The Old England Pub

A delicious left-turn from those crazy IGH kids as they launch a new label for their rotating improv scene collabs and freewheeling live cuts! Grab their first release then dive into: postmodern percussion poetry from wayward bardist Sean Noonan (‘the punk-jazz Alan Lomax’), Horsefair’s potent post-rock convulsions and IGH’s ever-mutating house band packing a special bumper line-up. Celebration of first release + future regular !

Static spills across The Old E as local art punk outfit Year of the Rabbit deliver knotty, slow-burn noise scrapes, raising money for female-led neurodivergence-celebrating zine Neon Daisy. If you caught ‘em tearing the roof off Sportsmans at Simple Things, you’ll know they’re not one to miss. Bruised euphoria FFO: DITZ, Sonic Youth, Gilla Band, Dream Wife. A night of alt bands from all around the UK coming together to raise money for a great cause at the Old E on the 4th December

Fever pitch disco-punk jams for hedonistic groovers! MADMADMAD ride irresistible funk basslines and mutant distortions into hypnotic outer dimensions, fuelled by 1970s no wave, post-punk + disco. Big FFO: Snapped Ankles, SCALER, Devon Rexi, Chemical Brothers. MADMADMAD + Support at The Old England

Night one of CJC’s Halloween Weekender sets the scene for Samhain with ritualistic folk and freakery! Find a Nikola Tesla-dedicated showcase of wyrd reveries from the local folkies above, while Discontent DJs summon uncanny bangers 'til the witching hour below. Support your local scene or risk the curse... HALLOWEEN WEEKEND @ THE OLD E

A heavy triptych of alt-rock disturbance! JOaN SMiTH & the JaNE DOeS channel a storm of serrated chords and witchy incantations. Grave Danger steer effervescent bass bounce through synth-drenched dance-punk terrains. Cougar Mingus crack open their brew of doom, funk, and delirious grunge combustion. Big FFO: QOTSA, early PJ Harvey, The Strokes, Kyuss. Toronto’s Dance Rock Machine, JOaN SMiTH & the JaNE DOeS, make there way to Bristol with local firepower from COUGAR MINGUS and GRAVE DANGER.