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What's On Today

— Wednesday 29th 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 Wednesday 29th July

“**H.P. Lovecraft** was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1890. He was self-educated and lived in his birthplace all his life, working as a freelance writer, journalist, and ghostwriter. His best work - including some sixty or so short stories - was published from 1923 onwards in the pulp magazine *Weird Tales*. He died in 1937, in poverty and virtually unknown; today he is recognised as one of the great masters of supernatural fiction, the dark father of modern horror with a unique, singular vision. His personal reputation, however, is tainted by his infamous bigotry and bountiful prejudice and misogyny.”
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“Controversial on release and still capable of shocking today, *Bad Lieutenant* is an uncomfortable, unforgettable piece of early ’90s independent cinema anchored by a performance that feels less acted than survived.”
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“⛯ MssingNo “Tears in the Club” king MssingNo’s influence cannot be understated. Since dropping the proto-viral “XE2” back in 2013, his misty-eyed R\&B futurism has quietly shaped the sound of today’s underground rap and club music alike; you can hear traces of it everywhere from bladee and Fakemink to US producers like F1lthy (Playboi Carti, Lil Yachty etc).”
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“The Benju looks something like a crudely electrified zither operated by typewriter-like buttons. Its existence began as a Japanese children’s toy called a taishōkoto before it was adopted by Balochi musicians and made into the refined folk instrument that it is today. ”
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For all 12 events on Wednesday 29th see the listings below.

Matt Hobs and Chelsea Birkby: Previews at The Gaffe Comedy Club
— The Gaffe Comedy Club
comedy stand-up comedy
BLUESCREEN at The Cube
— The Cube
Sold out
Something Borrowed, Something Blue — Session Four: Desire at Bristol Wood Recycling Project
— Bristol Wood Recycling Project
workshops & classes lgbtq+ poetry
Carrom Indian Game Night at Chance & Counters Gloucester Road
— Chance & Counters Gloucester Road
world food & drink lgbtq+ dating
Boys Night - LGBTQ+ Speed Dating Bristol at Lost & Found
— Lost & Found
lgbtq+ dating
Lammas  Tarot Circle at L'étoile Studio Ldt
— L'étoile Studio Ldt
folk workshops & classes
The Brackish at Exchange
— Exchange
jazz post rock post-punk progressive rock psych
Summer bal at St Anne's Church
— St Anne's Church
folk traditional folk world festival
Sarah Tonin and the Whore Moans plus special guests B_Js at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
alternative rock electronic post-punk punk