What's On / Friday 8th April 2022

What's On Friday 8th April in Bristol

— Friday 8th April 2022

A complete list of live music and nightlife for Friday 8th April.

Trending Gigs & Live Music on Friday 8th April

Events on Friday 8th April

“PLEASE NOTE: This event will be short but mighty! We'll be squeezing in a very slightly smaller than our usual lineup into an hour of showtime, so please make sure to arrive on time so that we can seat everybody!”
From: Brizzle Boyz - Big Tops : Bristol Puck Series

“Safety in Numbers is a new collection from the nation’s favourite poet. Traversing rocky terrain with the assurance of a poetry Rover on Mars, McGough brings down to earth the strangeness of a time on hold. Staycations, adultery in lockdown, ghosts and gamblers, as well as playful advice to up and coming poets. (Don’t do it!) With the gift of many tongues, playful, surreal and tender, McGough, ‘a trickster you can trust’, reveals the telling moments of our lives.”
From: Roger McGough: Safety in Numbers

“You walk into a play but none of the actors have learned their lines, because there are none. This show hasn’t been written yet. A nightmare or a dream? Who’s to say? Up ahead there’s a sign. We take a turning through your imagination and arrive at your final destination: An improvised twist on The Twilight Zone!”
From: After Dusk: The Improvised Twilight Zone

“An improvised Western with a twist – the inhabitants of Lil’ Clifton are just what you’d expect in any frontier town; a collection of lawmen, settlers, prospectors, preachers, mayors, outlaws, ranchers, drunks, gunslingers and the rest. But how will they react when an innovation from the last 100 years suddenly comes to town? Will snake-oil salesmen be cashing in on Vimto? Will the mayor be running his re-election campaign on the merits of Pop-up Pirate? And how can the pesky O’Malley gang get their hands on the new-fangled photocopier that has appeared in the General Store? Inspired by Classic Westerns past and present, this show is directed by James Cottle.”
From: Unscripted Players Big April Show

“Originating from West London but now residing on the south coast, Freya Beer deftly mixes poetical lyrics with a distinctive sound, often drawing influence from the likes of Patti Smith, Bat for Lashes and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.”
From: FREYA BEER + TOM SAINT

Featured Clubnights & Electronic Music on Friday 8th April

For all 34 events on Friday 8th see the listings below.

Brizzle Boyz - Big Tops : Bristol Puck Series at Big Top Tent, Dove Lane, St Pauls, Bristol
— Big Top Tent, Dove Lane, St Pauls, Bristol
punk lgbtq+ drag cabaret circus
Roger McGough: Safety in Numbers at St. George’s Bristol, Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR
— St. George’s Bristol, Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR
spoken word poetry festival
After Dusk: The Improvised Twilight Zone at The Room Above
— The Room Above
theatre comedy
Unscripted Players Big April Show at The Bristol Improv Theatre
— The Bristol Improv Theatre
theatre comedy
FREYA BEER + TOM SAINT at The Lanes
— The Lanes
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pop rock alternative rock indie rock
METZ at Thekla
— Thekla
psychedelic rock rock-and-roll stoner rock post-hardcore punk noise rock
UK Subs at The Fleece
— The Fleece
pub rock punk
Muncle Album Launch at Crofters Rights
— Crofters Rights
alternative rock indie rock grunge
Mr Bruce at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
Thank Drag it's FriGay with Dame Cherry Poppin at Seamus O'Donnell's
— Seamus O'Donnell's
lgbtq+ drag comedy cabaret
AFT Records presents BROCKI & DET at The Attic Bar
— The Attic Bar
drum and bass jungle
Agent Funk - War Child charity event at Mr Wolfs
— Mr Wolfs
jazz funk soul funk
The Brass Funkeys + Mr Fitz at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
jazz jazz funk new orleans jazz soul funk
Opa Rosa at The Canteen
— The Canteen
ska gypsy jazz swing festival
Femme Fatale Bristol Fundraiser at The Lion
— The Lion
hardcore techno disco drum and bass jungle pop
Blueshift #7 Native//SdotG//Jillah//SNTNL//Renton at The Golden Lion
— The Golden Lion
abstract hip hop drum and bass jungle 140
Channel One  | £5 Entry at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
disco dub reggae roots reggae
PHUCT - Bristol's Rock & Metal Alternative at The Lanes
— The Lanes
alternative metal hard rock rock alternative rock punk
Well Street Records w/ Josi Devil at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
electronic breakbeat uk garage techno
DTM Bristol • Drake's FREE House Party at Gravity Bristol
— Gravity Bristol
R&B hip hop rap
5 Years of Psy Jelly at Basement 45
— Basement 45
downtempo electronic trance drum and bass dub
PARADISCO'S 7TH BIRTHDAY at Crofters Rights
— Crofters Rights
disco disco house soul funk