bedford venues nearby.
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