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 24th April

— Arnolfini

KMRU + Saint Abdullah, Eomac & Rebecca Salvadori + YUNIS in Bristol Tickets

Fri 24th April

— The Cube

Erwan Keravec + @xcrswx in Bristol Tickets

Fri 24th April

— Rough Trade Bristol

Blood Wizard / Ead Wood / Horsefair in Bristol Tickets

Fri 24th April

— The Trinity Centre

Teachings in Dub - Aba Shanti-I Tickets

Fri 24th April

— The Cube

BNM26: Xterea Tickets

Fri 24th April

— Lost Horizon

SOLAR SOUNDS PRESENTS Tickets

Fri 24th April

— Thekla

Hang The DJs Present: HARD, FAST & H0RNY Tickets

Saturday

Sat 25th April

— The Trinity Centre

Tambor - Saturday and Sunday Tickets

Sat 25th April

— The Tobacco Factory

Pub night Tickets

Sat 25th April

— Bristol Beacon

Bristol New Music - Saturday pass in Bristol Tickets

Sat 25th April

— The Lantern

emptyset + FRANKIE & Kelman Duran + Cara Tolmie & Rian Treanor + GD in Bristol Tickets

Sat 25th April

— Thekla

The Undercover Hippy + Support in Bristol Tickets

Sat 25th April

— Rough Trade Bristol

TWAT UNION / SECOND WIFE / NERVOUS REX in Bristol Tickets

Sunday

Sun 26th April

— Strange Brew

Ex-Easter Island Head + Eliana Glass + Jasmine Wood & Pavel Milyakov in Bristol Tickets

Sun 26th April

— Bristol Beacon

Bristol New Music 2026 - Sunday pass in Bristol Tickets

Sun 26th April

— Victoria Rooms

Shui Mo Ensemble in Bristol Tickets

Sun 26th April

— The Lantern

Hatis Noit + Merope + Yas Clarke in Bristol Tickets

Sun 26th April

— Bristol Folk House

Nadia Reid - with strings in Bristol Tickets

Sun 26th April

— The Louisiana

PUNCHBAG in Bristol Tickets

Sun 26th April

— Moor Beer Co

Burglar in Bristol 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

HIGHLANDER + Q&A

— Bristol Megascreen

festival film soundtrack

Reverence: Poetry and the Sacred

— Loco Klub

festival spoken word poetry

People’s Art Fair: Spring 2026

— PRSC

workshops & classes stand-up comedy exhibition film exhibition-opening

BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF: DIRECTOR’S CUT

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival film

DRAGONSLAYER + The Evolution of Dragons in Popular Culture

— Bristol Megascreen

festival family film

Here is the salt which I left on a shoulder - Exhibition and workshop

— The Launderette. 145 Cheltenham Rd, Bristol

experimental noise workshops & classes exhibition exhibition-opening

PATHFINDER

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival film

Comedians Got Talent?

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Toby's Comedy Show

— Royal Oak Clifton

swing comedy stand-up comedy

The Curious Crocodile

— Kelvin Players Theatre, 253b Gloucester Road, BS7 8NY

theatre family

Poetry in the Pond

— Vassall Centre

workshops & classes spoken word poetry

Roam and Draw

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes exhibition

The Curious Crocodile

— Kelvin Players Theatre, 253b Gloucester Road, BS7 8NY

theatre family

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

Cosy Collage Workshop

— Lost Horizon Coffee Shop & Roastery

workshops & classes

Green Feast 2026 at St Werburghs Community Centre

— St Werburghs Community Centre

workshops & classes talks family food & drink film

Urban Palette - We Are Back

— Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery, Bristol

roots reggae dancehall workshops & classes life drawing exhibition

Toys and Tales: A Curator's Tour

— The Stradling Collection

workshops & classes talks exhibition

Simile and Sound: with Sasha Debevec-McKenney

— ONLINE - Zoom

workshops & classes talks festival poetry

Dog Life Drawing - South Bristol

— The Greenhouse, Hereford Street, Windmill Hill, BS3 4NA

workshops & classes life drawing

20s & 30s Drinks Night @Wiper & True Brewery Bristol

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

lgbtq+ talks dating

Women's Yoga Circle: A Homecoming

— Bellevue Studio, Totterdown, Bristol

ambient workshops & classes yoga

InFilm Summer Premiere 2026

— Watershed

exhibition film

Lovely Life Drawing

— Hours

R&B jazz workshops & classes life drawing lgbtq+

There Is Something About Musicals

— Zed Alley

soul jazz lgbtq+ theatre cabaret

Buffoon Comedy

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy theatre festival food & drink

Supersocial w/ Mike Shawe, Nicko & Adam Killey

— Stokes By The Orchard

soul afrobeat disco disco house tropical

Wych elm + Rabbit Vision + Slunk + caitlin lamb in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

folk alternative rock punk grunge folk rock

Acid Mothers Temple / Teeth of The Sea / Thee Alcoholics in Bristol

— Strange Brew

psychedelic rock experimental rock progressive rock noise rock industrial rock

Ahmed Eid + Soufian Saihi - Palestine Music Space Fundraiser in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

world indie pop alternative pop indie folk

Tashkezar + Dharma Burns in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk psych

How Du + Confitdub + Stringer in Bristol

— The Arc

dub techno

Worn Out in Bristol

— The Croft

metal hardcore-punk alternative metal sludge metal

THE 'DOCTAH' EDSON BURTON BAND in Bristol

— Cotham Parish Church, Cotham Road ( top of St Michael’s Hill ), Cotham, Bristol, BS6 6DR

funk pop soul blues roots reggae

Boat Ride to Beeses in Bristol

— Beeses Riverside Bar

indie rock indie folk swing rock-and-roll new wave

Aaaardvarks in Bristol

— The Canteen

folk

Seahaven in Bristol

— Exchange

Carpool Tunnel in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock

Nervous Horse in Bristol

— The Star and Dove

alternative rock indie rock rock art rock garage rock

Motorway Musk Tour in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

experimental alternative rock indie rock post-punk electronic

OSLO TWINS + PLASTIC ESTATE in Bristol

— The Louisiana

indie pop alternative pop synthpop trip hop electronic

DUOT, DJxLIZ EXELL, LLŶR ADELINE in Bristol

— L'Étoile Studio

experimental lgbtq+ punk noise

Under The Lights in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

funk disco house

The Jake Leg Jug Band in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

jazz blues new orleans jazz gospel

Lomar B2B Janus in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

old school hip hop disco house uk garage

Basic Pleasure Model in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

indie rock post-punk pop rock glam rock disco

Popola Presents: TWERKNO tickets

— Loco Klub

world lgbtq+ house techno reggaeton

SIERPINSKI : DAMNATION : RELEASE PARTY tickets

— Green Works

jungle

Grama06: Dan Thorman & Winkles, Mackenzie, Moli tickets

— The Island

techno tech house deep house trance progressive house

Strange Brew presents Paula Tape + R.E.D tickets

— Strange Brew

dub disco house

Mental Block at The Rathouse tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 speed garage

Eraser Room w/ Noizar + Eksish tickets

— The Love Inn

house tech house progressive house minimal tech house

Femme Fatale: Tempt tickets

— Exchange

pop lgbtq+ house uk garage 140

Beats In The Kitchen tickets

— To The Moon

funk soul jazz breakbeat

Float Yer Boat tickets

— John Sebastian Lightship

disco house house tech house

Drawn Out: SCON + Mileage B2B Al Daly tickets

— The Crown

house uk garage tech house speed garage

Bass Monkeyz: Mat Weasel Busters, Floxytek, Tanukichi @ Lakota tickets

— Lakota

techno electro acid house hardcore techno hardstyle

Vaulted Presents: Boss Priester tickets

— Afterdark

house tech house

REZONATE X COSIES : GARAGE STEPPAS tickets

— Cosies

uk garage 140 bassline speed garage future garage

Nu:Motive Invites Makino: Monrroe & Duskee + More tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

More Soup tickets

— The Jam Jar

funk world latin jazz salsa disco

Invicta Audio x Scuffed Presents: In A Scuffed Style tickets

— The Croft

dub reggae drum and bass jungle

Saturday

CLASH OF THE TITANS + The Mythological Influences of Ray Harryhausen

— Bristol Megascreen

festival film

Bristol Radical History Festival

— M Shed

workshops & classes talks exhibition festival

Women Poets’ Network: Open Mic

— Watershed

open mic festival spoken word poetry

Mend In Public Day 2026

— Multiple Locations

workshops & classes exhibition protests & marches

Poetry, AI, Ethics and Inclusion: Panel Discussion

— Watershed

talks festival poetry

GENRE FILM-MAKERS OF THE FUTURE: SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival film

The Loop - Drug Checking Service

— Bristol Drugs Project

workshops & classes

Queer Hiking Bristol: Arnos Vale Cemetery Volunteering

— Arnos Vale Cemetery

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Domestic Shadows: New Poems of Resilience

— Watershed

festival spoken word poetry

THE BRIDE WITH WHITE HAIR + Weapons, Witchery & Women In Fantasy

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival film

Endless Invention: Ecopoetry & Technology

— Watershed

workshops & classes talks festival poetry

BOUND IN BRISTOL

— The Bendy Studio

workshops & classes

Publishing Your Poems: with Carrie Etter

— Watershed

workshops & classes festival spoken word poetry

Nikita Gill: Hekate & Poems of Mythology

— Watershed

festival spoken word poetry

HERCULES RETURNS

— Bristol Megascreen

world comedy festival film

Mini Quilt workshop

— St Annes House

workshops & classes

National STW & CND Rally at RAF Fairford

— Anchor Road

Community Farmer Day

— The Community Farm

workshops & classes family food & drink

Film Processing - First Steps - Workshop @ KIT FORM DARKROOM

— KIT FORM

workshops & classes

Eastside Spring Fun Palace

— Easton Community Centre

world workshops & classes family

Breathing.systems

— Watershed

lgbtq+ contemporary classical neoclassical

Logging Off Club

— St George Park

workshops & classes food & drink yoga

Aaagony Aunts

— Sidney & Eden

comedy stand-up comedy theatre

Mend in Public Day

— Afghan Tasty Corner

workshops & classes

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

KERTECZ#36

— L'Étoile Studio

experimental spoken word poetry

Club Commons in Bristol

— Bridge Community Farm

soul disco lgbtq+ talks food & drink

claire rousay + Lucy Railton + Harry Górski-Brown & Wojciech Rusin in Bristol

— St George's Bristol

experimental contemporary classical ambient

Alkanna Graeca in Bristol

— Circomedia

folk world traditional folk a cappella

St Werburghs Spring Fair 2026 in Bristol

— Boiling Wells, St Werburghs City Farm

folk workshops & classes theatre family food & drink

Byrfyfyr - Free Improv in Bristol

— Elmer's Arms

experimental contemporary jazz noise spoken word

ãssia ghendir / Mark Knoop / Sam Salem in Bristol

— Arnolfini

experimental contemporary classical electronic

Hekatones - reggae/ska + DJ Mook in Bristol

— The Canteen

reggae ska

The Ragrob Experiment in Bristol

— Stokes By The Orchard

experimental icelandic pop electronic

Willi Carlisle + special guests in Bristol

— Strange Brew

folk

Bristol Nectar Collective @ Arts Mansion in Bristol

— Ashton Court

jazz hip hop reggae drum and bass jungle

Shearling in Bristol

— The Croft

post-punk experimental rock noise rock

Foreign Affairs in Bristol

— Exchange

The Redcliffe Sessions | EVANGELINE & Rosie Alexandra in support of CALM in Bristol

— St Mary Redcliffe Church

funk pop soul indie pop

Tribute to Gordon Goodwin in Bristol

— The Space, Keynsham, BS31 1HA

funk jazz latin jazz jazz funk big band

Motorway Musk Tour in Bristol

— The Star and Dove

experimental alternative rock indie rock post-punk electronic

RACK Records Presents Quasimodal in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental noise drone electronic

Luna Kali + Sonda in Bristol

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

funk R&B soul neo soul disco

Total Clusterfunk + The Bear Minimum in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk soul blues

SELN Presents: Celebrating New Industrial tickets

— Strange Brew

dub industrial drum and bass jungle techno

CGC Snd Systm meets Dharma Hifi day party tickets

— Lost Horizon

dub reggae roots reggae

TERRAIN: Bangers Without Borders w/ Mina tickets

— The Jam Jar

cumbia bhangra reggaeton amapiano gqom

Essential Sessions - Salomon Heritage tickets

— Cosies

dub reggae roots reggae

CLUB LOVE MEMBERS PARTY APRIL tickets

— Loco Klub

disco disco house house tech house chicago house

NBM Sound tickets

— The Phoenix

hip hop drum and bass jungle uk garage breakbeat

Melange tickets

— To The Moon

funk soul disco house

NORTHERN SOUL CLASSICS tickets

— Eastville club

R&B soul northern soul

EARTH/PERCENT Pres. NIKS tickets

— The Love Inn

house techno tech house

City Daze Walking Club: Conham River Park tickets

— Conham River Park

world neo soul uk funky workshops & classes dating

Lipstick On Your Collar - 20th Anniversary Daytime Disco tickets

— Zed Alley

pop indie rock indie pop alternative pop electro

Happy Pups Unleashed tickets

— Rush - Baldwin Street

lgbtq+ lgbtq+

Bris-Fest 2026 tickets

— Sawmills

drum and bass jungle techno 140 donk

ELECTRIC MUTHAFUNK tickets

— The Departure Lounge

funk soul deep funk disco house uk funky

Dèep Bristol pres ROB REDFORD/X-TRAX tickets

— After Dark

house deep house

★ FAT LIP ★ Bristol's legendary emo party tickets

— The Lanes

alternative rock rock metal emo pop punk

S-Line at The Rathouse tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

TRUTH HERTZ: HEADROOM tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass jungle electronic breakbeat jump up

Bris-Fest Official After Party tickets

— Lost Horizon

grime drum and bass jungle 140 trance

Now that’s what I call 21 tickets

— Green Works

jungle uk garage bassline hardcore techno donk

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

The Croft Presents: Lucas Alexander tickets

— The Croft

house uk garage tech house minimal tech house

Sunday

FORBIDDEN WORLDS FILM FESTIVAL 2026: Festival Passes

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival family film soundtrack

Roots, Resonance and African Heritage

— Watershed

festival spoken word poetry

Ireland: The Silent Voices

— The Cube

talks film

Black Literary Bristol: Walking Tour

— Meeting Point: Alfred Fagon statue

talks festival spoken word poetry

Words that Walk through Walls: Translating Prison Poetry

— Watershed

workshops & classes festival spoken word poetry

Queer Hiking Bristol: Pensford to Long Ashton

— The Rising Sun, Pensford

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Cary Comes Home: From Bristol to Hollywood - Theatre Walk

— Central Bristol Walking Tour - Meet/Start: Millennium Promenade, BS1 5DB

talks theatre

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD + The Arabian Nights worlds of Ray Harryhausen

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival family film

Alex Farrow's Comedy Writing Gym

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

workshops & classes comedy stand-up comedy

Street Readings from Bristol’s Streets

— Watershed

festival spoken word poetry

Patriots, volunteers and scabs: The 1926 General Strike in Bristol

— Hydra Books

talks spoken word

Wanderer: Writing Movement and Memory

— Watershed

workshops & classes festival spoken word poetry

KIN: Tending the Flame

— Watershed

festival spoken word poetry

CONQUEST + The Bad Movie Bible’s Guide To Barbarian Movies

— Bristol Megascreen

world synthpop festival film

Wonder and Wanderers: A Poetic Journey

— Watershed

festival spoken word poetry

FIRE AND ICE

— Bristol Megascreen

world family film soundtrack

The Ox-Bow Incident

— The Ill Repute

film

Love Inn Film Club #06 - I Was There When House Music Took Over The World

— The Love Inn

house film

Alex Farrow's Stand-Up Philosophy

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

STAR KNIGHT

— Bristol Megascreen

world festival film soundtrack

Craft & Flea Market

— Bristol Folk House

jazz contemporary jazz family

Sapphic Sundays: Spring Cycle

— Bakehouse Cafe, 6 St Phillips Road, BS2 0JZ

lgbtq+ dating

Nature Queerdos & Max - wild garlic pickle in the woods

— Manor Woods

lgbtq+ workshops & classes talks food & drink

Embroidery social

— Afghan tasty corner

world experimental workshops & classes talks

Made in Bonnington presents: ‘home habitat hope’ book launch

— Bonnington Walk community building

family

Sing for the Seasons: Sounds of Spring

— Urban Escape Roundhouse, Springfield Allotments, 50-52 Andover Road, Knowle; BS4 1AL

Event Cancelled

workshops & classes

Relaxation Sound Therapy: An invitation to rest, restore and bloom gently

— St Anne's Church, St Leonard's Road, Greenbank, Bristol, BS5 6JN

ambient workshops & classes yoga

Blowout Hardcore Half-Dayer in Bristol

— Exchange

punk metal hardcore-punk

Froglord in Bristol

— The Croft

doom metal sludge metal

Swing Sunday with Cake - Marvin Muoneke in Bristol

— Redcatch Community Garden

soul jazz latin jazz swing new orleans jazz

Calder Baxter + OMI + Layla Luv in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

indie rock indie pop

Pharmacy Project: Sunday Dance tickets

— The Volunteer Tavern

funk soul reggae disco deep house

Bristol Sound Check pt47 tickets

— Loco Klub

dub reggae roots reggae jungle dubstep

COMPUTER WORLD Synthpop & New Wave Club - THE DAYTIME SESSION tickets

— Zed Alley

industrial synthpop goth new wave electronic