TICKETS have gone live for a brand new dance festival in Bradford and three larger-than-life local lads you might just have heard of will be performing there.

Bradford Live Festival will come to Odsal Stadium later this year and today organisers announced the much-loved Bad Boy Chiller Crew (BBCC) will be headlining the one-day event.

Taking its place in the history of the famous bowl on September 4, this celebration of dance has been organised by Events People Limited, alongside none other than Ministry of Sound.

It will be the first festival of its kind to take place in Bradford, according to Events People Managing Director, Nick Martin, who was born and bred in Wibsey.

The event coincides with the 30th year anniversary of Ministry of Sound and Mr Martin passionately explained that the festival will take fans on a journey through the last three decades of dance.

He said: "It's just something that the city's never had, something we have always wanted to do really, having had that background in the dance music industry on a nightlife basis.

"There's always things going on around in various cities in the country.

"We think the people of the city are crying out for a great live dance experience and the spectacular landmark Odsal Stadium is simply a perfect location.

"Hopefully we will be able to deliver something special for the city and its people."

The idea was born at the end of last year and since then, the team have worked hard to bring together a sumptuous roster of artists to thrill the crowds.

It includes up-and-coming Radio 1 female DJ, Charlie Hedges, Anton Powers, "a big DJ on dance radio stations", and Carla Monroe, who has performed on some of the biggest dance tracks in the last 18 months.

That will be sprinkled with a bit of "old school", in the form of Paul Taylor, and more than 20 local acts supporting the main names.

Getting BBCC to headline the festival is a real coup for organisers, given the group's meteoric rise in the past year.

Mr Martin said: "It's something we've been trying to get sorted from the day we put our heads together in November, October, last year.

"It's been difficult to get them.

"Their availability is really tight now they're busy guys.

"It's a Bradford group, Bradford guys, in a Bradford venue."

The artists will all perform on a stage in the middle of the Odsal playing field, with an extreme light show on digital screens, and beer tents at either side of the pitch.

The dream is for the festival to eventually become a weekend event, to rival other long-standing music festivals, and turn Odsal into a "big amphitheatre".

Mr Martin said: "The vision is to grow it.

"We want to manage expectations in year one, to allow us to do year two, three, four and so on, building it bigger.

"The end goal is to make it across the weekend, like a Leeds Fest."

To buy tickets for the event, visit: bradfordlivefestival.co.uk/