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Events in Bristol

Made famous by the legendary Lakota, Bristol's warehouse events are the keystone to the city's clubbing culture. These no-frills venues are the place to see Bristol's house and techno at it's best. If you need addmission to forthcoming warehouse parties, you can buy Dare2 tickets here.

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Events in Bristol

Headfirst is Bristol's leading gig guide with a freshly launched online ticket shop. We work directly with the city's promoters to provide the most up-to-date guide what's on in Bristol you'll find. The events calendar includes all events happening in Bristol tonight and for the forthcoming weekend. If you're a musician, band member or club night organiser be sure to add your event to the Headfirst Bristol calendar.

Mon 6th October
Bonniesongs x Natalie Evans at Rough Trade Bristol
Sat 9th May
GIGANTIC ALL DAYER at The Prospect Building
— The Prospect Building

GIGANTIC ALL DAYER in Bristol Tickets

Thu 30th April
Au PAirs at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

Au PAirs in Bristol Tickets

Fri 24th October
Jodie Nicholson + Support TBC at Bristol Folk House
Fri 15th August
Pretty + Love Tutorial + Waterpistol at Rough Trade Bristol
Thu 9th October
Javeon at Bristol Beacon
— Bristol Beacon

Javeon in Bristol Tickets

Gig Tickets

Bristol has always had it's fair share of what's on resources. While paper-based listings magazines like Venue and forums like Hijack Bristol favoured certain musical niches, Headfirst was Bristol's first truly comprehensive what's on resource. Our listings not only go far into the future (click on a date in the calendar) but also provide some great last minute resources. If you're planning a night out at short notice please see our list of live music tonight and events listings for this weekend.

Venues like Bristol Beacon and Thekla usually get most of the attention when Bristol's gigs are discussed online. Headfirst aims to put the focus on Bristols smaller live music venues. Here, you can buy tickets for concerts at Bristol's Louisiana and Exchange or browse our entire Bristol gig list.

Tue 9th September
Tanhai Collective at Rough Trade Bristol
Sun 9th November
Mirador at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

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Sat 27th September
Sober Hip Hop Night at Trinity at The Trinity Centre
Tue 14th October
The Demon Lover Tour at Bristol Beacon
Sun 30th November
Lambrini Girls at Electric Bristol
Wed 5th November
CASTLE RAT at Lost Horizon
Thu 12th February
RuMac at RuMac

What's On: Featured Bristol Events

Tickets for our event recommendations

Sell out warning! The last truly legendary Oi band (bite me) affront you with their lovable, yobbish and hooky-as-hell brand of delinquent streetpunk for the very last time. Historical tearjerker FFO: The Business, Angelic Upstarts, Red Alert, The Bruisers. HARD SKIN plus supports at Exchange.

Sell out warning! Enigmatic New York singer-songwriter Laura Stevenson brings her latest batch of catharsis - spanning motherhood, heartbreak, and hard-won clarity - to an intimate subterranean show in the Exchange’s newly refurbed basement. Trauma processing as songwriting FFO: Torres, S.G. Goodman, Hand Habits, boygenius. Laura Stevenson at Exchange.

Celebrate ACAB day and support vital anti-carceral action! Grime experimentalist M.I.C. joins forces with bass and drill producer Nammy Wams, industrial dub dissenter Ossia links with improv luminary Dali, plus more live sets from punk rapper Taliable and a certain dykehall legend. Then there’s Alya L’s emotive club NRG and baile funk futurist Gus on DJ duties… SNOG and Grove are spoiling us. SNOG x GROVE: 13/12 fundraiser w/ Ossia, Alya L, Taliable, M.I.C. + more at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! Dirty South Beatdown dragged screaming from the Florida swamps! Two-Piece lash plenty of homegrown death metal brutalism to their hxc slam in a sound engineered for Croft-sized pits. A violent awakening FFO: Sunami, Outta Pocket, Chain Gang, Madball. Two-Piece at The Croft.

Live music and gigs recommended by our music team

Sell-out warning! Nottingham’s freak-pop melodrama merchants Divorce bring their luminous tonic to Trinity. Serving up a smorgasbord of bitter and bright bedroom ditties that draw you in with an inviting glow then punt you right in the feelings. Unmissable FFO: Mitski, Black Country, New Road, Indigo De Souza, Grizzly Bear. DIVORCE at The Trinity Centre.

Sell out warning! Last chance to see the baroque existentialism of Porridge Radio! Fresh off a farewell tour announcement, the oft-transcendent Brighton band’s final Bristol show is unmissable. The formula is tried and true: Dana Margolin’s grimly combustible poetry of the everyday stacks up until set ablaze by her band’s serrated post-punk arrangements. Don’t miss the swan song of one of the UK’s most vital bands of the past decade. Porridge Radio at The Trinity Centre.

Indefatigable bard Andy Irvine returns to Bristol wielding mandolas, bouzoukis, and stories of worker’s struggles of bygone days. He threads personal tales with historical reckonings, quietly affirming his status as an Irish legend whose prophecies reverberate through modern folk. Andy Irvine at Bristol Folk House.

Wayne Snow’s Afrofuturist neo-soul and richly textured R&B are deeply shaped by icons like Marvin Gaye, Fela Kuti, Sade, Sun Ra, and King Sunny Adé. Expect glowing falsetto, cinematic atmospheres, and lulling club grooves that stir the spirit and soothe the spirit. Wayne Snow at The Jam Jar.

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Headfirst is the most objective Bristol gig guide on the internet. With no editorial to write, bands to interview or advertisers to please, we can focus on creating the best music listings & ticket shop this side of the Avon. From Bristol University’s music graduates playing a concert at St Georges Hall to an intimate gig at The Louisiana - we believe these events are what make Bristol special.

Bristol Nightlife & Nightclubs

Electronic music produced in Bristol has a knack of rewriting the rules and penetrating the international club scene. From Tectonic to Apple Pips to Eats Everything & Arkist - Headfirst has seen Bristol’s music scene grow and evolve since our humble beginnings in 2008. Now Headfirst is working with Bristol’s best dance music promoters and providing a secure place to buy tickets for Bristol club nights. While Motion may catch most of the attention, Headfirst is the place to buy tickets for all Bristol's clubnights and maybe even the next Alfresco Disco party. Over the coming months we'll be adding buy tickets buttons to many of our what's on listings.

From Headfirst's Ticket Shop

Fri 26th September
DEEP MEDi x SiNAi SOUND at The Trinity Centre
— The Trinity Centre

DEEP MEDi x SiNAi SOUND Tickets

Sat 20th September
Drum & Bass Free Rave w/ EJ Kitto at Lakota
Sat 8th November
Ibiza Classics at Lakota
Sat 27th September
The Bus Stop: Frontline Takeover at The Bus Stop
Sat 6th December
The Big Indie Fest at Lakota
Sat 1st November
FUSE Halloween at The Prospect Building
— The Prospect Building

FUSE Halloween Tickets

Bristol Experimental Music

The Headfirst music guide originally emerged from Bristol's blossoming experimental scene and our humble beginnings were as a what's on guide for Bristol's weirdest and most unconventional events.