The Bristol Fringe

Bar in Clifton with regular live music.


The Bristol Fringe is a small bar and live music venue in Clifton. Live music can be found regularly in the front bar while the Bristol Fringe's back room is host to intimate gigs a couple of times a month. The front room / bar is always free while entry to gigs in the back room ranges from £3 to £6. Live music usually starts around 9pm and The Bristol Fringe is open until midnight except on Fridays and Saturdays when the venue remains open until 1am.

The music policy at the Bristol fringe is diverse with previous bands including Vamos, Andy Sheppard, Muff Said and Jake Mclurchie.

What's On At The Bristol Fringe

Jazz Rapport Jam at The Bristol Fringe
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contemporary jazz open mic jam session gypsy jazz jazz
Back Door Comedy at The Bristol Fringe
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open mic comedy spoken word
Pete Coggins Trio at The Bristol Fringe
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blues-rock new orleans blues country blues folk rock
The Hangover Club at The Bristol Fringe
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blues-rock country rockabilly blues singer-songwriter
Stompin' Jam at The Bristol Fringe
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contemporary jazz gypsy jazz jazz new orleans jazz
Tarot Night at The Bristol Fringe
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spoken word
The Dylegans at The Bristol Fringe
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country rockabilly folk folk rock
Tex Braithwaite and the Biryani Brothers at The Bristol Fringe
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country rockabilly folk rock comedy
Hot Club Jam at The Bristol Fringe
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contemporary jazz open mic jam session gypsy jazz jazz
Aidan Pope + James Chadwick at The Bristol Fringe
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jazz
Hopkins & Or at The Bristol Fringe
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bossa nova contemporary jazz gypsy jazz jazz swing
Spring Soiree at The Bristol Fringe
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theatre comedy cabaret
Gloria’s Seven Deadly Sins at The Bristol Fringe
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theatre comedy cabaret circus
Tammy Payne Quintet at The Bristol Fringe
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latin jazz jazz
Huw V Williams' Di-Cysgodion at The Bristol Fringe
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contemporary jazz

Get a feel for The Bristol Fringe

Our recent recommendations for The Bristol Fringe

Grungy electronics, baroque chamber music and operatic vocals collide in Saint Valentine’s dizzying soundworld - something like Nine Inch Nails, CocoRosie and Yves Tumor in a slowmo blender (they call it ‘Homotronica’ apparently!). Amazing, new (to us) Bristol music + support from queer punk starlet Frankie Delta. With special guest Frankie Delta