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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indie rock
indie pop
post-punk
alternative pop
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alternative rock
singer-songwriter
hard rock
post-grunge
soft rock
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alternative rock
indie rock
post-punk
art rock
exhibition-opening
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alternative rock
indie rock
rock
synthpop
experimental rock
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singer-songwriter
traditional folk
indie folk
folk rock
shoegaze
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rock
blues-rock
country rock
classic rock
Get a feel for The Louisiana
Our recent recommendations for The Louisiana
Intricate and intimate, Skydaddy (aka Rachid Fakhre of Spang Sisters) + live band take timeless Cohen/Reed/Dylan-style singer-songwriting to orchestral heights. A bullseye to the sweet spot between chamber pop and psych folk. FFO: Andy Shauf, Cate Le Bon, Aldous Harding, Cass McCombs.
Skydaddy will joined by
Another year, another audiovisual Halloween spectacular from Cellar Door, with twisted rockabilly punks Honk helming the hoedown – a prime slab of swampy, country-fried Mancunian garage FFO: The Gun Club, Country Teasers, early Jay Reatard etc. Loaded with support from new synth-addled psych oddities Ya Hablo, Brighton glam punks Austen Showers and moody indie folkers Dogsbody.
HAUNTED HONKY TONK
Brighton power-trio here to pulverise the Louie with propulsive melodrama: PROJECTOR hit the sweet spot between Spoon-esque melodiousness and the post-punk grit of Interpol, Pixies et al to make pure grunge-pop magic. No-contest new faves FFO: Sonic Youth, The Breeders, CLT DRP, Fraulein, DITZ.
PROJECTOR live at The Louisiana, Bristol.
Sell out warning! Unapologetically 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.
M(H)AOL live at The Louisiana, Bristol.
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.
Blowout Presents A Burial at Sea at The Louisiana, Bristol