The Bradford Progress

Bradford District: Saturday 17 – Sunday 18 May 2025

Free

A wide-frame drone shot of The Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley Moor in Yorkshire. The image shows hills, fields as well as the town of Ilkley in the distance

About The Bradford Progress

The Bradford Progress is a collaboration between Paraorchestra, Charles Hazlewood, Jeremy Deller and the people of Bradford, celebrating the district’s glorious variety of music and the people who make it.

Across two days in May 2025, Bradford District will come alive with music created by musicians and singers who call the district home, coalescing into a sonic journey that ends in the centre of the city.

The Bradford Progress is a co-production with and for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.

Credits

Creative team
  • Charles Hazlewood, a man with light skin and short hair wearing a black jumper and light blue jeans, is standing in the centre of a rehearsal space conducting four musicians who are surrounding him. He is focused and his right arm is raised in the air, motioning to the musicians. The rehearsal space is brightly lit.

    Charles Hazlewood

    Artistic Director
  • Jeremy Deller – a man with light skin and shoulder-length hair wearing a pink shirt. He is seated at a desk that bears his surname on the set of University Challenge.

    Jeremy Deller

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