The Lanes

Retro bowling alley meets music venue in Bristol city centre.


The 'Live at the Lanes' concept takes the bowling alley into the night with regular events and parties that incorporate dining, bowling and dancing. The venue utilises its kitsch, retro status to host regular disco, ska, reggae and Motown events. Promoters like Pop Bubble Rock, Department S and Dub Voyager bring local and occasional national talent to the Lanes where the focus is firmly on good times.

What's On At The Lanes

DRUNK MUMS + LACROSS CLUB at The Lanes
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rock alternative rock indie rock punk garage rock
PONYLAND + MONET at The Lanes
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alternative rock punk psych jazz
★ FAT LIP ★ Bristol's best alt night at The Lanes
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pop rock pop emo rock pop punk
TUNGZ at The Lanes
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disco synthpop indie rock funk
Death by Stereo - The Lost Boys Themed Party at The Lanes
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electro pop rock alternative rock indie rock
BLACK COAST + VICARAGE + TOTOUCHTHEFACEOFGOD at The Lanes
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metal rock alternative rock grunge
SHADOW SHOW + KLEN at The Lanes
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rock garage rock psych experimental
PHUCT - Bristol's Rock & Metal Alternative at The Lanes
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metal emo rock alternative rock punk
CHILDREN OF THE POPE at The Lanes
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punk garage rock
Late Night Funk Club: DJ Angel Mel at The Lanes
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disco electro world jazz soul
CONTINENTS + FORAGER + CHAOS.SEQUENCE at The Lanes
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metal post-hardcore alternative rock punk grunge
QUEEN CULT + CARPARK at The Lanes
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pop rock alternative rock pop punk
Alfresco Disco Djs at The Lanes
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house disco disco house uk garage techno
FIESTA GASOLINA W/ BUSHBBY, NGAIO & YUSUF SUAVE at The Lanes
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dancehall reggaeton cumbia salsa
★ FAT LIP ★ Slam Dunk Festival Takeover at The Lanes
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post-hardcore emo rock punk pop punk
smol fish at The Lanes
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pop alternative rock indie rock
UTO at The Lanes
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electro experimental pop synthpop
GIRLS IN SYNTHESIS + CLUB BRAT at The Lanes
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alternative rock punk post-punk noise rock experimental
BON ENFANT at The Lanes
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experimental pop country psych folk rock
KARKARA at The Lanes
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rock garage rock psych experimental
ASTREL K at The Lanes
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indie rock psych experimental

Get a feel for The Lanes

Our recent recommendations for The Lanes

Free entry / PWYC ritualised prog-skronk. Last seen cloaked in red blowing the stage wide open for eager Acid Mothers Temple initiates; Codex Serafani sound like early King Crimson reborn in the orgiastic fire of some heathen goddess. Essential discovery FFO: Sun Ra, Boredoms, Gnod & White Hills, Amon Düül II. FREE ENTRY SHOW!

Crofter’s go-to rap / trap / 140 chrome cleaners upgrade to the Lanes for a massive MC x producer showdown - rare treat this one. Turn up for bassline hero DJ Pantha shelling serious wubbles + Yuseemi (fka Hi5ghost) with Bad Stallion on the mic serving eski dancehall and afrobeats heat. Arrive Bubble And Thrive

Free entry / PWYC! Brighton power-trio here to pulverise the Lanes with propulsive melodrama: PROJECTOR hit the sweet spot between the post-punk grit of Interpol, Pixies et al and Spoon-esque indie rock melodiousness to make pure grunge-pop magic. No-contest new faves FFO: Sonic Youth, The Breeders, CLT DRP, Fraulein, DITZ. FREE ENTRY SHOW!

Impossibly good free entry Lanes action!? Last seen stealing the limelight from Mareux (sorry!) with their industrial-tinged EBM synthpunk posturing, PC World head a crazy lineup with Cardiff minimal wave double team Esther and Beauty Parlour + DJ October! Essential FFO: Depeche Mode, DAF, Curses, Sydney Valette. PC WORLD live at The Lanes.

Free entry / PWYC! Welsh space rock renaissance wizards Dactyl Terra will have mushies pushing up the floorboards of the Lanes with fuzzed grooves and angular guitar heroics hot-wired FFO: King Gizzard, Guruguru Brain, Thee Oh Sees, Acid Mothers Temple. DACTYL TERRA + BUBBLEGUM HYPNOSIS live at The Lanes.