What's On Today

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

— The Canteen

The Balkan Wanderers in Bristol Tickets

Today's clubnights and nightlife

Today

— The Plough Inn

Paradisco Down The Plough Tickets

For all 79 events on Saturday 18th see the listings below.

Bluey's

— KIT FORM

lgbtq+ noise exhibition theatre spoken word

Sergio Leone Weekend

— Megascreen, Bristol

film

From Dust We Rise: Young Voices of Gaza

— St George's Bristol

talks festival spoken word poetry

In Form And Colour

— Centrespace Gallery

exhibition

Using Your Authentic Voice: with Maria Ferguson

— St George's Bristol

workshops & classes festival poetry

Clifton Poetry Walk with Braid

— Meeting Point: Outside All Saints Church, Pembroke Road

talks festival poetry

Make Wild: Forest Bathing w/ Hiba Choueiri

— Leigh Woods

workshops & classes

Rock, charcoal, Roll Workshop

— 212 Productions Studio

rock psychedelic rock grunge experimental rock life drawing

Building Muscle for Beginners and Sauna

— St Anne’s House, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 4AB

lgbtq+ footwork workshops & classes yoga sport & exercise

Creating Queer & Othered Worlds: with Joelle Taylor

— Arnolfini

lgbtq+ workshops & classes festival poetry

Family Poems with Michael Rosen

— St George's Bristol

talks festival family spoken word poetry

Working Class Poetics: Karen McCarthy Woolf, Matthew Rice & John McCullough

— St George's Bristol

festival spoken word poetry

Writing for Wellbeing: with Cat Chong

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes festival poetry

Shaping the Wave: Deaf, Disabled & Neurodivergent Poetics

— St George's Bristol

festival spoken word poetry

Shane Koyczan

— St George's Bristol

Event Cancelled

talks festival spoken word poetry

Yoga with Talia at The Whitmore Tap

— Whitmore Tap

food & drink yoga

I Am Making Art: Parallel Imprints

— Spike Island

workshops & classes exhibition

Creature Ear Craft Workshop

— Cafe Kino

workshops & classes

Slow Fashion Saves The Day

— Sparks Bristol

workshops & classes festival

Collage Crafternoon

— The Secret Cafe

workshops & classes

Venus / Aphrodite: Crafting Symbols of Love, Beauty, and Harmony in Clay

— L'Étoile Studio

Bristol Lovejam

— The Old Library

soul jam session open mic trance

Spotlight Tours: Phillip Lai 'RAIN / RUIN' and Olukemi Lijadu 'Feedback'

— Spike Island

exhibition

Aries New Moon: Tarot & Art night ✨

— The Greenhouse

experimental jam session lgbtq+ workshops & classes life drawing

IN DA HIVE presents: The Improv Gauntlet

— PRSC

lgbtq+ comedy stand-up comedy theatre cabaret

Rob Auton: CAN

— 1532 Performing Arts Centre

stand-up comedy theatre spoken word poetry

BB Productions - Amateur Pole Performance Nights

— Somerdale Pavilion

cabaret

Stand Up For The Weekend with IGNACIO LOPEZ and GUESTS

— The Hen & Chicken

comedy stand-up comedy

Robert Brian Quartet at Karolina's Jazz Club in Bristol

— The Crafty Egg (Fishponds)

funk jazz latin jazz

CitySprout Naturey Ceilidh in Bristol

— St Werburghs Community Centre

folk traditional folk lgbtq+ workshops & classes sport & exercise

Me & My Friends + Liz Ikamba in Bristol

— Strange Brew

folk jazz afrobeat

Mista Trick Collective in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

pop drum and bass jungle festival

The Rumpled in Bristol

— Exchange

KIBO in Bristol

— The Croft

hip hop rap grime

LOST IN THE WEEKEND - EL01SE in Bristol

— Exchange

pop singer-songwriter

Synthetic Romancers in Bristol

— The Elmer's Arms

Parkii & Split Lip in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

indie rock post-punk emo art rock

BARNFIRE in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

bluegrass

Reggae Roast w/ Donovan Kingjay in Bristol

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

dub reggae roots reggae dancehall

BACANA FUNK FT. PETER RABBIT in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

latin jazz afrobeat house drum and bass breakbeat

Mr Griff + Gnatcatcher in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk soul blues

Blue Marbles tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

jazz disco house house deep house breakbeat

5 Years of Bass Jamz | Gaskin b2b L.P. Rhythm + more tickets

— DOCUMENT

house tech house minimal tech house

Terrace Soul - Funk Train Day Party tickets

— After Dark

funk soul

RNB 2K VIBEZ BRISTOL EDITION VOL 1 tickets

— Lakota

Event Cancelled

R&B

Duvet Vous? 27th Birthday Party with Smokescreen Soundsystem tickets

— Green Works

house deep house chicago house

Speak Up & Dance tickets

— To The Moon

disco disco house house

Contraband Circus + Upside Sound Day & Night Party tickets

— Ashton Court

lgbtq+ ska punk jungle donk circus

BORDERLINE 2 tickets

— John Sebastian Light Ship

world dub uk garage 140 sport & exercise

Nathan Worm Presents 'Jazz to Jungle' tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

funk jazz house jungle uk garage

Precious Energy tickets

— The Trinity Centre

soul psych dub afrobeat house

Bristol Sober Spaces X Trinity Spring Rave tickets

— The Trinity Centre

Delicious House and Techno tickets

— After Dark

techno progressive house

Bristopolis tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk synthpop goth industrial rock electro

TIMEWARP tickets

— The Crown

jungle techno acid house breakbeat

Wilfy D Residency #01 B2B Reek0 tickets

— The Love Inn

Kojo funds tickets

— Rush nightclub Baldwin Street

afrobeat afrobeats amapiano grime

TELETECH: Natte Visstick • Bristol tickets

— Clock Factory

techno

'Groove Connection' - Breaks, Bass and Bleeps tickets

— Cosies

house techno electro acid house breakbeat

Crowd Reaction Presents: MC Spyda tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle jump up

Spike Island Sounds presents: JDizzle, Rich, Fenders, Harvey T tickets

— Exchange

house jungle electronic uk garage 140

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

Anthea, Voigtmann + Eminent tickets

— Moon Club

house tech house

I’ll HOUSE YOU / Mike Shawe & Deli G tickets

— The Croft

disco house deep house