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 20th March

— The Trinity Centre

Bruce Foxton and his all star band in Bristol Tickets

Fri 20th March

— DOCUMENT

EU & UK Tour in Bristol Tickets

Fri 20th March

— The Louisiana

A.S. Fanning + Jack King in Bristol Tickets

Fri 20th March

— Lost Horizon

GENERAL LEVY, ARIES & ESME BANKS Tickets

Fri 20th March

— Thekla

Gentlemens Club & Skala • 140/Bass/UKG Bristol Boat Party Tickets

Fri 20th March

— Lakota

Heated Tickets

Saturday

Sat 21st March

— Lakota

Bosh Bingo Tickets

Sat 21st March

— Lost Horizon

WaftAnon pres J’adore My Mates 2 - Courtyard Party in Bristol Tickets

Sat 21st March

— The Prospect Building

Elrow Bristol ‘Delusionville’ Tickets

Sat 21st March

— DOCUMENT

Crossy presents: 5 Hour DJ Set Tickets

Sat 21st March

— Lakota

Daft Disko Tickets

Sat 21st March

— The Trinity Centre

KIROLLUS - All night long Tickets

Sunday

Sun 22nd March

— The Wardrobe Theatre

In The Dark: After Dark - The Sleepwalkers Guide to The City 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

Heavy Pictures Presents: Crash

— Bristol megascreen

film

Hellfire Video Club

— The Cube

film

Dance Upon a Time

— HOURS, 10 Colston Yard, BS1 5BD

pop experimental electronic workshops & classes sport & exercise

Patterned MInds

— Centrespace Gallery

exhibition

In Process

— KIT FORM

experimental exhibition exhibition-opening

The Alchemy of Desire - Art Exhibition - Vernissage

— L'Étoile Studio

experimental lgbtq+ exhibition exhibition-opening

Class Lines and Red Rhymes: Bring Down the Haus

— Bookhaus

workshops & classes talks poetry spoken word

In Process Exhibition Preview

— KIT FORM

exhibition exhibition-opening

DragonBird Theatre

— Kelvin Players Theatre, 253b Gloucester Road, BS7 8NY

theatre family

Club Italia x La Civetta Bristol Food tour

— Taste of Napoli

workshops & classes

DragonBird Theatre

— Kelvin Players Theatre, 253b Gloucester Road, BS7 8NY

theatre family

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

Creative Sleepover: OUR BODY in Nature

— Three Pools Farm

workshops & classes life drawing yoga

The Colour Edit, An Evening with Annie Sloan

— Bristol Folk House

talks

Blame of Thrones - an improv comedy show

— PRSC

comedy theatre

Lesbian Wine and Cheese tasting

— New Cut Coffee

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+

Buffoon Comedy

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy theatre festival food & drink

Toby's Comedy Show

— Royal Oak Clifton

comedy stand-up comedy

Comedians Got Talent?

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy cabaret

Oryx w/ Wren + Bile Caster in Bristol

— Zed Alley

doom metal sludge metal

SWELT + RILEY/RADLEY + ESTHER POLLOCK in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

folk alternative rock indie rock art rock post rock

The Screaming Dolls, EP release party in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

alternative rock punk post-punk hardcore-punk doom metal

Sophrosyne - Skullduggery Album Launch in Bristol

— The Gryphon

metal noise industrial thrash metal

Sherburn Bartley Sanders + Paul Lloyd Nicholas in Bristol

— Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend

singer-songwriter traditional folk

Henry Ayling in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

folk blues traditional folk

Kid Hyena + DJ Discobobulator in Bristol

— The Canteen

folk folk-pop electronic

Speaking in Tongues - 20 Year Celebration in Bristol

— Strange Brew

alternative rock alternative pop art rock tribute acts

Ambient Sessions - Spring Equinox Special in Bristol

— Roseberry Road Studios

experimental ambient electronic downtempo

Have You Seen This Cat? in Bristol

— Exchange

folk alternative rock indie rock rock-and-roll garage rock

BexBlu With Paul Stephan in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

alternative hip hop underground hip hop grime grime

The Now in Bristol

— The Croft

rock indie rock

Spring Equinox in Bristol

— Springfield Allotments

folk open mic festival

Dunna Runna @ The Golden Lion in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

hip hop ska house uk garage bassline

The Rhythm and Booze Project in Bristol

— Spirited

folk blues blues-rock

The Talismen in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

folk traditional folk folk rock

DJ Dad & Baby Gem in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

funk soul afrobeat house dancehall

Spicyivy B2B D.A.D in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

funk soul hip hop disco uk garage

Blooming + The Brwmys in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

folk blues

Maurice Fulton tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

funk disco disco house house techno

Get Weird presents: Blxck Anto's Yorkshire Tea Party tickets

— Exchange

grime jungle electro 140 footwork

Safe As F*ck: Grace Wolfe + Support tickets

— Basement 45

jungle breakbeat acid house happy hardcore

The Probe & space•lab : Patrick Russell , Vardae & Rizla tickets

— Strange Brew

noise ambient electronic techno electro

Amoeba: The Launch tickets

— The Queens Head

jungle drum and bass techno electro 140

At Zoggs: Zato tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

jazz punk disco

Vinyl Gathering tickets

— The Red Church

funk world cumbia disco house

SUBLIME SOUL CLUB X ATTIS DISCO PRESENTS - SUPER FREAK tickets

— The Dame

funk soul disco

Everybody's Yard: Local Selectors and Open Decks tickets

— Red Lion BS5

latin jazz roots reggae house uk garage amapiano

'Party Like It's 1999' tickets

— Ashton Court

pop indie pop disco electronic

DJ Format, John Stapleton & Angel Mel tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

R&B hip hop house

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE x DEEP presents DELI G tickets

— Lakota

house deep house chicago house

REZONATE GARAGE STEPPAS : TREPPY REDS tickets

— Cosies

jungle uk garage 140 speed garage bassline house

EGO PROJECT, PLATFORM 1 & LIFELINE PRESENTS tickets

— The Crown

jungle drum and bass

The Biggest Afro Caribbean Party tickets

— 98 club

R&B dancehall afrobeats amapiano

Dr Dubplate tickets

— The Love Inn

ON1 Audio Presents: Loco Lock Off Volume 2 tickets

— Loco Klub

techno electro trance

Jackyboom tickets

— The Croft

Event Cancelled

house tech house speed garage

10 Years of Fizzy Gillespie tickets

— The Jam Jar

world disco house drum and bass breakbeat

Saturday

In Process

— KIT FORM

workshops & classes exhibition exhibition-opening

Creative Code Jam #3

— Watershed

experimental

Lyra Bristol Poetry Slam 2026 | Qualifying Heats

— Arnolfini

poetry spoken word festival

Slow Fashion Studio LAUNCH EVENT

— Slow Fashion Studio @ Sparks Bristol

workshops & classes

QPOC Creative Support Group

— Rising Arts Agency

lgbtq+ workshops & classes

Screenprinted tote bag workshop

— KIT FORM

workshops & classes exhibition exhibition-opening

Spring Fair at The Lion

— The Lion, Cliftonwood

Ostara at Windmill Hill City Farm

— Ostara at Windmill Hill City Farm

folk contemporary jazz traditional folk workshops & classes family

Drawn to... Spring

— L'Étoile Studio

singer-songwriter workshops & classes life drawing poetry spoken word

This is not a tour

— The Launderette

experimental workshops & classes exhibition

Dereliction Tour - film & talk

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks film

Behind the Scenes: Building Tour and Studio Artist Visits

— Spike Island

exhibition talks

The Trouble with Ashton Court

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks

Big Mad Andy's Peep Show Quiz

— Strange Brew

pop punk jungle big beat comedy quiz

Ashton Court mansion Outside tour

— Ashton Court

talks

Spring Equinox Ceremony

— Wild Goose Space

lgbtq+ workshops & classes poetry yoga exhibition-opening

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

Fred & Gilbert's 6th Birthday and New Shop Party

— Don Majors Studios

funk R&B reggae electronic

CarmenCo Trio and Young Performers' Spotlight

— Resound Church, Emersons Green, BS16

classical family

The Power of Us - A Night of Musical Theatre

— Victoria Methodist Church Bristol

a cappella big band classical theatre film

Eggfest 2026 in Bristol

— Exchange

experimental punk metal noise festival

MARY OCHER in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

experimental art pop freak folk

Byrfyfyr - Free Improv in Bristol

— Elmer's Arms

experimental contemporary jazz noise spoken word

ČULJAK / KINO HOUSE BAND / CHEDDAR PINK / IGH BRISTROTTERS in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

contemporary jazz hardcore-punk alternative metal ambient grime

Ponchartrain in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

blues rockabilly new orleans blues

BACANA FUNK FT. MOLLY ALLAN in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

soul dub reggae roots reggae

Elles Bailey in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

Dave Betts Latin Jazz Collective in Bristol

— The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)

jazz latin jazz bossa nova

Soma Soma + Safrela in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

soul jazz afrobeat samba tropical

Gumdrop in Bristol

— The Croft

alternative rock indie rock psych post-punk

The Rabbitts in Bristol

— The Louisiana

folk jazz indie rock indie pop indie folk

SPRING GATHERING in Bristol

— Crown Tavern

experimental jam session alternative rock open mic electronic

DIZ UNDONE CANDLELIT TOUR in Bristol

— The Architect

Chicken Shed Zeppelin in Bristol

— The Red Lion, BS5

folk punk country

Good Stuff Hustle -and unleashed in Bristol

— The Star Fishponds

funk pop jazz

Dub Catalyst + Ez Dickens in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk dub reggae

Port-O-Ska + DJ Tom Riley in Bristol

— The Canteen

jazz blues ska jamaican-ska

Forma: Rhyw, Yushh, Dom Carlo & severine tickets

— The Island

experimental techno dubstep

Better Days with Ciel, Manami and Toshiki Ohta tickets

— Strange Brew

dub house techno 140 breakbeat

CLUB LOVE MEMBERS PARTY MARCH tickets

— Loco Klub

lgbtq+ disco tech house chicago house

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

— The Cube

experimental ambient comedy film live score

Queens of Noise tickets

— The Chelsea Inn

punk post-punk new wave glam rock pub rock

Audio Archives: ​Noods Radio x Carhartt WIP tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

post-punk new wave downtempo

Hexagain w/ Gilbert, Kraymon & Spinthief tickets

— The Old Stillage

techno electro acid house minimal techno breakbeat

No Alternative 43 tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk alternative pop synthpop goth new wave

No More All Male Lineups: Basscat, Chicken, Jojo + I Am Nomadika tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 breakbeat

Full Cycle Records tickets

— The Star & Garter

jungle drum and bass

Bushbaby, Ozzie Guven, Rennie Peters + More tickets

— Sawmills

house uk garage tech house speed garage bassline house

Oli's 23rd bday tickets

— The fox

dub lovers rock trance bassline hardcore techno

Open Deck; Anything Goes tickets

— Grounded Fishponds

reggae jungle uk garage dubstep afrobeats

Boxed x Attic Bar tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

jungle drum and bass bassline

Disconnected presents: XXVI w/ Tommy Hinde tickets

— After Dark

tech house electro deep house acid house minimal tech house

Cosmic vomit Experimental gathering tickets

— Green Works

psych noise techno trance tropical

UNI RUMBLE tickets

— Basement 45

house jungle drum and bass uk garage 140

Krab x Mental Block w / Rudanec, Berra & More tickets

— The Crown

uk garage tech house breakbeat speed garage minimal tech house

Hooked on Cosies: Spring Steppers tickets

— Cosies

reggae jungle drum and bass 140 breakbeat

DNB Free Rave: Neksus Sound • Annix, Skantia, Spectral & More tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass

S.O.N.S + Ellie Stokes tickets

— The Love Inn

techno tech house electro trance progressive house

Duvet Vous? With Mark Anderson tickets

— Queens Head Easton

house

Samuel Deep + R.E.D, Tommy Dymock & Freeman tickets

— Moon Club

house techno uk garage minimal techno

Dogger + SL8R + MINDSTATE - Precinct x Modulate tickets

— The Croft

jungle drum and bass

Baile Do Brazil - Brazilian Baile Funk Party tickets

— Lost Horizon

funk

Mandidextrous Bristol tickets

— Electric Bristol

Event Cancelled

drum and bass

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

rock indie rock indie pop emo pop punk

Sunday

Palestine Comedy Club Doc Screening and Q&A

— Strange Brew

comedy stand-up comedy film

Love Inn Film Club #02 - Sonita

— The Love Inn

film

Exchange Horror Club: The Hills Have Eyes

— Exchange

film

Snuff Mills Nature Walk / Make Wild

— Snuff Mills

workshops & classes

The Trouble with Ashton Court

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks

BOUND IN BRISTOL

— Bendy Studio

workshops & classes

Through the Looking Glass

— The Mount Without

jam session lgbtq+ theatre cabaret circus

Film & Q&A with Nazaré Big-Wave Surfer & Freediver Lena Kemna

— The Wave, Bristol

talks film

The Long Goodbye

— The Ill Repute

film

Hidden Heroines of Clifton: an original historic walk + relaxed social

— Birdcage Walk

workshops & classes talks

Ostara Nature Craft Workshop: Welcoming Spring’s Light and New Beginnings

— L'Étoile Studio

traditional folk workshops & classes

Spring Art Club: Collage

— Roundhouse, Springfield Allotment

workshops & classes

Dereliction Tour - film & talk

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks film

Sapphic Sundays: Harbourside Stroll

— Watershed

lgbtq+ dating

Wasteman Weeklies #548

— The Lanes

Elemental Feasts - Spring Equinox Lunch

— Fishponds

workshops & classes food & drink

Henna and boardgames: a Hormones 4 Life social

— Zero Degrees Brewery

lgbtq+ workshops & classes lgbtq+ quiz food & drink

Ashton Court mansion Outside tour

— Ashton Court

exhibition talks

Disco mushroom

— The Stag And Hounds

disco disco house workshops & classes

Luke and Pete Talking Sheet

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

'Interlude' Open Pit - Performance, text and music exchange

— The Launderette

experimental folk jam session open mic spoken word

Relaxation Sound Therapy Session: soften, breathe and welcome renewal

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

ambient workshops & classes yoga

Rapture Awards

— The White Bear

alternative rock indie folk art rock pop punk

Bristol Queer Pottery Social - Make a Mug

— Bristol Folk House

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Thomas Lobban + Underscore + light9 in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental contemporary classical ambient drone rap

Indian Classical Special in Bristol

— The Arc

psychedelic rock trip hop classical trance

Free Sound + Poetry in Bristol

— Exchange

experimental jazz noise poetry spoken word

Food & Folk in Bristol

— BASE Social Centre

folk punk anti-folk freak folk

Buck Meek in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock

The Sessions ft. Harri Mason & Adam Sams in Bristol

— The Green Man

alternative rock jazz psych

Keith Warmington Trio in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

blues country blues-rock country rock delta blues

Swing Sunday with Cake - Devil's Doorbell in Bristol

— Redcatch Community Garden

jazz a cappella swing new orleans jazz gypsy jazz

Chicken Shed Zeppelin at The Hare on the Hill in Bristol

— The Hare on the Hill

folk punk country

- pennines - in Bristol

— The Croft

alternative rock indie rock emo

Edward Granshaw & Special Guests in Bristol

— The Louisiana

alternative rock singer-songwriter indie rock indie folk

The Often Herd in Bristol

— Cleeve Village Hall

pop folk bluegrass

All you can eat beats in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock jazz singer-songwriter grunge

COMPUTER WORLD Synthpop & New Wave Club - THE DAYTIME SESSION tickets

— Zed Alley

industrial synthpop goth new wave electronic

Streets of Soul Super Sunday tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

funk soul

Bristol Sound Check pt46 tickets

— Loco Klub

dub reggae roots reggae jungle