A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO BANDS

The Love Apple thanks all the bands who have offered to play in The Big Gig. With only four days in this, the biggest event on Bradford’s 2006 music calendar, it has not been possible to feature every band that approached us.

We have to thank Bradford Council for funding the open-air stage and related expenses and the Arts Council England for its help. The Big Gig is about giving music to the public free of charge, so we are especially grateful to artists who have waived their normal fees to make this wonderful thing possible.

Cheers to the nice people in Bradford Council's Arts, Heritage and Leisure!

Email: info@loveapplecafe.co.uk (in the subject line, please put BIG GIG)

The city's music event of the year!

Four days of music - with three days of live, open-air performances in the West End, from Thursday 29th June till Monday 2nd July ... brought to you by The Love Apple

This year's Bradford Festival gets off to a flying start with a long weekend of top quality live music ...right here in the heart of the city.

An open-air stage at the Randall Well Street car park will feature many of the finest bands currently on the Bradford scene, performing free to the public. The Alhambra Studio, opposite the Love Apple, hosts live bands and late club nights - and, on Sunday 2nd July, a feast of contemporary folk.

The is the Love Apple's offering for
A packed programme of arts and culture events to make this a historic year for our city.

Clear your diary now for a weekend you can tell your grandchildren about...

Check back to this page between now and June for regular updates on the line-up and running order for the city's music event of the year!

The welcomes support funding from the


thursday 29th june	friday 30th june	saturday 1st july	sunday 2nd july
the studio	festival stage	festival stage	festival stage
doors: 8.30pm entry: £6	entry : FREE	entry : FREE	entry : FREE
Granadaland and Dogs on Wheels presents HOT CLUB DE PARIS THE RESEARCH RUBY TOMBS	1700 Scary Uncle 1740 Wilful Missing 1820 Modeliste 1900 Groovement 1950 Doctor Mandrake 2040 The Touch 2130 White Light parade	noon Real Eyez 1300 Belinda O'Hooley 1400 Rent 1500 Sound of the Baskervilles [FOOTBALL INTERVALL] 1800 Angelo Palladino 1840 Ruby Tombs 1920 Harmacy 2000 Shut Your Eyes & Burst Into Flames 2040 iLikeTrains 2120 This Et Al	1200 Dusty Not Digital 13.10 Falconetti 1420 Roger Davies 1530 Owt 1630 M62 Goddam! 1800 Green 1900 The Loved Ones 2000 Hoover Dams 2100 Analogue Bombs
	the love apple	the love apple	the love apple
	entry: £5 on door	entry: £5 on door	doors : 8pm entry:£4advance £5 on door
	Original Heroes present: TRAINER TROUBLE	DISORIENTAL world club music with, live: Pee Froiss and The Riddimption Band	CLUB KILIMANJARO (in aid of CHILDREN IN CRISIS) featuring Falconetti
	the studio	the studio	the studio
	doors 10pm-6am entry: £8	doors: 10pm - 6am entry: £8	doors: 7pm tickets £12 £10 concession
	Alpine Bass presents: KAOS all nighter with Djs Johnny Woodhead, Darren Bouthier, Steven Hamilton and Sye playing funky house and club classics	THE BIG BOP presents all nighter with live music from The Bam Bam Francs, Skant and Semi Squared. Djs Mr Ed, Polariod and Bopstag	3's COMPANY featuring Martin Simpson, Rory McLeod and Sketch Doors

about some of the acts

Analog Bombs : Bradford’s favourite homegrown, rip-roaring, beer-swilling post-punkists

Attic Project : Leeds foursome ranging from mellow ska/reggae to energetic punk and metal

Roger Davies : Singular singer-songwriter from Brighouse, where Johnny Cash met George Formby

Doktor Mandrake : Distinguished guests from Manchester, a rock’n’ roll/punk based mix with ska/soul/blues/folk and funk

Groovement: Brassy, eclectic Bradfunk – blending reggae, soul and bossa nova with African rhythms and solid Bradford rock

M62 Goddam! : Neo-classical blues quartet ranging from Gershwin to Janis Joplin

Falconetti : Halifax-based seven-strong art squad in epic soundscapes

Harmacy : a Bradford three-piece alt-pop-slacker band noted for black northern comedy

Hoover Dams : energetic, exciting, guitar-driven indie band, Bradford-based and bent on world domination

Owt: Singer-songwriter Martha Kean with guitarist Harris

Real Eyez : Three Bradford brothers steeped in reggae/ska/two-tone influences and social awareness

Hot Club de Paris : Liverpudlian indie band building a national profile

The Loved Ones : Quirky, original, startling and slightly strange Bradford beat combo

Modeliste : Utterly funky pop-rock trio from sunny HalifaxBelinda O'Hooley : Huddersfield singer-songwriter combines haunting lyrics with rich piano soundscapes

rent Rent : lush, glamorous anthems with dark, decadent themes and a lavish sense of theatre

Scary Uncle: Due respect to REM, Radiohead and the Beatles, but this Bradford foursome writes its own material
Seven Hours : Original, authentically Bradfordian blues tinged with reggae, R&B and soul

Sound of the Baskervilles: live, funkin’ hip-hop band from all over Yorkshire

Rory McLeod : one man soulband, poet and storyteller, using various wind, string and percussion instruments

The Touch : Bradford-based fuzzy, dynamic, groovy and driving rock trio

This Et Al : “a barrage of pummelling drums, buzzing guitars and octave-jumping vocals”, says NME

Wilful Missing : “a fine counterpoint between acoustic balladry and highly charged racket”