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.
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hardcore-punk
death metal
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sludge metal
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alternative rock
indie rock
indie pop
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new wave
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rock
country rock
blues-rock
classic rock
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blues
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swing
new orleans blues
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Our recent recommendations for The Louisiana
Another year, another big Louisiana blow-out from the Brek Recs crew! Keep yr peepers peeled for the line-up drop – til then expect the usual cocktail of label darlings serving indie/alt/slacker rock shredders, surprise covers and end-of-year mischief til the wee hours.
Breakfast Presents NYE At The Louis at The Louisiana.
Final face-ripper of 2025 courtesy of Gnasch’s NOLA-flecked corruption, Priest Crippler’s heinous anti-clergy deathgrind, Docile’s belligerent street thrash, and Życie’s ear-bleeding sludge doom. You can’t go wronger for £4, this is live-giving filth FFO: Wormrot, Iron Monkey, Grief, Pest Control, Knoll.
Gnasch, Docile, Priest Crippler, Życie at The Louisiana.
A one-off transmission from the singular Litronix, last seen supporting BEAK>’s farewell run, now helming Invada’s suitably experimental Xmas special. In character as a Big Pharma-hijacked 1940s android preacher, he’ll be beaming krautrocky avant synth-pop at a wide-eyed Louisiana congregation; imagine a Silver Apples, Suicide, SFA + Neu mash-up delivered by a sermonising cyborg (if you dare).
Litronix (Only UK Show) + Lewis Floyd Henry with DJ sets from Billy Fuller and Charlie Romijn
Biiiig find for fans of the Windmill scene avant-garde as breakout Belfastian noise boys Stratford Rise take the wheel for the latest Cellar Door. Jostling in the backseat: warm-blooded power-emos Pushbike, grubby dance-punks Why Horses, fried dream-rockers New Build and Bristol’s own art pop oddities The Scuttlers, PLUS a multimedia showcase for good measure. Stacked!
Stratford Rise + Pushbike + Why Horses? + Newbuild + Scuttlers
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.
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