As part of its landmark year as UK City of Culture, Bradford 2025 is proud to present Summer Sounds.
Get ready to dance Leeds, because a brand-new music festival is coming to the beautiful surroundings of Cliffe Castle Park, Keighley, this summer.
Taking place Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 August 2025, Summer Sounds is boasting an incredible line-up in celebration of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
Summer Sounds celebrates international pioneers, boundary-pushing talent, and local heroes - expect artists of all genres from soul and blues to to afrobeat and drum 'n' bass taking to the stage.
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Whatever music you're into, there's an artist for everyone.
Curated in collaboration with South Asian culture and arts platform Dialled In, Saturday will be headlined by the incredible Asha Puthli – the pioneering Indian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, whose genre-defying blend of spacey jazz, disco, and psychedelia earned cult status around the world.
Trust us, you don't want to miss this.
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Asha will be joined by the mystical improvisations of legendary Balochi Benju instrumentalist Ustad Noor Bakhsh, and pioneers of the contemporary British Asian music scene Metz n Trix.
And it doesn't stop there folks, ganavya will be bringing her transcendental melding of South Asian classical music with spiritual jazz to the party whilst Fun’Da’Mental’s Inder Goldfinger will present a back-to-back set with Silverfinger Singh.
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On the Sunday, multi-award-winning musician Nitin Sawhney will take to the stage along with pop-soul singer Poppy Ajudha, and spoken word powerhouse Joshua Idehen.
Iconic Leeds 10-piece TC & the Groove Family and rapper Kenzo Jae will also be performing as well as soul singer Summer Pearl and Inso-jazz pioneer Sarathy Korwar.
Now that's what we call a star-studded lineup.
Shanaz Gulzar, Creative Director of Bradford 2025, said: "At Summer Sounds legendary pioneers share the stage with next-generation voices, a mix of international trailblazers and local talent. We invite everyone to join us for this eclectic event and soak up the festival atmosphere.”
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DialledIn spoke about the festival: "We’re so excited to be working with Bradford 2025 as part of this landmark year for the city. Curating a line-up that bridges generations and genres has always been core to Dialled In, and bringing an icon like Asha Puthli – whose influence spans continents and decades – to Summer Sounds is a dream. It’s rare to witness an artist like Asha live, and we can’t wait to share this moment with the community in Keighley.”
It's set to be an incredible weekend full of fantastic music, so make sure you don't miss out.
Day tickets cost just £15 with weekend tickets costing only £25, and you can get yours here.
The famous Day Fever is back and this time it’s set to be bigger and better than ever before.
If you haven’t heard of Day Fever before, then we are about to blow your mind.
Launched in early 2024 by actress Vicky McClure and frontman of Reverend & The Makers Jon McClure, Day Fever has become somewhat of a cultural sensation.
From its debut her in Sheffield to a tour that sees thousands of ravers hitting the dance floor each month, the message is clear: people want to dance and let loose, but still be in bed before 9pm. And to be honest, we don’t blame them.
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Running from 3pm to 8pm, Day Fever provides a proper night out that doesn’t completely write you off for the entire weekend.
Heading to Sheffield City Hall on Saturday 6th June, this edition of Day Fever will be filled with nothing but wall-to-wall hits courtesy of DJs Stars & Stace, Olly Hayes and Christian Carlisle.
"If you look back at the first Sheffield one to what we are now, the evolution of it is amazing," says Vicky McClure. "It was still the same people that wanted the same thing; they just wanted to go out in the day… and just have a dance!"
Think less nightclub, more joyful chaos. “It feels like a massive house party at your nan’s,” Vicky laughs. “No drama, no egos, just people acting daft, getting dressed up, and having the best time."
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"It’s stories that we hear that really sum up what it's about," says Vicky McClure. "We’ve had people going through chemotherapy… people grieving… and all of a sudden you just feel this room filled with love."
Inside Pardon Me – Leeds’ newest neighbourhood record bar inspired by Japan
Clementine Hall
Farsley is now home to an ultra-cool record bar with coffee, cocktails and an unbeatable sound system.
Tucked away in the beautiful Sunny Bank Mills, Pardon Me is a record bar built around 'music, atmosphere, and detail'.
It's been launched by Scott Rapson, who grew up in the Scottish Highlands and fell in love with music around the time of the arrival of hip hop in the early 80s.
He then spent time travelling for raves, and visiting venues like Glasgow’s Sub Club and London’s Plastic People, giving Scott an appreciation for how 'music can shape a room, not just fill it'.
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Scott and his partner Laurie have then spent the past three years travelling, visiting listening bars across Europe to shape the foundations of Pardon Me.
Listening bars, also known as hi-fi bars, originated in 1920s Japan - and you can really see the Japanese influence within the space and it's super cool interiors.
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Bartenders here create a small but perfectly formed menu of cocktails and pour natural wines from Wayward Wines in front of a wall of vinyl, while a collection of Scott's records play as a soundtrack to your evening.
The sound system Scott claims is one of the "best in the North East", which he says has a "real sense of depth and balance to it" with a "coverage that stays incredibly consistent across the room".
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Whether it's for coffee during the day, or drinks into the evening, they want Pardon Me to be a place to spend time, looking out across Sunny Bank Mills.
Pardon Me is open Thursday - Sunday, and you can find out more about this wonderful new opening here.
Clementine Hall -
18th July 2025 
