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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Our recent techno recommendations

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. Livity Sound w/ Peverelist & Hodge at Strange Brew.

It’s 2026 now and all-male line-ups shouldn’t still be a thing, but here we are. And so the NoMoreAllMaleLineups takeover must grow in size, with the Riggy Stardust subs fuelling two whole Loco tunnels full of female and non-binary selectors from across the city slinging dnb, jungle, acid, hardgroove and 4x4 heft. NoMoreAllMaleLineups at Loco Klub.

All hail the rapturous return of the triple deck, dubplate-heavy, industrial DJ troubadour. Easily one of the GOATs of dancefloor eclecticism, DJ Marcelle weaves multi-layered percussive rhythms from scraps of dub and slithers of singeli in an avant-garde cut-up dance style. With Belacqua’s live debut of woozy IDM maximalism greasing you up, this is set to be a total mindfuck for the club-not-club psychonauts. True icon of dance experimentation returns to Strange Brew. Three turntable freedom feat. raw techno, dub, electronics, post-punk, field recordings, singeli, dancehall, animal sounds, electronic avant-garde et cetera ++ Belacqua (Live), Zato, and the decorative stylings of Hebe Rusk

The soundest new skool old skool night around recalibrates for another year of euphoric dance endeavours. Running the 90s genre marathon in all night b2b formation from freaky acid to hard house, breakbeat hardcore to bleeping jungle techno - this’ll be proper, trust us! Oldskool 90s rave is back for 2026!

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What our editors say

“focusing on mature conscious dancefloor changing music dynamics through the night from freeparty tribe techno. building momentum through the night into darkpsy. some hightek then experimental psycore.creating another legendary cosmic vomit event. . expect a visual decor spectacular. from.u k. chriss with his festival and club decor mushrooms and coming from Germany decor company FREE OPTICS.world renowned psy party and festival setups... projection mapping by Jonathan street.. chai , raw chocolate stall. psy arts showcase. and bar . high BPM... and a wall of speakers. by sanktum soundsystem ss .. tickets on sale soon”
From: Cosmic vomit Experimental gathering

“Elrow lands in Bristol on 21st March 2026, taking over The Prospect Building for a riot of colour, confetti and high-energy house and techno. Get ready for outrageous production, immersive decor and the unmistakable elrow atmosphere.”
From: Elrow Bristol ‘Delusionville’

“The first Queerky of 2026 is on the horizon, and this time we’re joined by @DJTeeth, vinyl connoisseur and co-founder of London-based party Hypersoft. DJ Teeth weaves through ’90s progressive, raw acid, Belgian new beat, and spacey techno. Expect a journey that pulls you out of the cold winter months and launches you straight into spring.”
From: Queerky W/ DJ TEETH

“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

“CARUTI - Part of Noods Radio’s Hunz collective, Curuti is the third Hunz member we’ve booked—and for good reason. Her sound leans into techno and tech-house, delivering driving rhythms with a distinctive edge.”
From: Blue Marbles