What's On in Bristol This Weekend

Trending live music in Bristol this weekend

There are more than 59 gigs happening in Bristol this weekend and we've managed to collect them all onto this one page. The event listings below include all the local bands and musicians playing on both Friday and Saturday evenings. If you are planning on going to any of the larger gigs and concerts this weekend we strongly recommend buy tickets in advance from our ticket shop.

Friday

Fri 10th April

— The Trinity Centre

ML Buch, Purelink, Okkyung Lee & Rashad Becker, DIALS, YE in Bristol Tickets

Fri 10th April

— Rough Trade Bristol

The Warm Up in Bristol Tickets

Fri 10th April

— Thekla

Internet friends Tickets

Fri 10th April

— Lakota

Rekonize X UVB-76 Tickets

Saturday

Sat 11th April

— Lakota

Bed By 10pm Returns To Bristol Tickets

Sat 11th April

— Lakota

Sound System Sessions Tickets

Sat 11th April

— Lost Horizon

Intirave Bristol 10th ANNIVERSARY - REGGAETON at Lost Horizon Tickets

Sunday

Sun 12th April

— Lost Horizon

Wear It Again Market in Bristol Tickets

Sun 12th April

— The Trinity Centre

Frank Turner in Bristol Tickets

This Weekend's Trending Clubnights

We started Headfirst in 2008 and since then we have seen Bristol's weekend nightlife programme week upon week. Currently Bristol's clubnights are some of the most diverse and innovative in the UK, ranging from small venues like Cosies and The Island to larger clubs like Motion and Blue Mountain. The best of this weekend's club events are below.

Friday

Queer Hiking Bristol: Keynsham & Queen Charlton

— Keynsham Railway Station

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Spotlight Tours: Phillip Lai 'RAIN / RUIN' and Olukemi Lijadu 'Feedback'

— Spike Island

exhibition

Drag Bingo

— The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)

lgbtq+ drag comedy cabaret

Rachel Baker work in progress - Stand up

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy food & drink

Funny Girls

— Bristol Comedy Den

comedy stand-up comedy

World Peace in Bristol

— The Croft

hardcore-punk noise

PEACH + MILO'S PLANES + MP3 CHAINSAW in Bristol

— Strange Brew

alternative rock punk post-punk noise rock

CROTCH in Bristol

— Shredenhams

hardcore-punk skate punk alternative hip hop lgbtq+ electronic

FLAG FEN PROJECT, SUGAR DARLING, SHOUN SHOUN in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental post-punk psychedelic rock art rock prog rock

Holy Popes // Scare Bears // Shopping Kart // Hitmarka // PLVCES in Bristol

— The Chelsea Inn

hardcore-punk grunge pop punk uk garage lgbtq+

DEAD LETTUCE / MOTORIK ROAD TRIP / BLUDWYRM / THARSIS in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

psych doom metal sludge metal stoner rock

Diezelbud in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

alternative rock indie rock rock experimental rock pop rock

Full House Brass Band + DJ Ru Robinson in Bristol

— The Canteen

new orleans jazz new orleans blues

Leigh-Anne Pinnock in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

IMMERSE in Bristol

— Exchange

post-hardcore progressive metal

Cheerbleederz + Tiny Stills in Bristol

— Exchange

indie rock punk emo pop punk

Comedy Night with Tacos in Bristol

— The Orchard Coffee & Co

Holly Clarke in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk

Traitors with Supports from The Effectives and Post Vita in Bristol

— The Louisiana

alternative rock blues-rock garage rock

Kathryn Evans / Matthew Grigg / Luigi Marino in Bristol

— L'Étoile Studio

experimental jazz noise drone

Afrobeats Allstars in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

jazz neo soul afrobeats

BACK TO FUNK in Bristol

— Wessex Suite, Hanham Community Centre

funk disco

Belle's Trio in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

funk jazz blues contemporary jazz jazz funk

Dj Simmo B2B DRE in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

funk disco house uk garage

Ru Robinson & Kaptin in Bristol

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

funk hip hop afrobeat

The Chuck Berries + The Keepsakes in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

rock blues rock-and-roll

Sweet Release in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

reggae afrobeat house dancehall amapiano

The Invisible Circus: 30th Anniversary Ball tickets

— Arts mansion, Ashton court BS41 9JN

circus

Reload Sound & Friends, with DONCH, PARISMATIQ , DJ EAZY... tickets

— Strange Brew

R&B hip hop dancehall afrobeats amapiano

Realist A: madame3swords, DJ Dolphin Dive, M Eleven & more tickets

— Cosies

experimental drum and bass trance footwork trap music

We're Going Deep w/ James Shinra + Lifeisfeedback tickets

— The Love Inn

house electronic tech house electro breakbeat

The Faggatoir: Swarm tickets

— The Crown

lgbtq+ drag jungle donk hardstyle

CROTCH tickets

— Shredenhams

hardcore-punk lgbtq+ 140 dubstep breakbeat

MARNS X TCONOMICS: AND LOUD tickets

— After Dark Nightclub

grime jungle uk garage 140 breakbeat

Dark Alchemy Presents: THROB. Industrial Night 7 tickets

— Zed Alley

experimental noise industrial electronic industrial techno

Immerse at The Rathouse tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

Dance Temple - Desert Rain tickets

— KIT FORM

world house electronic techno downtempo

Vantage Hifi meets Grounded Soundsystem tickets

— Green Works

dub reggae roots reggae

Dubtendo Presents: Double Dash Disco tickets

— The Lanes

disco house drum and bass jungle uk garage dubstep

Clock Factory Bristol Presents: REDACTED • DNB FREE RAVE tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

BEND - Millennial Panic tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

pop lgbtq+ disco house tech house

HAVEN PRESENTS: STACK SESSION tickets

— Loco Klub

drum and bass jungle techno trance bassline

NEURO : tickets

— Basement 45

drum and bass jump up

Brakery vs Nossa tickets

— The Jam Jar

world latin jazz afrobeat samba disco

Nyx Recordings & Shipment Studios @ The Croft tickets

— The Croft

drum and bass 140 dubstep

Saturday

'Everything We Thought Was Beautiful' - Book Launch

— Arc, 27 Broad Street, BS1 28G (below Palestine museum)

world talks family

Foraging in Spring · small group · materials included · all abilities

— Eastwood Farm, BS4

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Creative Code Jam #4

— Watershed

experimental workshops & classes talks

Vintage Reggae – Strictly Vinyl Revival

— The Thunderbolt

soul reggae roots reggae jamaican-ska lovers rock

The Dub Techno Chess Club

— The Love Inn

dub minimal techno

Introduction to Forest Gardening

— Grow Wilder, Avon Wildlife Trust, Frenchay

workshops & classes talks food & drink

Through the Bottleneck

— Malcolm X Community Centre

folk workshops & classes poetry spoken word protests & marches

Forage & Make - Spring Tonics

— The Community Farm

workshops & classes family food & drink

Fabric Sale and Stitch Social

— Slow Fashion Studio @ Sparks Bristol

workshops & classes

Nascent: Intentional Fragrance Making Workshop

— 7A Bell Hill Road

experimental workshops & classes talks family

Sapphic Flow & Feast

— The Barre Fitness Studio, 1 Palace Yard Mews, Bath BA2 1NH

lgbtq+ workshops & classes lgbtq+ food & drink yoga

Easton People's Council: Public Meeting & Social

— The Pickle Factory

workshops & classes talks poetry spoken word

BFF Walk and Pub

— The Rising Sun Pensford

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+

Spotlight Tours: Phillip Lai 'RAIN / RUIN' and Olukemi Lijadu 'Feedback'

— Spike Island

exhibition

ITALIAN WINE TASTING - SPRING WINE CELEBRATION

— One B Coffee House {Gloucester Rd}

food & drink

Frog Themed Party

— The Mazi Project

lgbtq+ workshops & classes life drawing food & drink quiz

Bristol Magic Show

— Bristol Magic Theatre

comedy stand-up comedy theatre cabaret circus

Just For A Moment

— The Bristol Folk House

lgbtq+ contemporary classical comedy theatre cabaret

Saccade, April 10th - 12th in Bristol

— Strange Brew

dub ambient trip hop techno festival

DEATH TO SHARP NOODLE in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

experimental noise industrial noise rock industrial techno

Sunset Images + Troy The Band in Bristol

— The Croft

psychedelic rock experimental rock noise rock doom metal shoegaze

Shoun Shoun in Bristol

— The Louisiana

Event Cancelled

psych post-punk art rock noise rock post rock

Outer Town Festival 2026 in Bristol

— Outer Town Festival

experimental alternative rock art rock noise rock festival

Pizzatramp + Bozos + Joyce + support @ Shredenhams in Bristol

— The Backroom (Shredenhams)

alternative rock punk hardcore-punk noise rock skate punk

CYDERNIDE, GORAM ,HISSY FIST ,ALL EYES ON MASAFER YATTA, PALESTINE BENEFIT in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

punk hardcore-punk

BACANA FUNK FT. RAFI in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

funk soul world afrobeat disco

Pachango band + DJ Spinthief in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk latin jazz reggae

Outer Town 2026 in Bristol

— Exchange

Outer Town 2026 in Bristol

— The Old Market Assembly

festival

Celebrating 6 decades of Simon Ball in Bristol

— BAWA Healthcare & Leisure

indie rock indie pop indie folk pop rock classic rock

WILD STYLE screening feat. GRANDMASTER CAZ in Bristol

— O2 Academy

funk hip hop rap old school hip hop

& Loud in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

pop alternative rock

A.D. Scruffs in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

folk blues country indie folk bluegrass

YO HABLO + BOILER BUNNIES + DRENCHED in Bristol

— The Louisiana

punk post-punk country garage rock disco

Hippo Sound System in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

world hip hop electronic jungle festival

Disk Frisk Presents: XIAOLIN tickets

— The Love Inn

experimental house techno trance acid house

Roska, Tailor Jae & Asher tickets

— Loco Klub

140 dubstep grime uk funky

Giggity Sounds x Outsider Records: A night of serious Techno tickets

— Green Works

techno industrial techno minimal techno

Nyce1 Unleashed - Daytime Spring Party tickets

— Basement 45

house techno trance industrial techno donk

Nested Souls tickets

— The Pickle Factory

soul world dub jamaican-ska jungle

SQUID DJ + BUFFEE + BENDY WENDY + LTTL MORT + GEORG-I B2B LYZANDER tickets

— Exchange

alternative rock lgbtq+ noise electronic

Alfresco Disco Pres: PARADISE GARAGES tickets

— TBA

disco disco house house uk garage tech house

Chicane - Bristol tickets

— Electric Bristol

electronic trance progressive house

APX Audio x Labrat Soundystem - The First Dance tickets

— The Fox / Hidden Jungle

drum and bass jungle hardcore techno

Rotator Returns - Disco, House, Garage tickets

— The Phoenix Pub

Tektonik Twerkz Presents - Off the Rails tickets

— The Bell, Bristol, BS2 8JT

techno 140 electro trance bassline

The Absurdist A/V JUMBLE SAIL with mr_hopkinson Paul Hanson + more tickets

— The Cube

experimental ambient drone turntablism film

Electric Barbarella tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk alternative pop synthpop goth new wave

Gourmet Sound Kitchen presents Chef’s Kiss tickets

— After Dark

disco house electronic

Pé na Areia tickets

— The Barrelhouse

funk world latin jazz bossa nova samba

Vinyl Therapy tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle

Fully Flared: Mad.Again & Jamie Fielding tickets

— Clock Factory

house tech house

Get Weird at The Rathouse tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

FIST : CHAPTER 02 tickets

— Lakota

lgbtq+ house techno tech house lgbtq+

Bristol's House/Techno RAVE tickets

— Clock Factory

house techno tech house

FLICKING THE BEANS tickets

— Basement 45

jungle techno trance speed garage happy hardcore

Late Night Funk Club: Sam Redmore ALL NIGHT LONG tickets

— The Lanes

funk soul disco house tropical

Burland & Bryte tickets

— The Jam Jar

afrobeat uk garage dancehall reggaeton

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

Sunday

Subterranean War: The Battlefield for Raw Materials

— BASE

workshops & classes talks food & drink

O•rbyss x Queerky

— Loco Klub

lgbtq+ psych ambient downtempo food & drink

KIT FORM DARKROOM -- Grand Opening

— KIT FORM

workshops & classes exhibition

Queer Hiking Bristol & Bristol Queer Parents: Blaise Estate walk

— Blaise estate cafe

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Dance Upon a City

— BS4 4WW, St Anne's (route)

pop electronic workshops & classes theatre sport & exercise

Bristol Japanese Cultural Showcase 2026

— The Mount Without

world traditional folk j-pop j-rock workshops & classes

Comedy Progression Workshop with Amy Mason

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

workshops & classes comedy stand-up comedy

Sapphic Sundays: Spring Gratitude & Joy Morning

— Commune Cafe, One Castlepark, BS2 0JA

lgbtq+ dating

The Bath Skyline Adventure

— Bath Spa Train Station

workshops & classes talks dating

Reflection Sound Therapy: Explore, release and plant new seeds

— St Anne's Church, St Leonard's Road, Greenbank, Bristol, BS5 6JN

ambient workshops & classes yoga

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

— The Ill Repute

film

Frenzy

— Sidney & Eden

film

Moy Cohen & Dan Hochman

— To The Moon

pop folk singer-songwriter alternative pop

Bill Orcutt in Bristol

— The Cube

jazz blues noise experimental rock

Stealing Sheep + HANAH in Bristol

— Strange Brew

pop indie pop alternative pop electronic electro

REZUREX + SinicTones in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

rock punk country rock-and-roll rockabilly

Broken Numbers in Bristol

— Exchange

jazz

Deathcrash in Bristol

— Exchange

sludge metal post rock thrash metal

FAMILY BUSINESS FT BADLIANA in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

jam session hip hop rap old school hip hop spoken word

12th April Sunday Social in Bristol

— The Hen & Chicken

jazz swing

Ponchartrain in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

blues blues-rock rockabilly new orleans blues

Factor 50 EP Release Mega Show in Bristol

— The Louisiana

indie rock post-punk art rock trip hop freak folk

Jazz Gems in Bristol

— BAR 57, 57 NORTH STREET BEDMINSTER BS3 1HJ

jam session jazz open mic contemporary jazz

Crossroads Vol. 5 in Bristol

— The Croft

alternative rock indie rock post-punk

Townhouse + Hanz The Man + Massive Smile + Freddie Perfect in Bristol

— The Backroom (Shredz)

pop folk alternative rock indie rock indie pop

Omoia x Monochrome in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock metal alternative metal emo grunge

Callum Kenworthy "No Ones LIstening" Tour in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

soul singer-songwriter indie folk

Nick Hart and Tom Moore in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk

Saskia + Rabbit Vision + Static Inc + Dream Motel in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

experimental alternative rock rock punk grunge