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

Story Slam: 10 Year Anniversary Party at The Old Market Assembly
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lgbtq+ theatre comedy spoken word talks
DR MEAKER + MC MELO-D + Ray Mighty + Kravitz&Dubbz at The Old Market Assembly
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electro drum and bass jungle dub
Experiment O.B + After Party DJs at The Old Market Assembly
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contemporary jazz art rock experimental jazz spoken word
Dance It Off ~ Bank Holiday Disco Special at The Old Market Assembly
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disco gospel funk
Sam Redmore & The Tropical Soundclash Allstars at The Old Market Assembly
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disco tropical cumbia afrobeat samba
Dockside Latin Revolutions + DJ at The Old Market Assembly
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big band bossa nova latin jazz salsa jazz
Lazy Habits at The Old Market Assembly
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world hip hop rap jazz new orleans jazz
Grounded Circus: QUEER AS F*CK / May Edition at The Old Market Assembly
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disco lgbtq+ drag cabaret circus
High Fade + DJs at The Old Market Assembly
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disco disco house rock soul funk

Get a feel for The Old Market Assembly

Our recent recommendations for The Old Market Assembly

Plaid? Yearning? High-camp tasche aesthetics? The pop culture cowboy revival might have reached its peak but they’ve always belonged to queer culture! Misscotheque offer up the perfect late-night ride into the sunset for women, trans and NB partiers, w/ Whitts, Holy C and Missco founders The Power Bottoms spinning disco, house and garage til the early hours. Lesbois and Cowbians themed afterparty for Lesbians and Cowboys (a very gay play).

Sell out warning! Queer as F*ck acrobatic burlesque action packed with sass and sizzle. Grounded Circus call in the hots from Drag Race UK (Belfast’s finest Jonbers Blonde) and high-ropes sensation Bunmi Odumosu for contortion, cabaret, hoops, bullwhips, DJs and more more more. The circus cabaret club-night returns with another all star cast

Enriching rhythms of Congo and Ghana all under one roof with soukous superstar 5 piece Kasai Masai and Baraka’s master percussionist Ben Baddoo providing entrancing, infectious music FFO: Kanda Bongo Man, Koffi Olomide, Papa Wemba. Infectious Soukous dance grooves & traditional Congolese folkloric music with a contemporary spin

Dust off yr hot pink stetsons: Eat Up! Collective rides again! This time to The Old Market Assembly for a high-camp country-palooza ft. NYC alt-Americana singer-songwriter Paisley Fields, Margate political cowpunk duo Pink Suits, boot-scootin' drag from Small Willy Nelson and DJs spinning queer bangers til late. Plus prizes for the best dressed cowfolk! Queer country chaos with live music from Paisley Fields, Pink Suits, drag king Small Willy Nelson and a hoedown til late.

Queer as F*ck acrobatic burlesque action packed with sass and sizzle. Grounded Circus call in the hots from Drag Race UK (Worchester’s finest Ginny Lemon) and pole-dancing sensation Zaki Musa for contortion, cabaret, hoops, bullwhips, DJs and much much more. The sell-out queer cabaret club-night returns, and you know we bring you the best everytime.