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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.

Sun 12th April
Frank Turner at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Tue 24th February
Cam at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Sun 16th November
THE FÊTE OF BRISTOL at Rough Trade Bristol
Sun 2nd November
Kay Grant Group at The Tobacco Factory
— The Tobacco Factory

Kay Grant Group in Bristol Tickets

Sat 21st February
John Blek at The Louisiana
Tue 28th April
Andy McKee at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

Andy McKee in Bristol Tickets

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 28th November
LP Launch at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Fri 27th February
The Callous Daoboys at The Trinity Centre
Tue 3rd March
Boy & Bear at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Sat 3rd October
Attitude Festival 2026 at Exchange
Wed 25th February
Fly By Midnight at Strange Brew
Thu 5th March
Leith Ross at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Thu 19th February
The Cavemen at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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What's On: Featured Bristol Events

Tickets for our event recommendations

Sell out warning! Reverent folk blues played on 12 string guitar with the poetic fervour of Townes Van Zandt, summoning the same ghosts of mental illness and the mundane country sprawl. Parr isn’t a revivalist - he’s one of the last of the true originals. Charlie Parr at Exchange.

Kaleidoscopic, folkloric, synthpop siren songs: Mermaid Chunky’s whimsical world is a gleefully eccentric and precious pearl to behold. The duo – whose previous gig resumé includes soundtracking the wedding of 2 porcelain pooches – return to the Brew with a fresh batch of absurdist fever-dream magic. Mermaid Chunky at Strange Brew.

Gorgeous folk-noir awash with bowed chamber strings and otherworldly harmonies. Aussie sister duo Charm of Finches summon an indie-baroque heartache of epic proportions FFO: Kate Bush, Gillian Welch, Agnes Obel, Sufjan Stevens. Charm of Finches at The Jam Jar.

Sell out warning! The last truly legendary Oi band (bite me) affront you with their lovable, yobbish and hooky-as-hell brand of delinquent streetpunk for the very last time. Historical tearjerker FFO: The Business, Angelic Upstarts, Red Alert, The Bruisers. HARD SKIN plus supports at Exchange.

Live music and gigs recommended by our music team

Sell out warning! Enigmatic New York singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson brings her latest batch of catharsis ballads – spanning motherhood, heartbreak, and hard-won clarity – to an intimate subterranean show in the Exchange’s newly refurbed basement. Trauma processing as songwriting FFO: Torres, S.G. Goodman, Hand Habits, boygenius. Laura Stevenson at Exchange.

Celebrate ACAB day and support vital anti-carceral action! Grime experimentalist M.I.C. joins forces with bass and drill producer Nammy Wams, industrial dub dissenter Ossia links with improv luminary Dali, plus more live sets from punk rapper Taliable and a certain dykehall legend. Then there’s Alya L’s emotive club NRG and baile funk futurist Gus on DJ duties… SNOG and Grove are spoiling us. SNOG x GROVE: 13/12 fundraiser w/ Ossia, Alya L, Taliable, M.I.C. + more at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! Dirty South Beatdown dragged screaming from the Florida swamps! Two-Piece lash plenty of homegrown death metal brutalism to their hxc slam in a sound engineered for Croft-sized pits. A violent awakening FFO: Sunami, Outta Pocket, Chain Gang, Madball. Two-Piece at The Croft.

Sell-out warning! Nottingham’s freak-pop melodrama merchants Divorce bring their luminous tonic to Trinity. Serving up a smorgasbord of bitter and bright bedroom ditties that draw you in with an inviting glow then punt you right in the feelings. Unmissable FFO: Mitski, Black Country, New Road, Indigo De Souza, Grizzly Bear. DIVORCE + CURIOSITY SHOP at The Trinity Centre.

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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.

From Headfirst's Ticket Shop

Fri 5th December
Young Echo - 15 yrs at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

Young Echo - 15 yrs Tickets

Fri 28th November
Drum & Bass Free Rave at Lakota
Wed 12th November
The Glee Club at Thekla
Sat 6th December
FingerPrince Records at Lakota

Bristol Experimental Music

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.