Exchange

Exchange

Forward thinking live music venue in Old Market.


Since opening its doors to the public in later summer 2012, Bristol's Exchange has proven itself to be a key player in Bristol's live music music scene. With ticketted events almost every night of the week, Exchange plays host to a wide variety of live bands and styles. That said, the venue's musical programming for bands that sit on the heavier side of the fence (post-rock, math rock, psych) is unrivalled elsewhere in Bristol.

The venue is set over two floors with the larger of the two stages upstairs found upstairs. While club promoters are able to run two concurrent soundsystems, gig promoters and all-dayers use the space to sequence bands and provide a constant programme of music.

Doors for live music events at Exchange are typically 7.30pm, while clubnights vary.


What's On At Exchange

AGABAS at Exchange
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jazz metal
The Outpost Tour at Exchange
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country indie folk singer-songwriter
Nirvanher x Hell is In Chains at Exchange
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grunge hard rock metal
Smithereens at Exchange
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alternative metal alternative rock jazz rock
Big Lava at Exchange
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alternative rock rock stoner rock
Asomvel at Exchange
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hard rock metal
C.O.F.F.I.N at Exchange
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blues rock-and-roll hardcore-punk
Edging at Exchange
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art rock noise rock punk rock
ROMES at Exchange
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electro grunge punk
Jamie Lenman at Exchange
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alternative rock anti-folk indie rock post-hardcore punk
Yasha 96 at Exchange
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alternative rock emo post-punk shoegaze singer-songwriter
The Bracknall at Exchange
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Robbie Cavanagh at Exchange
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country country rock folk folk rock
WesGhost at Exchange
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Mosaic at Exchange
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open mic
Vaulted Presents: Ryan Resso at Exchange
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house tech house
CTRL + ALT + SLAY // Alternative x Metal x Pop at Exchange
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alternative pop alternative rock emo pop metal
JACK.MOS at Exchange
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blues folk indie rock
The Shallow Souls at Exchange
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blues blues-rock indie rock
Teenage Bottlerocket at Exchange
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pop punk punk skate punk hardcore-punk
Tokyo Tea Room at Exchange
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alternative pop indie pop pop
Hoa-Hoa-Hoa Rave at Exchange
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Ruined :: vol.1 at Exchange
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alternative hip hop alternative pop hip hop rap underground hip hop
Martyr's Saint at Exchange
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alternative metal metal
The Spitfires at Exchange
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indie rock punk ska
DIY NEU - Bristol ft Hunny Buzz, Pack Of Animals, nobody's dad at Exchange
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alternative rock indie folk post-punk shoegaze
Winter Hotel at Exchange
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death metal emo post-hardcore metal hardcore-punk
CWFEN / BIRDWITCH / URZAH at Exchange
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goth doom metal shoegaze metal
SYNCT THE NEXT WAVE at Exchange
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alternative rock folk funk indie rock soul
Sub Unit 5 of Unit 3 at Exchange
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ambient experimental experimental rock post rock
MILO KORBENSKI at Exchange
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indie rock
Årabrot at Exchange
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alternative metal experimental rock noise rock sludge metal
My Only Escape at Exchange
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emo post-hardcore
Pocket / Self Torque / Unfinished Face at Exchange
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pop punk punk hardcore-punk
MC Devvo at Exchange
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electronic rap uk garage comedy
Dis Coram at Exchange
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trip hop
Guana Batz at Exchange
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punk
Benefit Half Dayer w/Stampin Ground at Exchange
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alternative metal doom metal punk metal hardcore-punk
Gumdrop at Exchange
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alternative rock indie rock noise rock post-punk shoegaze
NO REASON AFTER PARTY at Exchange
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bassline tropical disco house world amapiano
Grief Ritual at Exchange
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alternative metal metal hardcore-punk
Doggy Heaven at Exchange
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pop rock pop
Ebbb at Exchange
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art pop electronic indie pop
Snake In The Footspa Hometown Headline at Exchange
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indie pop indie rock rock pop
Airflo at Exchange
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alternative rock indie pop indie rock rock pop
Tokyo Taboo at Exchange
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alternative rock electro pop punk punk pop
Dead Leaf Relaunch at Exchange
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alternative metal grunge hard rock metal
Keyside at Exchange
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alternative rock indie pop indie rock
Karen + Davey Woodward & The Winter Orphans at Exchange
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alternative pop alternative rock folk rock indie folk indie rock
Every Hell at Exchange
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alternative rock art pop art rock post rock post-hardcore
Feral Decay Safari Series / Riffmas at Exchange
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death metal doom metal post-hardcore sludge metal hardcore-punk
OPENHAUS PRESENTS: ARCTIC GROOVE at Exchange
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house uk garage tech house
Restraining Order at Exchange
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punk hardcore-punk
The Hara at Exchange
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rock
Electric Portaloo at Exchange
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experimental industrial noise metal hardcore-punk
The False Idols at Exchange
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alternative rock indie rock rock shoegaze
Rin at Exchange
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Sweet Unrest at Exchange
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grunge indie rock punk rock
Sunswarm, Hollow Blessings and Gnarled Fingers at Exchange
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alternative metal post-hardcore sludge metal metal
Ethan Regan at Exchange
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folk folk-pop indie folk
Cowboyy at Exchange
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alternative rock art pop art rock indie rock
Valtos at Exchange
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Ramble presents: Tommy Dymock, Sam Bower and Jonty at Exchange
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acid house deep house progressive house techno tech house
Downtown Boys at Exchange
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post-hardcore post-punk punk hardcore-punk
Type Of Negative at Exchange
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alternative metal doom metal metal tribute acts
Trippy at Exchange
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alternative rock pop rock
Sam Shackleton at Exchange
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Desperate Journalist at Exchange
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indie rock post-punk
FAWLKES HEADLINE at Exchange
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alternative pop grunge
Big Hammer at Exchange
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alternative rock psychedelic rock stoner rock
Worry Club at Exchange
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alternative pop indie pop indie rock pop punk
A Fundraiser for Dandelion at Exchange
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punk lgbtq+ metal hardcore-punk
Spite House at Exchange
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emo post-hardcore punk
SPEEDIAL + RESIDENTS + JUNCTION at Exchange
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noise rock shoegaze
Fury at Exchange
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hard rock metal
Head Noise / Pheonix-Flare / Vacant Shores at Exchange
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alternative pop electro electronic punk pop
Bristol Climbers - Christmas Party at Exchange
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breakbeat disco drum and bass hip hop uk garage
The Big Gig at Exchange
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indie rock punk pop workshops & classes lgbtq+
DB KULT FEST at Exchange
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alternative metal doom metal punk metal
Point Zero at Exchange
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alternative rock indie rock rock
Punk Rock Stars in Their Eyes at Exchange
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alternative rock pop punk punk skate punk hardcore-punk
New Year's Eve Blowout at Exchange
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grunge post-hardcore punk metal hardcore-punk
Metalheads Against Domestic Violence at Exchange
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punk thrash metal metal
Claudine + In Silver + Scarlet Reading at Exchange
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folk singer-songwriter
Vinnie Caruana / Matt Embree at Exchange
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punk singer-songwriter
The Problem Souls at Exchange
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alternative rock rock
CIARS at Exchange
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alternative rock
Visions Of Disfigurement at Exchange
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alternative metal death metal metal
JGrrey at Exchange
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hip hop neo soul R&B
BLUE TOUCH PAPER HEADLINE at Exchange
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alternative rock grunge rock rock-and-roll
Hit Like A Girl at Exchange
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emo indie rock pop hardcore-punk
Bristol Urban Wassail feat. Skimmity Hitchers + Guests at Exchange
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folk rock punk traditional folk comedy
Catfishing the Bottlemen at Exchange
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alternative rock indie pop indie rock rock
Pilot Scheme album launch + Aether Valentine & The One Time Séance Band at Exchange
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alternative pop indie folk indie pop indie rock spoken word
Amalfi at Exchange
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alternative rock emo
Caleb Caudle at Exchange
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country folk
Beatallica at Exchange
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comedy pop metal tribute acts
A Nashville Country Experience at Exchange
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country country rock
Crows-An-Wra at Exchange
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post-hardcore punk hardcore-punk
Chrom at Exchange
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disco electronic synthpop pop
Slap Rash at Exchange
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doom metal punk hardcore-punk
OK Ewan at Exchange
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drum and bass house rap uk garage lgbtq+
Tummyache at Exchange
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alternative rock indie folk indie rock
CEEBO at Exchange
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rap
BIG ASS TRUCK I.E at Exchange
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Keywest at Exchange
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alternative pop folk-pop
Connor's 30th Birthday Fun Time at Exchange
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emo punk metal hardcore-punk
Adfeilion at Exchange
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experimental folk neoclassical metal
M2TM Heat 1 at Exchange
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alternative metal death metal doom metal progressive metal metal
Katie Gregson-MacLeod at Exchange
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folk rock indie pop
Prince Daddy & The Hyena at Exchange
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alternative pop emo pop punk punk skate punk
Trivax at Exchange
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alternative metal death metal doom metal metal
Hey Pixies at Exchange
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alternative rock grunge indie rock noise rock punk
Moscow Death Brigade at Exchange
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electronic punk techno
Mothermary at Exchange
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art pop pop
Echochamber at Exchange
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alternative rock emo post-hardcore
Suicide Commando at Exchange
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electro electronic industrial industrial rock
USA Nails at Exchange
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noise rock post-hardcore post-punk punk
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse at Exchange
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blues blues-rock country rock new orleans blues soul
Harpy at Exchange
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alternative pop alternative rock goth industrial
Ocean Grove at Exchange
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alternative metal alternative rock metal hardcore-punk
The Bones of J.R. Jones at Exchange
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blues country folk soundtrack
Jayler at Exchange
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alternative rock rock
In Color at Exchange
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MERCY GIRL at Exchange
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goth electro electronic new wave synthpop
Lonely Mountain at Exchange
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folk indie folk indie rock
The Spook School at Exchange
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indie pop indie rock pop lgbtq+
Kerrank at Exchange
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pop punk punk rock metal tribute acts
Asleep At The Helm at Exchange
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alternative metal metal hardcore-punk
Tramhaus at Exchange
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post-hardcore post-punk punk shoegaze
Eleusis at Exchange
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metal
The Vaselines at Exchange
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alternative rock indie pop indie rock
Chanpan at Exchange
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alternative pop electronic pop
Black Doldrums at Exchange
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goth post-punk psychedelic rock shoegaze
Kerr Mercer at Exchange
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indie pop singer-songwriter pop
NEON FIELDS at Exchange
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alternative pop alternative rock electronic prog rock
CLATTERS FEST '27 at Exchange
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alternative rock funk indie rock pop rock rock
Dutch Uncles at Exchange
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alternative pop alternative rock art rock indie pop
The Howlers at Exchange
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blues-rock garage rock indie rock
Kat Abel + Leo Nathan at Exchange
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contemporary jazz folk soul

Get a feel for Exchange

Our recent recommendations for Exchange

Sell out warning! Providence agit-punks Downtown Boys bring their fuzzed-out, two-horn assault to the Exchange basement. Songs about mass incarceration and police violence come wrapped in chugging guitars, blaring brass and righteous fury. Searing punk rock pointed squarely at White supremacy and entitled bro culture FFO: Protomartyr, The Fall, Bikini Kill, Special Interest. Downtown Boys at Exchange.

'Why the fuck isn't there more PROPER goth metal?' we've been crying, 'til we hit play on Sorrows and got drenched in the unruly, graveyard bastard offspring of Chelsea Wolfe and Type O Negative. Cwfen answer all our slow, heavy, dark prayers in spades with the ethereal hex of true occult doom. Consider us spellbound. CWFEN / BIRDWITCH / URZAH at Exchange.

Marauding Norsemen Agabas charge into town wielding their self-coined ‘deathjazz’: a pummeling uptempo rawk engine with a thrash gallop, horn blasts strafing through the noise, and shredding throat growls atop a storm of riffs and rhythms. A cataclysmic ruin ritual FFO: Kvelertak, Imperial Triumphant, Slipknot, Converge. AGABAS at Exchange.

Finally, a spin class we can actually get down with: Bristol weirdos Spin Class showcase their ADHD desert-prog in a psychedelic cocktail of sticky melodies and overcooked guitar amps. It's a huge Exchange main room show for them, testament to the pulling power of their gonzo hair-grunge. Hot tip FFO: Soundgarden, King Gizzard, Faith No More, Biffy Clyro. Spin Class Autumn Headline

Live roots and dancehall prowess celebrating the BRS > JA > SWISS connection. Da Fuchaman brings his prime-time ragga rasp to the rootical vision of Switzerland's 20 year matured Little Lion Sound, celebrating their new link up hot on the heels of pure LLS vocal fire from giants like Capleton, King Kong and Queen Omega. Grassroots gold in the place! This will be the launch of Da Fuchaman & Little Lion Sound highly anticipated Ep.