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What's On Today

— Thursday 9th 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 Thursday 9th July

“ Galia Admoni creates beautiful, tender poems. Hers is a voice for the fragile, a completely new take on unrequited love, observations of privacy and invention, blending the real world and fantasy, delivering a quiet stoicism that makes this collection a page-turner as you realise you are spending time with someone you are rooting for, wanting to know more about the voice you are seeing on the page. This collection is vital for the world we live in today and delivers a quiet lyrical hope. \- John Osborne (*Most People Aren’t That Happy Anyway*)”
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“THE AWAKENING // 11pm-1am Explore the timeless sounds that shaped a generation, from The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus and Depeche Mode to the alternative classics that still resonate today.”
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“Following spectacular sell-out performances at venues including Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Royal Festival Hall and The Jazz Café, as well as major international festivals from Europe to New Zealand, Shez and his band have built a devoted following and a reputation as one of the most exhilarating live acts today.”
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“Hildegard of Bingen was a remarkable 12th-century woman who, for 800 years, was left largely forgotten. Today, her treasure trove of illuminated manuscripts, writings and songs form a new tapestry in the world of choral music.”
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Today's clubnights and nightlife

For all 17 events on Thursday 9th see the listings below.

John Grindrod: Tales of the Suburbs at Design West
— Design West
talks lgbtq+
HIPPY TRIPPY SUMMER: EGGSHELLS at The Cube
— The Cube
experimental psych psychedelic rock film
CANCELLED: TRANS/FORM at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
Event Cancelled
experimental cabaret lgbtq+ drag theatre
Galia Admoni: *Somebody Should Have Pressed Record* at East Bristol Books
— East Bristol Books
experimental poetry
Loose Ends Jam at PRSC
— PRSC
workshops & classes
In Good Company at Trinity Academy
— Trinity Academy
contemporary classical family theatre
Author Talk: Daisy Johnson - in conversation on Long Wave at The Small City Bookshop
— The Small City Bookshop
Event Cancelled
talks
Seafaring’s Queer Radical Star at Shirehampton Methodist Church
— Shirehampton Methodist Church
lgbtq+
ROOMS I - WHERE IT BEGINS at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
ambient folk indie rock rock
GET WEIRD at Cosies
— Cosies
breakbeat jungle uk garage breakbeat footwork