A vibrant two-day music festival is coming to West Yorkshire as part of Bradford’s UK City of Culture celebration
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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