The festival atmosphere at Bradford's BBC Music Live event was kept buzzing in Centenary Square, concluding with a giant firework display.

Despite the cloudy skies, people flocked to the town centre on Saturday and the day kicked off with youth dancers YTK1, who performed break dance sequences on a specially prepared floor in front of the stage.

By the time a female saxophony of brass players began to strut their stuff, hundreds had gathered to watch the event.

Other performances on the big stage throughout the afternoon included the massive street band Fanfare der Erste Liefstesnacht from Holland and The IOU Theatre with their new show Daylight Nightmare.

Accapella supremos Imbizo from Zimbabwe, The Baghdaddies with their unique brand of east-west fusion, the Inner Sense Percussion Orchestra with thunderous samba and reggae and Bradford's own Peace Artistes who played vibrant street and band sounds also entertained the crowds.

As dusk fell over the square, hundreds of party revellers grabbed food and drink and took to the streets to enjoy the warmth of the evening - and they were not to be disappointed with the entertainment that unfolded before them.

Compagnie Transe Express wowed onlookers with their dramatic human mobile. Seven daring drummers and a solitary trapeze artist were hoisted above Bradford's skyline on a giant crane and beat out a rhythm as they hung suspended in mid-air.

Then the day ended noisily with a fantastic firework display laid on by External Combustion. These were unexpectedly let off over Sunbridge Road and not City Hall, as many had thought.

This led to an exodus of Centenary Square as people crowded to the bottom of Sunbridge Road to gaze at the burst of colour which lit up the sky over Bradford and could be heard for miles around.

The police even received dozens of calls from concerned residents, wondering what the noises were.

The fireworks gave the festival a real Millennium night feel and no expense was spared in bringing Bradfordians a night to remember.