Good Health Good Wealth, Bedford Esquires, Saturday, 4 April 2026
It’s a Saturday night on a bank holiday weekend, so what better way to spend it than partying with Good Health Good Wealth at Esquires.
Tonight, the London-based duo are in Bedford for a sold-out show, and it’s the last night of their current tour, so I’m expecting a night of big energy from the crowd and the band themselves.
First up tonight are Blue Cabs, a band who describe their music as “lean and mean indie, post punk tunes with a social conscience”. The band start their set with their latest single “Stop” from their upcoming “Coping Mechanisms” EP, a jaunty indie pop song featuring vocals that reminded me of Damon Albarn.
The set covered a range of styles and the beginning of their track “Rebellion or Extinction (SFA)” reminded me of Linkin Park with its speedy punk/ rap vocals, and their track “Dirty” reminded me of Idles, with the lead singer spitting the lyrics with power.
The band closed on their track “I Love You (Remember That)” which is a love letter to those they partied with in the past and helped set up the party atmosphere for tonight.
Next up is South London artist Ben Kidson, an alternative pop artist (his Instagram bio is “not a rapper”) whose insightful commentary on everyday life and highly relatable lyrics will have you giggling as you are singing along.
Ben opened up with his track “Shiver”, and instantly, the already very packed out room was vibing to its sax solo (delivered via a laptop rather than a saxophonist).
Also included in Ben’s set was a cover of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn”, and I spotted an audience member in the front row get their lighter in the air for this track, but really they should have got their phone out to scan the massive QR code poster Ben had on stage to take audience members to his website.
Audience participation is a key part of Ben’s set – he asks the audience, “Who here has got really awful, terrible exes?” and is met with some cheers before he plays his track “Taste of Your Own Medicine”, which is about when he found out his own horrible ex got cheated on.
Ben also makes an attempt at match-making by asking single audience members to raise their hands in the air, and then take a look around the room before launching into a song called “Back on the Apps.”
This was a highlight of Ben’s set, featuring lyrics that detail many dating apps clichés such as “they’ll fall for you if you trip them, they love The Office US, and all they ask for is you don’t take yourself serious” – a great track to close his set.
Finally, it was time for our headliners.
Good Health Good Wealth consists of vocalist, songwriter and producer Bruce Breakey and guitarist and producer Simon Kuzmickas. The duo is known for blending a range of genres from indie, dance, and rap, with no track on their 2025 debut album “This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires” sounding the same.
They previously played Esquires in June 2025 as part of the venue’s annual all-day event, Ceremony, and when I heard they were returning to Bedford, I squealed with excitement.
The band opened the set with their track ‘Guinness’, featuring the lyrics “you had layers like a pint of Guinness” and this band have layers too, with their set featuring both party-starting tracks and songs with emotional depths.
The second song of their set, “Moonlight”, is an example of a track to groove to, with Bruce getting the crowd to do the track’s unofficial dance move of putting both hands in the air and moving them “this way, and that way” in time with the music.
Bruce welcomed the members of Bedford to the Good Health Good Wealth family, before launching into “Eating Good”, which opened with a chant of “fish, chips, cup of tea, bad food, yes, London” which had the whole crowd chanting along.
The party continued with the track “Snatch” featuring the lyrics “my girl’s mad at me, and I don’t know what I’ve done”, which prompted the friend I went with to say “that sounds like my husband!”
Fans of Ben Kidson were pleased when the band brought him back on stage for their collaboration, and next single, which is due out on April 17th, titled “Life’s Relentless”.
Both artists sound great together, and their friendship is evident as they bounced around on stage together, and this track had the audience bouncing along too.
The more emotional side of the band came out for the second half of the set with their tracks “I Forgot”, “The Café”, which is the band’s favourite track off their album, and the particularly poignant “Beautiful Boy.”
This track is about Bruce’s relationship with his dad, who is always there for him, even though, as Bruce admits, “I haven’t always been the best son in the world”. Both of Bruce’s parents are in the crowd tonight, and you can see Bruce looking at his dad Simon, as he sings this gorgeous track, full of emotion.
We move towards the close of the set as the band restarts the dancing with “Full Circle”, which Bruce introduces by saying “you have to turn it up… or Bedford is going to explode!”
It was really great to see a young lad in the audience who was singing along throughout the whole set to every single word, which is a great achievement as the lyrics are very wordy.
Bruce noticed this, and when he jumped into the crowd, he put his arm around the boy and got him in the centre of the dancing crowd. I’m sure this was a special moment for this superfan.
Finally, the band closed with “This Time Next Year We’ll be Millionaires”, which started with a heavy bass sound triggering to those with tinnitus.
This was a great close to a dazzling set, ending with the crowd singing along and waving their hands in the air.
The band left the stage to the crowd going wild, and I’m sure many would love to see them return again, and this time take things to the main stage.
I would definitely recommend you give Good Health Good Wealth a listen, and when you do, make sure to (in words of Good Health Good Wealth) “turn it up!”
