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Bristol's Experimental Music Listings
— 33 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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Crofters Rights
Nest Egg
Fuzz Club fire alarms terror Nest Egg are more than ready for their Bristol debut!
Cosies
Teflon Hands w/ Ongo Gablogian and The Beto Boys
Sluggin dancefloor doozies with an icey touch
LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
The Brunswick Club
Around Me, Somehow
A Night of Wide-Eyed Ambient Music
The Gallimaufry
Satta Lites w/ Neek (Young Echo / Bandulu)
Beats, bumps & bass
Jam Jar
Electric Jalaba - Soma - Worm Disco Dj's
Psychedelic Space Age Gnawa - Afro Latin Richness - Amazing vibes
LEFTBANK
Waldo's Orchestra
A full 8 piece version of Waldo's Gift
Zed Alley
Electric Barbarella Club Night
A monthly alternative '80's night at the brilliant new venue, Zed Alley. FREE ENTRY!!
LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
The Gallimaufry
Satta Lites w/ Birthmark (Cold Light / Earthtrax)
Beats, bumps & bass
Motion
In:Motion - Skream Open To Close
Skream. All Night Long.
The Stag And Hounds
Slack Alice x Schwet NYE
Round 2 at the Stag, 2 floors of weird'n'wonderful
LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
Cosies
Ruffnek Diskotek ft Gabriel Heatwave
Dancehall, Soca, UK Funky, Afrobeats
LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
The Louisiana
Be Softly: Poisonous Birds, Emily Isherwood +more
Bleak, fragile atmospheres @ The Louisiana
The Cube
The Osiris Club, Kavus Torabi, and ANTA
Rescheduled show of prog, riffs and quintessentially British songsmithery
The Tobacco Factory
Athea
Improvising multi-instrumentalists Paul Bradley and Emma Holbrook
Rough Trade Bristol
Lorelle Meets The Obsolete
Fantome & Rough Trade Bristol present...
Fringe Jazz
DOMINIC LASH QUARTET
Excellent Anglo/Spanish Quartet
LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
Crofters Rights
PTS w/ EMMA & Mun Sing
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LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
The Fleece
VNV Nation
VNV Nation brings world tour to Bristol
Rough Trade Bristol
Black Midi
One of the most incredible live bands in the UK
LEFTBANK
The Leftbank Jam Band
Our Open Jam hosted by the LBJBs
Arnolfini
Ecstatic Material:Beatrice Dillon & Keith Harrison
Ecstatic Material is a newly commissioned dynamic sound sculpture by musician and producer Beatrice Dillon and visual artist Keith Harrison
Arnolfini
Copper Sounds Wax Record Making Workshop
Copper Sounds will offer an introduction into sound lathes, cutting frequencies into wax and creating your own dubplate
The Old England Pub
Stolen Body presents: Ouzo Bazooka
Ouzo Bazooka (Isreal) return to Bristol fresh off the release of their new album Transporter.
Crofters Rights
Kælan Mikla
Robert Smith's favourites female darkwave trio Kælan Mikla Bristol debut!
The Lanes
Boy Harsher // Kontravoid
Minimal synth/EBM enthusiasts Boy Harsher to be doing a Bristol debut show, exclusive to the south of England
The Lanes
Pink Turns Blue // Bleib Modern
Legendary post-punk/coldwave Pink Turns Blue from Germany are coming to Bristol!
TBA
TRIPTYCH
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