Grime Nights in Bristol

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Bristol's Grime Scene

From room-two staple to warehouse-filler, Bristol’s blossoming grime scene neatly reflects the genre’s encroachment of the UK mainstream. In the late 2000’s it took a mix of ingenious programming and innovative promotion to bring grime to Bristol’s larger venues; Sh*t The Bed broke down the boundaries between traditional dance music snobbery and introduced a whole new generation of ravers to grime and urban dance music. Just a few years later Bodynod would proceed to host some of the biggest grime events Bristol will ever see, with past guests including Wiley, EZ, Skepta and JME. While Sh*t The Bed may be no longer, The Blast’s excellent curation continues with grime/crossover bookings including Stormzy, Oneman and Plastician

Homegrown grime productions are also on the rise. Under the direction of long-standing Bristol MC, Koast’s Durkle Disco imprint pushes Bristol grime and UK garage. Kahn and Neek are Bristol’s current success story with recent releases on local experimental label Young Echo.

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Punk, rap and rave antics fundraising for MAP. There’s something for everyone at this mega-genre two roomer with the likes of art-rockers Grey FLX, rap-star in the making Stargirrl, brooding emo-hop from Versus Void and Bigrig’s raucous heavy metal live 'n' direct. Plus hi-NRG club heat, breaks and bassline aplenty from a stacked crew on DJ duties. A multigenre fundraiser event for Palestine held at Exchange. Doors open at 11:00pm, last entry at 12:30am and events ends at 3:00am

Back-to-basic founders session occurring from the Livity Sound fold! Leaning into the Bristol platinum pedigree of Peverlist and Hodge for a bass-heavy future-everything romp across broken techno, hard-drum, UKF, amapiano + genres yet to be named. Quality deep techno, house and UK broken sounds from two Bristol mainstays who have been at the forefront of the city's club music scene for 20+ years

Headset sure knows how to stack em! Going chips-in with this top-tier local sub-wise smorgasbord: purple prince Gemmy, DVL6 devil Medis, ice cold eski maestro OH91, Bandulu bass boss Neek, Livity lord Hodge + extra sound for that full-body rattling. And if there ain’t at least one Xmas grime refix inside, it’s the naughty list for the lot of 'em. Huge lineup. Proper sound system. 140.

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 join forces with Grove for a fundraiser night of industrial dancehall, dub, grime , Baile funk, noise & more. Featuring live sets from Ossia + Dali de Saint Paul, M.I.C. + Nammy Wams, t l k + Rael and Grove. DJ sets from Alya L (PTS) and Gus (Baile do Futuro)

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What our editors say

“Nottingham’s own Window Kid has been one of the most electrifying voices rising out of the UK underground in recent years. Rooted in the country’s rave and bass culture and known for his sharp lyrics, cheeky humour and genre-blurring style that nods to grime, garage, bassline and hip-hop, he’s carved out a sound that’s as unpredictable as it is addictive, all while staying genuinely true to British youth culture.”
From: Clock Factory Presents: Window Kid

“MegAM: Meg AM is a Bristol based DJ, who plays a blend of grime, dubstep and garage. She began DJing in 2018, and has played venues across Bristol, Norwich and Brighton. Meg has appeared on Keep Hush, Rinse FM, SWU FM, and at events like Eskimo Dance and Nass Festival.”
From: Turbo Tempo Launch Party

“Izzla I was born in Nottingham, raised on dubstep, grime and bassline. Heavy subs and pirate radio were the soundtrack growing up. Then, my time in Sheffield levelled up my love for bassline and garage and it’s stuck with me ever since. For this one I’ll be playing dub and dubstep — the weighty stuff. As I’ve got older I’ve stepped away from feeling like I need to drink (or anything else) at events, and I honestly enjoy it more than ever. It’s a pleasure to be providing music for such a wholesome event, see you there!”
From: Kraft-Tek

“With Future Retro on hiatus after hitting 50 era-defining releases, he has been releasing his own music at breakneck speed with two self-released 20 trackers dropping at the end of 2025, exploring a range soundsystem music including dubstep, grime and UK techno sounds. With nods towards the experimental dub sounds of 5 GATE TEMPLE world sitting alongside deconstructed trap… if you haven’t been paying attention you might not have seen it coming.”
From: Seasoning ✼ Tim Reaper , Severine

“Backing them up: rising talents Milzy & Asher are on a generational run at the moment. Milzy cutting her teeth deep in the underground scene with her recent releases on labels such as EC2A & Locked On Records, and Asher bridging the gap between grime, trap and bass with his viral edits that breathe fresh air into the scene. And I heard a few special guests are inbound for this one too.”
From: Psyked: DJ Q x Flirta D + Asher, Milzy & More