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 17th April

— Lakota

Tribute Fest Is Coming To Bristol in Bristol Tickets

Fri 17th April

— Lost Horizon

ZIMMA PRESENTS - 4 THE HEADS BRYAN GEE 3HR JOURNEY THROUGH JUNGLE SET Tickets

Fri 17th April

— DOCUMENT

Document Presents: Floorplan, Kenny Dope & more Tickets

Fri 17th April

— Thekla

Different Class: 90s Britpop & Indie Classics Tickets

Fri 17th April

— The Trinity Centre

Descendant X Submission: 420 Warm up party Tickets

Saturday

Sat 18th April

— DOCUMENT

5 Years of Bass Jamz | Gaskin b2b L.P. Rhythm + more Tickets

Sat 18th April

— Lakota

RNB 2K VIBEZ BRISTOL EDITION VOL 1 Tickets

Sat 18th April

— The Trinity Centre

Bristol Sober Spaces X Trinity Spring Rave Tickets

Sat 18th April

— The Trinity Centre

Precious Energy Tickets

Sat 18th April

— Moon Club

Anthea, Voigtmann + Eminent Tickets

Sunday

Sun 19th April

— The Trinity Centre

GHOUL GANG presents: WITCH, PLEASE Tickets

Sun 19th April

— The Wardrobe Theatre

Story Slam: Eggs 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

Lyra Festival Pass 2026

— All Festival Venues

workshops & classes festival spoken word poetry

Queer Poetry Cabaret | Travis Alabanza + Guests

— Arnolfini

lgbtq+ drag spoken word poetry cabaret

Gaza Film Fundraiser: Thank You for Banking With Us

— Wild Goose Space

film

Trans Femme Futures: Nat Raha and Mijke van der Drift

— East Bristol Books

lgbtq+ talks

Gafael Tir: A History of Land Rights and Protest in Wales

— The Cube

folk singer-songwriter talks spoken word protests & marches

Movers and Makers

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes exhibition

Clothes Mending Drop-In Session

— Sparks Bristol

workshops & classes

The Power of Poetry | Panel Discussion

— Arnolfini

talks festival spoken word poetry

Making an Exhibition of Ourselves – 40 Years of Show Of Strength Theatre Co

— The Pit, 101 Wells Road, Totterdown, Bristol BS4 2BS

exhibition theatre

READzine #4 Launch Party

— KIT FORM

alternative rock indie rock disco house exhibition

Heart Breakers Cabaret Presents: Not Our First Rodeo Drag Show

— Zed Alley

country drag lgbtq+ cabaret lgbtq+

Cardboard, Puppets and Punks

— Garage Art Space, next to 2 Queen's Drive, Bristol BS7 8JR

punk art rock

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

BYOB Pottery & Bubbles

— Terra Studio

workshops & classes

Lovely Life Drawing

— Hours

R&B jazz workshops & classes life drawing lgbtq+

Buffoon Comedy

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy theatre festival food & drink

5 Year Celebration in Bristol

— Bristol Beacon

singer-songwriter art pop neo soul alternative hip hop

GREY FLX - Husk release party in Bristol

— Exchange

indie rock punk post-punk

Olympus, Koba, Entropic Rot + Buried in Bermuda in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

metal death metal

Scene 26' in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

indie rock rock post-punk post-grunge soundtrack

Foule & Silver Ley in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental trip hop post rock electronic

Saint Senara in Bristol

— The Ill Repute

singer-songwriter blues folk rock blues-rock country rock

Felixjoy B2B Safiye in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

old school hip hop house uk garage breakbeat

The Clean Up + DJ Alcemyth in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk soul indie pop

Dharmic Art in Bristol

— L'Étoile Studio

experimental jazz contemporary jazz ambient bebop

Bristol University Baroque and Madrigal Ensemble Collaboration Concert in Bristol

— The Victoria Rooms, Bristol

classical

Acopia + special guests in Bristol

— Strange Brew

alternative pop electronic downtempo

Make Friends in Bristol

— The Croft

indie pop alternative pop

Hicktown Breakout in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock country rock classic rock

Split Dogs in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock punk rock-and-roll

JohnnytheSeagull in Bristol

— The Arc

ambient drone lo-fi

THE SOUND OF SWITCHED in Bristol

— PRSC

R&B open mic hip hop rap alternative hip hop

The Sam Kelly Trio + Lou Shepherd in Bristol

— Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend

folk singer-songwriter traditional folk indie folk

Taynee Lord Pretty Promises Tour in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

country country rock

The Spiritus Mundi with The Kruds and SheBangs in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

alternative rock punk psych art rock garage rock

Traditional Irish Folk Session in Bristol

— The Swan With Two Necks

folk

The travels of A Tribe Called Quest in Bristol

— O2 Academy

hip hop rap

OKAY YOU WIN - SUPERSEED - CEMETERY DOGS in Bristol

— The Chelsea Inn

alternative rock rock punk grunge stoner rock

SPIDERHONEY | LOULA + RIVERBOAT in Bristol

— St James Wine Vaults

alternative rock alternative pop psychedelic rock post-grunge

Baila La Cumbia in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

salsa cumbia

GLASSHOUSE + MACREADY in Bristol

— Elemental Collective

The Sneak Eazies in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

ska

The Dylegans in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

folk blues country rock-and-roll blues-rock

James Morton Groove Den ft. Dennis Rollins in Bristol

— The forge

funk jazz jazz funk

BRISTOL DUB CLUB tickets

— Green Works

dub reggae roots reggae

Re:ni tickets

— The Love Inn

experimental dub techno 140 dubstep

Elysium with DJ B, Interlude, Jorgia wiva J and Haze tickets

— Exchange

jungle techno breakbeat happy hardcore

DJ Red, Negative Affect, and Probe DJs tickets

— The Island

experimental ambient electronic techno electro

Soft Raw presents Quest & Danielle tickets

— Strange Brew

house electronic techno electro tech house

Cirrina Sessions w/ severine, Fez the Kid, Casino Flats & Yulion tickets

— The Croft

experimental house techno electro minimal techno

NOBODY IS WASHING - THE LAUNDERETTE LAUNCH PARTY tickets

— Waeshous Launderette

house techno electro tech house acid house

Amoeba Presents: Johnson Solid, LN€S, Mickey Pez, New Bambi, Toejam & Vic tickets

— Queens Head Easton

drum and bass jungle techno breakbeat acid house

Ska-Cumbia tickets

— Elmers Arms

reggae salsa ska rock steady cumbia

Twisted Vision tickets

— Basement 45

jungle techno trance breakbeat happy hardcore

Random HiFi tickets

— The Plough Inn

world psych electronic

Rave It Up at The Rathouse tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 dubstep speed garage

Harder Than House w/ Matter, dontforgettogohome & Borai tickets

— The Crown

techno trance breakbeat

Iller Instinct Invites: Jamin Nimjah tickets

— Cosies

reggae drum and bass jungle uk garage

Stamp On Em presents: A Messy Western tickets

— Loco Klub

country bluegrass breakbeat dubstep circus

Everybody's Yard: Local Selectors and Open Decks tickets

— Red Lion BS5

Intrigue with Bachelors of Science & more tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass bassline

Stepped Presents...Lewis Taylor w/ Mena Rose, Chackney & More tickets

— After Dark

house tech house deep house

Late Delivery: Jerome Hill + Carmen Electro tickets

— Moon Club

electronic techno minimal techno

Heated Rivalry Club Night 2 tickets

— The Lanes

pop experimental pop hyperpop

Women Of Wax tickets

— The Jam Jar

funk world latin jazz disco disco house

Saturday

Bluey's

— KIT FORM

lgbtq+ noise exhibition theatre spoken word

Sergio Leone Weekend

— Megascreen, Bristol

film

From Dust We Rise: Young Voices of Gaza

— St George's Bristol

talks festival spoken word poetry

In Form And Colour

— Centrespace Gallery

exhibition

Using Your Authentic Voice: with Maria Ferguson

— St George's Bristol

workshops & classes festival poetry

Clifton Poetry Walk with Braid

— Meeting Point: Outside All Saints Church, Pembroke Road

talks festival poetry

Building Muscle for Beginners and Sauna

— St Anne’s House, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4AB

lgbtq+ footwork workshops & classes yoga sport & exercise

Creating Queer & Othered Worlds: with Joelle Taylor

— Arnolfini

lgbtq+ workshops & classes festival poetry

Family Poems with Michael Rosen

— St George's Bristol

talks festival family spoken word poetry

Working Class Poetics: Karen McCarthy Woolf, Matthew Rice & John McCullough

— St George's Bristol

festival spoken word poetry

Writing for Wellbeing: with Cat Chong

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes festival poetry

Shaping the Wave: Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poetics

— St George's Bristol

festival spoken word poetry

Shane Koyczan

— St George's Bristol

Event Cancelled

talks festival spoken word poetry

Make Wild: Forest Bathing w/ Hiba Choueiri

— Leigh Woods

workshops & classes

I Am Making Art: Parallel Imprints

— Spike Island

workshops & classes exhibition

Creature Ear Craft Workshop

— Cafe Kino

workshops & classes

Slow Fashion Saves The Day

— Sparks Bristol

workshops & classes festival

Collage Crafternoon

— The Secret Cafe

workshops & classes

Venus / Aphrodite: Crafting Symbols of Love, Beauty, and Harmony in Clay

— L'Étoile Studio

Bristol Lovejam

— The Old Library

soul jam session open mic trance

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

Aries New Moon: Tarot & Art night ✨

— The Greenhouse

jam session experimental lgbtq+ workshops & classes life drawing

BB Productions - Amateur Pole Performance Nights

— Somerdale Pavilion

cabaret

IN DA HIVE presents: The Improv Gauntlet

— PRSC

lgbtq+ comedy stand-up comedy theatre cabaret

Rob Auton: CAN

— 1532 Performing Arts Centre

stand-up comedy theatre spoken word poetry

Darkness over Bristol in Bristol

— The Gryphon

metal alternative metal death metal post rock thrash metal

Lady Maisery - Greenbank Folk Club in Bristol

— St Anne's Church, Eastville

folk

Earth Ball, Commuted, Sullow, Rhizocorp + more in Bristol

— The Cube

experimental psych noise experimental rock freak folk

Rita Lynch, Suction Cup, Hermeticus, DJ Dub Punk in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

alternative rock punk post-punk dub drone

All Aboard Poor Old Dogs + Easton Shanties in Bristol

— MV Balmoral

folk punk

Phil Minton / Matt Davis / Luigi Marino - Album release party in Bristol

— L'Étoile Studio

jam session experimental jazz noise drone

The Balkan Wanderers in Bristol

— The Canteen

folk punk ska ska punk

Mista Trick Collective in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

pop drum and bass jungle festival

CitySprout Naturey Ceilidh in Bristol

— St Werburghs Community Centre

folk traditional folk lgbtq+ workshops & classes sport & exercise

Me & My Friends + Liz Ikamba in Bristol

— Strange Brew

folk jazz afrobeat

Robert Brian Quartet at Karolina's Jazz Club in Bristol

— The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)

funk jazz latin jazz

The Rumpled in Bristol

— Exchange

KIBO in Bristol

— The Croft

hip hop rap grime

LOST IN THE WEEKEND - EL01SE in Bristol

— Exchange

pop singer-songwriter

Parkii & Split Lip in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

indie rock post-punk emo art rock

Reggae Roast w/ Donovan Kingjay in Bristol

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

dub reggae roots reggae dancehall

BACANA FUNK FT. PETER RABBIT in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

latin jazz afrobeat house drum and bass breakbeat

Mr Griff + Gnatcatcher in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk soul blues

BARNFIRE in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

bluegrass

Livity Sound: Azu Tiwaline & Hodge tickets

— Strange Brew

dub hyperpop techno acid house minimal techno

Whole Sum - sentinel 793 tickets

— The Arc

soul experimental jazz funk electronic

Talk to Strangers w ABADIR, Distant Planet, Pessimist ++ tickets

— Loco Klub

jungle techno breakbeat footwork

LA BOMBA presents DISCODELIC tickets

— Exchange

funk soul afrobeat salsa cumbia

Amen4tekno Down The Pub II tickets

— The Bell

techno happy hardcore hardstyle

Paradisco Down The Plough tickets

— The Plough Inn

funk soul disco disco house electro

Full Cycle Records tickets

— The Star & Garter

drum and bass jungle

No More All Male Lineups: Empressure, Fagan, Izzla + Pretty Patel tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 dubstep speed garage

Blue Marbles tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

jazz disco house house breakbeat deep house

Terrace Soul - Funk Train Day Party tickets

— After Dark

funk soul

Duvet Vous? 27th Birthday Party with Smokescreen Soundsystem tickets

— Green Works

house deep house chicago house

Contraband Circus + Upside Sound Day & Night Party tickets

— Ashton Court

lgbtq+ ska punk jungle donk circus

Speak Up & Dance tickets

— To The Moon

disco disco house house

BORDERLINE 2 tickets

— John Sebastian Light Ship

world dub uk garage 140 sport & exercise

Nathan Worm Presents 'Jazz to Jungle' tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

funk jazz house jungle uk garage

Delicious House and Techno tickets

— After Dark

techno progressive house

Bristopolis tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk goth synthpop industrial rock electro

Kojo funds tickets

— Rush nightclub Baldwin Street

afrobeat afrobeats amapiano grime

Crowd Reaction Presents: MC Spyda tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle jump up

Wilfy D Residency #01 B2B Reek0 tickets

— The Love Inn

'Groove Connection' - Breaks, Bass and Bleeps tickets

— Cosies

house techno electro acid house breakbeat

TELETECH: Natte Visstick • Bristol tickets

— Clock Factory

techno

TIMEWARP tickets

— The Crown

jungle techno breakbeat acid house breakbeat

Spike Island Sounds presents: JDizzle, Rich, Fenders, Harvey T tickets

— Exchange

house jungle electronic uk garage 140

I’ll HOUSE YOU / Mike Shawe & Deli G tickets

— The Croft

disco house deep house

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

Sunday

Inua Ellams: Search Party

— Arnolfini

talks theatre festival spoken word poetry

OURCYLIUM

— Strange Brew

Event Cancelled

experimental lgbtq+ drag theatre cabaret

Ourcylium

— Strange Brew

Event Cancelled

experimental lgbtq+ drag theatre cabaret

Crafting Your Stories: with Musa Okwonga

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes festival spoken word poetry

Cantina Avanti - What to learn from the resistance against ICE in the US

— Cafe at St.Pauls Learning Centre

workshops & classes

Inspiring Poetry: with Saili Katebe

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes spoken word poetry

QPOC 30+ Social

— Watershed

lgbtq+

Bristol Nature Book Club - A Flat Place by Noreen Masud

— Bristol Central Library Cafe

workshops & classes family

Saints and Sinners in St George - Theatre Walk

— St George Walking Tour, Bristol - Meet/start: Church Road, BS5 9HX

talks theatre

Myth, Movement & Writing the Personal Legend

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes spoken word poetry

Joelle Taylor: Maryville

— Arnolfini

lgbtq+ theatre festival spoken word poetry

Rob Preston is Bobby Prezinsky: Unity Concert for Peace

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy

Lyra Poetry Slam 2026 | Grand Finals

— Arnolfini

festival spoken word poetry

Laura

— The Ill Repute

film

Love Inn Film Club #05 - 8 Bar: The Evolution of Grime

— The Love Inn

grime film

Phil Kay - Fringe Legend

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy

Art Club: Nature and Clay

— Springfield Allotments

workshops & classes

Sapphic Sundays: Creative Writing workshop

— Commune Cafe, One Castlepark, BS2 0JA

lgbtq+ dating

Pigeon Party

— Sims Hill Shared Harvest

folk festival family food & drink

Heart ornaments workshop

— Afghan Tasty Corner

workshops & classes

For the Love of Friendship - A BYOF Friendship Ceremony

— The Old Library

Event Cancelled

lgbtq+ workshops & classes

Selah The Underground River Poetry Night w/ Nile Robinson

— Wiper and True, The Barrel Store

folk singer-songwriter open mic spoken word poetry

Bristol Queer Pottery - Make a Spring Bud Vase

— Bristol Folk House

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Song for the Trees

— Springfield Allotments

folk open mic festival

Humdinger Words for Lollygaggers & Fuddy-Duddies world premiere

— Sidney & Eden

comedy stand-up comedy spoken word poetry cabaret

Todd Day Wait in Bristol

— Exchange

folk blues country

Don't Try in Bristol

— The Croft

punk metal hardcore-punk

Ben Moss in Bristol

— To The Moon

folk singer-songwriter traditional folk

FAMILY BUSINESS FT MR FITZ & BOYCE in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

jam session hip hop rap underground hip hop spoken word

Haze Monthly Sessions 005 in Bristol

— The Arc

world jazz dub dubstep

Sunday Shrimp w/ Leewok & Curly Waters + Special guests in Bristol

— Mickey Zoggs

funk jazz dub trip hop disco house

SUNDAY FUNDAY in Bristol

— La Panza Restaurant Bristol

funk reggae disco house drum and bass food & drink

The Sessions ft. Tractor Watson & KD Rivers in Bristol

— The Green Man

folk country bluegrass

Steve Payne Trio in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

singer-songwriter country blues-rock delta blues

Outta The Ground Sound System Sunday in Bristol

— Zed Alley

dub reggae jungle

Amber Mark in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

Balancing Act in Bristol

— Exchange

soul indie rock

Max Sloan Album release show in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

folk singer-songwriter country indie folk

Celticque - Cornish Benefit gig in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

punk post-punk hardcore-punk noise noise rock

Blooming - 'Blue' Single Launch with Special Guests in Bristol

— The Louisiana

alternative rock indie rock singer-songwriter indie folk

CLIMAX CLIQUE tickets

— Lakota

lgbtq+ disco afrobeats chicago house workshops & classes