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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

Saturday

Sunday

Sun 17th November
A Day of Mandingue Djembe Dance, Drumming & Song at The Trinity Centre
Sun 17th November
Influx Bazaar x VOID Radio at Lost Horizon
Sun 17th November
Grace Campbell at Bristol Beacon
— Bristol Beacon

Grace Campbell Tickets

Sun 17th November
Phil Walker - Happy Bunny at Redgrave Theatre
Sun 17th November
Asha Puthli + Paradisco at Bristol Beacon

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.

“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

En Masse 2024: 'Magpie' by Angela Ugarte at St. John On The Wall
— St. John On The Wall
exhibition festival
The Utopian Impulse EXHIBITION LAUNCH at D-UNIT
— D-UNIT
film exhibition-opening exhibition
En Masse 2024: EM Social w/ Disk Frisk + Jikoni at KIT FORM
— KIT FORM
house dub exhibition festival
Totterdown Art Trail Poetry Event. Deasy Bamford at Star & Dove 75-78 St Luke's Rd, Totterdown, Bristol BS3 4RY
— Star & Dove 75-78 St Luke's Rd, Totterdown, Bristol BS3 4RY
open mic rap spoken word poetry
*Mingle*: Caleb Parkin LAUNCH + Guests at East Bristol Books
— East Bristol Books
spoken word poetry
Photo Festival Walking Tour - Bring Your Baby at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
— Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
exhibition festival
SEA SHANTY & STORYTELLING BAR NIGHT at Zion Bristol, Bishopsworth Rd, Bristol, BS13 7JW
— Zion Bristol, Bishopsworth Rd, Bristol, BS13 7JW
traditional folk folk
Lovely Life Drawing at Hours Space
— Hours Space
R&B jazz lgbtq+ workshops & classes life drawing
Full Moon Shakti: Women's Yoga Circle Fri 15th Nov at Yoni Shakti: Women's Yoga Circle
— Yoni Shakti: Women's Yoga Circle
workshops & classes
One-Hander in support of 'Posh' at Barrelhouse
— Barrelhouse
pop comedy stand-up comedy poetry
Antony and Cleopatra: The Musical at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
theatre comedy family event
Creative Conscious Dance at The Pickle Factory, All Hallows Rd, Easton, Bristol BS5 0HL
— The Pickle Factory, All Hallows Rd, Easton, Bristol BS5 0HL
Cafe Kino 20th Anniversary Fundraiser at Cafe Kino
— Cafe Kino
lgbtq+ spoken word cabaret festival
The Necks at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
ambient contemporary jazz jazz
Friendly Records Presents Floating World Pictures at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
ambient psych experimental jazz
GRANDMAS HOUSE - Single Launch Party at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
rock indie rock post-punk garage rock grunge
Sam Redmore & The Tropical Sound Clash at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
disco disco house tropical funk
SÖN, Arcadia Planitia, Grandchild at The Cube
— The Cube
psych experimental drone live score
Miya The Sun on The Balmoral at The Balmoral
— The Balmoral
tropical hip hop jazz funk soul funk
The Keepsakes,The Blues Conspirators & Ben Cooling at The Grain Barge
— The Grain Barge
blues-rock blues garage rock folk singer-songwriter
Granny's Attic + Heather Ferrier at Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend
— Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend
traditional folk folk
The Bucky Rage at The Elmer's Arms
— The Elmer's Arms
rock punk garage rock
Tashkezar + DJ at The Canteen
— The Canteen
disco world psych jazz funk funk
W.E. Irish Trad Music Session at PRSC
— PRSC
traditional folk folk folk rock festival
The Entitled Sons SOLD OUT at Exchange
— Exchange
rock alternative rock indie rock garage rock
Sam Eagle Bookshop Tour In Bristol at Clifton Community Bookshop
— Clifton Community Bookshop
indie folk indie pop folk
LUSTSICKPUPPY + IZZY SPEARS + GORESHIT at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
breakbeat punk experimental industrial rap
Sunfall at Exchange
— Exchange
hardcore-punk punk
La Gringa Negra at The Shakespeare, Totterdown
— The Shakespeare, Totterdown
bossa nova
Land Of The Giants + Kole Tang at Mr Wolfs
— Mr Wolfs
ska blues folk funk festival
The Delstars // Band // at The Blue Lagoon
— The Blue Lagoon
pop rock alternative rock food & drink
The Slimline Shufflers at The Ill Repute
— The Ill Repute
blues
The Baghdaddies - Final Tour + DJ Paulo Fernandez at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
ska world turbo folk gypsy jazz swing
En Masse 2024: Green Works w/ Batu b2b CCL & more at Green Works
— Green Works
techno footwork dubstep 140 dub
DJ Polo B2B Scratchclart at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
techno dancehall reggaeton amapiano afrobeats
LA BOMBA with ERNESTO CHAHOUD at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
cumbia afrobeat world psych funk
Bristol Nectar Collective: DJ Mark Woodstock at The Shakespeare, Totterdown
— The Shakespeare, Totterdown
drum and bass jungle funk
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE w/ SEAN MCCABE & NICK HARRIS (NRK at Death disco
— Death disco
chicago house house disco house deep house
Visceral Vs Solstice soundclash at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
techno dancehall drum and bass jungle happy hardcore
Reload Sound Presents... Jael at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
dancehall amapiano afrobeats R&B hip hop
REACTOR4 - DJ KANE, HUMB, BIO-KEM, DESELECTA +MORE at Art Club
— Art Club
drum and bass jungle cumbia
SB Nights: A for Alpha, Milly on Air, Ellie Anders at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
breakbeat house tech house uk garage electro
Break the Night w/ James Newmarch at Exchange
— Exchange
techno electro breakbeat
NORTHERN SOUL CENTRAL at phoenix pub
— phoenix pub
world soul northern soul funk
Wallis Bros: Diabetes DJ charity event at The Cider Box Tap Room
— The Cider Box Tap Room
house disco house tech house uk funky jazz
'Mingle' Toxic Disco at To The Moon
— To The Moon
disco disco house electro spoken word poetry
Everybody's Yard at Red Lion BS5
— Red Lion BS5
tropical reggae world psych funk
The Biggest Afro Caribbean Party at 98 club
— 98 club
tropical dancehall amapiano afrobeats R&B
JAH GARVEY + SUPPORT | ATTIC BAR at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
reggae soul festival
Sounds of the Shed album release party at Basement 45
— Basement 45
drum and bass jungle
SUCCESSION: K-65, MiNNiM + more at The Crown
— The Crown
uk garage electro breakbeat
California Love: 90s/00s Hip Hop and R&B Special at The Lanes
— The Lanes
hip hop old school hip hop rap trip hop
Ballistic Disco at Take Five Cafe
— Take Five Cafe
jungle 140 hip hop funk

Saturday

Phaedra Ensemble: Plantation A.. at Arnolfini
— Arnolfini
contemporary classical experimental theatre
BPF: Kirsty Mackay Artist Workshop at Bricks St. Anne's House
— Bricks St. Anne's House
workshops & classes exhibition festival
Bristol Photo Festival Walking Tour at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
— Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
exhibition festival
Slow Fashion Playground - Reclaim Your Wardrobe at Sparks Bristol
— Sparks Bristol
talks workshops & classes
It’syourlossbabe at The Greenbank pub
— The Greenbank pub
talks
Saturday Fermenting Club - #2 'Sauerkraut' at Matter Whole Foods
— Matter Whole Foods
talks workshops & classes food & drink
Puppet Place Scratch Cabaret Fundraiser - Matinee at Puppet Place, Unit 18 Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol, BS1 6UT
— Puppet Place, Unit 18 Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol, BS1 6UT
cabaret
Milo Edwards: Sentimental at Basement 45
— Basement 45
stand-up comedy
BPF: Hapax Open Call + Festival Closing Party at Lost and Grounded Brewers
— Lost and Grounded Brewers
exhibition festival
Slow Fashion Playground - THE AFTERPARTY at Sparks Bristol
— Sparks Bristol
workshops & classes
LIQUID NOW  //  Closing Event at KIT FORM
— KIT FORM
exhibition
Paris Blues at The Old Picture House, 7 Winton Street, Totterdown, BS4 2BW
— The Old Picture House, 7 Winton Street, Totterdown, BS4 2BW
blues jazz spoken word film
Stand Up For The Weekend with MATT STELLINGWERF at Hen & Chicken
— Hen & Chicken
theatre comedy stand-up comedy spoken word cabaret
Clothes swish - Trans Pride Bristol edition at Easton Community Centre
— Easton Community Centre
lgbtq+
Relax, Restore, Reset: Breathwork & Sound Healing at St Werburghs Community Centre
— St Werburghs Community Centre
workshops & classes
Afrika Eye 2024 at Watershed
— Watershed
film
Cafe Kino presents 'The Fleabag Ball' at Cafe Kino
— Cafe Kino
cabaret circus festival
Celebrating International Men’s Day: Men? at The Bristol Improv Theatre
— The Bristol Improv Theatre
theatre comedy
Dizraeli, Lamisi X We Be Many at The Lantern
— The Lantern
post-grunge afrobeat world rap
The Island w/ Steevio+Suzybee &more at The Island
— The Island
minimal techno 140 dub industrial
piglet EP Launch at Cloak
— Cloak
indie pop lo-fi experimental lgbtq+
Byrfyfyr - Free Improv at Elmer's Arms
— Elmer's Arms
experimental noise jazz
Friendly Fire Band + more at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
dancehall reggae
Eddy & The Wild Dice at The Elmer's Arms
— The Elmer's Arms
bluegrass rockabilly blues
Pozi + DJ at The Canteen
— The Canteen
alternative pop art pop indie pop new wave post-punk
Bristol Allotmenteers Resist Social at The Elmgrove Centre
— The Elmgrove Centre
pop rock funk
Amble at Exchange
— Exchange
Solar Fidé + Support at Wiper and True, Old Market Taproom
— Wiper and True, Old Market Taproom
lo-fi psychedelic rock alternative rock psych jazz
The Chase at Exchange
— Exchange
ska indie rock
Badtones & The Narwhal Monument at The Thunderbolt
— The Thunderbolt
alternative rock blues indie rock soul
Suthering at Bristol Folk House
— Bristol Folk House
traditional folk folk singer-songwriter
The Kahunas at The Robin Hood
— The Robin Hood
indie folk folk
Brogan Ritchie + Frankie Jones at Mr Wolfs
— Mr Wolfs
pop rock indie rock
Rough Justice // Band // at The Blue Lagoon
— The Blue Lagoon
pop rock alternative rock food & drink
OSWALD SLAIN at The Ill Repute
— The Ill Repute
rock alternative rock indie rock art rock
DISTURBO 5 YEARS ANNIVERSARY at Green Works
— Green Works
techno industrial techno
Misscoteque Turns 3 at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
disco uk garage synthpop world lgbtq+
TAFARI WARRIYAH SOUNDSYSTEM W/ EMPRESS SHEMA at Kuumba Centre
— Kuumba Centre
dub reggae roots reggae
En Masse: Strange Brew w/ Paquita Gordon, Sunun + at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
house techno dub festival
DRAGGERNAUTS: CarniHELL. QUEER RAVE at Exchange
— Exchange
bassline donk drum and bass happy hardcore drag
ABSURDIST A/V JUMBLE SAIL at The Cube
— The Cube
art pop experimental drone comedy live score
WE 'R' ACID 1st Birthday Celebration at Basement 45
— Basement 45
techno industrial techno trance hardstyle
41 Sessions: Cheetah, Wamjam, Mooreman & more at Art Club
— Art Club
uk garage breakbeat drum and bass jungle
TOXICTEK PRESENTS: TOXIC LABORATORY VOL. 1 at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
bassline techno drum and bass jungle post-hardcore
Night Tube presents Roo at The Cider Box Tap Room
— The Cider Box Tap Room
acid house disco house deep house
Surface Area w/ KT + residents at Queens Head Easton
— Queens Head Easton
house tech house techno electro trance
Ecliptic at The Crown: R.Nev / Klub Kaos at The Crown
— The Crown
techno electro trance
FIST 1ST BIRTHDAY at Dare to Club
— Dare to Club
house techno lgbtq+ lgbtq+
Madam X B2B Pluralist at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
techno dubstep 140
DOC SCOTT x Unorganised Ostrich at Dare to Club
— Dare to Club
drum and bass jungle
WOLLY & MING BURFDAY TING at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
uk garage bassline donk drum and bass jungle
LUCID AUDIO X SUBTERRA COLLECTIVE at The fox
— The fox
uk garage techno drum and bass jungle 140
Counting Blessings at To The Moon
— To The Moon
house disco afrobeat salsa jazz
REZONATE Pres. AMOSS | Attic Bar at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
drum and bass
Distant Planet at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
techno breakbeat drum and bass jungle happy hardcore
Modestep  • Bristol at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
electronic brostep dubstep
Touching Shoulders pres. Mates Plates at Cosies
— Cosies
disco samba hip hop jazz funk
In:Motion presents - Skream: Open To Close at The Island
— The Island
house techno dubstep 140 dub
Propaganda - Your Indie & Alternative Party at The Fleece
— The Fleece
emo rock alternative rock indie rock pop punk

Sunday

Gay for Nature x Trans Pride Bristol at Oldbury Court
— Oldbury Court
world folk lgbtq+ workshops & classes
Poetry for RAGE: Palestine fundraiser at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
lgbtq+ poetry workshops & classes
Funny Women: The Glitter Project - A Safe Place at Bristol Improv Theatre
— Bristol Improv Theatre
open mic comedy stand-up comedy workshops & classes
Prosebank #3 - Stop Rosebank Bristol at Cloak
— Cloak
spoken word poetry
Funny Women The Glitter Project Open Mic at Bristol Improv Theatre
— Bristol Improv Theatre
open mic comedy stand-up comedy
Turquoise Rose at The Old Picture House, 7 Winton Street, Totterdown, BS42BW
— The Old Picture House, 7 Winton Street, Totterdown, BS42BW
folk spoken word film
Sprout and Stone Supper Club at Private Venue
— Private Venue
food & drink
Open Workshop Day for Palestine at Bath Artist Studios
— Bath Artist Studios
Antony and Cleopatra: The Musical at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
theatre comedy family event
An Exploration of Relationship Anarchy at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
lgbtq+ workshops & classes
Suzannah Evans + Non Canon + Tom Sastry at Sidney & Eden
— Sidney & Eden
folk folk rock singer-songwriter spoken word poetry
Lush: A Far From Home Movie + Q&A at The Cube
— The Cube
alternative rock noise rock shoegaze film
Ghost Stories for Christmas at Alma Tavern and Theatre
— Alma Tavern and Theatre
theatre
Tiny Fusion at Clifton Community Bookshop
— Clifton Community Bookshop
electro pop hip hop
Khost + DEEP CROSS at Art Club
— Art Club
post-punk doom metal industrial
Palestine Fundraiser -Music,Poetry and raffle at Radical Roasters
— Radical Roasters
afrobeat spoken word
Broken Numbers at Exchange
— Exchange
jazz
Distraxi, Monika Badly, 7SWL + Noise Marine, DBG at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
experimental industrial noise lgbtq+
Steve Jinski at Exchange
— Exchange
indie folk blues folk singer-songwriter
Harrisons Trio at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
country rockabilly indie rock folk rock comedy
AN EVENING WITH JOW at The Tobacco Factory Theatre
— The Tobacco Factory Theatre
contemporary classical folk experimental jazz
Rob Kelly // Music // at The Blue Lagoon
— The Blue Lagoon
pop rock singer-songwriter food & drink
AfterTasteᯓ 8 am AfterParty at 395
— 395
techno electro footwork experimental
Bristol Sound Check pt. 30 at The Loco Klub
— The Loco Klub
dub reggae roots reggae