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What's On in Bristol This Weekend

— Daytime festivals, intimate gigs and rumbling basslines all feature in Headfirst Bristol's weekend listings.
This weekend in Bristol.

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

Saturday

Sat 10th October
Ecosystem & Visceral - Parley Party at The Trinity Centre
Sat 10th October
10 Years Of SWU FM - Joy Orbison, DJ EZ + More at The Prospect Building
Sat 10th October
Bed By 10pm at Lakota
Sat 10th October
Lost In Ska at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon

Lost In Ska Tickets

Sunday

Sun 11th October
DeVotchKa at The Lantern

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.

“"Great night of comedy in Bristol! Been at both midweek and weekend shows and the comedians are so funny, vibes are great and room set up perfectly for comedy." - Phoebe, Google Local guide reviewer”
From: Hatty Preston: Unapproachable

“Next year, we go again! If you've been already the chances are you're not missing it again. If you've never been, you're in for a total shapeshifting experience. We are DANCING BODY, a festival of dance on a permaculture farm in Wales - merging the elements of a retreat setting and a proper festival rave culture to give you the ultimate summer weekend experience.”
From: Dancing Body Festival 2027

“Across the long weekend you will hear a whole collection of sounds and styles. Folk, psych, electronica, global, indie, ambient, disco, breakbeat, neo-soul, UK garage and many more. What matters is not the genre, but the feeling, the vibe, the energy.”
From: Shuffley Daze Music Festival

“Browse a wide variety of wonderful stalls from talented local craft makers, perfect for finding unique Christmas gifts, decorations, and festive treasures. While you shop, warm up with a hot drink, mulled wine, or a slice of cake from the Café, which will be serving up plenty of cosy seasonal favourites throughout the weekend.”
From: Christmas Market

“The Cary Comes Home Festival returns from 27-29 November 2026 with our most ambitious edition yet, bringing together three days of screenings, talks, music and special events celebrating the life, legacy and stardom of Bristol-born Cary Grant. This carefully curated weekend of cinema and conversation, includes four events each day and a vibrant atmosphere throughout.”
From: Cary Comes Home 2026 Festival


Friday

The Sleep Thief launch with Ibtisam Azem at Bookhaus
— Bookhaus
workshops & classes talks
Centrespace Open Studios 2026 at Centrespace Studios
— Centrespace Studios
exhibition-opening exhibition
Spooky Season Zine Workshop at In Bristol Studio
— In Bristol Studio
workshops & classes lgbtq+
Wine & Cheese Night at On The Hill
— On The Hill
food & drink
Buffoon Comedy at The White Bear
— The White Bear
comedy food & drink theatre stand-up comedy
FEN, Lychgate & Cistvaen at Moor Beer Co
— Moor Beer Co
death metal doom metal metal
Queer Cxntry at Exchange
— Exchange
country cabaret lgbtq+
Misgendered at Cafe Kino
— Cafe Kino
punk hardcore-punk
K’Chevere + DJ Kslice at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
jazz latin jazz salsa world festival
Amalfi + Careful, Spider & Outpost39 at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
alternative rock emo post-grunge psych shoegaze
Synced at Church House Studios
— Church House Studios
ambient electro electronic experimental hip hop
Skylines at Exchange
— Exchange
progressive rock prog rock
BETTER DEAD + The Sunnies + Athelney at The Thunderbolt
— The Thunderbolt
alternative rock indie rock rock
SHELF LIVES at The Croft
— The Croft
post-punk
Belle's Trio at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
blues contemporary jazz funk jazz funk soul
The Secret Shade: Lena Willikens at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
downtempo drum and bass dub techno
Outernational Jungle Love ❤ Sound check session at KIT FORM
— KIT FORM
dub dubstep jungle uk garage world
GABBER KEBABBER: HELL'S KITCHEN at Loco Klub
— Loco Klub
happy hardcore hardcore techno hardstyle cabaret circus
RTN w/ Decoder + Jin Synth at The Island
— The Island
electro techno lgbtq+
Sounds of the Diaspora at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
cumbia house salsa world tech house
URF X Ocean at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
hip hop house techno food & drink amapiano
Club Stoic at The Sugar Loaf
— The Sugar Loaf
funk jungle uk garage afrobeats
Gonno + R.E.D at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
Buckley Curates: Buckley B2B Just Jane at The Croft
— The Croft
dubstep experimental uk garage 140 techno
Autumn DJ nights: SPICYIVY at Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom
deep house disco disco house house world
Rave It Up Presents: Scritts at The Crown
— The Crown
bassline hardcore techno 140 techno donk
BASS KITTEN: MC Savvy B + Frizzi + Lulla + Dub Fairy at The Cider Box Tap Room
— The Cider Box Tap Room
drum and bass jungle
Siren Sounds w/ Kaisha +more at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
drum and bass jungle techno
IZIEIN B2B KSTYLZ at The Gallimaufry
— The Gallimaufry
disco chicago house funk soul R&B
FMS 6 Deck | Bristol at Lost Horizon
— Lost Horizon
drum and bass jump up
Zapya's Birthday Bash at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
drum and bass jungle
Lumëra Project - Bristol Dances Differently at Basement 45
— Basement 45
minimal tech house afrobeat disco house house tech house
Gourmet Sound Kitchen Presents: La Cuenta at After Dark
— After Dark
disco disco house electronic funk house
LoHz Collective: Bea, Bosio, FLEX:R + Kier Sawford at The Mothers Ruin
— The Mothers Ruin
house speed garage uk garage 140
Star n garter multi genre takeover at The Star & garter
— The Star & garter
dancehall jungle reggae trance uk funky
Time2Rush & Iller Instinct: The Melting Pot at Cosies
— Cosies
happy hardcore drum and bass jungle reggae uk garage
NO SHAME - Guilty Pleasures at The Lanes
— The Lanes
disco pop rock soundtrack R&B pop

Saturday

Do-It-Yourself Synth Building and Electronics Day at KIT FORM
— KIT FORM
electronic experimental workshops & classes family open mic
Bristol Porn Film Festival at The Cube
— The Cube
Sold out
Garment Revolution Workshop - Threads of Resistance at The old stillage
— The old stillage
workshops & classes
LISTENING PARTY at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
alternative pop alternative r&b world R&B afrobeats
Indonesian Feast at Coexist community kitchen
— Coexist community kitchen
world food & drink
Creative Woodland Wanders at Leigh Woods
— Leigh Woods
workshops & classes poetry life drawing
Learn to Saddle-Stitch w/ Minuet Workshop at Willway Yard
— Willway Yard
workshops & classes family lgbtq+
Avon Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers Open Day at Long Ashton Community Centre
— Long Ashton Community Centre
folk workshops & classes exhibition
Autumn Connect - Forest Bathing and Creative Art Workshop at The Avon Centre Forest Space
— The Avon Centre Forest Space
workshops & classes
Oktoberfest: Bristol vs Bavaria at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
world
New Moon Sauna Ritual at Unfold Sauna Club
— Unfold Sauna Club
workshops & classes
MuziKation at Bristol Folk House
— Bristol Folk House
big band contemporary jazz hard bop jazz latin jazz
XI. TANC A KODBEN - Hungarian folk dance night at St Patrick Catholic Church
— St Patrick Catholic Church
folk traditional folk
THE YUMMY FUR plus DEAD FINKS and support at Cafe Kino
— Cafe Kino
indie pop indie rock post-punk punk
10 Years of ILM at Exchange
— Exchange
indie rock noise rock pop punk punk skate punk
A Mouth In Search Of A Voice at Arnolfini
— Arnolfini
contemporary classical electronic spoken word
Trans-Siberian Express - Album Launch Party at Circomedia
— Circomedia
alternative rock electronic experimental folk rock punk
Motorik Road Trip /Cemetery Dogs/Dewer/Trusted Arcs at Moor Beer Co
— Moor Beer Co
doom metal psych punk stoner rock
Universal Magnetic at The arc
— The arc
breakbeat electronic experimental
Berwick, Simon Mós, happyhappyface & lifeisfeedback at KIT FORM
— KIT FORM
dub electro electronic experimental techno
Dead Rubber Dolls at The Gryphon
— The Gryphon
alternative metal metal
Clayton Denwood at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
alternative rock blues folk rock rock-and-roll
Folk on Foot at Ashton Court
— Ashton Court
folk
Boris - performing ‘Pink’  - SOLD OUT at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
noise rock psychedelic rock rock sludge metal
Oktoberfest Bravarian Brass Party at The Old Fish Market
— The Old Fish Market
big band swing traditional folk pop
Black Coast at The Croft
— The Croft
alternative metal metal
The Undercover Hippy + Special Guests at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
reggae roots reggae ska underground hip hop festival
ULRIKA SPACEK + BROADSHEETS + BLUDUD at Exchange
— Exchange
alternative rock art rock experimental rock indie rock post-punk
Sweet Release at The Sugarloaf
— The Sugarloaf
uk funky uk garage world 140
Mad Dog Mcrea at The Fleece
— The Fleece
bluegrass folk folk rock gypsy jazz swing
Eva Parfitt with Furniture Auction and posingforcars at The Golden Lion
— The Golden Lion
alternative pop folk folk rock indie folk singer-songwriter
Soul Strutters at The Greenbank
— The Greenbank
funk soul
PLU Dance w/ Capablanca at The Island
— The Island
electro house new wave psych lgbtq+
Forest Operations - Pete Cannon at Shredenhams
— Shredenhams
breakbeat jungle techno donk
Nosedrip + Morey Cillar at The Love Inn
— The Love Inn
acid house experimental industrial new wave post-punk
Off-Kilter w/ dj sweet6teen, Daisy Moon + Ben Jackson at Strange Brew
— Strange Brew
electronic house tech house
Club Soft with Mina, Teddy Kitano, Josephine Gyasi, SLAGGA at UNIT8 Studios
— UNIT8 Studios
electronic uk funky 140 footwork gqom
Soft Buoys 1st Birthday ft DJ Whip E  All Night Long at Mickey Zoggs
— Mickey Zoggs
acid house deep house chicago house house synthpop
No More All Male Lineups: Acid Bloom, Banshee, Lara Mac + more at The Mothers Ruin
— The Mothers Ruin
breakbeat house uk garage world techno
SLIPPIN’ - SATL, SL8R, EPHYRA, CHAMBA at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
drum and bass jungle
Undo Sessions meets Jungle Syndicate at The Red Lion BS5
— The Red Lion BS5
drum and bass jungle breakbeat techno footwork
PAPAYA Fest: Reggaeton Ceilidh Fiesta at The Old Market Assembly
— The Old Market Assembly
reggaeton folk festival workshops & classes lgbtq+
FULL SPECTRUM CURATED by Sekhmet at Cosies
— Cosies
drum and bass dubstep 140
Kollateral Sounds Presents - A Night of Bass House, Electro & Techno at The Grak
— The Grak
breakbeat electro techno bassline house footwork
Precious Energy at SouthBank
— SouthBank
dub house jazz psych soul
We Kissed A Girl at The Thunderbolt
— The Thunderbolt
alternative pop disco house jungle uk funky lgbtq+
OkTECHNOfest: Oktoberfest Afters at The Full Moon & Attic Bar
— The Full Moon & Attic Bar
techno
After Dark Presents.... Ruggz w/ AÆE, Jazzo & Marns + More at After Dark
— After Dark
electronic house uk funky uk garage
CRAVE HER: HEXED at The Moon Club
— The Moon Club
Sold out
PROPAGANDA. indie club night @ the fleece at The Fleece
— The Fleece
indie pop indie rock pop punk rock
TECH GENETICS at Loco Klub
— Loco Klub
acid house drum and bass jungle techno
Feel the Real System Takeover at The Gallimaufry
— The Gallimaufry
hip hop house soul uk garage
Overview Bristol at Clock Factory
— Clock Factory
drum and bass dubstep 140

Sunday

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?  + Panel 12 7.00pm at Bristol Improv Theatre
— Bristol Improv Theatre
film lgbtq+
Theatre of Death at The Cube
— The Cube
workshops & classes theatre
Making a Scene: How to Jam at Exchange
— Exchange
lgbtq+ open mic
Milo Edwards: Catamaran at The Gaffe Comedy Club
— The Gaffe Comedy Club
comedy stand-up comedy
COBO : Comedy Shutdown Black History Month Special in Bristol at The Gaffe Comedy Club
— The Gaffe Comedy Club
comedy stand-up comedy
West African Drumming Workshop at St Pauls Learning Centre
— St Pauls Learning Centre
folk traditional folk world
Sapphic Sundays: Meet the Authors at Hamilton House
— Hamilton House
lgbtq+
Traditional West African Choir - Singing Workshop with Batch Gueye at St Pauls Learning Centre
— St Pauls Learning Centre
folk soul traditional folk
Reclaiming bresth & body conscious connected breathwork journey& journaling at The Mount Without
— The Mount Without
soundtrack food & drink workshops & classes lgbtq+ poetry
Collage Tarot Cards at Cafe Kino
— Cafe Kino
traditional folk workshops & classes lgbtq+ poetry
Din of Celestial Birds w/ Wildernesses & The Earth and Me at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
ambient post rock progressive metal metal
Bruce Molsky & Darol Anger at Bristol Folk House
— Bristol Folk House
folk
The Invisible Apples at Centrespace Gallery
— Centrespace Gallery
contemporary jazz jazz
O'Phantom at Exchange
— Exchange
alternative rock indie rock post-punk
Kai & Hollis + Fritillaries at Cafe Kino
— Cafe Kino
alternative pop folk indie rock singer-songwriter
Rash Decision at Exchange
— Exchange
punk sludge metal thrash metal hardcore-punk
MYRATH at Exchange
— Exchange
EYES at The Croft
— The Croft
alternative metal doom metal post rock punk metal
Field Fest at Field Hall
— Field Hall
alternative rock indie folk indie rock food & drink festival
FAMILY BUSINESS at The Gallimaufry
— The Gallimaufry
hip hop rap underground hip hop jam session
Dan Newberry + Jam Session at The Ill Repute
— The Ill Repute
bebop contemporary jazz jazz jam session
Bridge City Sinners at The Fleece
— The Fleece
bluegrass country folk jazz punk
Jazz Gems at BAR 57
— BAR 57
contemporary jazz jazz open mic jam session
Essential Sessions- Autumn all dayer Session at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
dub reggae roots reggae
AMBIENT TRANSMISSIONS at The Canteen
— The Canteen
ambient