The Louisiana
Bristol's most important indie venue.
An essential tour stop for any emerging indie artist the Louisiana is Bristol's prime indie and folk venue. Literally everyone who's anyone has played the Lousiana on their way to the top, and I mean everyone. Muse, Kings of Leon, White Stripes, Bloc Party, Coldplay, The Libertines, The Strokes... all have graced the Lousiana's modest stage.
What's On At The Louisiana
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alternative rock
world
psych
psychedelic rock
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metal
hardcore-punk
noise
post-hardcore
skate punk
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shoegaze
noise rock
post rock
experimental rock
progressive rock
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alternative rock
indie rock
punk
post-punk
noise rock
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indie rock
soul
northern soul
rock-and-roll
disco
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indie rock
singer-songwriter
country
folk rock
folk-pop
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pop
singer-songwriter
country
pop rock
country rock
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indie rock
indie pop
alternative pop
indie folk
experimental pop
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post-punk
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alternative rock
singer-songwriter
hard rock
post-grunge
soft rock
Get a feel for The Louisiana
Our recent recommendations for The Louisiana
Sell out warning! Unapologetic acerbic noise-punk to make the post-punk poser boys squirm. M(H)AOL pairs wry intersectional feminist lyricism with distorted guitars, angular basslines, jagged drums and looming vocals to pack a potent, cathartic punch. Unfuckwithable FFO: Gilla Band, Petrol Girls, The Menstrual Cramps, Dry Cleaning.
MAOL + MALLORY HAWK at The Louisiana.
Sell out warning! Instrumental post-rock splendour veering expertly between glacial serenity and mathy, chugging, euphoric intensity. Staggering dynamism with a metallic shoegaze sheen FFO: Alcest, Mono, GY!BE, And So I Watch You From Afar.
A Burial at Sea at The Louisiana.
Queercore x screamo chaos at this Louisiana double headliner! The melodic metal-meets-riot-grrl onslaught of London’s Shooting Daggers goes toe to toe with mathy hardcore from no-prisoners Las Vegas noisebringers Roman Candle. Messy AF or your money back FFO: Turnstile, G.L.O.S.S., Portrayal of Guilt, Zulu, Lambrini Girls.
Shooting Daggers x Roman Candle at The Louisiana.
South African superbad psych-groove trio Goblyns splice steady driving in-pocket afrofunk rhythms with raucous guitar that shifts from surfy lead lines to wah'd-out fuzz. Float off into deep pockets of syncopation amidst a tangle of spaghetti bops. Essential FFO: The Budos Band, Khruangbin, Hawkwind.
Goblyns / Trans-Siberian Express / The Kruds at The Louisiana.
Local songbird Josie Blakelock weaves sweeping, confessional dream spells. She drapes the room in velvet with candlelit keys, gauzy guitars, and hovering vocals. Quiet epiphanies FFO: Jeff Buckley, Lana Del Rey, Laura Marling.
Josie Blakelock + Teorstan + Bram Bourbon live at The Louisiana, Bristol. Friday, 22nd August 2025