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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

Fri 9th January
Getdown Services at The Trinity Centre
Fri 9th January
The Classic Rock Show 2026 at Bristol Beacon

Saturday

Sat 10th January
Getdown Services at The Trinity Centre
Sat 10th January
INTIRAVE - BAILE FUNKATON at Lost Horizon

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

Drawing Machines Workshop at Day School Studio, St Anne’s House
— Day School Studio, St Anne’s House
workshops & classes
The People's Comedy: 2026 at PRSC
— PRSC
comedy stand-up comedy
The Killer Dillers Presents: The Sound of the Police at The Stag And Hounds
— The Stag And Hounds
lgbtq+ comedy cabaret film
Truthpaste at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
experimental folk rock indie folk art rock exhibition
Entropic Rot at The Croft
— The Croft
metal hardcore-punk alternative metal doom metal
Carniepunks at Exchange
— Exchange
psych blues post-punk psychedelic rock noise rock
COMEDY NIGHT WITH TACOS at The Orchard Coffee & Co
— The Orchard Coffee & Co
comedy stand-up comedy food & drink
Ataque Masivo at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
world latin jazz salsa
Crawfish + Joss James at Mr Wolfs
— Mr Wolfs
funk soul blues alternative r&b
Jackson Station at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
blues country country rock blues-rock
Stone Cold Hustle at The Canteen
— The Canteen
funk neo soul
Skint at Dare to Club
— Dare to Club
Event Cancelled
drum and bass techno happy hardcore donk hardstyle
Mental Block: Mattik + Support at The Crown
— The Crown
house uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage
Education Sessions at Cosies
— Cosies
experimental drum and bass jungle breakbeat breakbeat
HAVEN'S 2ND BIRTHDAY at Green Works
— Green Works
drum and bass jungle techno trance bassline
The Last Rites of Phuct Part 1 at The Lanes
— The Lanes
alternative rock punk metal rock hard rock
I Love Techno Party at Dare to Club
— Dare to Club
techno minimal techno
One Year Of NYX Recordings at The Croft
— The Croft
drum and bass jungle uk garage 140 dubstep
Rambunctious Social Club - Clubbing for the creatively curious at The Jam Jar
— The Jam Jar
funk salsa afrobeat cumbia disco

Saturday

Liberation flow: Queer Yoga and Movement at St Werburghs Community Centre
— St Werburghs Community Centre
lgbtq+ workshops & classes yoga sport & exercise
Bristol Femdom Workshop at Wild Goose Space
— Wild Goose Space
experimental workshops & classes lgbtq+
Wren + Slow Mass at Exchange
— Exchange
experimental indie rock noise post rock sludge metal
VULTURE GOD with CONVEY & MANDRAGORA at The Croft
— The Croft
metal alternative metal death metal progressive metal sludge metal
RETURN OF THA PING at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
funk pop alternative rock rock disco
Vonj at The Canteen
— The Canteen
funk jazz soul
5am Fire Alarm at Exchange
— Exchange
alternative rock indie rock punk indie pop pop punk
The Vineyard Vendetta @THE OLD E W// The Malarkey // TV DINNER at The Old England Pub
— The Old England Pub
alternative rock indie rock grunge post rock
Forró Party - First of the Year at Docklands
— Docklands
folk world salsa samba workshops & classes
The Prog Lab - John 00 Fleming at Death Disco
— Death Disco
trance progressive house
Electric Barbarella at Zed Alley
— Zed Alley
lgbtq+ post-punk synthpop goth new wave
Undo Session @ The Lion BS5 at The Lion BS5
— The Lion BS5
drum and bass jungle breakbeat happy hardcore footwork
Orla’s & Sia’s 21st Birthday at Club395
— Club395
drum and bass jungle 140 tech house
The Crown Presents: Frazer Ray + Support at The Crown
— The Crown
uk garage breakbeat happy hardcore
10 Scoops in Session at Green Works
— Green Works
dub reggae roots reggae ska dubstep
Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night at The Fleece
— The Fleece
indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk
The Modern Room by Bristol Northern Soul Club at The Croft
— The Croft
world soul jazz funk afrobeat

Sunday

The Life of Oharu  5pm at The Cube
— The Cube
film
Roots & Rhythms: A Global Well-being Retreat at Kingsmeadow @Made Forever
— Kingsmeadow @Made Forever
workshops & classes
Sapphic Sundays: Coffee Meet at Cafe Commune, One CastlePark, BS2 0JA
— Cafe Commune, One CastlePark, BS2 0JA
lgbtq+ dating
Vision Yoga for Screen Fatigue at Bristol Yoga Centre
— Bristol Yoga Centre
workshops & classes yoga talks
Yoga-Tarot-Nidra Sunday Workshop at Bristol School of Yoga
— Bristol School of Yoga
soul psych yoga
Life Drawing with Dogs at Wiper and True Taproom
— Wiper and True Taproom
workshops & classes life drawing
Broken Numbers at Exchange
— Exchange
jazz experimental
Clare MacTaggart & Jerry Crozier-Cole at The Bristol Fringe
— The Bristol Fringe
jazz contemporary jazz country swing new orleans jazz
Allium at The Louisiana
— The Louisiana
alternative rock emo pop punk