The Golden Lion

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.

What's On At The Golden Lion

Screaming Dead + A Murder Of Crows + Das Ghoul at The Golden Lion
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rock alternative rock punk post-punk
Syteria + Typan + Buried in Bermuda at The Golden Lion
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metal pop rock classic rock alternative rock
Portway Blues Band at The Golden Lion
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blues-rock
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alternative pop indie rock punk post-punk northern soul
BRISTOL NORTHERN SOUL CLUB at The Golden Lion
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world jazz northern soul
TORMENTED IMP, SECOND DEATH, DOCILE and GET FUCKED at The Golden Lion
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thrash metal hardcore-punk punk post-punk sludge metal
Miki Berenyi Trio + Shoun Shoun + Keeley at The Golden Lion
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indie rock post-punk art rock shoegaze
Cruelty at The Golden Lion
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alternative metal death metal post-hardcore hardcore-punk
The Valentines Day Mascara with Row of Ashes at The Golden Lion
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alternative metal progressive metal metal doom metal sludge metal
Continental Lovers + Trench Dogs + Suicide Bombers at The Golden Lion
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glam rock rock-and-roll punk post-punk garage rock

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Our recent recommendations for The Golden Lion

OG cult UK horror punks! Back from the dead for their just deserts, to claim the undead throne of British deathrockin’ power-punk. This is a macabre must FFO: Eloise-era Damned, TSOL, Bauhaus, Misfits, Naut, Virgin in Veil, Horror Vacui. Screaming Dead + A Murder Of Crows + Das Ghoul at The Golden Lion.

Sell out warning! 3 way fierce-crust fundraiser for food banks and animal sanctuaries and the pure love of the pit. 7 big reasons to attend including blistering rawpunkers Feral State, Doom legend Scoot’s new noisemakers Retsu, gonzo horror-punk theatre from Disciple BC + more nastiness highly recommended FFO: Discharge, Chaos UK, Broken Bones, Extinction of Mankind, Rudimentary Peni etc. 7 Hardcore Punk and Post Punk bands

Brace yourselves for DSM IV’s gut-punching neo-goth-pop, ft Guy McKnight of noughties psychobilly faves The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Heavy-hitting alt-anthems channelling Sisters of Mercy meets Sleaford Mods in pure darkwave abandon. Plus Quick Romance

Beloved Spanish synth-laden post-punkers layer on the icy italo-esque romanticism, in a bizarre/genius pairing with Aggressive Perfector’s blistering Satanic speed metal. Bruxism somehow join the dots in this wickedly diverse Shitty Futures lineup FFO: Boy Harsher, Xmal Deutschland, Mercyful Fate, Midnight. Shitty Futures Halloween special

Sell out warning! Everything Jim Jones touches turns to swampy gold. Now backed by a full horn section, he can still spew the finest punk rock blues and garage gospel with the swagger of the UK’s greatest undead Jerry Lee Lewis. We’re All Millionaires Now - UK Tour