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 decour's the perfect environment to enjoy some of the best Mexican food in town.

What's On At The Ill Repute

Female Trouble at The Ill Repute
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The Relay Rips Alternative Christmas Party at The Ill Repute
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rock-and-roll alternative rock pop punk swing soul
Holiday Affair at The Ill Repute
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Iceman Furniss + Neko + Big Pigeon at The Ill Repute
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experimental jazz
The Slimline Shufflers LP Launch Party at The Ill Repute
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new orleans blues blues
Sunset Boulevard at The Ill Repute
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DOUBLE FEATURE: Fantastic Planet at The Ill Repute
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DOUBLE FEATURE: It's Such a Beautiful Day at The Ill Repute
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Gummo at The Ill Repute
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Bloodbath at the House of Death at The Ill Repute
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The Big Lebowski at The Ill Repute
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WITCHHHHH! Down with Thom Yorke! Up the Goblin! There's only one true Suspiria and this is it - the definitive lurid giallo masterstroke from Argento. Must-see, free entry, Halloween cinema. Be Kind Rewind Bristol presents free screenings of cult films at The Ill Repute

Ecstatic improv chaos with three never-to-be-repeated lineups playing never-to-be-heard-again experimental punk-jazzbient soup ft. Bristol underground legends MXLX, Dan Johnson, Ekstasis, Bingo Fury + more. Never seen before bands created from diverse scenes and genres

Free entry! Hugely influential, reality-busting, art house horror whose carnivalesque, waking-nightmare atmosphere and spectral organ muzack influenced a legion of macabre directors (Lynch, Romero, Craven take a bow). Be Kind Rewind Bristol presents fortnightly screenings of cult films at The Ill Repute

Ecstatic improv chaos with three never-to-be-repeated lineups playing never-to-be-heard-again experimental punk-jazzbient soup ft. the Bristol underground legends behind Scaler (fka Scalping), Minor Conflict, tlk , Pet Shimmers, Ex Agent + more. One time bands formed from different musical and social scenes + creating new sounds !

'Ever drive a hearse, Harold?' Life affirming, faintly horrifying, and initially brutally panned 70s black comedy Harold & Maude screens at The Ill Repute as blessed angels of the cozzie livs Be Kind Rewind continue to churn out a sickening line-up of free fortnightly cult classics. Be Kind Rewind Bristol presents fortnightly screenings of cult films at The Ill Repute