The Lanes
Bowling alley, karaoke bar and music venue rolled into one
The Lanes is a spacious and 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 rock 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.
In collaboration with Bristol promoters Gravy Train and BLG, the venue hosts weekly free entry gigs showcasing rising national and international indie and alternative rock 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.
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pop
alternative rock
rock
emo
pop punk
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disco house
drum and bass
jungle
uk garage
dubstep
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alternative rock
alternative pop
experimental pop
new wave
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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.
Mammoth Manc four-piece eruption of lager-soaked punk-funk! Loose Articles are aggy, fun and frenetic: think the B52s meets ESG meets The Bug Club… with extra cowbell. Banging support from local post-punk lovelies the unbeatably irreverent Slagheap and thunderous Bureau de Change.
LOOSE ARTICLES live at The Lanes.