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Events in Bristol

Made famous by the legendary Lakota, Bristol's warehouse events are the keystone to the city's clubbing culture. These no-frills venues are the place to see Bristol's house and techno at it's best. If you need addmission to forthcoming warehouse parties, you can buy Dare2 tickets here.

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Events in Bristol

Headfirst is Bristol's leading gig guide with a freshly launched online ticket shop. We work directly with the city's promoters to provide the most up-to-date guide what's on in Bristol you'll find. The events calendar includes all events happening in Bristol tonight and for the forthcoming weekend. If you're a musician, band member or club night organiser be sure to add your event to the Headfirst Bristol calendar.

Sat 26th April
Ian Prowse & Amsterdam at Lost Horizon
Thu 7th November
Kiran Leonard + Sunglasz Vendor at Sabrina 6 (Bristol Cruising Club)
— Sabrina 6 (Bristol Cruising Club)

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Tue 19th November
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 at The Trinity Centre
Thu 10th October
Kabaka Pyramid at The Trinity Centre
Sun 24th November
Sports Team at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Fri 29th November
Holy Youth Movement at Dareshack
Thu 31st October
SPECTRES + EX AGENT + JEROME at Rough Trade Bristol

Gig Tickets

Bristol has always had it's fair share of what's on resources. While paper-based listings magazines like Venue and forums like Hijack Bristol favoured certain musical niches, Headfirst was Bristol's first truly comprehensive what's on resource. Our listings not only go far into the future (click on a date in the calendar) but also provide some great last minute resources. If you're planning a night out at short notice please see our list of live music tonight and events listings for this weekend.

Venues like Bristol Beacon and Thekla usually get most of the attention when Bristol's gigs are discussed online. Headfirst aims to put the focus on Bristols smaller live music venues. Here, you can buy tickets for concerts at Bristol's Louisiana and Exchange or browse our entire Bristol gig list.

Fri 6th December
Our Girl at Dareshack
Fri 25th October
Hang Massive at Lost Horizon
Thu 1st August
TOKKY HORROR at Lost Horizon
Mon 14th October
Great Lake Swimmers at The Louisiana
Fri 13th December
Half Happy at The Louisiana
Wed 6th November
Noahfinnce + special guest at The Fleece

What's On: Featured Bristol Events

Tickets for our event recommendations

Sell out warning! Sell out warning! Activist, comedian and radical troubadour Grace Petrie brings her unique brand of fist-in-the-air protest folk to the Trinity; examining social and political issues of austerity-ravaged modern Britain with Bragg-approved anthems of solidarity and solace. Big FFO: Frank Turner, Laura Jane Grace, Kirsty MacColl, Onsind, Mischief Brew. Grace Petrie at The Trinity Centre.

A Bristol blues gig of rare quality ft. powerful harmonica wails and impassioned vocals from one of the greatest to ever do it. Johnny Mars, aka the “Jimi Hendrix of the harmonica”, will be joined by the Craig Milverton jazz Quintet in the intimate environs of Cotham Parish Church. Essential night out FFO classic blues/ blues rock like: Magic Sam, BB King, Earl Hooker, Spencer Davis / Steve Winwood, Cream. BLUE YULE at Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road (top of St. Michael's Hill), Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DR.

Sell out warning! Darlings of chaos boogie Getdown Services are back on home soil for their first full band show on the road to almost certain infamy. If you know them, they need no introduction. If you don’t: picture two drunk dads spitting razor-sharp semi-nude social commentary to a screaming crowd. Getdown Services - Full Band Extravaganza at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! The jazz gods have spoken, allotting us mortals in Bristol one final chance to reach true transcendence and achieve a love supreme. Get down on your knees - the greatest reedsman of the 21st century is about to lift the roof off St Mary Redcliffe. Praise be the Worms! SHABAKA in concert at St Mary Redcliffe.

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Sell out warning! Not jazz nor rock nor film music, fans just call it ‘Necks music’. That spine-tingling unwinding of instrumental textures and improvised magic - a once in a lifetime gig for those who’ve never witnessed. The Necks at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! Zeke weld snot-punk fury and bluesy hard rock riffage into their own time-honoured brand of demolition derby hardcore. Ain’t nothing faster FFO: Poison Idea, Motorhead, Dicks, The Bronx, Supersuckers, Dwarves. ZEKE plus Zero Again and Split Dogs at Exchange.

Sell out warning! Everything Jim Jones touches turns to swampy gold. Now backed by a full horn section, he can still spew the finest punk rock blues and garage gospel with the swagger of the UK’s greatest undead Jerry Lee Lewis. Jim Jones All Stars at The Golden Lion.

They’re here, they’re queer, and they’re still furious; with eight years of raucous DIY protest punk under their belts there’s no excuse not to know and love Bristol’s own Menstrual Cramps. Blunt as fuck feminist anthems to batter a Nazi to FFO: Dream Nails, Lambrini Girls, Panic Shack, PUSSYLIQUOR. The Menstrual Cramps + Waco + GorZ at Moor Beer Co.

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Headfirst is the most objective Bristol gig guide on the internet. With no editorial to write, bands to interview or advertisers to please, we can focus on creating the best music listings & ticket shop this side of the Avon. From Bristol University’s music graduates playing a concert at St Georges Hall to an intimate gig at The Louisiana - we believe these events are what make Bristol special.

Bristol Nightlife & Nightclubs

Electronic music produced in Bristol has a knack of rewriting the rules and penetrating the international club scene. From Tectonic to Apple Pips to Eats Everything & Arkist - Headfirst has seen Bristol’s music scene grow and evolve since our humble beginnings in 2008. Now Headfirst is working with Bristol’s best dance music promoters and providing a secure place to buy tickets for Bristol club nights. While Motion may catch most of the attention, Headfirst is the place to buy tickets for all Bristol's clubnights and maybe even the next Alfresco Disco party. Over the coming months we'll be adding buy tickets buttons to many of our what's on listings.

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The Headfirst music guide originally emerged from Bristol's blossoming experimental scene and our humble beginnings were as a what's on guide for Bristol's weirdest and most unconventional events.