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 22nd May

— The Trinity Centre

FRUITEA Tickets

Fri 22nd May

— Bristol Beacon

Colin Blunstone in Bristol Tickets

Fri 22nd May

— Lost Horizon

CONGO NATTY Tickets

Fri 22nd May

— DOCUMENT

Document Presents: Armin Van Buuren Tickets

Saturday

Sat 23rd May

— Redgrave Theatre

The Wrong Trousers Tickets

Sat 23rd May

— Thekla

Dot To Dot Festival in Bristol Tickets

Sat 23rd May

— Lakota

Bristol VIP Block Party Tickets

Sat 23rd May

— Lost Horizon

Bad Fractals & Lost Horizon present: THE SEA SANG SCREAMING Tickets

Sat 23rd May

— Lakota

Lakota After Hours: LSTD Part 1 Tickets

Sunday

Sun 24th May

— Bristol Beacon

Shxtsngigs Tickets

Sun 24th May

— Lakota

Lakota After Hours: LSTD Part 2 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

Bristol Queerants - Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments

— Watershed

lgbtq+ workshops & classes

THIS IS NOT A BOOK CLUB 6 bell hooks 'all about love'

— Bristol Folk House

world open mic theatre spoken word poetry

The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed

— The Cube

film

Bring Down the Haus: The Last Lighthouse in Rising Seas

— Bookhaus

workshops & classes talks poetry

Friendly Neighbourhood Film Club Presents: MERMAIDS

— St Anne's House (BS4)

lgbtq+ talks food & drink film

Jungle Syndicate Weekender 2026

— Secret Location

drum and bass jungle electronic breakbeat hardcore techno

UOB Pole & Aerial Arts Summer Showcase 2026

— Loco Klub

exhibition cabaret circus acrobatics

Magic Malka - More Dead Than Alive

— The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)

comedy circus

Liliana Colanzi: *You Glow In The Dark*

— East Bristol Books

talks

ARDOUR MAG LAUNCH - UTOPIA

— Racks Bar and Kitchen

Buffoon Comedy

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy theatre festival food & drink

Line Dancing Evening

— On The Hill

country country rock

Bewildered Microfestival

— Fernhill Farm

funk experimental alternative rock jungle workshops & classes

Toby's Comedy Show at the

— Royal Oak Clifton

swing comedy stand-up comedy

JOSEPH DECOSIMO in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

folk experimental world traditional folk

Gorgon Vomit, Bloed & Arbiter in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

metal hardcore-punk doom metal

THRAKIAN / VÁTHOS / ÆL-FIERLEN in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

doom metal sludge metal progressive metal

Snake Eater, Sarsour, Endocrine, Hag Reflex in Bristol

— PRSC

punk hardcore-punk noise

Sex Swing in Bristol

— Exchange

Event Cancelled

post-punk noise experimental rock noise rock

The Ceili House Band in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

folk traditional folk

Brass Junkies + DJ Mook in Bristol

— The Canteen

jazz soul contemporary jazz new orleans jazz big band

DT COLEMAN B2B DRE in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

soul hip hop disco house uk garage

PIZZA FOR A PURPOSE in Bristol

— Gigi's Pizza

R&B soul rock-and-roll food & drink

Cell Division in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock

Benjamin Steer in Bristol

— Exchange

singer-songwriter indie rock indie pop indie folk folk rock

Greg Sterland & His Yard Dogs - Jazz Orchestra in Bristol

— Grounded in Fishponds

jazz new orleans jazz swing big band bebop

Everything Slips in Bristol

— St George's Bristol

One Night in Bristol

— The Louisiana

folk indie rock indie pop indie folk

Believe In Miracles Tour in Bristol

— Bristol Beacon

rock folk rock pop rock classic rock soft rock

Big Mussels + Design Fault + Rejectshun + Kurbside Villain in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

jazz alternative rock punk noise art rock

Nuala Honan / Kai & Hollis double headliner in Bristol

— The Red Lion BS5

alternative rock rock alternative pop grunge art rock

Beatroot + Humber Collective in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk soul jazz funk

Beaujacks in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

rock-and-roll blues-rock hard rock glam rock pub rock

DUB JUDAH : Vantage Hifi, Essential Sounds tickets

— Loco Klub

dub reggae roots reggae

Unwound* w/Cam.ron, Merty, Sam Lester & Tyborg tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

house electro tech house progressive house minimal tech house

Escalator To Nowhere: Raf Reza , DJ Peanut & Pigeon Steve, Chukwudi tickets

— Strange Brew

dub post-punk techno trance acid house

High Colour with Cheb Mimo, Donna Leake, Burak Cetindag tickets

— The Jam Jar

funk world psych dub disco

Future Days DJ Night tickets

— To The Moon

experimental psych post-punk art rock new wave

Beats 4 Boots & Beets tickets

— The Plough Inn

house techno uk garage tech house

I Can't Believe It's Not BALTER tickets

— Basement 45

jungle trance bassline happy hardcore hardcore techno

I'll House You w/ Mike Shawe + Deli G tickets

— The Love Inn

Move Silent: Damo, Herb, Rippy, Sufi + Thirtzy tickets

— The Croft

uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

Drawn Out & Friends tickets

— The Crown

house uk garage tech house speed garage

TheLateNightPharmacy DJ set tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

funk jazz disco house electro

SuperSocial tickets

— Stokes By The Orchard

funk disco disco house tropical

Rezonate presents: Kyrist, Redliner b2b AEM tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass uk garage bassline

Tavern at the Beacon tickets

— Bristol Beacon

dub techno electro trance donk

Chris Luno • Pop-Up Party tickets

— Clock Factory

house tech house deep house

Beats and Breaks tickets

— Cosies

jungle breakbeat trance

The Rathouse: DJ Balconi, Dr Dingo., Eraera + Puddin tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house techno electro tech house

Saturday

Muttonbird and Pigeon Presents: A Child, The Gender Reveal Gameshow

— The Cube

lgbtq+ comedy theatre quiz

Intro to Calisthenics

— St Anne's Rd, Brislington, Bristol BS4 4AB

footwork workshops & classes yoga sport & exercise acrobatics

Raise the Bar | Writing Workshop w/ Danny Carlo Pandolfi

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes spoken word poetry

Forage, Feast & Qi Gong Day

— Forage, Feast & Qi Gong

lgbtq+ workshops & classes sport & exercise

OTTER's Bristol Art Quest

— The Galleries, 25 Union St, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3XD

Make Wild: Eastville Park Nature Walk

— Eastville Park

workshops & classes

Bristol Cypher Collective

— Arc bar Bristol Bs1 2HG

jam session singer-songwriter 140 poetry film

The Greyhound Beer Festival

— The Greyhound Fishponds

food & drink

Eye Painting Workshop in Water Mixable Oils

— KIT FORM

workshops & classes

Collage Crafternoon

— Secret Cafe Bristol

workshops & classes

Make Wild: Drawing In Nature

— Mina Park

workshops & classes

How to Enter the Art World After... with Hettie Judah

— KIT FORM

exhibition talks

TEMPLE OF DOOM VOL. II in Bristol

— Loco Klub

metal grunge doom metal sludge metal stoner rock

Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

afrobeat

Blind Yeo Tour + DJ Tom Riley in Bristol

— The Canteen

folk experimental psych

Toothache + Support in Bristol

— The Croft

metal hardcore-punk alternative metal

Butcher/Berkeley + Carl Philip Louis in Bristol

— Kingsdown Vaults

jazz blues lo-fi anti-folk cabaret

Dot To Dot Festival in Bristol

— Strange Brew

indie rock

Love Saves The Day 2026 in Bristol

— Ashton Court

R&B uk garage tech house grime festival

Jazz On The Terrace in Bristol

— The Colosseum

jazz blues contemporary jazz new orleans jazz new orleans blues

BATH INVASION in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock punk post-punk indie pop

Crimson in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock rock indie rock indie pop

Scare Bears EP Launch With Hissy Fist, Back\\Slash & Alex Lucy in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

punk post-punk noise post-hardcore

Shanghai Shuffle in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

jazz blues swing

Chris Brain + Joe Harvey Whyte in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk indie folk

FAIRFIELD ETHIO-JAZZ PROJECT in Bristol

— Roundhill Barn, Kelston, BA1 9AF

folk jazz experimental contemporary jazz trance

VELOCETTE headline show in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

punk post-punk emo

Flo Breeze, Elina Lee & Diasy Veacock in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

funk pop R&B contemporary jazz neo soul

Dot 2 Dot in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

festival

BACANA FUNK ft. DJ MACAROON in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

latin jazz afrobeat disco

FAGBUTT presents: LOVER'S MISTAKE tickets

— The Island

hyperpop lgbtq+ house techno reggaeton

JoyLift x Strange Brew Present- Martyn, EM + STAV tickets

— Strange Brew

house techno electronic dubstep bassline

Subterranean Frequencies tickets

— Moor Beer Co

industrial techno hardcore techno

Harder Than House: JPEG / dontforgettogohome / Borai tickets

— The Crown

jungle techno electro trance breakbeat

DUB SAVES THE DAY PRESENTS - UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY #2 tickets

— Easton Community Centre

dub reggae roots reggae

Full Cycle Records tickets

— The Star & Garter

drum and bass jungle

Love Saves The Day after-party #01 tickets

— The Love Inn

house techno festival

CONFISCATE: RAN BY FREAKS FOR THE FREAKS tickets

— Green Works

dub dubstep trance

The Modern Room Taproom Takeover at Good Chemistry tickets

— Good Chemistry Taproom - BS2 0RG

funk soul disco disco house house

Void Radio at the Taproom tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

funk jazz soul house

Don't Test And Friends tickets

— To The Moon

funk hip hop house uk garage dubstep

Attic Bar Afters: Funkulator w/ Contraflow, Ema L & More tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

uk garage tech house

It's Provocative tickets

— Basement 45

house deep house progressive house bassline house

Mental Block: Al Daly B2B Berra, Collis B2B Bizz + Mixa tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 speed garage

Hooked On Cosies: Funky Flavours tickets

— Cosies

jungle uk garage 140 bassline breakbeat

Redacted: DNB Rave | LSTD Saturday Afterparty tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle jump up

Unofficial LSTD After Party w/ Special Guest, Bendy Wendy + More tickets

— After Dark

lgbtq+ house techno tech house

Krab Presents: Treadz, Jas Myla, Ben Kay, Finlay + Jonty tickets

— The Croft

house uk garage

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

rock indie rock indie pop pop punk

Sunday

OURGASM FESTIVAL

— Lakota

lgbtq+ workshops & classes talks festival food & drink

Queer Hiking Bristol: Clifton Downs & Sea Mills with Bristol Walk Fest

— Downs Water Tower

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Eid Family Event

— Easton Community Centre

workshops & classes family festival food & drink

Cantina Avanti

— PRSC

workshops & classes

Eryn Tett: Tasting Menu

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy

Wasteman Weeklies #557 "3D Week"

— The Lanes

A Space to Create

— The Pickle Factory

singer-songwriter rap comedy theatre poetry

Protest Aftercare : a Reflective Space

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

lgbtq+ workshops & classes talks protests & marches

Disruptive Verse

— KIT FORM

spoken word poetry

Rhinestones and Tassels

— The Bristol Fringe

lgbtq+ comedy theatre cabaret

Blades of Folmär,undumë,H’sT X DJ JG,Bone Folder, you are drowning evil in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental noise ambient industrial drone

Sneer in Bristol

— Exchange

punk post-punk hardcore-punk post-hardcore

Rash Decision // ELK // Old Foes + More TBA in Bristol

— The Chelsea Inn

punk hardcore-punk pop punk rock-and-roll grunge

Coco dos Pretos + Tainá in Bristol

— Strange Brew

world

Dogsbody EP Launch Show in Bristol

— The Louisiana

alternative rock singer-songwriter alternative pop folk rock shoegaze

Felicette in Bristol

— Exchange

indie rock punk indie pop pop punk lo-fi

Cade Stowe in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock singer-songwriter indie rock

Cotonete in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

funk jazz world contemporary jazz jazz funk

The 9075 in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie pop alternative pop synthpop electro

Jon Doran & The Northern Assembly in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk traditional folk

The Naughty Steps in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk soul blues hip hop

Tinariwen in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

Strange Brew presents: Danielle & Amaliah all night long tickets

— Strange Brew

house techno electro tech house

No More All Male Line Ups X Canteen Takeover tickets

— The Canteen

disco house house techno tech house

System Killa Sounds: Vigilante, Billy D, Fiachra B2B Lukebroomz + more tickets

— The Crown

funk electro breakbeat grime

Shakara Soul Day Party tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

funk soul world dub afrobeat

An Afternoon of Rock & Metal II , 3pm-7pm tickets

— Loco Klub

alternative rock metal alternative metal emo classic rock

No Signal 003 - LSTD After Party tickets

— Shredenhams

house techno tech house deep house minimal techno

Love Saves The Day after-party #02 tickets

— The Love Inn

drum and bass jungle festival

Reggae Train After Party tickets

— After Dark

soul dub reggae

Redacted: DNB Rave | LSTD Sunday After Party tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle jump up

Well, Well, Well... Gallegos & Felix Joy tickets

— The Red Church

disco house techno deep house