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What's On Today

— Saturday 18th July 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 Saturday 18th July

“Enjoy the final British film of Bristol-born director Thorold Dickinson — a compelling anti-fascist drama featuring Audrey Hepburn's screen debut. Thorold Dickinson (1903–1984) was one of the most distinctive figures in British cinema. A leading member of the London Film Society, he helped introduce UK audiences to Soviet and European filmmaking, shaping new ways of thinking about cinema as both an art form and a vehicle for political ideas. Today, he is best remembered for *Gaslight* (1940) and *The Queen of Spades* (1949).”
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“Ninety years on, the Spanish Civil War remains both a warning and an inspiration. It warns of the danger posed by fascism and reaction, but it also demonstrates the courage, creativity and determination of working people fighting for a better society. For socialists today, Spain continues to raise a vital question: how can we build the broadest resistance to the far right while maintaining an independent political programme rooted in democracy, equality and working-class power? The sacrifices of those who fought in Spain ensure that this question remains as relevant now as it was in 1936.”
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“dreamcastmoe’s beats are a mirror to his life lived and experienced there. “I would not be where I am today if I weren’t from DC,” he says. “You can hear DC in the way that I talk. Certain runs in my voice are rooted to the soul of DC because I listen to a lot of Donny Hathaway and Marvin Gaye. I would say DC has a role in my approach to my music and sets the tone. I’m one of those people that could work with anyone. I always try to bring the best out of people. That’s just how I grew up. I grew up in a smorgasbord of a city where one block could be hood shit and the next block could be the White House. You have to know how to move accordingly through all those spaces.””
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“Reload Sound are a DJ soundsystem collective, production crew and event curators founded by Sam LOUDD joining the dots between Hip Hop, RnB, Dancehall, Afrobeats, UK Rap, Reggae, Neo Soul, Amapiano, Grime, Future beats, soundsystem culture and global bass music. Connecting genres, scenes and eras. Drawing for the most impactful tunes of today, alongside exclusive edits, remixes and dubplates, whilst digging deep for selections from back in the day.”
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Today's clubnights and nightlife

Today
No Alternative 45 at Zed Alley

For all 39 events on Saturday 18th see the listings below.

Cast Light at Jacobs Wells Baths
— Jacobs Wells Baths
soundtrack exhibition
Saturday's Sip & Breath at Commune Cafe
— Commune Cafe
workshops & classes family lgbtq+ yoga sport & exercise
Life Drawing - Long Pose at The Beehive Centre
— The Beehive Centre
workshops & classes life drawing
Folk Choir Workshop, Bath at Widcombe Social Club
— Widcombe Social Club
anti-folk folk traditional folk food & drink workshops & classes
Homemade Kombucha Workshop at Phoebe's living room
— Phoebe's living room
food & drink workshops & classes
Ghost Notes at The Haunted Bookshop
— The Haunted Bookshop
alternative rock folk indie folk spoken word poetry
The Electric Kool-Aid Collective + Smoking for Crows at Mr Wolfs
— Mr Wolfs
blues-rock garage rock rock-and-roll
ZONE 1 X ODYSSEY SOUNDSYSTEM - BLACK SWAN at The Black Swan
— The Black Swan
happy hardcore drum and bass hardcore techno jungle trance
Disco Disco w/ Folamour at Sawmills
— Sawmills
disco afrobeat disco house funk soul
Solar Sounds at Lakota
— Lakota
house tech house
Drawn Out Open Air: A for Alpha + Malps at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
house speed garage uk garage tech house
BEATEN TRACK & HOONEY TUNES : ANOTHER FUCKING PARTY at Green Works
— Green Works
breakbeat jungle punk techno
>> JAZZ TO JUNGLE < < Session No 4 @ Wiper & True Taproom at Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
funk house jazz jungle uk garage
Counting Blessings Jazz, Bruk & House w/ Katie Novo & Everton Young at To The Moon
— To The Moon
afrobeat funk house latin jazz salsa
An Evening For: Jim Morrison at Mickey Zoggs
— Mickey Zoggs
experimental rock garage rock psych psychedelic rock rock
Bristol Bound Sounds w/ Zapya, Tom Scott, Karmae T & More at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
bassline drum and bass techno
Summer slammer at Basement 45
— Basement 45
drum and bass
After Dark Presents...True Definition at After Dark
— After Dark
disco house house
Drawn Out Presents: Afterhours at The Crown
— The Crown
house speed garage uk garage tech house
ZONE 1 X ODYSSEY SOUNDSYSTEM - AFTER PARTY at Lakota
— Lakota
drum and bass hardcore techno jungle trance donk
True Junglist RAVE • Unglued & Toby Ross at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
drum and bass jungle
Paul 'Bozak' Morrissey at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
Sold out
INTIRAVE - Summer REGGAETON at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
reggaeton afrobeat house