Bingley Music Live

Organised by City of Bradford Council, it was held on the Saturday and Sunday and since the 2009 event, also on the Friday at the end of August, with one of the days having free admission.

[1][2] The ethos of the event was to present high quality music at an affordable price and give a platform for local bands from across West Yorkshire to a large audience.

Music at Myrtle was first held in 1991, had free admission, and featured headline performances by tribute acts and bands from the 1960s and 1970s, such as The Searchers, Alvin Stardust, local band Smokie, Suzi Quatro, Showaddywaddy, Hot Chocolate, Edwin Starr and Boney M. In 1998, it became a two-day event with the addition of The Pulse Party in The Park (external link).

Programming for the Party in the Park was by local radio station, Pulse FM and featured contemporary pop acts, such as Rachel Stevens, McFly, Liberty X, Busted and Gareth Gates.

[4] Bradford Council took on the sole responsibility for organising the event giving it a new identity as Bingley Music Live in September that year.