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

Sat 17th January

— The Tobacco Factory

Logging Off Club: Boardgames & Brunch Tickets

Sat 17th January

— Lakota

Refreshers: Drum & Bass Rave Tickets

Saturday

Sun 18th January

— The Wardrobe Theatre

Story Slam: Water Tickets

Sun 18th January

— The Wardrobe Theatre

In The Dark: Funny Sounds 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

DragonBird Theatre

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

family theatre

DragonBird Theatre

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

family theatre

STUART GOLDSMITH: CLIMATE CONFESSIONS

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

SK SCHÄFER: WAIT AND SEE

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Bristol Palestine Choir

— St Mark's Baptist Church

folk singer-songwriter a cappella exhibition-opening protests & marches

The Bristol Comedy Festival Presents: Best of the Fest

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

SHARON WANJOHI: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

JUNE TUESDAY: COMIC TRANS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

A BURT LASH CABARET

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

drag comedy stand-up comedy festival cabaret

Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

jazz dub afrobeat salsa cumbia

Foot Foot // LIFTER // Eva May // English Weather in Bristol

— Strange Brew

indie rock singer-songwriter folk rock indie folk post rock

DISTRAXI / PALE WORLD / PLAYWORKER + MORE in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental noise industrial drone

Bristol Urban Wassail w/ Skimmity Hitchers + The Shinkickers + Corky in Bristol

— Exchange

folk punk traditional folk turbo folk comedy

Calcine in Bristol

— The Croft

metal hardcore-punk alternative metal thrash metal

The Black Feathers + Hannah Wood in Bristol

— Downend Folk & Roots @ Christ Church Downend

folk singer-songwriter country

Germ Lattice/Bellies Ap Bellies/I'm Being Good in Bristol

— The Cube

post-punk noise post rock experimental rock noise rock

Scare Bears Single Launch + Seizure Salad & The Nanaz in Bristol

— The Chelsea Inn

punk post-punk hardcore-punk

Gnawa Blues All Stars + DJ Kiboko in Bristol

— The Canteen

jazz blues reggae gnawa trance

Wassail Ceilidh in Bristol

— The orchard coffee and co

festival

BETTY ACCORSI DUO in Bristol

— Spirited Bristol

Dharma Burns in Bristol

— Exchange

folk singer-songwriter country post-grunge

The Dead Royals + Gaws + The Flicks in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

alternative rock indie rock alternative pop grunge

Kakihara, Higher Walls, Breathe/Rust, and Goram in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

metal hardcore-punk

TRIBAL GATHERING UK TEASER PARTY in Bristol

— Green Works

psych techno trance

Jo McNab in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

blues contemporary jazz alternative pop jazz funk

Poor Old Dogs in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

folk traditional folk

Superficial Candid w/ DJ Marcelle, Belacqua , ZaTo & Hebe Rusk tickets

— Strange Brew

post-punk dub turntablism electronic techno

Roots Society meets Vantage HiFi meets Essential Sounds tickets

— Loco Klub

dub reggae roots reggae rock steady

Women of Wax tickets

— The Jam Jar

funk jazz world afrobeat disco

Safe As F*ck: DJ Doubt b2b DJ Them tickets

— Basement 45

jungle trance breakbeat acid house happy hardcore

The Croft Presents: DJ Cosworth tickets

— The Croft

house techno uk garage speed garage

Sleep Felt Far Away w/ Or:la + Ido Plumes tickets

— The Love Inn

experimental house electronic techno electro

Cowper & Gablogian tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

psych post-punk dub industrial acid house

Immerse: Arou, Farmer, Gib + Zed Rex tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

MIND OVER MATTER tickets

— The Grak

drum and bass techno 140 minimal techno

Party Response: Sober Session — Arlo + Guest tickets

— The Arc

techno tech house chicago house acid house

Counting Blessings w/ Robbie Duncan & Katie Novo tickets

— To The Moon

latin jazz jazz funk roots reggae samba house

Vinyl Therapy tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle 140

Violate Soundz 1st Birthday w/ Majistrate, DJ Pleasure + more tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass uk garage bassline jump up

DJ Bob YT tickets

— The Hare on the Hill

funk soul neo soul disco

DUB MANTRA INVITES: AMBION, ASTRALIS, STEADY, FLX B2B MUNS & GRAVE tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass uk garage 140 speed garage dubstep

MP3 Records: Teej, Para, Spectral, Fokus, Limmz, PAB MC, Kaisan T & more tickets

— Lakota

drum and bass electronic techno uk garage dubstep

Stack Culture 002 | Rave | Sound System Meet tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle happy hardcore

Club Rewind: 00's Party tickets

— The Lanes

pop hip hop pop punk

Temple Dance Collective: Winter Warper tickets

— Take Five Cafe

uk garage 140 trance bassline

Saturday

Grrrl Crush: In The Mix - DJ Workshop + Open Decks

— Exchange

lgbtq+ workshops & classes

BOUND IN BRISTOL

— Bendy Studio

workshops & classes

Community Open Doors

— Circomedia

workshops & classes family theatre circus

Hustle Taster Workshop

— UNIT8 Studios

funk R&B disco house

'What the Winter Knows' - A Seasonal Workshop for Befriending Winter

— Bridge Farm

world workshops & classes

BRENDAN COMMON: PEOPLE?

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Your Party Bristol Central: In-Person Meeting

— People’s Republic of Stokes Croft

ABI CLARKE: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

EM HUMBLE: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Fireside Sing with Julia Turner and Rachael Dadd and Special Guest

— Leigh Court Farm, Abbots Leigh

folk world singer-songwriter workshops & classes

DOM MCGOVERN: STUNS IN NEW PHOTO

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

FUNK JAM 2026

— Lost Horizon

funk world soul jazz funk deep funk

EMMELINE DOWNIE: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

The Bristol Comedy Festival Presents: Best of the Fest 9pm

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Clearly A Front: An Improvised Crowdwork Show

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Fortitude Valley in Bristol

— Exchange

indie rock punk indie pop

Byrfyfyr - Free Improv in Bristol

— Elmer's Arms

experimental contemporary jazz noise

More Soup DJs ft. NJ Carter & Pato in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

soul disco house

My Chemical Hoemance in Bristol

— Exchange

punk emo pop punk

UOB Drama Society Medea Fundraiser/Social in Bristol

— The Croft

soul jazz funk

The Big Chords in Bristol

— Exchange

indie pop alternative pop shoegaze

Cajun Royale in Bristol

— The Greyhound

folk

MASSIVE SMILE in Bristol

— The Louisiana

funk punk shoegaze ska punk skate punk

VIKING SKULL & WARPSTORMER @ THE GRYPHON in Bristol

— The Gryphon

thrash metal hard rock stoner rock

Freshly Squeezed + Every Day Quartet in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk jazz soul hip hop jazz funk

DJ Dad in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

funk soul dancehall

Jack Mac’s Funk Pack + DJ Oogie B in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk

NoMoreAllMaleLineups tickets

— Loco Klub

world drum and bass jungle techno electro

Bristol Dub Club tickets

— Kuumba Centre

dub reggae roots reggae bassline dancehall

Belters x CLUBCØRTEX: Andy Farley + Support tickets

— The Croft

house techno trance

Down The Works tickets

— Green Works

ska jungle techno electro happy hardcore

Livity Sound w/ Peverelist & Hodge tickets

— Strange Brew

techno deep house chicago house uk funky

The Absurdist A/V Jumble Sail tickets

— The Cube

experimental jam session ambient noise film

Creatures Curates: Operate, Para, Energy, Raina + Creatures tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass 140

FUNK ADDICT 4TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY tickets

— Lost Horizon

latin jazz northern soul jazz funk deep funk disco

Fabio & Grooverider tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

Rave It Up: Bootlicker, JRL, Meg AM, Rigöur + Sam Stryve tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

Musical Fruits w. Deli G tickets

— Secret Venue in BS2

jazz soul lgbtq+ disco deep house

Arc Bristol x Wiper and True tickets

— Wiper and True Old Market Taproom

jazz house electronic techno breakbeat

Rezonate presents: Chopstick Dubplate tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass dubstep

DSF002 ft Kaya Project, Cosmic Trigger, Geoglyph, Sanial & Fractal Forest tickets

— The Jam Jar

experimental world dub electronic trance

Duvet Vous? With Animist tickets

— Queens Head Easton

house deep house chicago house

Paul 'Bozak' Morrissey tickets

— The Love Inn

funk jazz disco disco house house

UK GARAGE all night long tickets

— Basement 45

uk garage 140 bassline speed garage future garage

Melting Wax w/ DJ Life, Shawn Cartier, Berwick, R.E.D, YouYou & Lew Fras tickets

— Moon Club

house techno electro minimal techno progressive house

COSIES X GET WEIRD : TRUST EXERCISES tickets

— Cosies

abstract hip hop jungle techno 140 breakbeat

Breakforce One x Wrong Music presents: Rene's Big 30th tickets

— Exchange

jungle hardcore techno

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

The Better Land - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Lanes

indie rock

Sunday

Get Tromatized with Lloyd Kaufman in Bristol with Tromeo & Juliet

— The Cube

film

A FISTFUL OF FILM: Winchester '73

— The Ill Repute

film

Wasteman Weeklies #539

— The Lanes

Gelli-Plate Printing Workshop

— Wiper and True, The Barrel Store, St Werburghs

lgbtq+ workshops & classes family festival

ALEX FARROW: NEW ORDER - SEX, POWER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S HOOVER

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Sing for the Seasons: Winter Wellbeing

— Urban Escape Roundhouse

JOE RILEY: I'M FINE

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

FELICITY WARD: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

MAIA TASSALINI: I WAS 22 AND STUNNING

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

FREYA MCGHEE: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

The Bristol Comedy Festival Presents: Best of the Fest

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

VINNY SHIU: BRITISH. BROKEN. CHINESE.

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

RILEY/RADLEY + CARNIVOROUS PLANTS in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

folk world art rock lo-fi drone

Haze Monthly Sessions 002 in Bristol

— The Arc

psych ambient trip hop trance downtempo

PM LeGrand in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

country folk rock country rock new orleans blues

Your Demise 2004 in Bristol

— The Croft

Event Cancelled

metal hardcore-punk

Acoustic Performance in Bristol

— Strange Brew

pop rock

Bristol Sound Check pt43 tickets

— Loco Klub

dub reggae roots reggae jungle