Rough Trade Bristol
Bristol branch of the iconic record store with decent sized gig space and excellent music
Rough Trade's punk credentials stretch way back to 1976 and Geoff Travis' watershed Rough Trade Records (home to Stiff Little Fingers, Cabaret Voltaire and the C86 compilations that defined that UK indie sound). The first branch open in West London, but Bristol is its fifth and newest store. The 2018 opening came at a great time - whatever you think about the store - the addition of a solid 150 - 200 venue in town with some discerning heads behind the programming was welcome news for all.
Free and ticketed events happen most nights of the week - mix of big names like Idles and Throbbing Gristle's Chris Carter plus local acts like Bad Tracking and Elder Island.
Free and ticketed events happen most nights of the week - mix of big names like Idles and Throbbing Gristle's Chris Carter plus local acts like Bad Tracking and Elder Island.
What's On At Rough Trade Bristol
— Rough Trade Bristol
alternative pop
new wave
alternative rock
noise rock
shoegaze
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alternative pop
synthpop
singer-songwriter
lgbtq+
lgbtq+
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noise rock
shoegaze
experimental
noise
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post-hardcore
punk
noise rock
grunge
sludge metal
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indie folk
indie pop
lo-fi
folk
singer-songwriter
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indie rock
punk
post-punk
garage rock
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experimental rock
indie folk
emo
alternative rock
indie rock
— Rough Trade Bristol
synthpop
alternative rock
indie rock
shoegaze
Get a feel for Rough Trade Bristol
Our recent recommendations for Rough Trade Bristol
Dystopian queer electro-(s)punk like Fever Ray and Peaches having a knife-fight with Soft Cell in a strobing underpass. Throbbing industrial electronics meets psychosensual lyrics dripping with sleaze and sardonics FFO: Gazelle Twin, Vessel, Debby Friday, Miss Kittin, Fever 103.
Three epic bands and a drag host!