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Bedford Esquires, from May 20
It’s one of the region’s most beloved gig venues – and it’s planning to bring live music back to fans from this month.
A series of stripped-back socially-distanced shows begins on May 20 with Ferocious Dog performing as a duo, with other shows coming up from former Inspiral Carpets frontman Tom Hingley, Mark Chadwick of the Levellers, Spike from the Quireboys and cult favourite Kirk Brandon (pictured right, in circle), the voice of Spear of Destiny, Theatre of Hate and Dead Men Walking. Much-loved locals Ouse Valley Singles Club play two sold-out shows – and looking further ahead, bookings include Sarpa Salpa, The Rifles, Squid, Elijah Miller and Dream Wife. Tickets are hard to come by for Bedfordshire’s own chart sensation Tom Grennan, who plays three shows in August, but those with more old-school tastes will find much to enjoy when filmmaker, musician, DJ, broadcaster and social commentator Don Letts visits on June 16 for An Evening wit
The Castle Howard proms are set to go ahead this August CASTLE Howard is set to go ahead with a series of outdoor summer concerts in August, with organisers saying the Government s roadmap out of lockdown has given them confidence they won t need to cancel them. The live music weekend has been confirmed for August 20-22, and will include Tenor Wynne Evans, famously of the Go Compare car insurance TV ads, and soprano Victoria Joyce in a Proms night also incorporating a Spitfire fly-past, flag-waving, lasers and fireworks, with orchestral accompaniment from the London Gala Orchestra. Nicholas Howard, of the stately home near Malton, said he had always been cautiously optimistic that the events, which were postponed last summer, would be able to take place this year. The latest government roadmap gives us reassurance that we can deliver all three events safely this year, he said.
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