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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punk
post-punk
noise rock
garage rock
grunge
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experimental
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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