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
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post-punk
art rock
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experimental pop
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alternative rock
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post-punk
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funk
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blues
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psych
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punk
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alternative rock
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pop punk
ska
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punk
lgbtq+
post-punk
pop punk
disco
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metal
hardcore-punk
noise
post-hardcore
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shoegaze
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country
folk rock
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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 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.
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 at The Louisiana.
Reverb-drenched riders of the apocalyptic haze, London-based five-piece The Confederate Dead summon drone-laced guitar voyages out of of pulsing waves and elliptical loops. Step into the silken heat! FFO: Galaxie 500, Spiritualized, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, staring into the void.
The Confederate Dead at The Louisiana.
Play and feelings guide Brighton octet Big Long Sun’s pocket universe. There’s an understated Arthur Russell-esque eclecticism, which flits from notebook-doodle psychedelia to jingle-worthy steakhouse melodies with total emotional accuracy. Immense FFO: Neon Indian, Of Montreal, The Flaming Lips, The Mountain Goats.
Big Long Sun + Fabio Ferri & Paper Crowns at The Louisiana.