Thursday 21st May 2026 at 7:30

<sub>VENUE: Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU

Singers and Musicians</sub>

_{A chance to sing a song or play a tune or just listen.}

_{Entry £1}

<sub>Doors open 7pm


ACCESS and PARKING for The Castle, 20, Grattan Road,  Bradford BD1 2LU.</sub> 

_{There are two entrances to the pub, the lower one with steps, the top one at ground floor level.}

_{Parking: there's on-street parking on Barry St, which is the road along the side of The Castle pub on a hill, and a couple of spots on Grattan Road outside the top door (check signs for parking charges). Also on Fulton St, which is a nearby turning off Grattan Road.}

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_{Songs With A Bradford Accent: To mark Bradford City of Culture in 2025 The Topic gathered a collection of folk songs about Bradford District. See the 62 songs uploaded at SWABA-LYRICS-FINAL.pdf .}
 

Coming Soon

_{28th May: Tom Bliss with Den Miller and Slide
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex
https://wegottickets.com/event/696778}

_{4th June: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{11th June: Damien Barber + support Pen and Stu
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex
https://wegottickets.com/event/696780}

<sub>18th June: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU

25th June: Double header: Paula Ryan and Roberta Smith
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex
https://wegottickets.com/event/696784</sub>

_{2nd July: Singers and Musicians
A Poetry and Spoken Word event, to coincide with the bi-annual Literature Festival and in celebration of The Topic's 70th anniversary.
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{9th July: The Hunch
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex
https://wegottickets.com/event/696786}

_{16th July: Singers and Musicians
A celebration of Bradford’s Heritage, to coincide with the Heritage week taking place at the time.  We encourage songs and poems relevant to Bradford’s, and even the Topic’s, heritage, in celebration of The Topic's 70th anniversary.
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{23rd July: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{30th July: Johnny Dyer and Vicki Swan
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex
https://wegottickets.com/event/696788}

_{August 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{10th September: Cohen Braithwaite Kilcoyne
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{17th September: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{24th September: Emily Slade
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{1st October: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{8th October: Mossy Christian
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{Saturday 10th October -The Topic's 70th anniversary
Special Event: Around 10 Guest Singers, all of whom have connections with the Topic, will perform in the outside area of Darley Street Market.  More details nearer the time.}

_{15th October: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{22nd October: Steve Jinski
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{29th October: Mick Ryan and Paul Downes
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{5th November: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{12th November: Dana Robinson
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{19th November: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

<sub>26th November: The Hooliemen
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex

3rd December: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU</sub>

_{10th December: Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones
Venue: The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex}

_{17th December: Singers and Musicians
Venue: The Castle, 20, Grattan Road BD1 2LU}

_{24th December: Christmas Eve}

_{31st December: New Year's Eve}

_{PARKING for The Wallers Bar, Sunbridge Wells Complex, Upper Millergate BD1 1SX}

There are some parking spaces on Sunbridge Road, cost: £1 from 6pm to midnight. 

_{Parking is free after 8 pm on Thornton Road (80p for two hours before that time), a few minutes walk from the venue. There are small side roads off Thornton Road with no parking restrictions. Jacob's Well car park charges £1.50 per hour. There's also the car park behind the Media museum (Sharpe Street), but that's also £1.50 an hour and it's a bit further to walk than Jacob's Well.}

_{Bradford Interchange is about six minutes walk from the venue, Forster Square about 10 minutes.}

_{ACCESS and PARKING for The Castle, 20, Grattan Road,  Bradford BD1 2LU.} 

_{There are two entrances to the pub, the lower one with steps, the top one at ground floor level.}

_{Parking: there's on-street parking on Barry St, which is the road along the side of The Castle pub on a hill, and a couple of spots on Grattan Road outside the top door (check signs for parking charges). Also on Fulton St, which is a nearby turning off Grattan Road.}

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