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Indie Gigs in Bristol
— 62 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
CROCODILES
Gravy Train x BLG presents: Crocodiles, plus Radiators
The Gallimaufry
Open Mic w/ Mike Dennis
The stage is yours
Mr Wolfs
SongSmith @Mr Wolf's
SongSmith @Mr Wolf's ft Aidan Simpson / Daydream Runaway/ Danny McMahon
Exchange
Steve Lamacq: Going Deaf For A Living
Steve brings his one-man-show to Bristol, telling stories from his 30+ years in music
Kingsdown Vaults
Open Mic
Weekly open mic night
The Louisiana
Genuine Panama with EveryPeople and Sweet Lime
Genuine Panama are back at The Louisiana
Centrespace Gallery
EXIST Private Viewing
Private Viewing for an exhibition hosted by young creatives across Bristol and Bath
Fiddlers
Homeshake
Peter Sagar and co make their Bristol debut!
The Grain Barge
Shallow Roots
Driving rhythms and melodies with influences of Africa, Spain and Latin-America - and Bristol!
Cafe Kino
Olive Haigh & Frances Pylons Joint EP Launch Party
Joint EP Launch Party for Frances Pylons & Olive Haigh, 2 weird psych-folk/freaky people come together to celebrate their new EPs
Kingsdown Vaults
Winnebago Drive-By & special guest Roisin McNeill
'The soundtrack of southern Gothic sonic landscapes, psychedelic jams and country gold!'
Crofters Rights
Vistas - Bristol
Vistas are an indie band hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Gallimaufry
Open Mic w/ Mike Dennis
The stage is yours
The Sugarloaf, St Marks Road, Easton
SUGARFIELDS 2019
Free Bank Holiday Festival Fun in The Sugarloaf Easton
Hy Brasil Music Club
Chris Cohen
Captured Tracks signed, Los Angeles based ex-Deerhoof member
Fiddlers
Shakey Graves
Sublime, spooky, radical dreampop...
Kingsdown Vaults
Open Mic
Weekly open mic night
The Louisiana
Breakfast Records presents: Frank & Beans
Phenomenal thunder-punk
Rough Trade Bristol
Still Corners
Returning following their previous sell out
The Cube
Curtis Eller's American Circus
Curtis Eller and his band The American Circus return with their dynamic & highly physical stage performance.
The Phoenix Pub
DTYM - Saturday 1st June
DTYM is an LGBTQ+FRIENDS night in Bristol
Cafe Kino
Hands of the Heron + Ketibu
Cinematic psychedelic song-stories from two emerging alt-folk artists
Crofters Rights
Guerilla Toss
DFA signed, New York based synth heavy punks
The Gallimaufry
Open Mic w/ Mike Dennis
The stage is yours
Hy-Brasil Music Club
Lessens / The Malago Ballroom / Borrowed Atlas
Post punk, noise and feel-bad anthems
Hy-Brasil Music Club
GIRL POWER
A night of female anthems & hits
O2 Academy
The Wedding Present.... Bizarro Tour
O2 Academy Bristol
Cafe Kino
Test Strips & Mike Gorton (Relay Rips)
Interplanetary space rock and upbeat skiffle punk!
Crofters Rights
Act On Impulse // Prismala // Killiarc
An eclectic rock night to kick off your summer.
The Gallimaufry
Open Mic w/ Mike Dennis
The stage is yours
The Gallimaufry
The Minke Whales
with Molly-Anne
The Old England Pub
Sidney Gish
Boston based DIY artist, having toured with Mistki / Porches / Diet Cig in the US
The Gallimaufry
Open Mic w/ Mike Dennis
The stage is yours
The Louisiana
Sam Pennant & The Callous Lips
Bristol Based Acoustic Folk/Blues band
The Louisiana
THE CAT MAGIC + Rowel + Into The Woods
Bristol's "The Cat Magic" live at the Louisiana
The Lanes
Elf Power // Lawrence Arabia
Another international co-headline show with Lysergic Limes and BLG at The Lanes!
Exchange
Punka: Dream Nails, Menstrual Cramps & Baby Seals
3 BADASS PUNK BANDS & A DRAG KING HOST
The Gallimaufry
Open Mic w/ Mike Dennis
The stage is yours
Crofters Rights
The Good Boys / David 9 Lunas / Jack Harrison
Sunshine Folk Club! 3 top acts from across the South West
The Thunderbolt
T.S. IDIOT & The Hideous Trend (+ Special Guests)
After supporting Vic Godard & Subway Sect in April, queer punk poet T.S. IDIOT is back for a headline show with THE HIDEOUS TREND
Cafe Kino
Family Tea Records presents Amy May Ellis
with support from Lorkin O'Reilly and Watch Paint Dry
The Old Market Assembly
Punka - An Official Bristol Pride After Party!
An incredible lineup and Punka's biggest event yet!
Crofters Rights
The Stroppies
Melbourne-based DIY titans head to the south for their debut Bristol show
The Lanes
Boogarins
After their sold out debut shows, brasilian psych-pop enthusiasts are coming back at The Lanes with a new record!
Cadbury House
An Evening With Lipinski
Lipinski are a real South West favourite and are set to play in front of a packed house at Cadbury House
Rough Trade Bristol
The So Young Bristol All-Dayer
London and Bristol Magazines Present All Day Showcase
Exchange
Slingshot Dakota & Fresh - Matinee
Bethlehem, PA piano / drum, heavy pop duo with support from London punks Fresh!
Exchange
Specialist Subject Records Alldayer
Celebrating two years of Specialist Subject's record shop in Bristol
The Louisiana
Gia Margaret
Chicago singer/songwriter/producer makes her Bristol debut
Thekla
Breakfast Records presents: BREAKFEST
The biggest All-Day Breakfast yet.
Crofters Rights
Pile
Boston heavyweights bring their new record 'Green and Gray' to Bristol
The Fleece
Alex Cameron
Alex Cameron and his business partner Roy Molloy make their Bristol return
SouthBank
Dan Mangan
The Polaris prize winning Canadian singer/songwriter heads to Bristol
The Louisiana
Peggy Sue
Peggy Sue make their Bristol return!
Crofters Rights
The Monochrome Set & The Total Rejection
Legendary and highly influential indie band, The Monochrome Set return to Bristol supported by local favourites, The Total Rejection
Crofters Rights
Samana
Nomadic duo Samana will be back to the material world with a Bristol debut.
Crofters Rights
BLG Promotions Presents: Rose Cousins
BLG Promotions Presents: Rose Cousins at The Crofters Rights
Thekla
Rozi Plain
After a record sell out, Rozi returns to Bristol via Thekla
O2 Academy
Aurora
O2 Academy Bristol
O2 Academy
Kodaline
O2 Academy Bristol
O2 Academy
Aldous Harding
O2 Academy Bristol
The Gallimaufry
The Matt Woosey Band
“Matt Woosey’s guitar playing is simply brilliant”, AmericanaUK