We’ve been doing this since 2022 and Bradford has always been a hive of diversity and a medley of cultures, but as you’re all probably aware this year is a bit special. We’ve teamed up with the good folk at Bradford 2025 to help celebrate it becoming this years city of culture at a brand new venue within the city centre!

Poster by Ben Holden (aka BJ The Bear)

Rich(ard) Dawson

Such is the degree to which Richard Dawson has drawn down long drafts from the whirlpools of Elemental North Eastern Archetypes, he may now be one himself. Fearless in his research and willingness to follow his inspiration, Dawson has created an impressive catalogue of music and storytelling steeped in both ancient myths and contemporary dread. A fog of sickness, trauma and mute inevitability inhabits these records and is often expressed in the havoc with which Dawson’s hands produce sounds from his long-suffering guitar, an instrument as bruised, individual and indefatigable as its owner.

His new album released earlier this year, ‘End of the Middle’ is a wonkily beautiful peer into the workings of the family unit, perhaps several generations of the same family: “I wanted this record to be small-scale and very domestic”, Dawson explains, “to be stripped back, stark and naked, and let the lyrics and melodies speak for themselves and for the people in the songs”. By paring things right back what is revealed is a suite of remarkably poised, oddly elegant, beautiful music.

Lands & Body

In 2024 – Over 20 years after making their debut as noise-rock duo That Fucking Tank, James Islip and Andy Abbott returned with new project Lands & Body. The gear remains the same – baritone guitar played through multiple amplifiers and drums. The approach, however, has matured like a fine Cask Ale. Math-rock riffs have become interlocking fingerpicked patterns and rhythms, ear-bleeding noise has given way to spacious dynamics. Double-digit song lengths and twin-neck guitar appearances up the prog factor. The signature Tank groove and interplay underpins an expanded palette of influences drawn from post-rock, minimalist folk, free jazz and desert blues.

WORRIEDABOUTSATAN

Ambient, minimalistic electronica thats glacially paced with 808 beats, riding waves of grainy, retro synth crescendo’s and atmospheric guitar loops awash with ominous overtones. Worriedaboutaatan’s experimental soundscapes have stretched well beyond a decade and previous releases have garnered high praise from the likes of Pitchfork, Electronic Sound Magazine, Resident Advisor and Prog Magazine.

Stephanie Hladowski

A remarkable folk singer from Shipley with a voice that seems to carry centuries. Her work with guitarist C. Joynes on The Wild Wild Berry drew comparisons to Shirley Collins and Davey Graham, and she continues to breathe life into traditional English song with rare clarity and emotional depth. One for lovers of song, story, and the power of the human voice.

Tickets: Click here

Tickets are limited and available via the link above. All names will be checked on the door, the night of the event. Please bring proof of purchase (mobile accepted). Unless the event is cancelled, all tickets are non-refundable.

Timings: Saturday 9th August

Doors from 7:00pm and performances from 8:00pm until 10:30pm.

Travel:

Bradford train station is located only 5 minutes walk away and the event should finish in time for those travelling back to Leeds.

Loading Bay, 1 Duke Street, Bradford, BD1 3QR.

Additional info:

We ask that you please respect our neighbours and keep noise down to a minimum outside of the venue.

Everyone is welcome but any forms of discrimination are not. This is an 18+ gig, however under 18s may attend under the supervision of a parental guardian and at the discretion of the venue. No alcohol will be served to anyone under the legal drinking age. 

For more info regarding accessibility, please visit: https://bradford2025.co.uk/accessibility/