Eggfest 2026 at Exchange
Headfirst Editor's Pick

"Ain’t nothing more DIY than Eggy Tapes right now; the standardbearers for queer pain electronics and cybergrind anomalies is a scene unto itself. Need ye more proof than this second extreme dayfest offering, from Plague Pit’s cemetery blackened hxc and Priest Crippler’s heinous grind, to Fleshlicker’s feedback horrors and Hopeless Death’s drugged hauntological drift. 12 acts in 10 hours – are u harsh enough tho?!"

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A gig held at Exchange on Saturday 21st March. The event starts at 13:45.


Eggy Tapes returns to bring you another high protein all dayer of extreme and experimental music

12 acts, 2 stages, 100% of profits donated to trans healthcare

FEATURING

FLESHLICKER

Harsh noise, body horror erotism

https://fleshlicker.bandcamp.com/

PLAGUE PIT

Necrotic hardcore, Bristol’s hardest band.

https://plaguepitviolence.bandcamp.com/

INSATIABLE WOUND

Uncomfortable audio

https://slowmurder.bandcamp.com/album/pain-seeking-behaviour

BURNT BODY

HM2 powerviolence featuring members of Leeched and Trench Foot

https://burntbodyuk.bandcamp.com/

HOPELESS DEATH

Tape ambience, loops, memories.

https://hopelessdeath.bandcamp.com/

KNIFEYxSPOONY

Final 10 minutes of chaos from Bristol's last surviving noisecore band

https://knifeyxspoony.bandcamp.com/

THUMBSUCKER

Leicester grinders with a heavy dose of hardcore

https://thumbsucker.bandcamp.com/

PRIEST CRIPPLER

Very reasonable and proper grindcore trio, no silly business

https://priestcrippler.bandcamp.com/

FILTHxCOLLINS

Fastest blasts in the west, but they’re from the east midlands

https://filthxcollins.bandcamp.com

CARTHAGE MUST BE DESTROYED

Raw London deathgrind

https://carthagemustbedestroyed.bandcamp.com/album/ex-nihilo

BREATHE/RUST

Metallic hardcore, aggressive melancholia

https://breatherust.bandcamp.com/

CRYPTBREAKER

Bristol blackened hardcore

https://cryptbreaker13.bandcamp.com/

DAVID/DAVID

Jazz/ambient-synthesis duo by two guys called David

https://david-david.bandcamp.com/

This year we’re donating the profits to Lexi Bushell’s surgery fund, which you can read about in full here

https://chuffed.org/project/149626-lexis-pole-to-hole-fund

Poster and artwork by Luke Oram

https://lukeoram.com/

Exchange has a small ramp entrance from the street. Our bar and main event space are on the ground floor with level access throughout and we have an accessible toilet. Please note the basement is not wheelchair accessible and is accessed by a narrow enclosed staircase. For more accessibility info, please email [email protected]

Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio



Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio

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