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07 — About
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About The Eagle Bookshop
The Eagle Bookshop is a grassroots music venue in Bedford, Bedford. It books Spoken word, Poetry; originals and covers are both welcome.
Listing notes
The Eagle Bookshop is an independent second-hand and new bookshop on St Peters Street in Bedford, a few minutes walk north of the town centre. Its event space hosts book launches and poetry evenings rather than amplified gigs. It is the current home of the Ouse Muse poetry open mic and of other local literary nights.
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PA system · TBC
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Keys / keyboard · TBC
Vocal mics · TBC
In-house engineer · TBC
About The Eagle Bookshop
The Eagle Bookshop is a grassroots music venue in Bedford, Bedford. Contact the venue for their technical specification and backline.
The Eagle Bookshop books Spoken word, Poetry acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Bedford venue directory.
Listing notes
The Eagle Bookshop is an independent second-hand and new bookshop on St Peters Street in Bedford, a few minutes walk north of the town centre. Its event space hosts book launches and poetry evenings rather than amplified gigs. It is the current home of the Ouse Muse poetry open mic and of other local literary nights.
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16-20 St Peters Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2NN
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Yes — The Eagle Bookshop hosts an open mic. Day, time and signup details are on its open mic listing.
16-20 St Peters Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2NN. See the map below for directions. Browse more Bedford venues nearby.
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