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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.

Sat 27th September

— Rough Trade Bristol

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Tue 29th April

— Rough Trade Bristol

Chamfer Album Launch in Bristol Tickets

Wed 5th November

— Bristol Beacon

Jamie Duffy in Bristol Tickets

Mon 3rd November

— Bristol Beacon

Greatest Hits and more in Bristol Tickets

Wed 26th February

— Rough Trade Bristol

Harvey Causon in Bristol Tickets

Fri 21st February

— Lost Horizon

Onyx & Friends in Bristol Tickets

Sat 22nd February

— Lost Horizon

Pure Love Unity Promotion presents Norris Brown 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 8th April

— The Trinity Centre

Lila Iké in Bristol Tickets

Thu 9th October

— Bristol Beacon

Feeder in Bristol Tickets

Tue 25th March

— The Wardrobe Theatre

Hannah Raw in Bristol Tickets

Sat 19th April

— Rough Trade Bristol

Broken Dreams Club | Second Wife | Orla Bligh in Bristol Tickets

Sat 10th May

— Freemasons Hall, Park Street

Real Ale & Sea Shanty Festival in Bristol Tickets

Sat 15th March

— Strange Brew

LUXE + special guests in Bristol Tickets

Sun 30th March

— Thekla

The Underdog 2025 | Semi-Final A in Bristol Tickets

What's On: Featured Bristol Events

Tickets for our event recommendations

Genre-bending nu-jazz wonderment, melding conscious poetry with neo-soul stylings and astral funk-pop into a thrilling cocktail FFO: Georgia Anne Muldrow, Sons of Kemet, Moses Yoofee, Hiatus Kaiyote, Thundercat. Sera Kalo's eX.II at The Jam Jar.

Trans-Atlantic collab where American roots meets British folk at its finest. With every virtuoso pluck of the guitar and bow of the fiddle, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow (Sheelanagig) pay loving homage to the 20th century songbook of bluegrass, blues, ragtime, folk, jazz manouche and music hall. Essential FFO: Dave Swarbrick, Martin Carthy, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli. Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow at Bristol Folk House.

Unmissable all-day misrule and crust/hxc/street punk pit heaven at the metal-working anarchist oasis aka Rockaway Park. 14 bands across 2 stages including Barcelona’s Riot City pogo punks Lux and the righteous return of blistering buzzsaw upstarts the Flex + shuttle bus from BRS, vegan cafe, info stalls, crowd-surfing kiddies. Bliss and leather! UNREST 2025 at Rockaway Park.

Sell out warning! You’ve lost years of your life as Doomguy, saving the world repeatedly from Cyber Demons with absolutely no thanks from anyone. Now relive the trauma IRL with the UK’s only Doom tribute act playing those loading screen classics amid other franchise-friendly metal bands + gorey visuals and playable OG Doom machines. Video Game Tribute Band at Exchange.

Live music and gigs recommended by our music team

Sell out warning! Sonic ritualism and spiritual liberation through psych funk, hip-hop and Afro-punk legends-in-the-making BCUC. The Soweto seven-piece returns triumphantly to Bristol at the feverish demands of you, the people, after many many sell-out shows at their Jam Jar home. Do not miss this! BCUC at The Jam Jar.

Sell out warning! Get yer fill of scuzzy DIY punk across three days at Red Lion, Exchange and Moor Beer… the Punx return with Crass-approved anarcho legends Zounds alongside queercore heroes The Menstrual Cramps, Welsh skate-thrashers Pizzatramp, riot grrrl ragers Pussy Liquor + looooads more TBA. Bristol Punx Picnic 2025 - Saturday at Exchange.

Sell out warning! The lineup’s pending, but if you’ve had your ears to the gutters of Bristol these last 12 years, you would’ve heard the gentle throb of Schwet aligning with your heart flutters. Self-identifying freaks, make your way to the checkout please. Schwetfest 12.0 at Strange Brew.

Sell out warning! Japanese power-poppers Shonen Knife were once Cobain-beloved cult faves bringing girl group sunshine to an era of sour-faced grunge hegemony. These days they’re a 40-year-strong bona fide institution, with a sprawling back catalogue of idiosyncratic rock covers and bubblegum punk bops. Timeless, unstoppable! FFO: The Muffs, The Ramones, Otoboke Beaver. Shonen Knife at Exchange.

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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.

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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.