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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.

Thu 13th November

— The Trinity Centre

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Wed 23rd July

— Strange Brew

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Sun 23rd November

— Strange Brew

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Thu 6th November

— The Louisiana

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Tue 25th November

— The Trinity Centre

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Tue 21st October

— The Trinity Centre

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Fri 25th July

— The Trinity Centre

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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 12th September

— Strange Brew

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Sat 4th October

— Exchange

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Fri 9th January

— The Trinity Centre

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Thu 24th July

— The Trinity Centre

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Thu 15th May

— The Trinity Centre

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Fri 30th May

— Lost Horizon

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Tue 2nd December

— The Trinity Centre

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Last chance to see the baroque existentialism of Porridge Radio! Fresh off a farewell tour announcement, the oft-transcendent Brighton band’s final Bristol show is unmissable. The formula is tried and true: Dana Margolin’s grimly combustible poetry of the everyday stacks up until set ablaze by her band’s serrated post-punk arrangements. Don’t miss the swan song of one of the UK’s most vital bands of the past decade. Porridge Radio at The Trinity Centre.

Sell out warning! You can’t talk about the last decade of rap without saying ‘Billy Woods’ or ‘Backwoodz’. And if you’re not shouting those names by the end of it, Lord help you. By our counts this’ll be the second time he’s ever taken the stage in Bristol (hands up the Armand Hammer 2019 crowd). Do whatever you need to do to be there. Untouchable FFO: Quelle Chris, Def Jux, Ka, Mike, JPEGMAFIA, Pink Siifu. Billy Woods at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! ‘Folktronica’ is a dirty word, so Stick In the Wheel prefer ‘Medieval Kraftwerk’ (and we can’t put it better). Auto-tuned Cockney poetry and glitched out field recordings via 17th century MIDI files. Unclassifiably gorgeous. Stick In The Wheel at Strange Brew.

Genre-bending nu-jazz wonderment, melding conscious poetry with neo-soul stylings and astral funk-pop into a thrilling cocktail FFO: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Sons of Kemet, Moses Yoofee, Hiatus Kaiyote, Thundercat. Sera Kalo's eX.II at The Jam Jar.

Live music and gigs recommended by our music team

Trans-Atlantic collab where American roots meets British folk at its finest. With every virtuoso pluck of the guitar and bow of the fiddle, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow (Sheelanagig) pay loving homage to the 20th century songbook of bluegrass, blues, ragtime, folk, jazz manouche and music hall. Essential FFO: Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli. Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow at Bristol Folk House.

Sell out warning! Come get schooled by THE dance music innovator who’s been floating above acid house, hardcore, dnb and jungle weaving a magical influence on all…..You only get one Gerald in this life, and this is it. A Guy Called Gerald + The Jungle Drummer at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! The most sensational figure in Scottish smallpipes since they were first forged! Brìghde revitalised a dying sound, moving it beyond the folk tradition and her native Isle of Skye towards the global stage. Now she’s collaborating with sax maestro Colin Stetson on towering, droning masterpieces of experimental mystical minimalism. Totally unmissable for trad and drone fans alike. Brighde Chaimbeul at The Mount Without.

Sell out warning! Like your favourite Madlib cuts come to life, Surprise Chef feel like you're trailing the most epic crate digging session ever. Marrying 70s funkxploitation grooves with instrumental stoner soul and dusky boombap kicks, they’re flooding the global consciousness with classic fills beamed from another era. Highly unmissable FFO: Khruangbin, 30/70, David Axelrod, Dilla, BadBadNotGood. Surprise Chef + Support at The Lantern.

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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.

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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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Sat 19th July

— Motion

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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.