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What's On Today

— Thursday 17th September 2026
The best live music tonight in Bristol.

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

One of the best things about 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 Bristol Beacon and Lost Horizon get ready for a musical journey.

Gigs In Bristol Today

Events on Thursday 17th September

“Grace Sands has been shaping underground dance floors for several years, influencing today’s most popular parties and DJs alike. Her roots began in Nottingham, with DiY Sound System, a pivotal movement for house music in the early 90s offering alternative garage, deep house and hypnotic plates across the North of England. Celebrated for her varied taste, Grace has been welcomed across some of the worlds most infamous dance floors including: Berghain, Houghton, Fabric & Dimensions to name a few.”
From: Bad Cabaret: Grace Sands + Support

“In this event, the artists will be in conversation with FVU Director Angelica Sule and Arnolfini’s Head of Exhibitions Gemma Brace, discussing their work and their experience as emerging artists working in the UK today.”
From: FVU New Takes - Artists' Talk

“"The Liberties was, and still is, a great place to grow up. Its streets were full of life, both commercial and domestic. The people were talkative and witty. Yet many of its children suffered through heroin, and today the area is no longer a market and trading hub but one defined by digital and technology culture."”
From: The Liberties

“Through these four shorts, we encounter phone-camera footage of the empty space where a home once stood; women chatting surrounded by branches of lemon blossom interrupted by jets overhead; monsters and superheroes bringing moments of light relief in a city marked by war; and voices from the south of Lebanon, filmed in 1993, that continue to ring true today.”
From: Lebanon on Screen

Today's clubnights and nightlife

For all 31 events on Thursday 17th see the listings below.

Come Bye 2026 at A farm near Abergavenny
— A farm near Abergavenny
Sold out
Raise the Bar: Open Mic at The Pickle Factory
— The Pickle Factory
open mic poetry
Chaps and Straps - Queer Line Dancing at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
Sold out
ReFramed X Films@59 Camera Workshop at Films@59 in The Bottleyard Studios
— Films@59 in The Bottleyard Studios
Sold out
OCEAN IV: Momentum at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
new wave R&B talks open mic amapiano
FVU New Takes - Artists' Talk at Arnolfini
— Arnolfini
experimental talks film lgbtq+
Talk and Q&A: Jane Austen's Bristol at St Anne's House (BS4)
— St Anne's House (BS4)
food & drink talks theatre
Charlie's Wardrobe at The Greenbank Pub, 57 Belle Vue Rd, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6DP
— The Greenbank Pub, 57 Belle Vue Rd, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6DP
folk family theatre
Bristol Wine and Book Club | The Names at Sundial Kitchen, Totterdown
— Sundial Kitchen, Totterdown
Toby's Comedy Club At The Crafty Egg at The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)
— The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)
comedy stand-up comedy
The Cycle Diaries with Julian Sayarer at The BookCellar
— The BookCellar
spoken word talks
HERD Singing Collective at St John's, Lodge Causeway, Bristol BS16 3QG
— St John's, Lodge Causeway, Bristol BS16 3QG
workshops & classes
The Wattles at Exchange
— Exchange
alternative pop alternative rock grunge indie rock
Frog at Exchange
— Exchange
Sold out
Elephant Kind at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
alternative pop alternative rock indie pop indie rock synthpop
BENCHY AND THE GAZERS + The Jessamine + FoxRoar at The Thunderbolt
— The Thunderbolt
alternative rock indie pop indie rock rock shoegaze
Phased Thursdays: Lockerz + Basscat at The Crown
— The Crown
house uk garage 140
BEG 2 DIFFER 002 at After Dark
— After Dark
electro house uk garage techno tech house
Klub Kaos at The Moon Club
— The Moon Club
house trance
ON1 JUNGLE RAVE at Lakota
— Lakota
Sold out
- Boss Priester + Lewis Taylor at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
Sold out