Disco in Bristol

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Bristol's Disco Scene

Everyone knows that it took more than a couple of Bashmore’s finest to propel house music into Bristol’s spotlight - this has been bubbling away for years. Part of the secret to house music’s swift ascent has been a shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with disco. With house djs for Idle Hands, Futureboogie and Brstl all peppering their sets with unheard disco material, a catalyst was in place to add the euphoria and sunshine that turns club nights into parties. Epitomised by Alfresco Disco and Dirty Talk, the bond between house music and disco is now stronger than ever.

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Sell out warning! Fantastical creatures stalk the six immersive worlds of Ashton Court Mansion as 2025’s power wanes. Festival-sized pageantry awaits adventurous souls: goblin kings and burlesque queens, dnb pyrotechnics and walloping speedbass, live dub delights and feisty folk. If only the rest of the year was this damn magical… NYE AT ASHTON COURT MANSION ft DR MEAKER & OMEGA NEBULA at Ashton Court.

It’s telling how many treasured party institutions earned their stripes at The Croft - and how they’re all flocking back! If you’ve seen Paradisco touch decks anywhere, you know the drill: rapturous disco euphoria and life-giving diva house to fend off the perennial blues. Nobody does it better. With SPICYIVY, Safiye, Brad Bradley & Burly Chassis All Night Long

The last Club Love of the year comes down your chimney! It’s pure XXXmas dancefloor euphoria: Leztopia’s Elianne eases you in with silky house and garage, Amor Ante ups the energy with their signature bass heaters, and Eminent takes the room to a trippy late-night climax. Stir in a performance from couture latex royalty Marnie Scarlett + a naughty-list-worthy Christmas market and you’re getting well and truly sleighed… Festive Fetish Fuckery

Cosy season is well and truly upon us and Misscoteque got the memo... after that dreamy day out at Bridge Farm they’re hosting another downtempo afternoon soiree, this time transforming Bedmo’s 17th century church into a comfy queer paradise filled with soft furnishings, herbal tea and slinky, sensual grooves. Put on your saturday best, we're going to church

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“Electro royalty. King of the 808. Mr Smooth. The Vocoder Prince. Often imitated, never surpassed. Since the 1980’s the Egyptian Lover has been teasing out a saccharine blend of funk-soaked electro and drum machine sleaze, loaded with groove and melody and that classic Egypt vocal. His debut ‘On The Nile’ set the blueprint for decades of synthetic boogie, electro-funk and left field disco across the globe, fusing drifting North African melodies with the unmistakable low end boom. Strictly party energy in the house all night long, expect all manner of DJ tricks, plenty of mic action and if we’re lucky.. an Egyptian Lover 808 masterclass..”
From: Disco Isn't Dead with Egyptian Lover

“CELINE DIJON - Party starter and founder of Get On Festival, Celine Dijon brings high-energy, genre-spanning bangers to the dance floor. With a wicked Voices Radio show under his belt, expect acid house, disco, and everything in between.”
From: Blue Marbles

“Club Love is Bristol’s home for queer hedonism; inclusive, sex-positive, and beautifully unpretentious. A place where disco meets house and electro, where the lights drop low and the energy stays high. Come early, stay late, and let the music pull you somewhere you didn’t plan to go.”
From: CLUB LOVE MEMBERS PARTY - JANUARY

“Lost Horizon Bristol is honoured to welcome a true icon of UK dance culture as Greg Wilson celebrates an incredible 50 years behind the decks. Beginning his journey in 1975 at just 15 years old, Greg emerged from the original disco era and went on to shape the foundations of modern DJ culture in the UK. From his early residencies at the Chelsea Reach to becoming a pivotal figure in the evolution of electro-funk and the art of mixing, his influence resonates through every corner of today’s dance music landscape.”
From: GREG WILSON - 50 Years

“ALL THIS PLUS for live music this year we welcome "Tender Groove Collective", a group of DJs that are sure to get you on your feet and seeing the new year in right on the dance floor. They'll be playing an eclectic mix of funk, disco, global groove and soul to delight your ears and your feet.”
From: BOTTOMLESS NEW YEAR'S EVE DISCO Feat. "Tender Groove Collective"