11 Oct 2025
Loading Bay
Pink After Dark
Castles in the Sky Projects
David Hoyle heads up a celebration of the long-lost and much-missed spaces with a cabaret party.
LGBTQ+ icon David Hoyle heads up a celebration of the long-lost and much-missed spaces like the Bavaria and the Junction, longtime landmarks of the Bradford LGBTQ+ scene, with new live art commissions, performances, drag artists and DJs.
Step into history at this immersive cabaret and party celebrating and paying homage to lost spaces beloved by LGBTQ+ people in Bradford. Bringing our bespoke night to life, join national northern darling David Hoyle for his Bradford debut! Alongside local legends of cabaret Unknown Amazon, Jude Kershaw, Jenn Wilson, Lavender Café Orchestra, (plus special guests) and singing from the heart, musician Jasmine Kennedy.
Dancing us into the night, tunes are provided by some of Yorkshire’s finest including Micheal Upson – founder of pumping gay dance party Love Muscle, bringing strong femme energy MelaD and frequent OUT OUT collaborator and regular on the Leeds scene Luscious.
About the Back in the Pink Weekender
Back in the Pink, Bradford 2025’s series dedicated to the rich and radical history of LGBTQ+ life in the city, continues with a weekend-long celebration of gay life – past, present and future.
Travel back in time to explore the activism, community and culture of Bradford’s LGBTQ+ communities in the late 20th century. Connect with today’s LGBTQ+ community at workshops, discussions and a Saturday-night party. And consider how together, we can preserve our own communities’ histories for generations to come.
Visit Loading Bay
Loading Bay is a brand new pop-up arts venue in Bradford City Centre for Bradford 2025.
Join us on Duke Street as we bring a true Bradford 2025 buzz to the heart of the city.
Lead image: © Emma Bentley-Fox
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