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
— The Louisiana
synthpop
emo
indie rock
post-punk
shoegaze
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progressive rock
world
psych
folk
experimental
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world
blues
indie rock
jazz
soul
Get a feel for The Louisiana
Our recent recommendations for The Louisiana
Intimate basement live & recorded album launch from the sprawling, skronking, Big Fuss Ensemble. Bringing you primal no-wave improv free jazz in an all-star octet ft. electronics, harp, sax, flute + more. Recommended FFO: Lounge Lizards, Sun Ra, Sons of Kemet, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp.
Monthly recorded residency in the Louisiana basement
Perfect power pop purism from Philly packed with dreamy college road trip singalongs and lo-fi noise - we don’t deserve music this catchy in 2023! With support from loveable emo-folk-punk trio Toodles & The Hectic Pity, expect sincere jangly smiles FFO: Big Star, Tony Molina, Guided By Voices, Teenage Fanclub, Remember Sports.
US indie rockers in Bristol with Toodles & The Hectic Pity and Lande Hekt
Intimate basement live & recorded album launch from the sprawling, skronking, Big Fuss Ensemble. Bringing you primal no-wave improv free jazz in an all-star octet ft. electronics, harp, sax, flute + more. Recommended FFO: Lounge Lizards, Sun Ra, Sons of Kemet, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp.
Live/Recording In The Basement With The Big Fuss Ensemble and The Dolebury Warren Movement
Sell out warning! Welcome to the social satire discotheque, your house band are Getdown Services; the British answer we craved to LCD Soundsystem (cos Ian Dury would’ve been so much better than James Murphy cmon). Boogie down basslines, live keytar and smooth loving lyrics about the M5, yes please.
TWO FLOOR EVENT / Getdown Services Single Release Party + 4 bands
Snarling, chaotic, punked-out rock burners, Pleasure Dome are the high octane Bristol band you need to curb your Idles obsession. Catch them before they go on EU tour and blow the hell up.
The Pleasure Dome plus Wilderman and Gold Fever