Rock Gigs in Bristol

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Bristol's Rock Scene

With so many artists jumping ship in favour of more fashionable genre name, it's always amazing to see how much falls under the 'rock' umbrella. Classic rock venues in Bristol include The O2 Academy and The Fleece.

Have Idles put Bristol rock music back on the map?

Idles have put Bristol rock music back on everyone’s mind, but they’re just one of the talented Bristol rock bands who have the nation’s attention. While more retro rock gigs like Let’s Rock Bristol festival and rock and metal cover bands at the Fleece and Beerkeller (RIP), make Bristol’s rock scene look 80s focused, the List of current bands in Bristol is long. Bands like Heavy Lungs, Stolen Body record their own brand of psychedelic rock (including the popular yearl Bristol Psych Fest). For those who love to rock: Bristol’s live music scene salutes you.

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Our recent rock recommendations

They need the biggest seed bell you have… a classic Moor Beer night of dark n’ fuzzy alt-rock, this time with an avian-loving all-star cast – including doomy riffmonger faves Birdfeeder and stoner-psych groovers Bigbyrd – alongside a feather-ruffling visual showcase of ornithological carnage. An evening of fowl music and seedy visuals honouring our almighty winged overlords

Sell out warning! Kill your idols to make way for the grand Japanoise architect and arch-mystic of live ritual mayhem. Anything we say about EYE will become irrelevant by the time he takes stage to unleash a glitching punk glyph hinting at the future of all sound. If you know, you know, but you still won’t know….until you go. SHFTD & Strange Brew present a batshit night of experimentalism for the last gig of 2024. Featuring one of the most pioneering experimental artists of all time - ∈Y∋ - founder of Japanese noise band Boredoms & Hanatarash, performing with AV artist C.O.L.O. Supported by BUFFEE (Spinny Nights), MXLX, Ekstasis + Bruno & the Outrageous Methods of Presentation. Buckle up.

Cellar Door’s latest extra spooky audiovisual showcase is an absolute glut of London/Brighton/Bristol talent, with a 5 band bill and 28 members between them (someone buy the sound engineer a beer) - headed up by fidgety weirdo art rock/power pop from Green Man Rising faves The Orchestra (For Now). FFO: Black Country New Road, black midi, Jackie O Motherfucker. HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Trance-inducing DIY Yemeni troubadour music, skittering and grooving along on junkyard instruments fashioned by carpenter and bandleader Eyal El Wahab. El Khat twists traditional melodies into trash-heaps of psychedelic, funky wonderment FFO: Gaye Su Akyol, Habibi Funk, Altin Gün, Acid Arab, The Scorpios. El Khat + Bad Bangs + Broadsheets

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What our editors say

“Luvcat is an alternative rock band fronted by Liverpudlian singer Sophie Morgan. The band gained popularity after their song "Matador" went viral on TikTok in 2024. Luvcat's music blends dark, playful romance inspired by artists like Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, and The Cure. Sophie Morgan previously released music as a solo acoustic artist before forming Luvcat in 2023.”
From: Luvcat

“Formed in 1992 in the town of Mysłowice, which inspired their name, the band quickly rose to fame with hits like "Długość Dźwięku Samotności" and "Peggy Brown," blending elements of alternative rock and Britpop with a uniquely Polish edge.”
From: Myslovitz

“James Adrian Brown is a British-born songwriter and former lead guitarist from the alternative rock band ‘Pulled Apart By Horses’. After studying art for six years in Leeds (UK), Brown set up his own independent record label in the city and would soon begin carving out a career as a professional musician. After achieving chart success, touring the world and releasing four critically acclaimed studio albums with PABH, James has begun paving a pathway into the world of instrumental electronic music and composing.”
From: James Adrian Brown & Sulk Rooms

“Erotic Secrets of Pompeii bring their hallucinogenic art rock to Rough Trade on Friday 17th October, to launch their new album Pitchfork Libra. A chaotic, catchy amalgamation of angular genres, dragged through the dirt and sprinkled in glitter.”
From: Erotic Secrets of Pompeii