Bradford Festival gets underway

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    Final preparations are being made as Bradford Festival hits the city for the weekend.

    Over 350 artists will descend on Bradford to stage more than 50 acts and activities as part of the event.

    More than 20 bands will play a diverse range of music covering rock, pop, folk, bhangra, Panjabi and many more.

    The festival is to be opened by over 1400 singing and dancing school children in Bradford’s Centenary Square on Friday 13 July.

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