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What's On Today

— Friday 12th June 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

Today
SWAMP PUPPIES at The Crown Tavern

Events on Friday 12th June

“Miranda Rutter is joined by Rob Harbron on concertina and Sam Sweeney on fiddle to present Bird Tunes, an exquisite new suite of folk tunes with birdsong at their core. Miranda has crafted every tune in the project out of fragments of birdsong which she recorded on her phone during woodland walks near her home. The suite is both a love-song to the intricacy and beauty of birdsong, and a timely reminder of the struggles with habitat loss and human-made dangers faced by migrating birds today.”
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“Sam’s shows are anything but ordinary, leaving audiences buzzing long after the final note. With his fifth album in the works, he’s sure to cement his place as one of the most exciting musicians on the scene today.”
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“\- **Description** - In this event we'll discuss the "crisis in masculinity" that we're facing today. Why are men increasingly being drawn into toxic, hateful, and individualistic ideas? And is there any way to fix it? ”
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“Many modern feminists see the European witch-hunt (waves of witch-hunting campaigns across Europe and the British colony in north America from 15th to 18th centuries) as a genocide of women. As such, they see witch-hunting as directly connected to women's oppression today: modern feminists are 'the daughters of the witches that they failed to burn.' ”
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Today's clubnights and nightlife

For all 60 events on Friday 12th see the listings below.

4th Annual Medical Art Show at Centrespace Gallery
— Centrespace Gallery
exhibition-opening exhibition
Dark Humour: Dark Comedy Night at The Gaffe at The Gaffe Comedy Club
— The Gaffe Comedy Club
comedy stand-up comedy
Your Voice, Your Power - Poetry Workshop with Sukina Noor at Royal West of England Academy
— Royal West of England Academy
world spoken word workshops & classes poetry
Fashion Industry Networking at WILDHeart co-working space
— WILDHeart co-working space
workshops & classes
BS3 Brew and Boogie Community Tea Dance at The Southville Centre
— The Southville Centre
jazz new orleans jazz swing workshops & classes
Body As Myth at Redland Meeting House
— Redland Meeting House
punk world workshops & classes lgbtq+ poetry
Sam Code Work in progress at The White Bear
— The White Bear
comedy stand-up comedy
CARNATION in Bristol: 12 - 28 June at NoFit State Big Top Tent
— NoFit State Big Top Tent
circus acrobatics lgbtq+ theatre
Jamaican Kitchen Night at Help Bristols Homeless
— Help Bristols Homeless
food & drink
FUNNY GIRLS - The Girls Are Back In Town at Bristol Comedy Den
— Bristol Comedy Den
comedy stand-up comedy
THE GENTLE SUFFOCATION OF THE HORNET  ☆ Puppet Acupressure at Yogasara
— Yogasara
experimental festival theatre yoga
Imprints at The Croft
— The Croft
Sold out
Nontaines S.C at Thekla
— Thekla
indie rock
COMEDY & TACOS NIGHT at The Orchard Coffee & Co
— The Orchard Coffee & Co
comedy food & drink stand-up comedy
Greenbank Folk Club - Summer Ceilidh 2026 at The Greenbank
— The Greenbank
traditional folk turbo folk lgbtq+
One Night Only at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
indie pop singer-songwriter pop
THERMIONS *SINGLE LAUNCH at The Thunderbolt
— The Thunderbolt
alternative rock
GOURMET SOUND KITCHEN TAKEOVER at The Gallimaufry
— The Gallimaufry
breakbeat funk hip hop uk garage
FEMANTICS at The old stillage
— The old stillage
future garage drum and bass jungle uk garage 140
El Knight at The Ill Repute
— The Ill Repute
downtempo electronic psych trip hop
Neirin at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
bluegrass blues blues-rock delta blues new orleans blues
The Bear Minimum + Dream Motel at Mr Wolfs
— Mr Wolfs
funk rock soul R&B
ECOSYSTEM vs UNCIVILISED - SOUNDCLASH at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
dancehall dub jungle samba techno
Summer Sessions with Beavs, Waggles, Jake Worm at Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
disco funk jazz soul world
SUMMER AT THE ORCHARD at Stokes by The Orchard
— Stokes by The Orchard
Sold out
System Check: Lou-Lou's Birthday Bash at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
drum and bass jungle techno
ECOSYSTEM + SoR - SOUNDCLASH AFTER PARTY at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
hardcore techno hardstyle trance techno
VERSES - The Jungle Connoisseur VS Drum Soldier at Cosies
— Cosies
drum and bass jungle breakbeat
Pretty Sad - An Olivia Rodrigo + Friends Club Night at Thekla
— Thekla
alternative pop alternative rock indie pop pop rock pop
Wonky Goose: SKINT at Moon Club, Lakota complex
— Moon Club, Lakota complex
happy hardcore drum and bass hardstyle uk garage donk
JUICY JUNE: Jungle Edition at Basement 45
— Basement 45
breakbeat drum and bass jungle breakbeat
Lolli & Friends at After Dark
— After Dark
house uk garage tech house
Organized Chaos Presents - Myth & Chronic Drop at The Crown
— The Crown
drum and bass jump up jungle
Rave  • Particle & Waeys at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
drum and bass jungle
Addison Groove & Sam Binga: B2B + All Night at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
breakbeat chicago house uk garage techno footwork