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Bristol's Drag Scene

With a strong LGBTQ+ scene and love of theatre/the arts, Bristol is a hotbed for drag events and all kinda of gender fluid action. Most nights of the week you can see someone lipsync til they drop at the Queenshilling, Old Market Assembly or Zed Alley's own Punka drag show.

Expect and inclusive environment at most drag events, Bristol tends to be a very LGBTQ+ friendly environment with due care built up around its drag nights. Some of our favourite drag queens and drag kinds include: Ursula Major, Brizzle Boiz's Isaac Dix - veritable Ru Paul's of the West.

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A real South-of-the-river treat for disciples of the cosmic side of folk blues. Turning solo after steering ESP Disk’s much-loved psych-folk unit Arborea, Buck Curran’s steel string sermons breathe with the full breadth of Indian ragas, American finger-picking primitivism and UK acid troubadours. Stirring stuff FFO: Robbie Basho, Six Organs of Admittance, Loren Connors, Roy Harper. An Evening of Psych Folk and Acoustic Guitar Music

PWYC! Rebel tunes + tasty vegan food from the good comrades at BASE Anarchist Social Centre! Fuel yourselves with politically-charged punky folk and folky punk from picket line finger-picker Cosmo, warbling fairytale balladeer Molly Samson, Squirrel Monologues’ continental dissent anthems + more. 5 Anarcha folk acts and pay-what-you-can vegan food!

Sell out warning! 2019, Crofters Rights, Armand Hammer tore our tiny minds apart, then disappeared into the cloud. We’re still not ready for the pass-the-mic messages of pre-apocalypse tension, the soul-grinding bars of zeitgeist-baiting worldplay, a century of blues distilled in a single loop. Two of the century’s greatest in an untouchable rap communion FFO: Quelle Chris, Def Jux, Ka, Mobb Deep, Pink Siifu. ARMAND HAMMER live at Trinity Centre, Bristol.

A special gathering for the teetotal queers! Boussé baddie Gender Criminal is at the Loko helm with drag artistry and emcee theatrics, alongside Juju’s goth-pop melodrama, baroque electro from Kerensa, and underground star DJ Slaggamuffin keeping things moving with bass and baile funk bangers. Dry = / = juiceless! A sober queer night at Loco Klub featuring live music, drag and DJs.

What our editors say

“Join drag idol national finalist and Bristol born and raised drag king Burt Lash at The Crafty Egg on Fishponds for a night of Drag! Games to be played, prizes to be won and camp times to be had. With your host Burt Lash! Expect musical comedy original rap and parody. Drag Idol 2025 Finalist ‘Genuine highlight of the day’ - British Comedy Guide ‘Laugh out loud musical comedy’ - Chortle ‘You’re a lyricist!’ - Baga Chips Bristol 24/7 performing arts newcomer nominee 2026”
From: A Burt Lash Quiz and Cabaret

“Molly No-Mates https://www.instagram.com/mollynomatesmorris Molly No-Mates are a queer, drag king Molly dancing team. Learn the ropes in an introductory Morris Dancing workshop or sit back and watch the hankies fly.”
From: Earth Ball, Commuted, Sullow, Rhizocorp + more

“Mercy is the first Armand Hammer album since 2023's We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, a project that The Observer (UK) described as "an exceptional record that deserves your time and headphones" and The Line Of Best Fit deemed "their headiest and most impressive work thus far." On 2021's Haram, their first with The Alchemist, the duo "drag postcolonial wounds onto the examination table" (Pitchfork). Beats Per Minute called it "a tremendous success."”
From: ARMAND HAMMER + GABE 'NANDEZ

“Bristol Sober Spaces and Sober Queers are teaming up to host a night of live music, DJs and drag from 6 - 9pm! Featuring our residents Slaggamuffin and Gender Criminal with guest performances from Juju and Kerensa. Dry but not Juiceless!”
From: Sober Queers presents Juju | Slaggamuffin | Kerensa | Gender Criminal

“Radstock duo Throb (T.H.R.O.B) drag the crowd into a swamp of sludge-soaked hardcore. With only guitar and drums, they unleash filthy, down-tuned riffs and punishing rhythmic weight. It’s abrasive, heavy as hell, and impossible not to feel in your ribcage — a perfect evening escalation.”
From: COFFIN FODDER // THROB // BYFORD DOLPHIN INCIDENT