COTHAM CLUB: A BRILLIANT, ECLECTIC, MONTHLY LIVE GLOBAL MUSIC CLUB WITH A PASSION FOR COMMUNITY AT ITS CORE.
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Music, with all its subtlety and spirit, has immense power to unite people. It is the universal language of mankind. The sounds of Africa, America, Eurasia and Oceania have always found a home in Bristol, and there are few better examples of the city's cultural cross-pollination than Cotham Club, a celebration in sound of what unites rather than divides. Each month we showcase some of the most diverse and brilliant musicians from Bristol and beyond, linking audiences to great music and to each other.

'Community-focused gigs welcoming an array of global musicians and gig-goers of all ages, genders, neurotypes and ethnicities.' Bristol 24/7

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The 2026 season dives into the world of sound unbound with a brilliant and eclectic programme of joyous musical experiences.

On Friday 30 January 2026, the Eastern Strings Tango/Klezmer Quintet performs dazzling and distinctive folk-dance, its exceptional musicians journeying through the ravishing rhythms of Argentinian/Uruguayan tango, Eastern European Jewish klezmer, and Middle Eastern neo-traditional. In February, dance your blues away as Kirris Riviere & The Delta Du Bruit's scorching and soulful electric Louisiana blues fires up the crowd (Fr 27 Feb 2026); powerful music that packs an emotional punch. The Rob Lear Band then performs a glorious set of catchy country-tinged Cymru-folk-Americana with a punchy pop drive; strikingly hooky, lyrically arresting, and achingly lovely (Fr 27 Mar 2026). Al Swainger's Pointless Beauty Quartet (Fr 29 May 2026) is a live powerhouse of spacey, head-bobbing, cinematic jazz/electronica. Pure instrumental sorcery: a gorgeously unique fusion of jazz, electronic and ambient music, from immersive trance soundscapes to storming dancefloor groovers.

Then discover an extraordinary line-up of homegrown and international artists with The Doctah Edson Burton Band (Fr 24 Apr 2026), The Zaid Hilal Band (Fr 26 Jun 2026), The Tammy Payne Latin Jazz Quintet (Fr 17 Jul 2026), Bristol Reggae Orchestra (Fr 25 Sep 2026), The Livvy Hylton-Smith Band (Fr 30 Oct 2026), The Özcan Ateş Ensemble (Fr 27 Nov 2026), and Voodoo Brass Band (Fr 18 Dec 2026).
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Whether you're new to the Cotham Club or have been coming here from its beginning, thank you for your support and for helping us share Bristol's exciting cultural heartbeat with so many people.