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Indie Gigs in Bristol
— 129 upcoming gigsBristol's Indie Scene
Bristol has a decent spread of indie venues for both big names (keep your eye on the O2 Academy listings) and local up-and-coming indie bands. Perhaps the most important mid-sized indie venue is The Louisiana whose "played-here-before-they-were-really-famous" list boasts Bloc Party, Kings of Leon, Fleet Foxes and Muse.
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Other key indie venues in Bristol include The Cooler, Start The Bus and The Thekla all with regular bands and live music.
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The Lanes
NATURE TV
Free show, presented by BLG Promotions.
The Lanes
SOME SPROUTS + SLOWCOACH
Free show, presented by BLG Promotions.
Exchange
Klyphex Presents: Self Help + Supports
A night featuring some of the best new psychedelic, experimental and post-punk sounds
The Thunderbolt
THE DERELLAS + Disruptive Influence
THE DERELLAS ARE BACK
Mr Wolfs
Grace Bland + La Vie + Beth Brookfield
Indie Pop/Rock artist based in Bath, UK
Beard and Sabre, 22 Denmark Street
The Taphouse Sessions
Join us every Thursday for a Musical Tap Takeover by your host Alex Taylor + Special Guests! An evening of interactive music, food and Cider
Exchange
Tugboat Captain, Muffintops and Ketibu
Nautical indie popsters on their rescheduled UK tour - with local support
The Lanes
TEMPESST + HEKA
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Old Market Assembly
London Astrobeat Orchestra Perform Talking Heads
‘London Astrobeat Orchestra’ perform songs from the iconic Talking Heads’ ‘Stop Making Sense’ movie, live.
Crofters Rights
Francis Of Delirium
Francis of Delirium Live in Bristol at Crofters Rights
The Elmers Arms
The Relay Rips ( followed by bang d.js)
Upbeat brass fueled rock n' roll for the dance floor!
The Lanes
KING NUN + POMPADOUR
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Part Time Models w/ BLK FXS + A Curious Plenty
Part Time Models headline alongside their Bristol-based companions , BLK FXS, and newly acquainted treasure, A Curious Plenty
Jam Jar
The Jam Jar Presents: Cocos Lovers + Young Waters
Heart warming folk and roots with a tropical twist.
Beard and Sabre
Emma Webb live @ The Taphouse
Emma Webb is an acoustic pop and indie, British singer songwriter.
The Lanes
THE BOO RADLEYS + ALICE PISANO
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Ill Repute
Soft Gut's Americana BBQ Matinee Show
Live Americana Influenced Music and a Live BBQ, the perfect Sunday afternoon
Exchange
Garden Centre
Garden Centre + The Tubs at Exchange
The Bristol Fringe
Freddie Lewis - Songs From A Lilac Underpass
Stripped back intimate music and poetry performance by Freddie Lewis - with support from jodie mellor.
Strange Brew
Lazarus Kane
The long-awaited hometown headline with debut EP Psychobabble in tow!
Lost Horizon
An Evening with Rum Buffalo & John Fairhurst
Get ready for a night filled with heavy, game-changing blues at Lost Horizon HQ.
The Old Market Assembly
PUNKA HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA!!
SPOOKY DRAG // BURLESQUE // LIVE MUSIC // DJ SETS
Mr Wolfs
Hush Mozey + Nicholson Heal
“Bringing together Ska, indie, and Garage rock Hush Mozey create a sound they like to call 'Drowzy Rock and Roll'.
JAM & TOAST
JAM & TOAST
A night hosted by BLK FXS.
Zed Alley
Easy Sundays
Live music from Easy Sundays covering fresh versions of all your favourite indie/pop and classic anthems.
The Crown
Kaleidoscope Presents: THE SHOCKY HORROR SHOW
Celebrate Halloween with Shock Horror, Jesus Heist & jj.worley!
Beard and Sabre
Matt Banks Duo live @ The Taphouse
Matt Banks Duo playing live @ The Taphouse
The Lanes
ORACLE SISTERS
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Richard The Fourth @ Crofters Rights
Richard The Fourth Full Band with James Humphrys
Zed Alley
Cremation Lily, Cruelty, KOOE + more.
Cremation Lily and knifedoutofexistence UK Tour joined by Cruelty, beheading. & Sean Addicott at Zed Alley in Bristol!
Exchange
Ski Lift
Ski Lift at Exchange
Rough Trade Bristol
Pillow Queens
The Dublin rockers finally return to 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
The Thunderbolt
War Against Sleep. Live at The Thunderbolt
War Against Sleep with support from Phonseca and Paper Fishes
Mr Wolfs
Gabriel Templar + Support
Standing Full Capcity show
The Grain Barge
IT: Long Tonic & Bobby West
Groovy/bluesy/rocky riffs and knee-bending bops
Lost Horizon
Will And The People | Bristol
Celebrating the launch of their latest album Past The Point Of No Return, Will & The People hit the road this November.
The Lanes
CAREER + BUFFET LUNCH
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Exchange
Sterling Press
Sterling Press at Exchange
Crofters Rights
BDRMM + HOME COUNTIES
Shoegaze / Dream Pop / Sonic Cathedral
The Lanes
✰ Department S Club Night ✰John The Mod ✰
Legendary Bristol Indie, soul and Rock & Roll club night! Little Triggers play live!!
Crofters Rights
Baby Strange
Baby Strange - Crofters Rights, Bristol
The Lanes
FREYA BEER + SHOUN SHOUN
Free show presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Rough Trade Bristol
The Cool Greenhouse
Rock rock rock music
Crofters Rights
ME REX
Big Scary Monsters latest signings make their Bristol headline debut
The Thunderbolt
ALICE ROBBINS
Alice Robbins on UK Tour
The Thunderbolt
CHAOS WEEK | The Underdog: ONE NIGHT ONLY
Seven bands battling it out for £250 and a chance to play Thekla in January
Komedia
Black Midi
Following their triumphant Trinity shows in September, black midi return to the south west!
Crofters Rights
Unschooling
French post-punk at its finest
Crofters Rights
Ålesund // Agata // Rookeries
An atmospheric night of alt pop
Rough Trade Bristol
The Golden Dregs
Mr Maestro himself The Golden Dregs finally returns via Rough Trade Bristol on 16th November. Now signed to End of The Road Records.
Crofters Rights
HANYA
Brighton based dreampop band HANYA stop off a Bristol as part of their UK headline tour.
Exchange
Porridge Radio
Porridge Radio
The Lanes
THE GOLDEN AGE OF TV + J. O. Y.
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Polar States
Crosstown Concerts Presents... Polar States at Crofters Rights, Bristol
Exchange
Printhead: L.A. Peach
Scuzzy Pop From London
Exchange
The Dears
Montreal based indie rockers return to Bristol
The Trinity Centre
Saint Etienne
Dreamlike, modern nostalgia of the 90s
Penelope Isles
Penelope Isles
Indie psych siblings perform at Exchange
Jam Jar
Moulettes
Psychedelic Art Rock // Prog // Folk
Art Club Market
Jam & Toast
A night hosted by BLK FXS.
Exchange
Klyphex Presents: SHLUG + Supports
An intimate night showcasing some of the best upcoming sounds in psychedelic and post-punk
The Lanes
THE ACHARIS + SURFING POINTERS
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Rough Trade Bristol
Marina Allen
The latest signing to Fire Records
The Lanes
KEEP DANCING INC
Free show, presented by BLG Promotions & Gravy Train.
Crofters Rights
MUMBLE TIDE
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Freddie Lewis and Friends
Freddie Lewis and his friends: Jodie Mellor, Charlie T Smith and Nory-J
Exchange
Soot Sprite
Soot Sprite at Exchange
The Trinity Centre
We Are Scientists
NYC-based rock group return to the UK
Crofters Rights
DEEPER
Presented by Waxslax & BLG Promotions
Exchange
We Were Promised Jetpacks
Scottish indie rock from Edinburgh
The Lanes
BEACH RIOT + MASCA
BLG Promotions presents Brighton based fuzz pop group Beach Riot
Crofters Rights
Two Day Coma
Two Day Coma return to The Crofters Rights to see out 2021 in style
Exchange
Holy Youth Movement
Holy Youth Movement at Exchange
The Lanes
CIEL + HONEY GUIDE
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Marble Factory
Black Country, New Road
Critically acclaimed Cambridge 7-piece make their largest Bristol splash yet
Rough Trade Bristol
Printhead: Lande Hekt + Support • 13.12.2021
Solo project of Muncie Girls’ Lande Hekt
Rough Trade Bristol
DEAFDEAFDEAF / BIRDMAN CULT / SALOON DION
DEAFDEAFDEAF /BIRDMAN CULT / SALOON DION - supply post-punked garage rock anthems at one of Bristol most beloved venues!
Exchange
Slime City / Conge / Head Noise
Blowout Presents Slime City with support from Conge and Head Noise
The Thunderbolt
Mark Morris, Nigel Clark & The Lonely Tourist
Mark, Nigel and the Lonely Tourist
St George's Bristol
The Candlelit Concert
Live music by candlelight
St George's Bristol
The Candlelit Concert
Live music by candlelight
Exchange
Briston Maroney
Briston Maroney at Exchange
The Trinity Centre
Tom Rosenthal
Gently epic, whimsical ballads
The Louisiana
The Parrots
The Parrots return with their new record 'Dos' on Heavenly Recordings
Strange Brew
Steve Gunn
Steve Gunn heads to Strange Brew in Feb 2022!
Exchange
Strand of Oaks
Strand of Oaks at Exchange
The Trinity Centre
Pip Blom
Dutch indie-pop with a twist
The Trinity Centre
Pip Blom
Shimmering dutch four-piece
The Louisiana
Chad VanGaalen + Kiwi Jr.
Cult Canadian illustrator / Sub Pop signed @chadvangaalen finally returns to Bristol
Crofters Rights
DUCKS LTD. (Carpark Records)
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Crofters Rights
Roxanne de Bastion
Presented by BLG Promotions.
Strange Brew
Lala Lala
The moniker of Chicago-based musician Lillie West, Lala Lala “makes direct indie rock that delivers an emotional punch” (DIY).
St George's Bristol
The Candlelit Concert
Live music by candlelight
Rough Trade Bristol
Master Peace
Master Peace’s “genre-fluid and expansive sonic palette” (London in Stereo) fuses indie, rap, pop and R&B into a shimmering sound.
Exchange
Dana Gavanski
BBC 6 Music approved, Toronto based Dana Gavanski returns to Bristol
Exchange
The Holloways
The Holloways at Exchange
Exchange
Current Joys
Current Joys at Exchange
Thekla
The Weather Station
Brilliant new LP Ignorance was released via Fat Possum earlier this year - one of 2021’s best
The Trinity Centre
Fink
Bristolian, low-slung groove
The Trinity Centre
Lucy Dacus
American folk-rocker shows a new side in 2021 album, Home Video
Rough Trade Bristol
Molly Linen + Clémentine March
A special Lost Map double header!
The Trinity Centre
BC Camplight
Maverick indie songsmith
Crofters Rights
WYLDEST
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Exchange
The Beths
The Beths at Exchange (matinee)
Exchange
The Beths
The Beths at Exchange
The Lanes
UV-TV
Free show, presented by BLG Promotions.
The Lanes
LAURA STEVENSON
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Trinity Centre
Aldous Harding
Emotional, gothic, indie-pop
The Trinity Centre
Aldous Harding - Extra Date
Emotional, gothic, indie-pop
The Trinity Centre
Mystery Jets
A Billion Heartbeats tour
Crofters Rights
Weakened Friends + snake eyes
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
The Trinity Centre
Alex Cameron
Al Cam & his brass booted partner Roy Malloy make their long-awaited return
The Trinity Centre
Wet Leg
Post-punk Isle Of Wight duo
Exchange
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. at Exchange
The Station
Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin is “one of a crop of singer-songwriters whose names became ubiquitous with a particular kind of heartstring-pulling drama”.
The Lanes
BLACK MARBLE
Presented by Damnatio Memoriae & BLG Promotions.
Bath Forum
Tindersticks
As Tindersticks celebrate three decades as a band they mark this milestone with a special two-set show.
Thekla
La Luz
LA based surf-psychers return to Bristol
The Trinity Centre
Low
Low present upcoming album "Hey What"
The Lanes
TUYS
Free show, presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Louisiana, The
Clock Opera
A new tour, new music, and finally time to play brilliant 2020 album 'Carousel' live!
Rough Trade Bristol
SPORTS: Get A Good Look World Tour
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions
The Trinity Centre
Whyte Horses
Enigmatic Mancunian psychedelic pop
The Trinity Centre
YARD ACT
Presented by 1% of One and Gravy Train.
Downend Folk Club @ Frenchay Village Hall
India Electric Co. + support TBC
India Electric Co. headline Downend Folk Club's April concert at Frenchay Village Hall
The Trinity Centre
The Wandering Hearts
London-based alt-country/folk Americana
The Lanes
TV GIRL
Presented by Gravy Train & BLG Promotions.
Thekla
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Their long-awaited Bristol return: Presenting New Fragility