The Lanes

The Lanes

Bowling alley, karaoke bar and music venue rolled into one


The Lanes is a spacious multi-functional venue situated in the city centre on Nelson Street, a stone’s throw from fellow live music favourites Rough Trade and Strange Brew. It offers a unique mix of bowling, karaoke, club nights, live bands, and a late-night diner.

In collaboration with Bristol promoters Gravy Train and BLG, the venue hosts weekly free-entry gigs, showcasing rising national and international indie and alternative artists. Club nights are also a staple, including regular favourites like emo and pop punk night Fat Lip, motown celebration Motorcity, and the Late Night Funk Club.

What's On At The Lanes

Just Like Heaven: Alt 80’s Night at The Lanes
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alternative rock alternative pop new wave experimental pop
★ FAT LIP ★ LUCKY 13TH BIRTHDAY PARTY at The Lanes
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pop alternative rock metal emo pop punk
Late Night Funk Club DJs at The Lanes
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funk soul world disco
Motorcity - Motown, Soul, Funk, Disco & Rock 'n' Roll at The Lanes
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funk soul northern soul rock-and-roll disco
Late Night Funk Club DJs at The Lanes
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funk soul disco disco house
Late Night Funk Club DJs at The Lanes
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funk soul world disco
Late Night Funk Club DJs at The Lanes
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funk soul disco disco house

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Our recent recommendations for The Lanes

Free entry! Tonight, Mikhail, the Lanes is going to be…. the Leningrad Rock Club. London-based cover collective Soviet Underground replicate the sound of 80s Russia’s musical revolution and the legendary bands that leapt from Western rock-imitating subcultural secret to mainstream phenomena. Unique and unmissable. Soviet-era underground music

Free entry! Crystalline avant-pop for the ages! Dummy are a whip-smart tangle of twee, grunge, trip-hop and basically every staple 90s sound going… without a cliché in sight. Think The Pastels meets Sonic Youth meets Broadcast, injected with joyful nu-gaze maximalism. Essential FFO: Bowery Electric, Stereolab, Yo La Tengo, Melody’s Echo Chamber, @. DUMMY live at The Lanes.