The Louisiana
Bristol's most important indie venue.
An essential tour stop for any emerging indie artist the Louisiana is Bristol's prime indie and folk venue. Literally everyone who's anyone has played the Lousiana on their way to the top, and I mean everyone. Muse, Kings of Leon, White Stripes, Bloc Party, Coldplay, The Libertines, The Strokes... all have graced the Lousiana's modest stage.
What's On At The Louisiana
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Our recent recommendations for The Louisiana
£5 dark ambient questing awaits you! Cave Walker’s glacial take on dungeon aesthetics feels like a lost Secret Stairway x Biosphere collab unearthed from the clutches of a frozen bogman. Cosmic oblivion FFO: Thomas Köner, Deathprod, Lustmord, Klaus Schulze, Cold Spring.
Cave Walker with Flesh Hammer & Grave Goods at The Louisiana.
Feverishly noisy glitch pop at The Louis for your fix of mid-week weirdness: local instrumental experimentalists Socks & Ballerinas are a two-person kaleidoscope of fractured beats, lush loops, and improvisational swerves. Captivating and chaotic FFO: Matmos, Autechre, Tortoise.
Socks and Ballerinas + Omvros + Hexcut at The Louisiana.
Sold out - get on the waiting list! Boot out 2024 in a blaze of noisy, goofy glory with another NYE Louis takeover from the indie scene sweethearts of Breakfast Records! Sweaty hardcore shredders Mould & maximalist noise merchants MP3 Chainsaw will be cranking out the throwback classics in cover band form, alongside a host of label legends on the decks til the wee hours. More like ALT LANG SYNE…? (Sorry.)
NYE At The Louis at The Louisiana.
Sell out warning! Local beloveds Heavy Lungs bring their titanic breed of tumultuous noise rock to single-handedly save your Riffmas in a winning combo with toxic-surf noir-punks Grandma’s House. Two of Bristol’s finest here, don’t think about it tooooooo hard.
All I want for Riffmas is you <3
Haunted alt-country, vying for Neil Young’s crown! Dylan LeBlanc’s soft-sung Louisiana blues are quintessentially Southern Gothic: brooding outlaw balladry that’s rich with cinematic texture. This is modern Americana at its melancholy best FFO: Johnny Cash, Valerie June, Christian Lee Hudson, Blake Mills, Dean Johnson.
American singer-songwriter and guitarist