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"9 hour, 19 band marathon of scathing guitar rot seeping upstairs/downstairs/from all corners of the bloody Exchange! Featuring Gnasch’s low-end sludge woe, Kushthulhu’s swamp-infested doom, Vicarage’s blackened hxc bludgery and Bubblegum Hypnosis’ batshit garage-fuzz stoner prog (to name but a few). Unmissable shopping spree FFO: Eyehategod, Locust, Brutal Truth, Sleep, Celtic Frost, Negative Approach."
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A gig held at Exchange on Saturday 6th December. The event starts at 13:15.
Safari Series All Dayer
Saturday 6th December 2025
Exchange, Bristol.
Two stages, all day.
19 bands back to back
Doors 1 | Bands 1:15-10:00
A day dedicated to hosting some of the best bands in and around the local scene.
Noise merchants bringing together thick tone, large riffs and trading in gratitude.
Grandad, Empire of Dust, Munter, Mutilated State, Lung, Dosed, Gilded Cage, Stealth Cat, Bozos, Scathing, Bubblegum Hypnosis, Kushthulhu, Vicarage, Hag Reflex, Punch on! Betrayers, Gnasch, Cryptbreaker, no.
Mutilated State
Punk, Hardcore
https://chickenattackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/years-of-regret
Grandad
Fast, chaotic, discordant hardcore
https://grandadband.bandcamp.com/
Kushulthu
Stoner doom
https://kushthulhu.bandcamp.com/album/the-swamp
Empire of Dust
Doom, sludge, hardcore
https://empireofdust.bandcamp.com/
Vicarage
South Western UK Blackened Hardcore
https://thevicarage.bandcamp.com
Lung
Doom riff worship
https://lungdoom.bandcamp.com/
Bozos
Heavy punk rock
https://bozos1.bandcamp.com/album/frozen-death-ep
Betrayers
Doom, Grind, Hardcore
https://betrayers1.bandcamp.com
Munter
D-Beat, Grind, Powerviolence
https://munter.bandcamp.com/album/the-off-licence
Hag Reflex
Bristol punk powerhouse
Cryptbreaker
Blackened Hardcore
https://cryptbreaker13.bandcamp.com/album/delusions-of-adequacy
Punch on!
Screamo immersion
https://punchon.bandcamp.com
no.
Noisy punk start ups
Scathing
Gary Garrison
https://instagram.com/scathingbristol
Bubblegum Hypnosis
Psych
https://bubblegumhypnosis.bandcamp.com
Gnasch
Low end destruction
https://gnasch.bandcamp.com
Gilded Cage
Screamo doom apocalypse
Https://instagram.com/gildedcagebristol
Stealth Cat
Math, post-rock
https://stealthcat.bandcamp.com/
Dosed
Hardcore heavies
https://dosedhc.bandcamp.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
Maximum gratitude.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
Saturday 6th December 2025
Exchange, Bristol.
Two stages, all day.
19 bands back to back
Doors 1 | Bands 1:15-10:00
A day dedicated to hosting some of the best bands in and around the local scene.
Noise merchants bringing together thick tone, large riffs and trading in gratitude.
Grandad, Empire of Dust, Munter, Mutilated State, Lung, Dosed, Gilded Cage, Stealth Cat, Bozos, Scathing, Bubblegum Hypnosis, Kushthulhu, Vicarage, Hag Reflex, Punch on! Betrayers, Gnasch, Cryptbreaker, no.
Mutilated State
Punk, Hardcore
https://chickenattackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/years-of-regret
Grandad
Fast, chaotic, discordant hardcore
https://grandadband.bandcamp.com/
Kushulthu
Stoner doom
https://kushthulhu.bandcamp.com/album/the-swamp
Empire of Dust
Doom, sludge, hardcore
https://empireofdust.bandcamp.com/
Vicarage
South Western UK Blackened Hardcore
https://thevicarage.bandcamp.com
Lung
Doom riff worship
https://lungdoom.bandcamp.com/
Bozos
Heavy punk rock
https://bozos1.bandcamp.com/album/frozen-death-ep
Betrayers
Doom, Grind, Hardcore
https://betrayers1.bandcamp.com
Munter
D-Beat, Grind, Powerviolence
https://munter.bandcamp.com/album/the-off-licence
Hag Reflex
Bristol punk powerhouse
Cryptbreaker
Blackened Hardcore
https://cryptbreaker13.bandcamp.com/album/delusions-of-adequacy
Punch on!
Screamo immersion
https://punchon.bandcamp.com
no.
Noisy punk start ups
Scathing
Gary Garrison
https://instagram.com/scathingbristol
Bubblegum Hypnosis
Psych
https://bubblegumhypnosis.bandcamp.com
Gnasch
Low end destruction
https://gnasch.bandcamp.com
Gilded Cage
Screamo doom apocalypse
Https://instagram.com/gildedcagebristol
Stealth Cat
Math, post-rock
https://stealthcat.bandcamp.com/
Dosed
Hardcore heavies
https://dosedhc.bandcamp.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
Maximum gratitude.
Entry requirements: 14+, any under 18s accompanied by 21+ adult 1:1 ratio
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