The Jam Jar
Volunteer-led venue and live music haunt.
Known for its long open-ended jam sessions, this unique space in (you guessed) an old Jam factory on the edge of Old Market has been a well kept secret for live music fans in Bristol. Gigs are often free entry with the free-wheeling vibes of 70s loft parties but the versatile space also hosts exhibitions from local artists.
What's On At The Jam Jar
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lgbtq+
talks
workshops & classes
life drawing
exhibition
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singer-songwriter
jazz
soul
gospel
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dancehall
reggaeton
afrobeats
cumbia
world
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dub
reggae
ska
punk
ska punk
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dancehall
dub
reggae
roots reggae
jamaican-ska
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dancehall
uk funky
reggaeton
afrobeat
world
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Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar
Sell out warning! 4am bliss-out sonic lover letters to latinx riddims and environmental sounds stewed in the dub / electronica melting pot. It can only be El Búho.....
The Jam Jar Presents: El Búho at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! Join the upful 30 year revelries for the OG squat ska punks that refuse to lie down. Must-attend if you like your punk with lashings of upbeat dub guitars, folk singalongs and flag-burning lyricism. Huge FFO: The Slits, Citizen Fish, pre-footie anthem Chumbawumba, The Clash in dub, Capdown, Operation Ivy.
30 Years of Inner Terrestrials - New Date Added at The Jam Jar.
Bristol’s silver-tongued lovers rock revivalist meets the mayor of Breadminster County in an all night b2b collision of roots, ska and rocksteady stylings, peppered with Minnelli’s own world-building cumbia/folk/dub productions. Two of the best to do it at the moment!
Casino Joe & Elijah Minnelli at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! Join the upful 30 year revelries for the OG squat ska punks that refuse to lie down. Must-attend if you like your punk with lashings of upbeat dub guitars, folk singalongs and flag-burning lyricism. Huge FFO: The Slits, Citizen Fish, pre-footie anthem Chumbawumba, The Clash in dub, Capdown, Operation Ivy.
30 Years of Inner Terrestrials at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! Soft Butch returns for an adventurous deep dive into butchness and no-phone dancefloor somatics. Opening with an optional group meditation before founder and resident DJ LEXX unleashes the dancehall / dnb / afrobeat heat with Refuge Worldwide’s embodied bass expert AfroOankali.
SOFT BUTCH with AfroOankali at The Jam Jar.