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Bristol's Drum And Bass Scene

Is Stokes Croft a drum and bass Mecca?

Drum and bass in Bristol needs no bigger homes than Lakota and Blue Mountain. Both on the same street in Stokes Croft - they’ve continued Bristol’s drum n bass lineage from DJ Krust and Roni Size through to Intrigue Music and the more experimental UVB76 crew. Bristol’s place in the history of drum n bass is assured. Figureheads like DJ Die draw the line between the jungle and drum n bass scenes, jungle is key in Bristol - a city with so much Caribbean heritage, roots reggae’s influence on drum n bass comes through the language of jungle. But with both Lakota and Blue Mountain closing their doors soon to developers, is Bristol in a drum n bass crisis?

Drum and bass in Bristol encapsulates the genre in the wider world. Big venues play host to big acts with nights such as Bedlam, One Nation and Shit the Bed offering International stars including Pendulum, Chase and Status, Andy C and Noisia on a regular basis. In addition to this, alternative venues like the Dojo Lounge, Basement 45 and the Black Swan foster the rarefied sounds of dnb's many sub genres offering the city a unique depth to its plethora of drum and bass music. New years eve in Bristol clubs sees the city's venues rammed to the brim with all of the drum and bass's big players djing somewhere in Bristol.

Agro, Dissident and Mongrel offer dnb of a techy, dark variety while the bastion of the deeper sound, Intrigue, continues to push artists such as Marcus Intalex, Calibre and Fabio. Torque, straddling the line between dark and deep is a drum and bass monthly of significant recognition, hosting label nights and affiliated artists from Club Autonomic to Critical and Shogun Audio.

With drum and bass such a popular genre in Bristol, most clubs present dnb of some description at least once per month. Basement 45 has emerged as a consistent venue, with Torque, Abstraction and Nine Tree all on regular rotation at the club. Dojos plays host to the aforementioned Intrigue while Lab is home to Signal which runs as a bi-monthly event.

Of the larger venues Motion has a throng of events that are less frequent but larger in scale. Although many of these nights are multi-genre affairs, Run and Shit The Bed routinely promote dnb artists as their headline acts.

Lakota is another important dnb venue, housing Concrete Beat, Agro and since September 2010, Bedlam. Hospitality's residency at the Thekla ensures dnb is consistent fixture on the ship, while the rave-ready Black Swan is the spearhead for the harder jungle-tek sounds of the dnb genre.

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Headset’s last knees-up saw Hodge’s percussive rollers whip the room into a full-blown wobble-fest. This time they invite a very special, secret guest – a familiar face from Deep Medi, Tectonic and White Peach. Expect top tier low-end antics across the bass-weight continuum FFO: Mala, Yushh, Peverelist, Bandulu. Secret Headset lineup at The Croft, part 2 (now announced). Featuring a staple of the UK scene, going on 15 years!

Sell out warning! AnExperience descends on the Boxing Gym with their own righteous take on amen culture, taking us back to 92-96 with an all-vinyl crew running pure junglist/hardcore/breakbeat euphoria through Scotland Yard’s ‘so loud it’s psychedelic’ soundsystem. 100% deconstructed-rave free zone across 4 arenas, it doesn’t get much bigger than this! Turntablist wizardry, big speakers, fun times

Go hard or go home! Hooney Tunes and Beaten Track link-up again for a two room blowout: one tunnel of 303 hedonism fuelled by Tassid’s mind-melting acid wizardry, the other blasting pummelling free tek headed by DJ B's tribal tekno junglism, all powered by two massive rigs. Hooney Tunes and Beaten Track link up again for their annual full send 2 room winter dance

Step into the day-dreamer techno and breakbeat continuum. Bristol’s notorious party starters Stretch Collective join forces with psych-dub innovators Cirrina Sessions for a night of deep, hypnotic minimalism, with residents out in full force. A hot tip for fans of Vlada, CCL, Roza Terenzi, Christian AB and Beatrice M. Stretch and Cirrina residents bring their signature hypnotic styles to the Island, accompanied by local live electro duo Young Saucy Lovers

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What our editors say

“Spice Ranger brings a variety of harder styles from 160-200bpm. Expect tek, drum and bass, hardstyle and donk remixes of 2000's pop tune bangers. Make sure you're ready to stomp your feet and sing along!”
From: Stoopid Events #001: For the Love of Donk

“6 Blocc has been making music since the late 80's and has been releasing Jungle tunes since 92; between 97 and 2005, 6 BLOCC has released over 100 jungle Vinyl and has been a full time producer since 2007. Perpetuating the Jungle scene in America and all over the world 6 BLOCC Productions have regularly been dropped on Morefire Soundsystem for many years.”
From: Outernational Jungle Love - Morefiresoundsystem

“Nu:Motive celebrate 10 years of amplifying underground music forward by welcoming IMANU back to Bristol after two previous sell-out shows. This time, he’s joined by Nala Brown, MAZE, and Stellar Audio (PAARSEC B2B AKSEL A/V Show) at the Clock Factory for a night of cutting-edge drum and bass.”
From: Nu:Motive • IMANU, Nala Brown, Maze & more

“Dissonance is back at Strange Brew celebrating 7 years of bringing underground dance music to intimate spaces in Bristol! We have jungle revival legend SULLY down to the rave dungeon for a close up experience on a banging sound system! Get ready to dance til you drop! With support from Bristol's finest.”
From: DISSONANCE // Sully + Deselecta & more

“In the past year Savannah has supported Becky Hill on her arena tour, playing to crowds of 14,000, and delivered electrifying sets across the year at major events. Summer 2025 saw Savannah in full festival force, performing at 13 festivals, including four sets at Glastonbury (Rum Shack, Lonely Hearts Club, Scissors, and Glade Spike), alongside standout appearances at Boomtown, Victorious Festival, Boardmasters, Hospitality on the Beach in Croatia, and DJing for Mia Kirkland. She has also played at Andy C’s XOYO residency and Shogun Sessions, cementing her place within the drum and bass scene.”
From: Dry Jan Rave | Jumpin' Jack Frost | Bristol Sober Spaces x Trinity