Cancelled – Music at the Museum 2026: Kirkgate Bateria!

17 May 2026 2:00 pm – 17 May 2026 3:00 pm

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About this event

17 May 2026 2:00 pm – 17 May 2026 3:00 pm

Bradford Industrial Museum

We are having to temporarily close Bradford Industrial Museum on Sunday 17th May due to technical problems on site we’re working to resolve as swiftly as possible

This also means the planned Music at the Museum concert has had to be cancelled.

The heritage craft workshop however will be going ahead as planned in the Heritage Craft Room.

Our other sites will be open as normal.

Music at the Museum 2026: Opening Concert with Kirkgate Bateria!

Join us for the first concert of the Music at the Museum 2026 season as we launch this year’s programme at Bradford Industrial Museum, running alongside our usual events at Cliffe Castle.

We’re starting things off with Kirkgate Bateria!, a community percussion group based in Shipley and founded in early 2025. A bateria is a group of drummers, and this one brings powerful, infectious Afro‑Brazilian rhythms from across Brazil, alongside modern funk‑inspired grooves.

The group is led by Alex, an experienced percussionist who previously ran the Manchester‑based Samba band The Republic of Swing for fourteen years. His background includes performances at major North West events such as Parklife, collaborations with DJ Gilles Peterson, two appearances at Rio Carnival, and percussion study in Brazil, Cuba and West Africa.

Although Kirkgate Bateria! is still a young group, they’ve already performed at several charity events and festivals, including the 2025 Saltaire Festival and the 2026 Saltaire World Heritage Day Festival, always going down a storm. Dancing is very much encouraged!

Event details
• Location: Bradford Industrial Museum
• Entry: Free
• Capacity: Limited. First come, first served

Bradford Industrial Museum

Address

Moorside Mills, Moorside Road Eccleshill, Bradford, BD2 3HP

Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 4pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 4pm

Bank Holiday Opening Times: 11am – 4pm

All sites closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday

By car

Signposted from Bradford Ring Road and Harrogate Road (A658). Bus 645 from Market Street or Hall Ings. All buses stop at Moorside Road. On the museum site there is free car parking and disabled car parking.

By public transport

From Bradford City Centre, the 660 bus departs from Drake Street stop D1, (alight at Moorside Road), and the 645 departs from Hall Ings stop H11, (alight at Harrogate Road then an approx 10 min walk).

For help in planning your journey by public transport, please visit www.wymetro.com