What's On in Bristol Tonight

— all today's events.

As part of Bristol's most comprehensive events guide, this page lists all gigs and live music happening in Bristol this evening.

Live Music and Gigs Tonight

One of the best things aboute Bristol's live music scene is that every day is different. Use the event listings on this page (see left hand column) to plan your day in Bristol. Headfirst includes the entire spectrum of bands playing in Bristol today - from local folk and jazz gigs to large concerts at venues like Colston Hall and Start The Bus get ready for a musical journey.

Most of today's gigs start around 8pm so be sure to catch an early dinner to avoid missing the music. Many of the gigs to the left are free to attend, some request a donation in the bucket and others will require advanced tickets. To guarantee entry, we suggest always buying tickets in advance from our ticket shop.

Tonight's Clubnights & Nightlife

Like every other day of the week, there are clubnights in Bristol happening this evening. Bars with regular late licenses and regular djs include The Small Horse Inn and The Love Inn - both extremely busy on weekends. Thursday, Friday and Saturday see the bulk of Bristol's club events when huge venues like Motion and Lakota open their doors to punters. To make this page, we've collected all of the clubnights happening tonight this can be found beneath today's gig listings in the left hand column.

Schwet x Dance Party with Apostille (Night School) tickets

TONIGHT: SCHWET x DANCE PARTY

Celebrating 5 years of Cacophonous Sarcophagus, Schwet invites Glasgow’s Apostille, C.E.O of Night School and certified synth-pop sensation to Stag and Hounds Public House (in the upstairs Courtroom). Citing “Depeche Mode, Suicide and Fad Gadget” as key influences, the live show has become infamous for their infectious energy and unrelenting FUN. Schwet DJs will go b2b with Dance Party's Amos & EC Ryder (Copper Sounds) 'til 4am, dropping likely the most out-there selections you’ll hear in this fair city. Tickets:

Simulate Presents: Seb Wildblood Tickets

TONIGHT: SEB WILDBLOOD ––– Working tirelessly as a DJ, promoter, label owner and producer, Seb Wildblood deserves his reputation as one of the driving forces behind South London’s deep, melodic house scene. His label Church has released music by many of the scene’s most vital artists, including Mall Grab, Project Pablo, Happa and Chaos In The CBD. Catch him at The Love Inn for an extended set of jazzy, emotive house courtesy of Simulate. Tickets:

Pop/Not : Julien Gasc (Born Bad Recs) + La Houle tickets

TONIGHT: JULIEN GASC

Perhaps better known as part of the brilliant AQUASERGE , this project sees him take on the effortless-cool nonchalance of French disco and nouvelle Chanson, following in the lineage of iconic acts such as Serge Gainsbourg and Stereolab. (He briefly played keys for them and Lætitia Sadier contributed to his most recent album). Pop Or Not Promotions presents Julien Gasc at The Old England Tickets:

EDITOR’S PICK: DIALOGUE x TANG

£4 tickets on sale 3pm today Heading off the beaten track, Body Clocks take their Dialogue project into Lawrence Hill’s back streets with a rare 6am license. A tidy collaboration with London’s Universe of Tang spreads viscous electro, off-kilter compressed techno and live electronics across two floors of this extremely distinctive venue. On the bill: SIREN, re:ni, Sybil, Jay, Moonbow , Black Amiga (Room 237 Bristol), SPFDJ, tamypro, Ntalia, Captain WAP, Bad Tracking