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The Old Market Assembly

The jewel in the crown of Old Market

From the team behind The Canteen and No1 The Harbourside, comes the Old Market Assembly, easily their most grand and ambitious project to date. Assembly Nights at Old Market Assembly present an ever evolving range of amazing performers in the heart of Bristol. Celebrating great music with renowned artists, and our LGBT+ heritage with dazzling drag, cabaret and performance nights every weekend!

Live performances Friday & Saturday Nights from 10pm. Tickets prices vary. Available from Headfirst.

What's On At The Old Market Assembly

Sofar Sounds on the Terrace at The Old Market Assembly
Sofar Sounds on the Terrace in Bristol
— The Old Market Assembly
folk indie rock soul pop lgbtq+
QUEER AS F*CK: September Edition at The Old Market Assembly
QUEER AS F*CK: September Edition
— The Old Market Assembly
disco house cabaret circus lgbtq+ drag
Late Night Funk Club: Hot Piece of Brass + Nick Bodywork at The Old Market Assembly
Late Night Funk Club: Hot Piece of Brass + Nick Bodywork tickets
— The Old Market Assembly
disco funk house soul pop
K’Chevere + DJ Kslice at The Old Market Assembly
K’Chevere + DJ Kslice in Bristol
— The Old Market Assembly
jazz latin jazz salsa world festival
PAPAYA Fest: Reggaeton Ceilidh Fiesta at The Old Market Assembly
PAPAYA Fest: Reggaeton Ceilidh Fiesta tickets
— The Old Market Assembly
reggaeton folk festival workshops & classes lgbtq+
Forró com Papaya Fiesta at The Old Market Assembly
Forró com Papaya Fiesta in Bristol
— The Old Market Assembly
folk latin jazz festival workshops & classes
LEI DI DAI + La Popelei + guest DJ at The Old Market Assembly
LEI DI DAI + La Popelei + guest DJ in Bristol
— The Old Market Assembly
dancehall reggaeton tropical jungle festival
The Twitching Ball at The Old Market Assembly
The Twitching Ball in Bristol
— The Old Market Assembly
drum and bass electronic freak folk hip hop ska punk

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Sell out warning! The queerest, steamiest burlesque sideshow around. Grounded Circus are selling that sizzle with Brighton’s macabre cabaret icon Joe Black hosting an all-star cast, including: Circomedia strongman Jamie Double, Brazilian Rocky Horror dragster Co Kendrah + RED firing up the go-go dancers from behind the decks. The sell out cabaret club-night returns with more outrageous circus, drag, and DJs.

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Sell out warning! No one serves a raucous contortion and saucy drag cocktail quite like QUEER AS F*CK. They’re mixing a bumper NYE batch with sassy fireworks from local dramaturgic icon Tom Marshmann, lactose-loving milkman drag from the Dairy King + RED and RuPaul’s own Ginger Spice, Just May, leading the hi-NRG DJ charge. QAF sends out the year in the campest way possible at Bristol's hottest cabaret club-night.

Sell out warning! Queer AF acrobatic burlesque action packed with pure sass and sizzle. Grounded Circus dial up the collective heat with our current Drag Race obsession (Tayris Mongardi), the timeless soul of your songstress host Sadie Sinner, retro rollerskating gymnastics from Peachy Skater, RED leading the late night DJ charge + much much more! We're summoning a lineup of ghouls, expect the most star-studded coven of circus, drag, and burlesque icons.

Sell out warning! Queer AF acrobatic burlesque action packed with pure sass and sizzle. Grounded Circus dial up the collective heat with Brighton’s macabre cabaret icon Joe Black, boylesque aerialist extraordinaire Danny Ash, lactose-loving milkman / cow drag surrealism from the Dairy King + RED leading the late night DJ charge! Circus, drag, and burlesque come together in this unforgettable one-off lineup. Part cabaret, part club-night, all camp.