The Ill Repute

The Ill Repute

Quirky rocker's bar with surf/Mexico on the mind!


The Ill Repute's a quirky rocker's bar making a name for itself in Old Market. With a unique music policy of rockabilly / surf / 2tone / garage rock from resident DJs and live bands, the 50s appropriate tiki-style decor's the perfect environment to enjoy some of the best Mexican food in town.

What's On At The Ill Repute

The Honeymoon Killers at The Ill Repute
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Evil & The Freaks + DRENCHED + ALL WHITE G at The Ill Repute
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rap experimental pop new orleans blues underground hip hop trap music
Bad Boy Bubby at The Ill Repute
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Seconds at The Ill Repute
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The Small Packages at The Ill Repute
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rock-and-roll tribute acts comedy
Selah The Underground River Poetry Night w/ Eva Penney at The Ill Repute
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folk open mic folk rock spoken word poetry
Ryder the Eagle at The Ill Repute
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indie rock post-punk art rock synthpop

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Our recent recommendations for The Ill Repute

Renegade mariachi rockabilly veterans who’ve been slapping the Edmonton scene silly for 25 years with brass licks, double bass stomp, and country twang. Raygun Cowboys are locked and loaded and ready to blow away all fans of: The Stray Cats, The Hillbilly Moon Explosion, Hola Ghost, Tiger Army, Rocket from The Crypt. Canadian Rocka-Psycha-Rolla-Billies!

Free entry! Original rudeboy sounds from the diggers behind the Bristol Northern Soul renaissance. Expect silky smooth Caribbean soul, strictly 60s ska and rousing rocksteady hosted by St. Pauls via Misty In Roots legend Simbarashe Tongogara. No pretenders here - these cats like to dance! Ska, Rocksteady, Ska, island Soul and Lovers

Free entry! The original cult B-movie trainwreck - Plan 9 is so full of schlocky FX and strange scripting decisions it’s laugh-out-loud hilarious. Bela Lugosi leads a cast of existentially confused Martian vampires in this flawed/flawless sci-fi horror comedy, later immortalised in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood biopic. Be Kind Rewind Bristol is a film club dedicated to screening cult classics, hidden gems, and cinematic oddities.

Dreams drenched in static! Bring your earplugs and come bathe in Cremation Lily’s emo-static noiseworld – slowcore torchsongs for recovering noise/power electronics addicts. Essential pedal heartache FFO: Midwife, Have A Nice Life, Croatian Amor, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Ramleh. Cremation Lily @ The Ill Repute 14/07/2025. UNDERSTANDING FOREVER

The Ill Repute ain’t ready for these two minute feral hardcore rippers. Bad Egg are the most ferocious band to ever take that stage, with Stacie Jones drawing you into an inevitable pit of intense churning energy. Ontario’s best kept secret FFO: Gel, Krimewatch, Buggin, Spy, Poison Idea. Blowout Presents Bad Egg, Uncertainty and Bullet at The Ill Repute, Bristol