About the event
Following the ‘Hard Rock Hell’ festival cancellation, we have convinced Canadian heavy-metal veterans ANVIL to point the tour bus in the direction of Bedford Esquires for their first ever visit to the venue on Thurs 5th November.The Canadian heavy-metal band ANVIL delivered a highly influential 1982 album that would inspire the likes of Anthrax and Metallica and then dropped off the map to begin what would become decades of toiling in obscurity. The critically acclaimed 2009 documentary ‘The Story of Anvil’ opened the band up to a brand new audience worldwide when director and former roadie Sacha Gervasi followed guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer Robb Reiner as they stumble through a harrowing European tour and reflect on failure, friendship, resilience and the will to follow even the most impossible of dreams.For the AW26 'Pounding the Past' Tour the band will be performing their classic first 3 albums METAL ON METAL | HARD ‘N’ HEAVY | FORGED IN FIRE, plus very special guests KILLER.
Good to know
- Thursday 5 November 2026 — the show starts at 7:30 PM.
- Esquires is in Bedford.
- Within a minute's walk of Esquires: Danny's Bar, B L T and Flamme Rouge Cycles; the nearest railway station is Bedford, about 7 minutes on foot (what's nearby).
- Anvil plays 4 more dates on this tour.
- New to gigs? What doors, curfews, age limits and presales mean.
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Venue
Esquires
Esquires is a live music venue in Bedford, United Kingdom on 60a Bromham Road. The calendar is mixed, leaning alternative, metal and ska. Recent performers include Death Of Guitar Pop, The Sukis, The Jacques and Pistol Daisys. 2 shows are currently listed, next up Anvil …
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