What's On in Bristol This Weekend

Trending live music in Bristol this weekend

There are more than 59 gigs happening in Bristol this weekend and we've managed to collect them all onto this one page. The event listings below include all the local bands and musicians playing on both Friday and Saturday evenings. If you are planning on going to any of the larger gigs and concerts this weekend we strongly recommend buy tickets in advance from our ticket shop.

Friday

Fri 8th May

— The Trinity Centre

Toots and the Maytals ft Leba Hibbert in Bristol Tickets

Fri 8th May

— DOCUMENT

Document Presents: Mau P, Ben Sterling & more Tickets

Saturday

Sat 9th May

— The Prospect Building

GIGANTIC ALL DAYER in Bristol Tickets

Sat 9th May

— The Trinity Centre

Rupture x SYSTEM Tickets

Sat 9th May

— Lakota

Stokes Croft Block Party 2026 Tickets

Sunday

Sun 10th May

— The Trinity Centre

Garden Party - Celebrating 50 years of Music in Bristol Tickets

Sun 10th May

— Rough Trade Bristol

Friendship in Bristol Tickets

Sun 10th May

— Bristol Beacon

Dur-Dur Band x Diaspora Festival in Bristol Tickets

Sun 10th May

— The Trinity Centre

Garden Party After Party - Roska, Tailor Jae & Asher Tickets

This Weekend's Trending Clubnights

We started Headfirst in 2008 and since then we have seen Bristol's weekend nightlife programme week upon week. Currently Bristol's clubnights are some of the most diverse and innovative in the UK, ranging from small venues like Cosies and The Island to larger clubs like Motion and Blue Mountain. The best of this weekend's club events are below.

Friday

QUEER AS F*CK: May Edition

— The Old Market Assembly

drag lgbtq+ disco house cabaret circus

Introduction To Professional Wrestling 2 Hour Workshop

— The Island

workshops & classes theatre sport & exercise

DRAG FAMILY VALUES: Party Girl Productions x FemTop < 3

— The Cube

drag theatre lgbtq+ cabaret film

Core Sample: Private View

— Centrespace Gallery

exhibition

When Being Found Begins

— The Island

exhibition

Black British Hall Party

— The Love Inn

talks

Haunted Sip & Draw

— The Haunted Bookshop

life drawing spoken word

Keyhole Exhibition- Unlock the Sacred Feminine

— The Malcolm X Centre

psych electronic talks exhibition festival

Spotlight Tours: Phillip Lai 'RAIN / RUIN' and Olukemi Lijadu 'Feedback'

— Spike Island

exhibition

Chow Down Friday: Moroji & Ceylon Beyond

— Coffee Club @ Paintworks

food & drink

Seasonal Still Life at Windmill Hill City Farm

— Windmill Hill City Farm

folk traditional folk workshops & classes life drawing

Buffoon Comedy

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy theatre festival food & drink

FUNNY GIRLS - The Sequel

— Bristol Comedy Den

comedy stand-up comedy

Summer Salt + John Myrtle + Adult Leisure in Bristol

— Strange Brew

alternative rock indie rock indie pop soft rock

Medulla Nocte, Public Execution, Peruvian Necktie & Byford Dolphin Incident in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

punk metal hardcore-punk thrash metal

Paling / Limited Ltd / Raiments / Iris Casling + Sam Spencer in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

experimental singer-songwriter post-punk contemporary jazz noise

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra + The Swamp Puppies in Bristol

— The Louisiana

country blues swing rockabilly new orleans blues

The Loft + The Lovely Basement in Bristol

— The Croft

indie pop

Seth Cooke+Tina Hitchens//Will Frampton+Pablo JimenezMoreno//Louie Newlands in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental noise ambient drone

Saints & Sinners - Datkid & Mylo Stone, Action Figure 973 + MORE in Bristol

— St Dunstan's House

hip hop old school hip hop underground hip hop drum and bass jungle

Passed Out + Support in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

punk post-punk metal hardcore-punk post-hardcore

The Picnic in Bristol

— The Ill Repute

alternative rock punk garage rock

The Collette Warren Band + Lowqui + Leo Wood in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

drum and bass jungle

Y + THE SCUTTLERS in Bristol

— Exchange

experimental alternative rock post-punk disco

Mallavora in Bristol

— Exchange

metal alternative metal

Colour of Bone + Epimetheus + Circle of Crows + Spin Class in Bristol

— The Backroom (Shredenhams)

alternative rock psych metal alternative metal stoner rock

COMEDY NIGHT W/ TACOS in Bristol

— The Orchard Coffee & Co

comedy stand-up comedy food & drink

Greenbank Folk Club - Spring Ceilidh 2026 in Bristol

— The Greenbank

folk lgbtq+ workshops & classes

NOVA PARK + Better Dead + Violet Crazies in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

indie rock punk indie pop

Psycho-acoustic Goat in Bristol

— The Red Lion

folk experimental psych disco house trance

Terraplanes in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

blues

Grumpy O Sheep in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

folk indie rock punk folk rock

FELIXJOY B2B D.A.D in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

hip hop disco house uk garage

Beat Cleaver & Friends +DJ Rubba Riddims - DIASPORA FESTIVAL in Bristol

— The Canteen

hip hop reggae rap

2 Bad Mice & Friends tickets

— The Jam Jar

drum and bass jungle breakbeat acid house breakbeat

Singularity X Ecosystem X Albion Audio tickets

— Loco Klub

jungle trance hardcore techno happy hardcore

Strange Brew presents Kia + livwutang + Junior tickets

— Strange Brew

dub house techno dubstep

Rut x forma: Syz, Small Crab, SSSLIP, Beton Brut & severine tickets

— The Island

experimental house techno dubstep

Club Djembe Presents: G33, Rea, DJ Polo & DJ Stolen tickets

— The Red Church

house uk garage amapiano uk funky gqom

The Sugar Loaf presents: Panix B2B Komai tickets

— The Sugar Loaf

hip hop dub jungle uk garage

Modulate Presents: Resident Sessions tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass jungle

Rave It Attenborough tickets

— The Robin Hood - Bristol

afrobeat house drum and bass uk garage

Stepped Presents....Phill & Benji tickets

— After Dark

disco house house tech house

Still got it? Loose Sound x Temple Collective tickets

— Lost Horizon

funk reggae ska jungle breakbeat

Deaf Rave w/ MC Geezer, DJ Jeffo & More tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass bassline

Immerse: Gib B2B Fordy, Joseph Medwell, Kudur + Oco tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

uk garage 140 speed garage

JUNGLE VS DNB tickets

— Basement 45

drum and bass jungle jump up

Antimatter Audio Presents: CREATURES tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle

The Bricks 10 year anniversary w/ Anna wall & Enrica Falqui tickets

— The Love Inn

2 STEP VS 4X4 - DETRIMENTAL SOUNDS & TURNT UP tickets

— Green Works

jungle uk garage techno electro

Claude VonStroke Presents Wrong#Number tickets

— Clock Factory

house tech house acid house

Latin Fever tickets

— The Lanes

hip hop salsa cumbia dancehall reggaeton

Dub Mantra: Para B2B Rez B2B Kaya, Steady + more tickets

— The Croft

drum and bass 140 dubstep

Saturday

No More All Male Lineups

— Arc bar

open mic film

Fundraiser for Gaza

— St Aidan's Church, St George

experimental jazz contemporary jazz

Yoga

— The Whitmore Tap

food & drink yoga

Dance Out

— RWA

workshops & classes exhibition exhibition-opening

Fragrance Design Experience

— The Bristol Hotel

workshops & classes

Core Sample

— Centrespace Gallery

Capturing Transience / A making workshop

— Centrespace Gallery

workshops & classes

Walk and Picnic

— Chew Magna

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+

Fair & Fabulous Afternoon Tea

— Sparks Bristol

world workshops & classes spoken word food & drink

Create Your Own Cosmic Worlds – Mixed Media Workshop

— Thomas Yard, Bishop Road, Bishopston, Bristol, BS7 8LS

Somatic exploration #1: bones

— Windmill Hill City Farm Studio

workshops & classes

Spotlight Tours: Phillip Lai 'RAIN / RUIN' and Olukemi Lijadu 'Feedback'

— Spike Island

exhibition

CIBOMATTO SOCIAL CLUB

— St Anne's House – Community And Creative Hub

uk garage trance dancehall food & drink

Hyunhye Seo, Matthew Grigg & Saltings, Prior in Bristol

— The Cube

experimental noise industrial neoclassical

Altar of Doom in Bristol

— The Gryphon

punk psych metal doom metal sludge metal

Brazilian Landscapes in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

jazz bossa nova samba

Incaseyouleave, Mountain Peaks & Gilded Cage in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

punk hardcore-punk emo post-hardcore sludge metal

Truthpaste + Hank Bee + Of Iyrn in Bristol

— Strange Brew

alternative rock indie folk alternative pop electronic exhibition

~ and not or & resonance ~ 'what remains' by john haycock in Bristol

— Crypt Of St John On The Wall

folk experimental ambient drone new age

FFTP in Bristol

— Departure lounge

folk indie folk folk rock gypsy jazz turbo folk

Henry Ayling in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

folk singer-songwriter

BACANA FUNK ft. SOURDOUGH DISCO in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

latin jazz jazz funk lovers rock disco house

MĀDŁY & Komposa - DIASPORA FESTIVAL in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk soul jazz neo soul

Real Ale and Sea Shanty Festival in Bristol

— Freemasons Hall, Park Street, Bristol

folk traditional folk festival

SO MUCH EVERYTHING X THE MOUNT WITHOUT DAY AND NIGHT MARKET in Bristol

— The Mount Without

soul salsa disco house food & drink

Spring Barn Dance in Bristol

— The Haven at Speedwell

folk traditional folk dancehall family

Fishwife in Bristol

— Windmill Hill City Farm

folk experimental ambient poetry

Is There A Soul Out There in Bristol

— Exchange

pop alternative pop pop rock disco

The Sneaky Feelings - MVT Fundraiser in Bristol

— The Louisiana

funk alternative rock indie folk pop rock

Youth Killed It + Indecision & Freetime in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock garage rock

DISASTER CLINIC / TUNGSTEN / BLACK HOLE HORIZON in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

metal post-hardcore stoner rock hard rock

W.P. Lounge in Bristol

— Westbury Park Pub

folk alternative rock jazz rock folk rock

Risenga Makondo Fundraiser in Bristol

— St Anne's Church, St Leonard's Rd, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6JN

folk world jazz afrobeat

Felonious Funk + Flo Breeze in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk soul jazz disco

Outsource 1 Year Birthday in Bristol

— Cosies!

industrial drum and bass jungle breakbeat

Glasshouse w/ Surusinghe, Fern + residents tickets

— The Love Inn

experimental hyperpop 140 amapiano

LA BOMBA present Volta45 tickets

— The Jam Jar

funk world afrobeat salsa disco

Dissonance presents: Dev/Null, Distant Planet & more tickets

— The Crown

jungle breakbeat

DUB ESSENCE tickets

— Take Five Cafe

experimental dub

Undo Sessions tickets

— The Red Lion BS5

drum and bass jungle techno breakbeat footwork

DJ Wink collective tickets

— The Canteen

dub drum and bass jungle dubstep footwork

Outlook Launch: Iration Steppas, Om Unit, Miss Mash tickets

— Strange Brew

dub roots reggae breakbeat

OpenHaus tickets

— The Croft

house uk garage

Club Cream Presents: 'Peace n Love' tickets

— The Fox Cafe

pop disco house chicago house uk funky

Electric Barbarella tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk synthpop goth new wave lgbtq+

Bellaire + Jeremy Underground tickets

— Electric Bristol

Inside Track Presents Mattik & Mileage tickets

— Afterdark

house uk garage tech house speed garage

Get Weird: BEA, Promiscuous Piggy, Vannie + YGF Dex tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 speed garage

Late Night Funk Club DJs tickets

— The Lanes

funk soul world disco

Apocalypse Bristol - Metal // Emo // Alternative tickets

— Basement 45

metal alternative metal emo pop punk rap metal

BOG XL: Rebel Alliance tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle jump up

The Modern Room by Bristol Northern Soul Club tickets

— The Croft

funk soul northern soul disco

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

rock indie rock indie pop pop punk

Sunday

Stop Racists Attacking Palestine Solidarity - Meeting

— Easton Community Centre

Undergrowth Scratch Night An evening of experimental performances

— The Arc

folk experimental electronic lgbtq+ cabaret

Hannah Byczkowski and Suzie Preece: Double Work in Progress

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Whiplash by Samira Banks and Paul Hilleard

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy

Tenebrae

— The Ill Repute

film

Queer Art Club

— Dareshack

workshops & classes life drawing lgbtq+

Foli - West African Dance & Djembe

— The Jam Jar

Sapphic Sundays: Picnic

— Castle Park

lgbtq+ dating

Wasteman Weeklies #555 "Anime Fighters"

— The Lanes

TATTOO FLASH DAY & LAUNCH PARTY

— UNIT 30, Meriton Foundry

exhibition-opening

Speculative futures experimental writing workshop: responding to the object

— Centrespace Gallery

workshops & classes exhibition

Everglowing Showcase

— Loco Klub

Chops Comedy Presents: Harriet Kemsley -Early Show

— Bar 57

comedy stand-up comedy

Reflection Sound Therapy: Tend what's growing beneath the surface

— St Anne's Church, Easton, Bristol

ambient workshops & classes yoga

S A R R A M + Colossloth + Prior+ DJ JG in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

experimental noise ambient industrial electronic

Bad Breeding, Zenocide, Shishu, & Say, God in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

punk post-punk hardcore-punk post-hardcore drone

Indie Charity Gig Night in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

pop rock indie pop

Mini Skirt in Bristol

— The Croft

punk

Prokofiev's 7th in Bristol

— Victoria Methodist Church

contemporary classical classical neoclassical

Gilmore & Roberts in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk singer-songwriter indie folk

Sunday Sessions w/ DJ Jeeves Biscotti in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk disco

Reload Sound Presents… FS Green, DamnShaq, Reload Sound & More tickets

— Bambalan

hip hop dancehall amapiano afrobeats