The Jam Jar
Volunteer-led venue and live music haunt.
The Jam Jar isn't just a venue, it's a shining beacon attracting the most authentic artists from planet Earth. With boundary-pushing gigs and sweat-soaked clubnights from more corners of the globe than anywhere else: cumbia to ska, folk to salsa, afro-rap to acid techno. Bristol would be a much greyer place without that!
What's On At The Jam Jar
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tropical
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cumbia
afrobeat
world
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dancehall
amapiano
afrobeats
cumbia
afrobeat
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lgbtq+
talks
workshops & classes
life drawing
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neo soul
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world
hip hop
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techno
industrial techno
electro
breakbeat
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pop
alternative rock
indie rock
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house
tech house
uk garage
techno
breakbeat
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reggae
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jamaican-ska
rock steady
ska
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house
uk garage
amapiano
afrobeats
140
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dub
reggae
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rock steady
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electronic
tropical
reggaeton
cumbia
salsa
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alternative pop
ambient
indie folk
pop rock
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downtempo
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Our recent recommendations for The Jam Jar
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.
Praises to Jam Jar for hosting Ghanaian music royalty in the form of Frafra gospel superstar Florence Adooni. Fusing infectious high-life with soul-stirring gospel and the squiggly synths of psychedelic afro-funk, Florence will astound FFO: Christy Azuma, Guy One, Ebo Taylor, Marijata, Kiki Gyan, Francis Bebey.
Florence Adooni at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! 14 hours of forward-thanking global bass and infectious live riddims across 4 venues in St Jude’s. With ecstatic Sudanese afro-funk from the legendary Scorpios, unbeatable neo-soul disco squelch from Close Counters & Allysha Joy, eclectic boom-bap troubadour Guts on the decks + much much more.
Jam on the Horizon 2025 at The Jam Jar.
Sell out warning! 2nd show added due to massive demand! Uplifting poetry melds with soul, spiritual jazz, dusty hiphop and rolling broken beat in the singular soundworld of Sons of Kemet wordsmith Joshua Idehen. Essential FFO: Calabashed, Infinity Knives, Daedelus, Neue Grafik Ensemble.
Joshua Idehen at The Jam Jar.
Uplifting poetry melds with soul, spiritual jazz, dusty hiphop and rolling broken beat in the singular soundworld of Sons of Kemet wordsmith Joshua Idehen. Essential solo show FFO: Calabashed, Infinity Knives, Daedelus, Neue Grafik Ensemble.
Joshua Idehen at The Jam Jar.