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What's On in Bristol This Weekend

— Daytime festivals, intimate gigs and rumbling basslines all feature in Headfirst Bristol's weekend listings.
This weekend in Bristol.

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 18th October
Roddy Woomble + Sorren Maclean at Bristol Beacon
Fri 18th October
Teachings in Dub - 45 years of Channel One Sound at The Trinity Centre
Fri 18th October
CruCast - Bristol at Motion

Saturday

Sat 19th October
The Unknown Soldier at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

The Unknown Soldier Tickets

Sat 19th October
Oisin Leech + Steve Gunn at Bristol Folk House

Sunday

Sun 20th October
Welcome to Dakar: Wolof Senegal at The Trinity Centre
Sun 20th October
Story Slam: Trick or Treat at The Wardrobe Theatre
— The Wardrobe Theatre

Story Slam: Trick or Treat Tickets

Sun 20th October
Wardrobe Theatre DVD Club: Prevenge at The Wardrobe Theatre
Sun 20th October
Mabe Fratti at Strange Brew

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.

“Having previously Supported Primal Scream (on their Maximum Rock n Roll tour) as well as The Dandy Warhols and a string of festival performances including Glastonbury, Truck Fest and Beautiful Days (where they were considered to be 1 of the high lights of the entire weekend) Holy Youth Movement shows are a jaw dropping live experience not to be missed!”
From: Holy Youth Movement

“Now expanded into a 2 day event, Monochrome will open on Friday 11th April at the Moor Brewery. Increasingly the venue of choice for Bristol’s DIY scene, Moor is the perfect place to cut the ribbon on a weekend of sonic excess.”
From: Monochrome Festival of Ugly Music 2025

“Inglefest is a grassroots, independent music festival that brings together the vibrant and diverse spirit of the South West's original music scene for three days of live music and celebration. With three clash-free stages and an eclectic lineup, there’s something for everyone to enjoy - from reggae and funk to rock, rap and folk and everything in between, as well as workshops and activities across the weekend.”
From: 15th - 17th August


Friday

QUEER AS F*CK: October Edition at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
disco lgbtq+ drag cabaret circus
F for Fake / The Illusionati at The Cube
— The Cube
experimental film exhibition
Reimagined/Redefined at Prior Shop, Cabot Circus
— Prior Shop, Cabot Circus
exhibition-opening exhibition
#Hvaldimir, Conversation with a Spy Whale - Film at Bristol Megascreen
— Bristol Megascreen
film festival
'Biocentrics' Wildlife Film Screening at Bristol Megascreen
— Bristol Megascreen
film festival
‘Otherworlds’ Wildlife Film Screening + Q&A at Bristol Megascreen
— Bristol Megascreen
talks film festival
Preview: Rinko Kawauchi at Arnolfini
— Arnolfini
exhibition
BPF: Arnolfini/St. Paul's Crypt Opening Night at Arnolfini + St. Paul's Crypt
— Arnolfini + St. Paul's Crypt
exhibition-opening exhibition festival
‘Our Earth’ Planetarium Film Screenings + Q&A at We The Curious - Planetarium
— We The Curious - Planetarium
talks film festival
‘Family Friday’ Wildlife Film Screening + Q&A at Bristol Megascreen
— Bristol Megascreen
talks film festival
Bring Down the Haus: Envoys launch with Chris Hunt at Bookhaus
— Bookhaus
spoken word poetry talks workshops & classes
‘The Last of the Whale Shark’ Film Screening at Bristol Megascreen
— Bristol Megascreen
film festival
SKY KONG KONG  X  KIT FORM.. at KIT FORM
— KIT FORM
exhibition
Lovely Life Drawing at Hours Space
— Hours Space
R&B jazz lgbtq+ workshops & classes life drawing
Press Play at St Dunstan's House
— St Dunstan's House
exhibition
The Period Vampires Fundraiser Cabaret Party at The Stag And Hounds
— The Stag And Hounds
Event Cancelled
techno lgbtq+ theatre cabaret circus
The People's Comedy at St Anne's House
— St Anne's House
comedy stand-up comedy
Mixed Omens at The Bristol Improv Theatre
— The Bristol Improv Theatre
theatre
Dead Funny: Friday Night Showcase at The All Inn Pub
— The All Inn Pub
comedy stand-up comedy
Time is Away + Tara Clerkin/Memotone + ISM at Arnolfini
— Arnolfini
soundtrack experimental exhibition festival
YA FRESHNESS & THE BIG BOSS BAND at Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DR
— Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road, Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DR
jamaican-ska ska
Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra + Joe Strouzer at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
blues-rock new orleans blues country swing
LICE + YARD + MP3 CHAINSAW at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
punk post-punk industrial noise
Rachael McShane & Cartographers + Johnny Campbell at Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend
— Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend
traditional folk folk
100%WET at Exchange
— Exchange
techno breakbeat experimental pop shoegaze
Buried in Bermuda at Moor Beer Co
— Moor Beer Co
metal alternative rock indie rock post-punk grunge
Mammoth Toe at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
progressive rock noise rock post rock
Cober Mouth + The Cement Garden at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
metal
Dele Sosimi + No Go Stop at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
afrobeat
Femur, GorZ and French Toast at Cloak
— Cloak
indie rock punk grunge lgbtq+
Floral Image at The Canteen
— The Canteen
art pop rock-and-roll garage rock psych festival
Shallow Roots at The Grain Barge
— The Grain Barge
pop afrobeat salsa world jazz
Sanctum Sanctorium at Exchange
— Exchange
alternative rock
MEMORIALS + ЗАЛІЗО at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
rock psych experimental drone jazz
Irie Fire + Finding Mary at Mr Wolfs Rooftop
— Mr Wolfs Rooftop
reggae blues soul
Devil's Luck at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
hard rock pub rock rock-and-roll classic rock alternative rock
Gully + Support at Wiper and True, Old Market Taproom
— Wiper and True, Old Market Taproom
Event Cancelled
pop soul
ENiGMA Dubz, Sorrow, Lazarus Moment at Green Works
— Green Works
future garage uk garage bassline breakbeat dubstep
ANTONIO FRANCO + Arid Waves + Street Art at The Thunderbolt
— The Thunderbolt
alternative rock
LOCKMARS: Hyperdub20 w/ Kode9, Cooly G + more at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
footwork uk funky jungle dubstep 140
turned out nice w/ WheelUP + Roo at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
house breakbeat uk funky jazz funk
Useless Royals at To The Moon
— To The Moon
house disco tropical uk garage lgbtq+
Strange Places w Aida Han & Cas at Cosies
— Cosies
deep house minimal techno techno experimental
HALLOWEEN WARM UP - DISORDER X SCRAM at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
acid house breakbeat drum and bass jungle hardstyle
Bitch Please Pres. Midland - Fragments of Us Tour at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
future garage deep house
ALL BLACK PARTY at 98 club
— 98 club
dancehall amapiano afrobeats R&B afrobeat
DUB MANTRA INVITES: CASEY CLUB, LOWCUT, N2ND at The Crown
— The Crown
uk garage speed garage dubstep 140 dub
Tek Me Out at Death Disco
— Death Disco
techno hardstyle happy hardcore
FRACTAL x HOTWASH at Exchange
— Exchange
speed garage techno breakbeat drum and bass jungle
Ecstatic Pride with DUNYA at piloxercise
— piloxercise
uk garage trance afrobeats drum and bass dub
NORTHERN SOUL CENTRAL at phoenix pub
— phoenix pub
world soul northern soul
Everybody's Yard: LAUNCH PARTY at Red Lion BS5
— Red Lion BS5
disco dancehall dub reggae world
Pub Sessions: Jakobin All Night Long at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
uk garage breakbeat uk funky amapiano afrobeat
DNB Rave • Sub Zero, Jamezy B2B OKO at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
drum and bass jump up
Cut the Deck with: Al English at No.1 Harbourside
— No.1 Harbourside
hip hop soul funk

Saturday

Free West Papua - Film Screening & Performance at Easton Community Centre
— Easton Community Centre
traditional folk talks film
Mini Robot Wars - BBB Beetle Champs 2024 at St Michael's Centre, North Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8PD
— St Michael's Centre, North Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8PD
LADY OF THE HOUSE PANEL at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
— Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
talks
Totterdown Poetry Writing Pod at Broadwalk Shopping Centre, 1 Redcatch Rd, Knowle, Bristol BS4 2EP
— Broadwalk Shopping Centre, 1 Redcatch Rd, Knowle, Bristol BS4 2EP
poetry workshops & classes
BPF: Launderette + Centrespace Exhibition Openings at The Laundrette & Centrespace Gallery
— The Laundrette & Centrespace Gallery
exhibition-opening exhibition festival
The Apocalypse Players at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
theatre comedy talks
The Improv Spotlight at PRSC
— PRSC
theatre comedy
International Repair Day - Repair Party at Sparks at Sparks Bristol
— Sparks Bristol
talks workshops & classes exhibition-opening family event pub quiz
Yoni Shakti: Women's Yoga Circle Sat 19th Oct at Yoni Shakti: Women's Yoga Circle
— Yoni Shakti: Women's Yoga Circle
workshops & classes
Autumn theme: Painting Party at St. Anne's House
— St. Anne's House
pop workshops & classes
Synesthesic Drawing Jam Session at L'Étoile Studio
— L'Étoile Studio
jam session experimental workshops & classes
Boogie Bingo Night by RISE Youth Dance at St James Church, St. Mary Magdalene with St. Francis,  Gainsborough Square, Bristol
— St James Church, St. Mary Magdalene with St. Francis, Gainsborough Square, Bristol
disco
Down Stokes - multi venue music festival at Various Venues, Stokes Croft
— Various Venues, Stokes Croft
alternative rock garage rock psych festival
Attitude Festival at Exchange
— Exchange
alternative rock punk post rock
Closing Night Fiesta at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
indie pop tropical afrobeat lgbtq+ festival
Altermoderns at The Elmer's Arms
— The Elmer's Arms
R&B rock garage rock psych
Lifter  + swelt + Easter at The Ill Repute
— The Ill Repute
soft rock indie rock folk folk rock
Dreamwave + Waterpistol at The Canteen
— The Canteen
psychedelic rock rock-and-roll garage rock shoegaze psych
Nyege: Rian Treanor, DJ Marcelle, De Schuurman +++ at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
jungle dub experimental industrial noise
K-Lone & Facta at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
house techno electro experimental
SKANK-OUT for MIND at Volunteer Tavern
— Volunteer Tavern
disco house uk garage drum and bass jungle
No Alternative: 34 at Zed Alley
— Zed Alley
electro synthpop post-punk dark wave industrial
RIG RAIDERS at Green Works
— Green Works
minimal techno trance jungle hardstyle
Duckland: Dancers Tour w/ Disaffected & Gracie T at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
uk garage electro breakbeat footwork jungle
Loose Sound x Virgo Tribe at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
breakbeat dancehall jungle reggae funk
CATCH MY DRIFT - RHYTHM & BLUES - ALLDAYER at Basement 45
— Basement 45
R&B ska blues soul northern soul
Oktoberfest UWE at The Students' Union at UWE
— The Students' Union at UWE
house disco house speed garage drum and bass pop
Manna at Hidden Jungle (The Fox Café/Bar)
— Hidden Jungle (The Fox Café/Bar)
house uk garage electro breakbeat dancehall
Mind Over Matter Part 1  Lucid audio x Bristol Zoo at Get weird 11 st Nicholas street
— Get weird 11 st Nicholas street
minimal techno bassline techno drum and bass jungle
The Cossham Inn DNB Takeover / DJ SUV at The Cossham Inn
— The Cossham Inn
drum and bass jungle jump up reggae funk
Digdeep at Star and garter
— Star and garter
house disco house tech house deep house
Duvet Vous? with NAiL at Queens Head Easton
— Queens Head Easton
chicago house house deep house
TRAFIC'S JAM | Attic Bar at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
drum and bass jungle hip hop
Hardcore Energy - DJ Hype [91-93 Hardcore Jungle S at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
techno drum and bass jungle hardstyle
Dissonance Presents: Kid Lib w/ DJ B, Isora + more at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
breakbeat drum and bass jungle happy hardcore
Paul 'Bozak' Morrissey at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
house
Fullygassed events at Dare to Club
— Dare to Club
uk garage bassline drum and bass jump up 140
Propaganda - Can't Get To Vegas at The Fleece
— The Fleece
emo rock alternative rock indie rock pop punk
HIGHER POWER: DISCO FEVER at The Crown
— The Crown
house disco disco house soul funk

Sunday

BPF: Sunday Breakfast Exhibition Openings at Albion Dockside
— Albion Dockside
exhibition-opening exhibition festival
SUNDAY LUNCH at Matter Whole Foods
— Matter Whole Foods
food & drink
BPF: Bristol Museum & Art Gallery Opening Event at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery + Georgian House Museum
— Bristol Museum & Art Gallery + Georgian House Museum
exhibition-opening exhibition festival
The Immortal Story  5pm at The Cube
— The Cube
film
DIONNE FUNDRAISER at Cloak
— Cloak
cumbia world jazz funk soul lgbtq+
Apoctoberfest at Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
— Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market
talks workshops & classes festival
Rockaway Park Sunday Sessions - October Edition at Rockaway Park
— Rockaway Park
punk folk folk rock exhibition food & drink
Shenandoah Harmony singing at Friends of Eastville Park Community Hub
— Friends of Eastville Park Community Hub
folk workshops & classes
Destination: Old Hag at Alma Tavern and Theatre
— Alma Tavern and Theatre
theatre
Destination: ‘Old Hag’ at Alma Tavern & Theatre
— Alma Tavern & Theatre
theatre comedy
Canteen Conker Tourney at The Canteen
— The Canteen
Picnic Studio Presents - Lino Printing Workshop at Hamilton House - Picnic Studio
— Hamilton House - Picnic Studio
lgbtq+ workshops & classes
DZ Deathrays at Exchange
— Exchange
punk
Luke Haines & Jim Fry In Conversation at The Golden Lion
— The Golden Lion
indie rock punk post-punk garage rock art rock
Eddie Gripper + Jam Session at The Stag And Hounds
— The Stag And Hounds
bebop contemporary jazz jam session jazz hard bop
The Sessions ft. Lyle & Luna Kali at The Green Man
— The Green Man
R&B jazz soul
PM Le Grand at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
country rockabilly folk folk rock
Kessoncoda at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
Event Cancelled
contemporary jazz electronic breakbeat experimental
Aiden Kelso at Exchange
— Exchange
singer-songwriter
Centre Stage Comedy 20/10 at Ibis Bristol Centre
— Ibis Bristol Centre
open mic comedy food & drink
Bristol Sound Check pt.29 at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
dub reggae roots reggae
Northern Soul Sunday Sessions at The Crown Tavern
— The Crown Tavern
world jazz funk soul northern soul funk