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Bristol's Experimental Music Listings
— 92 upcoming gigsBristol's Experimental Music Scene
It’s Bristol’s dance music that has earnt Bristol’s music scene international recognition, but the city’s playful experimentation between musicianship, electronics and sound art that is starting to gain the most traction. It's with a sigh of relief that we bid farewell to loop-pedal-powered hippies of the past and embrace the patch bays, compressors and modular synths of the future. All Bristol’s experimental music events are listed on this page.
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Bristol's Trending Live Music Venues
Exchange The Louisiana Start The Bus The Trinity Centre The Marble Factory
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The Forge, Bristol
Sefrial
Sefrial are Gold, Sugar, Diamond encrusted magic
The Lanes
TEMPESST + HEKA
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Strange Brew
Health & Beauty x SB ~ Loraine James [LIVE] & more
Loraine James, Grove, Ifeoluwa, PMS Casualty
Secret Location
Dialogue
A sweaty, queer rave in a rarely used, secret location on the edge of Bristol.
The Cube
CUBE IS 23: THE WIND MACHINE + PROJECT UTAH
'tis an ill wind that blows no minds
The Lanes
THE BOO RADLEYS + ALICE PISANO
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Strange Brew
Simple Things presents: Lyra Pramuk
Lyra Pramuk live at Strange Brew, Bristol
The Gallimaufry
t l k & Friends at The Gallimaufry
Live melantronic ethereal groove
The Lanes
VANISHING TWIN + YAMA WARASHI + THE GREY AREA (DJ)
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Lanes
MUTANT-THOUGHTS + MOONTV
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Improv’s Greatest Hits Label Launch
with Big Fuss / Dolebury Warren Movement / Ex Agent / Bearer
Jam Jar
Konjo Sounds: Têtes Des Pois w/ Hippo
Modern Jazz from Bristol and Leeds
The ILL REPUTE
DUBI DOLCZEK
Dubi Dolczek live at The ILL REPUTE
El Rincon
Jonny Velon Duo
Art-rock-showman leads intriguing duo
Crafts & Curious
Night at the Mall
After hours movie screening in The Galleries shopping mall
Centrespace Gallery
ACHIMERA: The Phenomenology of Illness Exhibition
Exhibition Opening Event
The Lanes
SKiNNY MiLK + DREAMWAVE
Free show presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Rough Trade Bristol
HEY COLOSSUS
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Cube
Echoic Memory Presents: Mabe Fratti & Tisla
Mabe Fratti is an experimental cellist and composer. Originally from Guatemala, Fratti is now based in Mexico City.
The Old Market Assembly
Chai Wallahs Present: Agbeko
An afrobeat-inspired rock-funk-psych juggernaut!
Exchange
PTS x Illegal Data ϟ Halloween • Iglooghost +++
Iglooghost, Very Special Guest +++
Zed Alley
* T Y R A N N Y * - Hallowe'en Special
Goth - Industrial - EBM - Electronic
The Lanes
THE EVIL USSES + PADDY STEER + DAN JOHNSON
GRAVY TRAIN SPOOKY SPECIAL
Zed Alley
Cremation Lily, Cruelty, KOOE + more.
Cremation Lily and knifedoutofexistence UK Tour joined by Cruelty, beheading. & Sean Addicott at Zed Alley in Bristol!
Strange Brew
Cardboard Club w/ Garbage Pail Kids, Robert Ridley
Cardboard Club nights return 2 u the briz crew, 2 wow u with our snack a delica
Bristol Music Club
Matthew Bourne Trio
Bourne / Vosloo / Smith
St George's Bristol
Polarity Tour : Jon Hopkins (live) // 2 x Shows
Polarity Tour : Jon Hopkins (live)
Exchange
Renaissance - Bristol's Trad Goth night
Trad goth club night with 80's and new gothic music
The Hare on the Hill
On the Decks: Hugo Morgan
Hugo Morgan (Espionage/Heavy Heads/Love Cage) plays a seven-inch only set
Crofters Rights
BDRMM + HOME COUNTIES
Shoegaze / Dream Pop / Sonic Cathedral
The Canteen
Theo Bard
Unique fusion of personal songwriting, upbeat melodies and epic soundscapes
St George's Bristol
Slowly Rolling Camera + Modulus III
Two of the most original improv-driven bands in the southwest
Friendly Records
Duski - Pillow Talk Sessions 1 [album launch]
Live improvised Jazz duo of Saxophone & Double Bass with comic support
Exchange
Dead Space Chamber Music
Dead Space Chamber Music
Crofters Rights
Pressure Dome w/ Sputnik One
Pressure Dome invites Dublin based Sputnik One for his debut set in Bristol.
Strange Brew
CONQUEER
LGBTQ+ Multi-Media Art Exhibition & Music Event
The Lanes
JAPANESE TELEVISION
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Strange Brew
TBC Editions
A Brunswick Club blockbuster celebrating the release of three new TBC Editions
The Lanes
PART CHIMP + THE EUROSUITE + YO NO SE
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Cube
QWAK club: PAT THOMAS / DOMINIC LASH / TONY ORRELL
QWAK club returns with a biggie, one to banish the Sunday scaries.
The Lanes
GNOD + WEIRD WEATHER
Presented by Gravy Train, Cacophonous Sarcophagus & BLG.
Strange Brew
Snog X Daisy Mortem
We’re so excited to be back !! And bringing the incredible Daisy Mortem to Strange Brew
The Cube
Able Noise + Sholto Dobie + Dhalia
The Cube presents A night of music featuring the enigmatic experimental duo Able Noise, plus support from Sholto Dobie and Gordon
Rough Trade Bristol
keiyaA
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae
Crofters Rights
HANYA
Brighton based dreampop band HANYA stop off a Bristol as part of their UK headline tour.
Strange Brew
TEETH OF THE SEA + THE UTOPIA STRONG
Presented by Gravy Train.
Arnolfini
Leifur James + Mabe Fratti
London based experimental producer and composer, Leifur James returns with EU tour.
St George's Bristol
Arctic Ice Music
Terje Isungset marks 20 years of ice music with an extraordinary project that brings together artists
Strange Brew
Simple Things presents: aya
Simple Things welcomes aya to Strange Brew for her "im hole", Bristol album launch show, a live AV ft Sweatmother.
The Canteen
Clay Bottom Jug Busters
Bristol's neighbourhood jugband
The Lanes
THE ALTERED HOURS
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions
Rough Trade Bristol
J.Zunz + guests
Fantôme bring the trance-inducing synth textures of Rocket Recordings' J.Zunz to Bristol
Penelope Isles
Penelope Isles
Indie psych siblings perform at Exchange
The Canteen
Bradley Bros
Soundscapes, Punk choruses, Krautrock polyrhythyms and Gaelfuturism
Jam Jar
Moulettes
Psychedelic Art Rock // Prog // Folk
Crofters Rights
EVIL HOUSE PARTY
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae & BLG Promotions.
The Thunderbolt
ENJOY THE SILENCE UK (Depeche Mode tribute)
ENJOY THE SILENCE UK (Depeche Mode tribute)
The Lanes
THE ACHARIS + SURFING POINTERS
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
SEX SWING + HARPOON
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
BABii
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae.
Crofters Rights
JOZEF VAN WISSEM w/ HARRIET RILEY & ALEX GARDEN
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Jam Jar
Lowkey: Sunda Arc
Electronic meets acoustic with the brothers from Mammal Hands
Exchange
Sean Addicott, Those Who Came Before Us + More
A night of noise and ambient
Crofters Rights
Naut / Deathsomnia / Zetra
Bristol's own dark matter, post-punks NAUT perform a hometown show!
The Lanes
CIEL + HONEY GUIDE
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Lanes
LIL DARKIE + BVDLVD
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae & BLG Promotions.
Exchange
Covenant
Covenant at Exchange
Crofters Rights
RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON
Gravy Train & BLG presentation.
Crofters Rights
CASSELS
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Jam Jar
POSTPONED Seas Of Mirth & Ushti Baba + more
Bristol big banger double headliner! Get immersed in some downright wonky delights and some sub aquatic sensory fun.
Crofters Rights
PLOHO
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae & BLG Promotions.
Thekla
Worm Gigs: Altin Gün + Siegfried Translator
Turkish psych-o-nauts out of Amsterdam who've been making big waves in Europe on their first UK tour.
Arnolfini
Lucy Gooch
Experimental artist Lucy Gooch crafts sublime, soaring soundscapes.
Exchange
MØL
MØL at Exchange
Crofters Rights
Roxanne de Bastion
Presented by BLG Promotions.
The Lanes
NIGHT BEATS
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Weedpecker + Ritual King + More
Polish quartet Weedpecker bring their dreamy psychedelic rock to Bristol March 2021.
Arnolfini
Ulrich Schnauss
Electronic composer Ulrich Schnauss “makes inviting, optimistic music” (Pitchfork).
Rough Trade Bristol
Molly Linen + Clémentine March
A special Lost Map double header!
The Lanes
UV-TV
Free show, presented by BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Folly Group
Well-crafted chaos
The Lanes
LEVITATION ROOM
Free show presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
BIG BRAVE + FÅGELLE
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Exchange
Nothing
Nothing at Exchange
The Lanes
BLACK MARBLE
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae & BLG Promotions.
The Loco Klub
Space Jams/ SCC: Tales From The Crypt 2
A bigger darksynthwave event in the crypts of Bristol, second of it's kind
Strange Brew
Astral Festival VII
Stolen Body Recs presents Astral Festival VII
Crofters Rights
FLYYING COLOURS
Club AC30 / Shoegaze / Australia
The Trinity Centre
Whyte Horses
Enigmatic Mancunian psychedelic pop
Motion
Viagra Boys
A bellowing, unstoppable force majeure of latter-day punk.
Exchange
Space Jams/ SCC: Hotline Bristol
A retro wave evening in a record shop in Bristol
The Lanes
THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH + THE VACANT LOTS
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.