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What's On in Bristol This Weekend
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Daytime festivals, intimate gigs and rumbling basslines all feature in Headfirst Bristol's weekend listings.
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.
SOLD OUT: NYNN W/ GIANT SWAN
––– Giant Swan were one of Bristol’s breakthrough acts in 2017, decimating clubs and festivals across Europe with their brand of blown-out techno, as well as releasing their best 12” yet on Timedance.
Their first show of the year is this Saturday at the unique converted working mans' club The Brunswick Club, as part Howling Owl Records fifth & final 'New Year/New Noise' weekender. Last tickets
NEW YEAR / NEW NOISE
–––– Howling Owl Records’s annual celebration of ‘Art/Noise/Reaction’ climaxes over 3 nights at The Brunswick Club. Proceedings are topped by Philadelphia’s Moor Mother, her seething ‘hardcore poetry/blk girl blues’ rising to the forefront of experimental circles in ‘17. Bristol-boys-done-good Giant Swan are sure to brew up a cathartic blow-out, after a relentless ascent this year, becoming one of the most talked about live techno duos in Europe. S4U add a spectral quality to their 90s RnB romanticism, whilst Nervous Conditions are a promising young art-rock/post-punk gang. Plus expect more exploratory electronics from Vessel, E B U and many more.
Tickets:
EDITOR’S PICK: NOODS BIRTHDAY WEEKENDER
–– Fri 1st - Sun 3rd December
Nobody embodies Bristol’s enduring DIY spirit better than the Noods Radio crew. Over the last two years the team have hosted countless live-streams, pop-ups, parties and pub sessions, all with a sense of fun and creativity unrivalled in this city.
Join them for a weekend of parties celebrating two years in the business. On the Friday, Klasse Recordings / Klasse Wrecks co-head Mr. Ho Music Page takes over The Black Swan for a night of tripping house, bleep techno and Japanese disco. On the Saturday, the crew open up their studios for a day of open-invite live streams. Finally, on Sunday, they return to their spiritual home at The Surrey Vaults for a day of pints and post-punk. Just remember to book the Monday off work.
Tickets: hdfst.uk/E42066
Listen: soundcloud.com/the-ransom-note/mr-ho-the-ransom-note-mix
It’s no secret that Vancouver is home to one of the best house music scenes on earth right now. Its distinctive sound - lush, languid and lo-fi - has been imitated everywhere, but nobody comes close to matching original Mood Hut favourites Pender Street Steppers and Hashman Deejay. Both play Musu's day-and-night double bill this weekend - a must for fans of dreamy pads, new age synths and pots-n-pans percs.
PSS (Day): £5)
Hashman Deejay (Night): £4)
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.
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Gigs & Live Music
Crofters Rights
SPECTRES + BO GRITZ + SANS + EP/64
Gravy Train present... Spectres + Bo Gritz + Sans + EP/64
St George's
A Future for British Music
The YCA & NMSW celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King
The Wardrobe Theatre
Get The Blessing (Bristopia Album Launch)
The Blessing return with their spellbinding new Album ‘Bristopia’. Blending their mutant jazz sensibilities with spacey electronics...
Colston Hall
José González & The String Theory
Colston Hall Presents at O2 Academy
The Crypt of St John on the Wall, Bristol
Dead Space Chamber Music debut album launch event
Please note - this event is now sold out
Exchange
Fresh / Me Rex / Tea Leaf
A quiet Sunday afternoon matinee
Hy Brasil Music Club
Saltwater Sun
Alternative newcomers releasing huge singles via Hand In Hive
Cafe Kino
Fresh Juice: Zander Sharp + SLONK + Kate Stapley
Celebrate Zander Sharp's new EP out on Upcycled Sounds
The Gallimaufry
The Phantom Ensemble
feat. percussionist Harriet Riley
The Grain Barge
The Goon Sax
Wichita signed Australian alt-rock three piece make their Bristol debut
Bristol Folk House
Sam Carter
Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Sam Carter has been stirring audiences from Camden to Canada, via an attention-grabbing ap
The Canteen
Bartoune
Baritone have built avuniquely jaunty swing sound around Charlotte Ostafew’s baritone sax, Seb Gutiez’ guitar and Tom Allen’s bass.
The Bristol Fringe
The Harrisons Trio
The Harrison's Trio
Clubnights
Lakota
Sir Spyro, Commodo, Sir Hiss :WAH Tokyo Afters
Worried About Henry unofficial Tokyo world afters
Motion
TOKYO WORLD - 2018 Sunday After Party
We'll be heading to Motion to carry on the party after the sun goes down...
Other Events
The Canteen
Canteen Ping Pong Tournemant
On the 23rd September the Canteen will host it's first ever official Ping Pong Tournamen
Bristol Old Vic
Touching the Void
What happens when you look death squarely in the face and how do you find the strength to crawl back towards life?
Brunel's SS Great Britain
Closer Each Day: Pilot Season
Hop aboard Brunel's SS Great Britain for an evening of utterly unique improvised comedy.