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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Dubwise healing is assured in the first of many bold ventures for 1Relation at Pickle Factory. Offering a new home for upful community sound system action, Bristol’s finest new-skool operators invite Ras Addis to chant down babylon alongside Sista Ina in full lioness mode + Spiritual Rockers delivering steppas inna year 4000 style all the way from São Paulo. Righteous vibrations indeed! Roots Therapy #01 at The Pickle Factory.

Timedance darlings Bruce and Ploy are back for their third all-night b2b, bringing feel-good house and techno straight to the dancefloor. Ploy delivers dense, chest-rattling grooves while Bruce spins his signature oddball magic. Get ready for pure vibes from two pals just playing what they love, house-party stylee! Fly Life w Bruce + Ploy at Strange Brew.

Teetotal day party going out to all the dedicated (sober) ravers! Local p-funk journeymen Stone Cold Hustle ease you into this Sunday knees-up before Anything But Becky floors you with dubstep and percussive bass swag + Aries brings you up again with his 30-year matured ragga jungle rinse-outs. Dry = / = juiceless baby! Bristol Sober Spaces X Trinity Day Party Featuring Aries at The Trinity Centre.

Sell out warning! Club Blanco and Talabot enter their third wormhole together, hands-locked in a ritual act of freefall club psychedelia. The Barca GOAT’s an instacop for most, but Chez’s turning up the heat, hell he’s breaking the oven, with Reptant’s live set of cerebral electro mysticism + a new and necessary room 2 excursion into the deepest chill-out zones. The most Blanco thing since Blanco began? Club Blanco w/ John Talabot, Reptant + more at Strange Brew.

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What our editors say

“No Fixed Tempo is a multi-genre party accessible for everyone. Expect dubstep, garage, grime, jungle, hardcore and DnB all night long, with the energy and BPMs building as the night goes on. Made for the people skipping Boomtown this year, bringing together big energy, heavy sounds and good vibes! Come as you are. No Fixed Tempo, no fixed expectations. [A-Z] CUTMESUM.FLAC IZZLA ORCHID SHADDOWS SPINELLI BRAVO Free entry all night - no ticket needed.”
From: No Fixed Tempo: CUTMESUM.FLAC, IZZLA, ORCHID, SHADDOWS, SPINELLI BRAVO

“We are fully taking over The Fox in BS2 0UT Outdoors we have the Half Broken Kru fine tuning the vwybez with an insane line up of pure sillyness. Meanwhile Vybe Voyage gear up to open the indoor venue for a serious dive into the UK underground. OUTSIDE 3pm till 11am HBK (full roster), Ogstan & Geronimo, Goosey, DJ Booty Shake, Princess Charming, Mazda Sport - bassline, donk, bounce, hardcore, dnb, jungle, footwork, hard-tek, gabber and many, many more. IIINSIDE 8pm till 1pm Alpengeist, Sounds of Fia, Jaymo, Diversion Crew, Phonetix - high energy drums, heavy dark rollers, grime, dubstep, garage, jungle, hardcore”
From: Half Broken Kru x Vybe Voyage - Multi Genre Madness

“GET WEIRD X COSIES : GRIME CYPHER Get Weird are back at Cosies for a head to head grime cypher with a bit of jungle & electro thrown into the mix to keep you on your toes. Along side the Get Weird residents expect to see some local legends including big asian guy / ch1ppy / cheb / dylate / forza / frosty / meg am / ruiyn / serious ty / slimnoshad3 10pm - 3am Last entry 2 am £5 on the door”
From: GET WEIRD GRIME CYPHER

“System Killa Sounds return to The Crown on Sunday 24th May for a full-spectrum session of heavyweight, genre-spanning energy. Expect electro, funk, grime and baile, delivered by a carefully curated lineup built to keep you moving all night. Headlining is super selector Vigilante, joined by System Killa residents and local underground talent bringing serious heat. Best part? It’s completely free. Pull up and lock in for a proper Bank Holiday and Love Saves weekend send-off. [A-Z] BILLY D FIACHRA B2B LUKEBROOMZ OJATT VIGILANTE ZILPHA Free entry all night - no ticket needed.”
From: System Killa Sounds: Vigilante, Billy D, Fiachra B2B Lukebroomz + more

“Get ready for an all-night journey through bass, breaks and high-energy selections as Chimpo lands in Bristol for a special extended set. Taking over Full Moon & Attic Bar on Saturday 16th May, Chimpo brings his unmistakable blend of grime, dubstep, garage and jungle, built from years at the forefront of UK underground music. Known for pushing sounds forward while keeping the dancefloor locked, expect a genre-spanning ride packed with heavyweight dubs, rapid-fire mixing and serious late-night energy. 21:00 - 02:00 Saturday 16th May”
From: Chimpo All Night Long