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 7th November

— Thekla

Willy Mason in Bristol Tickets

Fri 7th November

— Bristol Beacon

Daniel Avery plus special guests in Bristol Tickets

Fri 7th November

— The Trinity Centre

AnExperience Presents ~ Something Lovely Tickets

Fri 7th November

— Lost Horizon

Build Back Jamaica - Melissa Fundraiser Tickets

Fri 7th November

— Thekla

Sigma Lock Off Tour: Bristol Tickets

Fri 7th November

— The Underground

1985 Music x 20 Years of Tectonic x | Bristol 2025 Tickets

Fri 7th November

— Lakota

Harmonia Presents: Bianca Oblivion Tickets

Saturday

Sat 8th November

— Multiple Venues, Bristol

Simple Things Festival in Bristol Tickets

Sat 8th November

— The Trinity Centre

Kaotik battle stations vol 1 Tickets

Sat 8th November

— DOCUMENT

Fantazia: New Horizons | Bristol Tickets

Sat 8th November

— Lakota

Ibiza Classics Tickets

Sat 8th November

— Strange Brew

Simple Things After Party ft. Laurel Halo, Hodge , Caragh Tickets

Sunday

Sun 9th November

— Strange Brew

Late night drive home in Bristol Tickets

Sun 9th November

— The Trinity Centre

Mirador in Bristol Tickets

Sun 9th November

— Bristol Beacon

Joep Beving 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

The Pillowman

— Loco Klub

theatre

DETRITI-CORE

— Ashton Court

experimental exhibition theatre food & drink cabaret

Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop

— The Spark Space, 138a Church Road, Redfield, Bristol, BS5 9HH

experimental workshops & classes theatre

The People's Comedy: 7 years special

— PRSC

comedy stand-up comedy

Wine Street Food Market

— Wine Street

food & drink

Quiz & Open Mic at The Farm: The Compost Cafe

— Windmill Hill City Farm

open mic singer-songwriter spoken word poetry quiz

Album Launch Party — Charlie Hooper-Williams

— Studio LX

contemporary classical classical neoclassical

Downend RoundTable Fireworks 2025

— King George V Playing Fields

Journey To The Middle-ages

— WS

Grace Smith Trio & Archie Churchill-Moss - GFC in Bristol

— St Anne's Church, Easton

folk traditional folk

Evan Parker and Trance Map+ in Bristol

— Arnolfini

experimental contemporary jazz electronic

Karen / Davey Woodward and The Winter Orphans in Bristol

— Exchange

indie rock indie pop folk-pop

Malphino + Chancha Via Circuito in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

salsa cumbia electronic reggaeton tropical

SSP10 w/ Jake Muir, Fergus Clark, Llyn y Cwn, Alliyah Enyo & Dan Thorman in Bristol

— St. Thomas the Martyr

experimental dub contemporary classical drone trance

Ocie Elliott in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

folk

Confessions of a Traitor in Bristol

— Exchange

Truck Violence in Bristol

— The Croft

punk hardcore-punk folk rock shoegaze

James Adrian Brown & Sulk Rooms in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

ambient drone electronic downtempo

ThoughtFox in Bristol

— Bristol Music Club

jazz contemporary classical classical electronic electro

Blank Atlas x The Last Vinci in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

alternative rock metal grunge experimental rock post-hardcore

Sick Squid Gigs in Bristol

— Red Lion BS5

psych doom metal sludge metal stoner rock

SAFIYE B2B BEAVS in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

soul hip hop disco house uk garage

Matuki in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk world afrobeat

Baila La Cumbia in Bristol

— The Old Market Assembly

world cumbia

Opa Rosa + Troyka Mala in Bristol

— Strange Brew

Gecko in Bristol in Bristol

— The Cube

singer-songwriter comedy spoken word

Cosmic Fire Trio in Bristol

— St Anne's House Brislington, Brislington

jazz experimental contemporary jazz acid jazz

COMEDY NIGHT W/ TACOS in Bristol

— The Orchard Coffee & Co

comedy stand-up comedy family food & drink

Hamburger + Eva Penney + Custard in Bristol

— The Louisiana

alternative rock indie rock psych emo

The Interstate Express in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk bluegrass

Trans-Siberian Express + Hibiscus | FFL in Bristol

— SouthBank

neo soul psychedelic rock new wave post-grunge acid house

Have You Seen This Cat? An Grassroots Indie Rock Gig in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

indie rock indie folk experimental rock garage rock rock-and-roll

Manfredi Funk Initiative + The Call Birds in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk deep funk

Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon - The Tonic 3 EP Launch in Bristol

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

hip hop rap underground hip hop old school hip hop breakbeat

Jah Digga, Don’t Flop, Kwazi - at O2 Academy Bristol in Bristol

— O2 Academy

hip hop rap 140 grime poetry

Takuya Nakamura - Jungle Jazz - TS010 tickets

— The Boxing Gym

jazz jungle footwork

SoR & Visceral VS Ecosystem & Semtex: Battle of the Boxes tickets

— Loco Klub

techno trance hardcore techno happy hardcore hardstyle

We're Going Deep w/ Transparent Sound , Amy, Owain K + Placid tickets

— The Love Inn

techno electro acid house

Down To Earth x Embody: Eoin DJ, Milly On Air, Ollie Kirk tickets

— The Croft

house techno trance tech house progressive house

Grama - jackin' patz b2b zato, nahda, rose again tickets

— The Island

experimental house deep house tech house bassline house

HARDER THAN HOUSE w/ Rebekah Abdeen, Borai b2b dontforgettogohome tickets

— The Crown

techno breakbeat trance

Movimientos 20: Clubnight with Chancha Via Circuito tickets

— The Jam Jar

salsa cumbia electronic reggaeton tropical

Extra Crispy Vol 4 Feat Zenon Recs tickets

— Green Works

psych techno trance industrial techno minimal techno

Delta Heavy tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass

ChooseLove at the Tap Room for Gaza tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

soul house disco house deep house

The Vinyl Gathering tickets

— The Red Church

soul alternative pop disco electronic deep house

Hot Jams tickets

— To The Moon

funk hip hop dub disco house

Electric Barbarella-A Wild Celebration of Soft Cell and Dave Ball tickets

— Zed Alley

lgbtq+ punk post-punk synthpop new wave

Tuff Breaks Presents: K-65, Amelie + Tuff Breaks Residents tickets

— Basement 45

uk garage 140 breakbeat uk funky

Bass Scoops Radio Presents Myriad Recordings tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle

Dr Banana x Team Love presents: Dr Banana & Dave Harvey tickets

— Strange Brew

house uk garage

CLUB CREAM PRESENTS: K-WERK + RESIDENTS tickets

— Take Five Cafe

synthpop house electro acid house chicago house

Saturday

The Pillowman

— Loco Klub

theatre

Wilful Amateur | Sian Bonnell In Conversation with Aliki Braine

— Serchia Gallery

talks

Scenes in a Library with Tom Lovelace + Christine Serchia

— Serchia Gallery

workshops & classes exhibition talks

Morgan Rees: TURNING THIRSTY: SPECIAL TAPING

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Sound Bath

— Wild Box

experimental ambient drone workshops & classes

Dereliction Tour - film & talk

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks film

Something That Holds It All Art Exhibition

— Studio Upstairs

exhibition

The Trouble with Ashton Court

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks

Ashton Court mansion Outside tour

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks

We need affordable arts and culture for the many, not the few

— An undisclosed venue in or close to Shirehampton (shared with attendees day before event)

talks

Bishop Road Fireworks Extravaganza

— Bishop Road School Field, 190 Bishop Road

family

Fist Club

— Lost Horizon

lgbtq+ drag cabaret

BSO: Liszt Piano Concerto with BBCYM winner Ryan Wang

— St George's Bristol

classical

Mockumentary Now & Impromptwo

— PRSC

comedy stand-up comedy theatre

Kasai Masai in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

world

Clandestine Pathway Festival in Bristol

— Lost Horizon

metal blues-rock doom metal psychedelic rock classic rock

Our Nameless Boy + Bats Bats Bats + The Dead Royals in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock emo

Myslovitz in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

alternative rock

Sam Wills in Bristol

— The Croft

soul hip hop neo soul electronic

GET FUCKED + 51ST STATE + GILDED CAGE + SCAREBEARS in Bristol

— Exchange

punk hardcore-punk noise doom metal noise rock

MORE SOUP ft. FRENIC in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

experimental trip hop electronic uk funky

Three Scots and a Barman in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

alternative pop classic rock garage rock

SmoothBoots Events- November Market in Bristol

— St George Community Centre

art pop electronic afrobeats family food & drink

Fever Rouge + The Scuttlers & Effigy in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock rock

Hector Who d - EP RELEASE SHOW in Bristol

— Circomedia

jazz funk pop alternative pop rap

Forro Bristol Party in Bristol

— Docklands Community Centre

folk world salsa samba bossa nova

Mulvey's Medicine in Bristol

— The Canteen

jazz funk jazz funk

Knights Out II tickets

— Loco Klub

ska jungle techno donk circus

Undo Sessions @ The Lion tickets

— The Red Lion

drum and bass jungle breakbeat happy hardcore footwork

Simple Things Afters - Orpheu the Wizard + Dave Harvey tickets

— The Love Inn

disco house

Counting Blessings All Day Party tickets

— Wiper and True Old Market Taproom

jazz funk soul latin jazz breakbeat

The Absurdist A/V JUMBLE SAIL #15 tickets

— The Cube

experimental noise comedy film soundtrack

DELICIOUS x UNHU tickets

— Death Disco

techno progressive house

Ruffneck Ting x Fight Klub presents: 30 Years Of Ruffneck tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass jungle

Late Night Funk Club: Brass Junkies + DJ Nick Bodywork tickets

— The Lanes

funk soul new orleans jazz

All My Friends tickets

— To The Moon

post-punk synthpop disco electronic tech house

In:Motion presents: MOMENTUM | Sally C, Isaac Carter + More TBA tickets

— Motion Bristol

house electronic uk garage

Asylum Presents: Outsource Records Takeover tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass

Rave it up: Secret Lineup Party tickets

— The Crown

jungle techno uk garage 140 speed garage

FLYNN’S FREQUENCIES tickets

— Green Works

drum and bass jungle techno electro hardcore techno

Kelvin 373 Presents Boiling Point tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

SAM SAM - the Bristol Paris connection w/ Emile Omar, Anders & more tickets

— The Jam Jar

funk world afrobeat salsa disco

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop pop punk emo

Sunday

The Pillowman

— Loco Klub

theatre

Dream Zine Workshop

— The Old Market Assembly

workshops & classes

Nature Queerdos: Mushroom Meander with Maud

— Leigh Woods

lgbtq+ workshops & classes talks food & drink

The Pillowman Matinee

— Loco Klub

theatre

Lewis Spears: Serial Pest

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Creative Movement and Text Improvisation Workshop

— The Island

workshops & classes theatre

Sapphic Sundays: Folk House Flea Market

— Bristol Folk House

lgbtq+

Craft & Flea Market

— Bristol Folk House

jazz exhibition

Wasteman Weeklies #530 TWT 2025

— The Lanes

SCRiTCH - Open Mic Cabaret

— The Old Market Assembly

open mic drag lgbtq+ spoken word cabaret

Talk Club Comedy Night Fundraiser: Ignacio Lopez

— Bristol Beer Factory Tap Room

comedy stand-up comedy

Lip Service

— Bristol Comedy Den

open mic lgbtq+ comedy stand-up comedy

Gag in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

punk post-punk hardcore-punk noise post-hardcore

Granny's Attic in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk traditional folk

The PNC, sevenyearwaitinglist X DJJG, Distraxi X Calico in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental noise ambient industrial drone

Crippling Alcoholism in Bristol

— The Croft

Event Cancelled

post-punk noise noise rock

Frail Body in Bristol

— The Croft

Event Cancelled

alternative metal post-hardcore

BYFORD DOLPHIN INCIDENT WITH BEASTS AND SUNGLAZ VENDOR in Bristol

— Exchange

noise doom metal noise rock

Party Dozen in Bristol

— Exchange

noise noise rock

Instructor Fundraiser in Bristol

— The Hideout Studio

workshops & classes quiz family

Cute Dance - Chapter 1 in Bristol

— Bridge Farm

folk experimental dub cumbia

Sunday Social Dance in Bristol

— The Hen & Chicken

jazz swing

Steve Treble & Damien Pope in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

rock blues blues-rock classic rock

In The Making Presents TOUR - ROB.GREEN and Aileen Kelly in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

R&B blues alternative pop neo soul