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About Nightrain

FOR THE CUSTOMER

Nightrain opened in May 2019 and has developed a reputation for top quality live music events.  With a wide range of quality drinks, awesome staff and a friendly environment, Nightrain delivers a great night out for live music and late night entertainment.

Popular drinks include our exclusive Nightrain pilsner and Nightrain bitter alongside a range range of bottled beers and ciders. In addition we have Brewdog Punk IPA and Guinness on tap.

Nightrain also offers a number of rocking cocktails with a range of popular spirits. Why not call down and check out our special offers. For those who maybe driving, we also have a range of non-alcoholic beer, cider and soft drinks.

If you are planning on driving to and from a gig, Nightrain offers free car parking in association with the Broadway, whereby you can park there after 5pm weekdays and all day Saturday/Sunday for free. Just ask our barstaff before leaving for validation.  Note that the Broadway car park closes at 1am.

Got the munchies? Why not try our warm(!) pork scratchings from Beerpig.

A rock jukebox containing a wide selection of hits from across the years is available during open hours whilst there is no live music or DJ

We have a fantastic games room with a custom English pool table, darts board and table football. A number of screens show selected sporting events when possible

 

Checkout our new merchandise on offer in the bar including items also available to order for direct delivery, on our website.

Live music!! – the heart and soul of Nightrain – will be available on most if not all weekends as well as select weekdays throughout the year.

This will include Grassroots bands to international touring artists, as well as the best tribute bands. Check out our Upcoming Events page to see who we have already scheduled.

We are proud to be supported by Arts Council England for our regular New Bands Night, showcasing the best in local talent. Keep an eye out on our social media pages for announcements.

DJ’s playing all the best music to rock out to will be available to take your requests on selected evenings and Fridays and Saturdays, into the early hours.

Disability access:

Nightrain’s main floor and bar area is on a level surface and wheelchair accessible directly from the main entrance.  A disabled toilet is provided on the main floor near the bar.  For those who require a carer to attend any of our gigs, carers tickets are available. Please contact us via info@nightrain.co.uk prior to purchasing tickets.

Nightrain is free entry except for ticketed events.

Our opening hours are as follows:

Monday – closed
Tue – Thu: 4pm – 11pm
Fri – 1pm – 3am
Sat – 12pm – 3am
Sun – 12pm – 8pm

The above hours are subject to change as per government guidelines

Note that special opening hours may exist for booked live events during the week Sunday – Thursday.

FOR BANDS AND PROMOTERS

Capacity: 400

In-house sound and light engineering available.

Contact keith.tempest@nightrain.co.uk regarding any requirements for scheduling or technical specs for the venue.

Stage dimensions:

8.5m x 7.5m stage area
4.2m x 4.2m x 0.3m (W x D x H) drum riser
Secure band room with direct stage access
Rear storage room

VENUE INFO

Address

9-19 Queensgate, Bradford. BD1 1RB

Parking

There are a number of multi-storey car parks near the venue these include
• The Broadway – 3 minutes walk
• Kirkgate Shopping centre– 1 minute walk
• NCP Hall Ings – 4 minutes walk

Transport connections

There are several options for transport to/from Bradford city centre and a short walk to the venue. These are:
• Bradford Forster Square train station – trains to Shipley / Leeds: 5 minutes walk
• Bradford Interchange train station – trains to Halifax / Huddersfield: 6 minutes walk
• Bradford Interchange bus station – buses throughout West Yorkshire: 6 minutes walk

Accommodation

A number of nearby hotels provide a range of accommodation options and prices. These include:
• Jurys Inn: 6 minutes walk
• Midland Hotel: 4 minutes walk
• Bradford Hotel: 4 minutes walk

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What Our Customers Say

  • positive review  If you love rock music this is the place for you 🙂

    Philip Dove Avatar Philip Dove
    02/12/2019

    positive review  Awesome music venue, great crowd too

    Neil Kennedy Avatar Neil Kennedy
    10/08/2019
  • positive review  brilliant venue. lots of room to stand. sit and dance

    Pauline Barraclough Avatar Pauline Barraclough
    26/07/2019

    positive review  Great bar, lovely staff. Highly recommended x

    Mark Summerfield Avatar Mark Summerfield
    18/12/2019
  • positive review  great city centre rock venue ,we will be back defo ,great staff too ,nice one

    Phil Dawtrey Avatar Phil Dawtrey
    04/12/2019

    positive review  I highly recommend this place, great atmosphere and the stage is awesome...

    Sharron Belcher Avatar Sharron Belcher
    29/06/2019
  • positive review  live music, service Perfect

    Jola Pawlus Avatar Jola Pawlus
    22/09/2019

    positive review  Great venue for live music 🤟🎸🎤

    Mark Delaney Avatar Mark Delaney
    07/09/2019
  • positive review  Just a Great Place to Relax 🎸

    Sean Kelly Avatar Sean Kelly
    03/08/2019

    positive review  awesome place with awesome bands

    Neil Robbo Robinson Avatar Neil Robbo Robinson
    29/09/2019
  • positive review  Superb venue with great sound for rock gigs (Metallica). People saying drinks reasonably priced: no, they are cheap! Their own lager is CHEAP and pretty good in the taste stakes. Will defo be back

    Danny Cowling Avatar Danny Cowling
    26/10/2019

    positive review  This place is getting me back to my days when I rocked out to Quo, Sabbath, Zep, Slade, Bowie, Edgar Broughton, Mott, Chickenshack, Pistols, the Stones, Rory, Arthur Brown, Floyd etc etc and you don’t get kicked out for being an aging nutter. It’s a fkin great night out!!!

    Gareth Nolan Avatar Gareth Nolan
    28/08/2019
  • positive review  i dont normally write reviews but this is a amazing bar with brillient staff and a large wine list and amazing cocktails all.the staff are friendly and chatty and like a good chat and they have some.of the best priced drinks.in bradford these are even better on student night. all i would say is get your self.over to nightrain and enjoy your self its a amazing pub

    James Watson Avatar James Watson
    20/09/2019

    positive review  really good wrong jovi big band

    Jamie Kelly Avatar Jamie Kelly
    09/08/2019
  • positive review  lovely friendly place..defo go again

    Julie Sutcliffe Avatar Julie Sutcliffe
    05/06/2019

    positive review  Excellent place to hang out

    Nigel Hunter Avatar Nigel Hunter
    08/06/2019
  • positive review  Great venue to visit. Enjoyed the music and atmosphere. The owners are making a massive effort to turn this place into a premier rock venue..... Highly recommended!

    Stevie Gee Avatar Stevie Gee
    22/09/2019

    positive review  good venue for live rock acts.

    Justin Campbell Avatar Justin Campbell
    06/07/2019
  • positive review  Fantastic venue, fab staff. Best of luck with your new venture x

    Lynsey Moffatt Avatar Lynsey Moffatt
    18/05/2019

    positive review  Brilliant night, fantastic babd. The staff were friendly and so helpful, young lady carried one of my beers for me so I didn't spill it. Highly recommended the venue

    Lisa Bishop Avatar Lisa Bishop
    06/07/2019
 
 
 

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