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What's On in Bradford

Q: What live music is on in Bradford over the next four weeks?

We currently list 30 gigs in Bradford between 14 Aug and 11 Sept, across 15 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse the Bradford gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Bradford?

Saturday, with 14 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 14 gigs · Friday: 8 gigs · Sunday: 5 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Bradford venues have the most on?

Right now: Darley Street Market, Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE, Nightrain. In total we track 34 grassroots venues in Bradford, of which 15 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Bradford venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Bradford?

Bradford has 16 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Bradford open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

Live music in Bradford over the next four weeks — 14 Aug – 11 Sept. 30 gigs listed in Bradford over the next 28 days across 15 venues. Saturday is the busiest night with 14. In total we track 34 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Bradford gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Every grassroots gig we hold for Bradford between 14 Aug and 11 Sept.

Saturday is the busiest night — 14 gigs
Saturday: 14 gigs
Friday: 8 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (4), Tribute Act (3), House (3), Pop (3)
Average ticket price: £21.50
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

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15 different Bradford venues have something on in the next 28 days.

Darley Street Market — 7 gigs
Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE — 5 gigs
Nightrain — 4 gigs
Amped Huddersfield — 2 gigs
19 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Bradford venues

16 regular open mic nights running in Bradford. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Bradford open mics

Everything the Bradford scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Bradford venues, promoters and bookers
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Updated daily · 30 gigs in Bradford over the next four weeks

Last updated: 14 August 2026

Support grassroots music in Bradford

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Bradford still has 34 of them.

A West Yorkshire scene where bhangra, desi and indie share the same booking week. Venue or private-event hire? See [Bands for Hire in Bradford](/gigs/bands-for-hire-bradford) for booking-side rates including the Asian-wedding corridor (£1,200–£3,500) and the Yorkshire estate-wedding circuit. Bradford's working-musician calendar runs about 8 live nights weekly between the alt circuit and the Asian-wedding venue economy. Around 52 active venues programme live music monthly across the city; the Manningham Asian-wedding cluster handles an estimated 45% of premium-fee work, with full-evening band+DJ packages clearing £1,800-£3,200 and 9-12 month lead times standard. Around 64% of Bradford acts work the joint Yorkshire-and-Asian calendar. Planning a private party instead? See [booking live entertainment in Bradford](/gigs/live-entertainment-bradford) for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See [corporate entertainment in Bradford](/gigs/corporate-entertainment-bradford) for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.

This page exists to make them easy to find. It lists 30 gigs across Bradford over the next four weeks, pulled from the venues themselves and updated daily — alongside the 34 grassroots venues and 16 regular open mic nights we track in the city. No algorithm decides what you see: it is simply everything we know is on.

The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up above sends Bradford listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you.

Gigs in Bradford

Every grassroots gig we hold for Bradford in the next four weeks — 14 Aug – 11 Sept. Updated daily.

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SEPT

BELWARP 01 - featuring KAYLA PAINTER / SIN CLAIR / DRUM & LACE

Kirkgate Centre·Shipley, Bradford

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 18:00–22:45

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Beyonce Tribute

Beyond Halifax·Town, Bradford

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 19:00–00:00

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GenreTribute Act

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Modska The Return

Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE·Brighouse, Bradford

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 19:00–23:45

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TicketsAvailable
AgeAll ages
GenreDJ / Electronic, Ska

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Roger Davies And His Band

Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue·Queensbury, Bradford

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 19:00–22:00

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Pistol Daisys, The Sukis, The Jacques

Amped Huddersfield·Newsome, Bradford

Saturday, 5 September 2026 · 19:30

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AgeAll ages
GenreRock, Indie Rock, Alternative Rock

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SEPT

Birdvox, Iona Fyfe

The Live Room·Shipley, Bradford

Sunday, 6 September 2026 · 18:00

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TicketsAvailable
AgeAll ages
GenreFolk

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Venues in Bradford

Where live music actually happens in Bradford.

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The Malt Shovel

Bradford › Drighlington★★★★★ (—)

Bradford pub with live music.

Backline1 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon12:00–23:00
Tue12:00–23:00
Wed12:00–23:00
Thu12:00–23:00
Fri12:00–01:00
Sat12:00–01:00
Sun12:00–23:00

Pudsey › Farsley, Pudsey, Leeds★★★★★ (—)

500-capacity music, comedy and cabaret venue in Sunny Bank Mills

Backline0 of 7

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Huddersfield › Kirkgate★★★★★ (—)

indie and live music venue in Huddersfield

Backline2 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon12:00–23:00
Tue12:00–23:00
Wed12:00–23:00
Thu12:00–23:00
Fri12:00–23:00
Sat12:00–23:00
Sun12:00–23:00

Halifax › Halifax town centre★★★★★ (—)

Halifax's 18th-century hall with outdoor gigs.

Backline0 of 7

PA system
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Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon09:00–23:00
Tue09:00–23:00
Wed09:00–23:00
Thu09:00–23:00
Fri09:00–23:00
Sat09:00–23:00
Sun09:00–23:00

Huddersfield › Berry Brow★★★★★ (—)

Huddersfield pub with live music.

Backline1 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon15:00–23:00
Tue15:00–23:00
Wed15:00–23:00
Thu15:00–23:00
Fri12:00–23:00
Sat12:00–23:00
Sun12:00–22:30

Bradford venue with live entertainment.

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Mon14:00–23:00
Tue14:00–23:00
Wed14:00–23:00
Thu14:00–23:00
Fri12:00–23:30
Sat12:00–23:30
Sun12:00–23:00

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The Shoulder Of Mutton Lockwood

Huddersfield › Lockwood★★★★★ (—)

Lockwood pub and music venue.

Backline1 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
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Keys / keyboard
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In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

MonClosed
Tue17:00–23:00
Wed17:00–23:00
Thu17:00–23:00
Fri16:00–00:00
Sat15:00–00:00
Sun14:00–23:00

Huddersfield★★★★★ (—)

Heritage 1930s pub with live music.

Backline0 of 7

PA system
Drum kit
Guitar amp
Bass amp
Keys / keyboard
Vocal mics
In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon12:00–23:00
Tue12:00–23:00
Wed12:00–23:00
Thu12:00–23:00
Fri12:00–00:00
Sat12:00–00:00
Sun12:00–23:00

200-cap Bradford underground live venue.

Backline1 of 7

PA system
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Keys / keyboard
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In-house engineer

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MonClosed
TueClosed
WedClosed
ThuClosed
Fri23:00–05:00
Sat23:00–05:00
SunClosed

Huddersfield★★★★★ (—)

Huddersfield craft beer and cocktails venue.

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In-house engineer

Opening times7 of 7

Mon11:00–00:00
Tue11:00–00:00
Wed11:00–01:00
Thu11:00–01:00
Fri10:00–01:00
Sat10:00–01:00
Sun11:00–00:00

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Open mics in Bradford

Turn up, put your name down, play. Most are free.

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Thu

Northern Quarter, Huddersfield

Wood Street, Huddersfield

Starts 19:30

Sign-up19:30
Slots12 min
EntryFree
PAProvided
Backline—
Open tomusic

Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby Bridge

Starts 20:00

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Huddersfield, Huddersfield

Starts 20:30

Sign-up19:30
Slots12 min
EntryFree
PAProvided
Backline—
Open tomusic

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What's on in Bradford — FAQs

Common questions about live music in Bradford, answered with this week's live data.

What live music is on in Bradford over the next four weeks?

We currently list 30 gigs in Bradford between 14 Aug and 11 Sept, across 15 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse the Bradford gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Bradford?

None of the Bradford gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Bradford open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Bradford?

Saturday, with 14 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Saturday: 14 gigs · Friday: 8 gigs · Sunday: 5 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Bradford venues have the most on?

Right now: Darley Street Market, Brighouse Civic Hall LIVE, Nightrain. In total we track 34 grassroots venues in Bradford, of which 15 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Bradford venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Bradford?

Bradford has 16 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Bradford open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Bradford, and what should an artist be paid?

Where a Bradford venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £21.50. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Bradford matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Bradford still has 34 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Bradford gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Bradford gig directory and it is verified within 48 hours. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Go to one this month

30 gigs listed in Bradford over the next four weeks, across 34 grassroots venues and 16 open mic nights. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before — it is the single most useful thing anyone can do for a room like these.

Help keep grassroots venues open in Bradford

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