The Louisiana

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

Jakabol + Dye + Surface Air at The Louisiana
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alternative metal psych doom metal
Dylan LeBlanc at The Louisiana
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alternative rock country indie rock folk singer-songwriter
Katie Malco at The Louisiana
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indie rock
Half Happy at The Louisiana
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SEX SWING at The Louisiana
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NYE At The Louis at The Louisiana
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post-hardcore pop rock indie rock punk
Cubicles + The Zaffiros + Roar at the Meteor at The Louisiana
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metal post-hardcore rock
SUDS at The Louisiana
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emo alternative rock indie rock pop punk folk
Jacob Alon at The Louisiana
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SKYDADDY at The Louisiana
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rock indie rock psych folk rock jazz
PEACH/SHLUG/KILL MIRROR IMAGE at The Louisiana
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punk post-punk noise rock garage rock grunge
CANNED PINEAPPLE, WONDERBUG & MORE at The Louisiana
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alternative rock post-punk experimental jazz exhibition
Pleasure Inc at The Louisiana
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alternative pop art pop
Being Dead at The Louisiana
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alternative pop pop experimental pop indie rock
Peter Jobson at The Louisiana
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pop
Big Sleep at The Louisiana
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alternative rock
The Tubs at The Louisiana
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rock alternative rock indie rock
Nap Eyes at The Louisiana
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indie folk rock alternative rock indie rock folk
Sari Schorr at The Louisiana
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alternative rock blues garage rock
Dean Johnson at The Louisiana
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country indie rock folk folk rock singer-songwriter
Thousand Yard Stare at The Louisiana
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indie rock art rock

Get a feel for The Louisiana

Our recent recommendations for The Louisiana

Haunted alt-country, vying for Neil Young’s crown! Dylan LeBlanc’s soft-sung Louisiana blues are quintessentially Southern Gothic: brooding outlaw balladry that’s rich with cinematic texture. This is modern Americana at its melancholy best FFO: Johnny Cash, Valerie June, Christian Lee Hudson, Blake Mills, Dean Johnson. Dylan LeBlanc at The Louisiana.

Sell out warning! Torpor sit at the unearthly apex of post-metal, doom and sludge - seismic bass rumbles, melancholic ambience, bleak spoken word, crushing noise, monumental riffs moving at a glacial pace. This is music for watching planets implode. For fans of: Conan, Neurosis, Aerosol Jesus, Thou, Divide and Dissolve. TORPOR + HOST BODY live at The Louisiana.

The audio equivalent of flicking through a year’s worth of National Geographics - Floating World Pictures fills you with the calming ambient beauty of the planet. Fourth world soundscapes full of field recordings, embracing drones, birdsong and textural wonders. Guaranteed tranquillity for fans of Laraaji, Brian Eno, Gigi Masin, Bing & Ruth, Koyaanisqatsi. Floating World Pictures playing live with Ocean Moon (live set)

Cellar Door’s latest extra spooky audiovisual showcase is an absolute glut of London/Brighton/Bristol talent, with a 5 band bill and 28 members between them (someone buy the sound engineer a beer) - headed up by fidgety weirdo art rock/power pop from Green Man Rising faves The Orchestra (For Now). FFO: Black Country New Road, black midi, Jackie O Motherfucker. HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

Jazz-pop perfection somewhere between St Vincent, Feist and Hiatus Kayote, Stevie Toddler’s grooving bass and unforgettable melodies float her gracefully to the top echelons of Bristol’s nu-jazz scene. For starters: Lawi Anywar spellbinds with his hypnotically heavy brand of shoegaze-funk, like a math-rock Yves Tumour. Stevie Toddler + Lawi Anywar