Bristol Techno Nights

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Bristol's Techno Scene

Techno is a big deal in Bristol, book the right names or build a strong enough reputation and you’re gonna need a seriously big club to keep everyone happy. And so Bristol has Motion, masterfully converted into a 1200+ capacity nightclub from derelict warehouse via a skatepark. If Motion is Bristol’s techno castle then there’s no denying Just Jack is king. Reigning for over a decade, Just Jack have enough programming muscle to pull names like Ricardo Villalobos and Omar S. If there’s a secret to the ultimate big-room techno experience, then Motion knows it.

On the other hand, if there’s a secret to healthy techno scene, then Bristol has totally nailed it. While tickets for Just Jack, Apex and Tribe of Frog may sell in their thousands, some of Bristol’s most forward thinking techno nights have capacities for just one or two hundred. The Prison Cells at The Island have become an unlikely home to some of the most adventurous dance music in Bristol. Promoters like Room 237 and Timedance are putting out challenging and thought-provoking line-ups with past guests including the likes of Surgeon, Untold, Asusu and Helena Hauff.

If techno had a spiritual home in Bristol, it would be Lakota. With 4 rooms, a back-to-basics yard and a pair of coroners courtrooms for larger events, Lakota is Bristol’s ultimate techno playground. The venue has found favour with pervasive promoters including the electro-techno focused Get Born and bass techno masters Wide Eyes.

Amongst the city’s resident house music djs, many of Bristol’s best techno djs regularly play Bristol’s smaller clubs and bars. Dojos, The Love Inn, The Doghouse and the Small Horse Inn to name a few.

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Buckle in for Kankofski’s mind-bending experimental techno and Noods Radio’s Nahda serving industrial, SELN-affiliated dread. Local residents Mossambi and Vinda open and close the night with UK techno hybrids, all amplified by Exchange’s basement sub system for maximum wobble. This is how we do it! LAYA/TALA: Kankofski, Nahda, Mossambi at Exchange.

Sell out warning! Still reeling from Sully devastation, the Brew hosts another titanic pillar of 21st century junglism for a 3-hour tearout of fearless amen styles. Tim Reaper and his Future Retro stable (RIP) are torchbearers for forward-facing rhythmical ingenuity, pushing the genre into a brave new soundworlds, and dancers into new demented feats of arm/leg flailing. Seasoning ✼ Tim Reaper , Severine at Strange Brew.

Club Blanco rides again with an essential one for the dark and spacey electro lovers! Lola Haro’s slinky EBM, springy acid and cinematic coldwave tendencies meet a live set of wonky kraut techno from Benedikt Frey. Essential Brew voyage ahead FFO: Jane Fitz, Ivan Smagghe, John Talabot. Club Blanco w/ Lola Haro + Benedikt Frey at Strange Brew.

The most essential selector in the game for anyone allergic to 4/4 club drudgery, Elena plumbs the darkest corners of dance music other DJs just won’t go near: grotty post punk, slamming EBM, hypnotic coldwave and acidic electro. We wanna go out, and we wanna get completely Colombi-ed, with fresh local Livity-esque tesselated grooves from A.Wild in support. Elena Colombi + A.Wild at The Love Inn.

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What our editors say

“The return of Bristol's newest techno party, old heads playing fresh sounds moving from deep tech vibes and organic progressive house from Bobby B ( UNHU/Delicious) and James D (Delicious)to mix master Washer(UNHU) lifting the dance with his epic set builds. Then Barcelona based LINA brings high energy techno built on rising tension and powerful drops, to be followed by Roots and Outlier's (Delicious) intensely grindy funky techno, and the proper whirlwind soul soaring ride that is Whalts, original founding member of legendary UNHU sound system. It finishes with Saxon James' dark, compulsive and slightly psy tech sounds...probably the best DJ you hadn't heard of that you'll see all year.”
From: Delicious House and Techno

“Headlining the night is Tassid, joined by Smay, flying in from Switzerland, and Tio-Toni, flying over from Spain, for a special two-hour vinyl B2B. Chief303 from Outsider Records will be showcasing what they’ve been working on behind the scenes, while S.A.S bring the heat with a vinyl set not to be missed. We have Keep Bristol Techno doing a vinyl takeover, and local legend Dec0 kicking things off. Expect relentless techno through the Giggity Sounds soundsystem.”
From: Giggity Sounds x Outsider Records: A night of serious Techno

“Two legends of the techno genre in their own right, Surgeon & DJ Pete are known for their deeeep musical knowledge and uncompromising approach behind the decks and in the studio. Expect an immersive journey through the many corners of techno & dancefloor music. Berlin meets Birmingham in Bristol, this is definitely not one to miss. If you were at Sandwell District (all night long) a year prior, you know the score.”
From: Surgeon & DJ Pete - All Night Long

“J.rains (22.00-22.55): A fast-rising Bristol selector blending prog, acid, breaks, trance and techno. J.Rains moves effortlessly between driving energy and emotive depth, locking dancefloors into hypnotic, forward-motion grooves.”
From: Trans Pride Bristol 2026 - club night

“Headlining our first show of the season is resident of Berlin’s infamous Buttons and organiser of the longstanding dungeon party DUMP, Dirty Daddy Don delivers soundtracks for darkrooms, backrooms and bodies in motion. His sets are built for fucking and being fucked to. Sliding between horny house and slow burning, seductive techno, his sound is filthy and unapologetic. Expect a dangerous selection of tracks!”
From: COTTAGE