The Golden Lion
One of Bristol's key live music pubs.
Under the same management as the infamous Old Duke pub on Bristol's harbourside, the Golden Lion is another staple live music pub in Bristol.
Live music is served every night of the week except Sundays and entry is always free except for Friday (usually £3). The Golden Lion's listings are typically jazz, funk, blues or folk based, basically their music policy is pretty varied.
The venue can be a great place to catch new projects for established Bristol musicians so it's always worth checking whats on at the Golden Lion. Unlike The Old Duke in Bristol it's a larger pub and usually fairly easy to get a table on weeknights.
Live music is served every night of the week except Sundays and entry is always free except for Friday (usually £3). The Golden Lion's listings are typically jazz, funk, blues or folk based, basically their music policy is pretty varied.
The venue can be a great place to catch new projects for established Bristol musicians so it's always worth checking whats on at the Golden Lion. Unlike The Old Duke in Bristol it's a larger pub and usually fairly easy to get a table on weeknights.
What's On At The Golden Lion
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alternative metal
doom metal
noise
progressive metal
sludge metal
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punk
post-punk
synthpop
disco
electronic
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experimental
shoegaze
noise
post rock
electronic
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Our recent recommendations for The Golden Lion
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Greek psych-folk maniacs Thrax Punks crash back into The Golden Lion, weaponising Thracian folk rhythms with punk’s serrated edge to make a sonic Molotov cocktail. Flutes spiral into feedback, riotous drums gallop and collide, and guitars squall into a maelstrom of noise that tears tradition apart...
Thrax Punks bring Greek folk fire to the UK—ancient Thracian rhythms meet raw energy in a dance of tradition and defiance.
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ACID THRONE, WARPSTORMER, EMPIRE OF DUST, AT WAR WITH THE SUN + NECRONOMICUNT @ The Golden Lion