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

Tomorrow

— Thekla

Nontaines S.C in Bristol Tickets

Tomorrow

— The Trinity Centre

55 years of Jah Tubbys Tickets

Tomorrow

— Thekla

Pretty Sad - An Olivia Rodrigo + Friends Club Night Tickets

Saturday

Sat 13th June

— Lost Horizon

FIGHT KLUB Tickets

Sat 13th June

— The Trinity Centre

AfroFest Bristol Music & Dance Festival 2026 Trinity Centre Tickets

Sat 13th June

— The Trinity Centre

AfroFest in Bristol Tickets

Sat 13th June

— Lakota

Alternate & Lakota Present Metalheadz Blue Note Sessions Tickets

Sunday

Sun 14th June

— The Trinity Centre

Summer Sundays Tickets

Sun 14th June

— The Tobacco Factory

MUSIC, ART & OPEN MIC 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

GhoulBoss Productions Presents: The Hills Have Eyelashes

— Zed Alley

Sold out

The Last Lighthouse in Rising Seas, Forced Migration and Poetry

— Bristol Folk House

spoken word poetry

4th Annual Medical Art Show

— Centrespace Gallery

exhibition-opening exhibition

THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF PUPPETS CABARET

— PRSC

Sold out

Dark Humour: Dark Comedy Night at The Gaffe

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Your Voice, Your Power - Poetry Workshop with Sukina Noor

— Royal West of England Academy

world spoken word workshops & classes poetry

Fashion Industry Networking

— WILDHeart co-working space

workshops & classes

BS3 Brew and Boogie Community Tea Dance

— The Southville Centre

jazz new orleans jazz swing workshops & classes

Body As Myth

— Redland Meeting House

punk world workshops & classes lgbtq+ poetry

Lovely Life Drawing is BACK BABY

— HOURS

Sold out

Sam Code Work in progress

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy

CARNATION in Bristol: 12 - 28 June

— NoFit State Big Top Tent

circus acrobatics lgbtq+ theatre

Jamaican Kitchen Night

— Help Bristols Homeless

food & drink

FUNNY GIRLS - The Girls Are Back In Town

— Bristol Comedy Den

comedy stand-up comedy

THE GENTLE SUFFOCATION OF THE HORNET ☆ Puppet Acupressure

— Yogasara

experimental festival theatre yoga

SOGA , GIMIC, LEASHED and MENTAL PRESSURE in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

post-hardcore post-punk punk hardcore-punk

Lunchtime with JOW at Bristol Cathedral's Chapterhouse in Bristol

— Bristol Cathedral Chapterhouse

ambient contemporary classical experimental folk jazz

HARSH NOISE AT SHREDDIES in Bristol

— Shredenhams

ambient drone experimental industrial noise

Aloisius, Paling, Lily Montague in Bristol

— The Cube

ambient art rock experimental experimental pop noise

THE PEAWEES + THE SPEEDWAYS in Bristol

— The Elmer's Arms

garage rock pop punk punk rock-and-roll lovers rock

Tashkezar + DJ Ru Robinson in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk psych world

Tamikrest + special guests in Bristol

— Strange Brew

rock traditional folk world

DEMEANOUR + MORE in Bristol

— Exchange

punk lgbtq+ metal hardcore-punk

SWAMP PUPPIES in Bristol

— The Crown Tavern

blues blues-rock country rock-and-roll rockabilly

Imprints in Bristol

— The Croft

Sold out

Bruce Juice in Bristol

— Exchange

Summertime Soiree in Bristol

— St George's Bristol

classical

COMEDY & TACOS NIGHT in Bristol

— The Orchard Coffee & Co

comedy food & drink stand-up comedy

Greenbank Folk Club - Summer Ceilidh 2026 in Bristol

— The Greenbank

traditional folk turbo folk lgbtq+

One Night Only in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

indie pop singer-songwriter pop

THERMIONS *SINGLE LAUNCH in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

alternative rock

GOURMET SOUND KITCHEN TAKEOVER in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

breakbeat funk hip hop uk garage

FEMANTICS in Bristol

— The old stillage

future garage drum and bass jungle uk garage 140

El Knight in Bristol

— The Ill Repute

downtempo electronic psych trip hop

Neirin in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

bluegrass blues blues-rock delta blues new orleans blues

The Bear Minimum + Dream Motel in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk rock soul R&B

Lua Preta + Marla Kether + Stormy J tickets

— The Jam Jar

house world afrobeats gqom

Darwin b2b Hodge tickets

— The Love Inn

140 techno industrial techno

TECHNO WOLF tickets

— Green Works

minimal techno hardcore techno techno industrial techno

Dub Vs Jungle Vol.1 tickets

— Loco Klub

dub jungle reggae roots reggae world

Cosy Kink - Members Social tickets

— BS3 location - Details available in members portal

Sold out

At Zoggs: Disk Frisk tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

disco house new wave

Into The Void - Heavy Psych & Proto-Metal Club Night tickets

— To The Moon

doom metal psych psychedelic rock rock metal

BIG CHIP NRG - NIGHTCORE & CHIPTUNE, NIGHTCORE KOREA DEBUT, JELLYBEAR tickets

— Red Lion, Bs5

happy hardcore experimental jungle trance hyperpop

ECOSYSTEM vs UNCIVILISED - SOUNDCLASH tickets

— Lost Horizon

dancehall dub jungle samba techno

Summer Sessions with Beavs, Waggles, Jake Worm tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

disco funk jazz soul world

SUMMER AT THE ORCHARD tickets

— Stokes by The Orchard

Sold out

System Check: Lou-Lou's Birthday Bash tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass jungle techno

ECOSYSTEM + SoR - SOUNDCLASH AFTER PARTY tickets

— Lost Horizon

hardcore techno hardstyle trance techno

VERSES - The Jungle Connoisseur VS Drum Soldier tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle breakbeat

Wonky Goose: SKINT tickets

— Moon Club, Lakota complex

happy hardcore drum and bass hardstyle uk garage donk

JUICY JUNE: Jungle Edition tickets

— Basement 45

breakbeat drum and bass jungle breakbeat

Lolli & Friends tickets

— After Dark

house uk garage tech house

Organized Chaos Presents - Myth & Chronic Drop tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass jump up jungle

Rave • Particle & Waeys tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

Straight Outta Lanes: Hip Hop Classics tickets

— The Lanes

hip hop rap R&B

Addison Groove & Sam Binga: B2B + All Night tickets

— Strange Brew

breakbeat chicago house uk garage techno footwork

Steel Horse Presents: Backroads w/ Loods tickets

— The Croft

disco house house

Saturday

WORKSHOP The Peoples Puppet Opera

— The Cube

experimental cabaret festival theatre open mic

Artist Demo by Helena Traill

— Willway Yard, Bedminster

workshops & classes exhibition

Bristol Experimental Puppet Festival Art Exhibition

— PRSC

experimental festival family exhibition-opening exhibition

There is No End - The Fly on our Wall

— PRSC

experimental cabaret festival theatre

Through the Veil

— PRSC

experimental festival workshops & classes

Queer + Wild Wellbeing day retreat

— Grow Wilder, Frenchay

workshops & classes lgbtq+ lgbtq+ yoga sport & exercise

Making a Scene: Guitar Playing Workshop

— Exchange

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Hypoeisis Presents: Iliachoborgymi Automata Puppet Show

— PRSC

experimental cabaret festival workshops & classes theatre

SHORT PUPPET FILM SCREENING *ೃ༄

— PRSC

experimental festival exhibition film theatre

RISING DECADE EXHIBITION CLOSING PARTY

— KIT FORM

exhibition-opening exhibition

Puppet Place Experimental Cabaret

— Puppet Place

Sold out

There is No End - The Fly on our Wall

— The Cube

experimental cabaret festival theatre

CUBE AV PUPPET MAYHEM, ft JOHN POWELL-JONES & crocodile of sadness࿐࿔

— The Cube

experimental cabaret festival theatre open mic

Plant-based developers - Workshop @ KIT FORM DARKROOM

— KIT FORM

experimental workshops & classes film

Make your Own Rug

— Hamilton House

workshops & classes

Bristol-made Circus Gathering

— Circomedia

circus workshops & classes talks

Queer Hiking Bristol:

— Brean Down

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Creative Code Jam #6

— Watershed

electronic experimental jam session

Walk and Picnic

— Cheddar

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+

It takes a Village

— The Pickle Factory

afrobeat electronic R&B family open mic

Power of Intention EP Launch

— Afghan Tasty Corner (BS5 0NR)

Sold out

No Nets, No Masters

— Turbo Island

experimental punk festival family theatre

DANALOGUE - NEW DATE THURS 3rd DEC in Bristol

— Strange Brew

Event Cancelled

acid house disco electronic experimental psych

Kasai Masai + VooKoo Collective Takeover in Bristol

— The Canteen

afrobeat samba world

Bloody Death / The Motor Show / Mondo Wave / KMI + MORE in Bristol

— The Backroom (Shredenhams)

garage rock post-hardcore post-punk punk rock-and-roll

Lights Out in Bristol

— The Croft

punk hardcore-punk

Tom Emlyn + Windshake + Moy Cohen in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

alternative rock folk rock garage rock indie rock lo-fi

Basic Pleasure Model in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

new wave post-punk

Ya Freshness & The Big Boss Band in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

ska soul

After party for Kasai Masai in Bristol

— The Canteen

afrobeat latin jazz world

GEAR 11 Launch Party in Bristol

— The Star and Dove

indie folk indie pop shoegaze singer-songwriter

Static & Soil night/Copper Dog w friends @ in Bristol

— Crown Tavern

alternative rock experimental indie folk punk uk garage

BRISTOL BUSINESS in Bristol

— Exchange

rap open mic

Captain Accident & The Disasters in Bristol

— Exchange

punk reggae ska ska punk

Redcliffe Sessions | Dogsbody & Alex Pester in aid of SMR in Bristol

— St Mary Redcliffe Church

folk folk-pop indie pop singer-songwriter

Hawkwind in Bristol

— Bristol Beacon

experimental experimental rock progressive rock psychedelic rock prog rock

SAK + Coda + CallOut in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

indie pop indie rock

BACANA FUNK in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

disco afrobeat latin jazz pop workshops & classes

Sephora Quintet in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

bossa nova gypsy jazz jazz new orleans jazz swing

RTN w/ Mike Parker + Clarisa Kimskii tickets

— The Island

techno lgbtq+

Field Trip. A pocket-sized festival by Vinyl Gathering tickets

— Avonleigh Orchard

disco house soul world workshops & classes

Prosumer + SPICYIVY tickets

— The Love Inn

disco disco house house

Essential Sessions - Shaolin Sound tickets

— Cosies

dancehall dub reggae roots reggae

The Secret Shade: Powder & Cleyra tickets

— Strange Brew

deep house house techno

LA BOMBA presents ANALOG AFRICA tickets

— The Jam Jar

disco afrobeat cumbia funk world

Jay Carder + DJ Sprinter : Presented by Tuff Breaks tickets

— Loco Klub

electronic jungle 140 breakbeat techno

Blackm4il’s Yard Sale tickets

— Bristol Green House Studio

disco house hip hop rock-and-roll turntablism workshops & classes

Room 2 Pres. The Last Bus Home #03 Blue Marble Takeover tickets

— The Love Inn

Saloon del Sol ☀ tickets

— Last Chance Saloon

tropical cumbia reggae salsa world

Undo Sessions tickets

— The Red Lion BS5

happy hardcore drum and bass jungle breakbeat footwork

No More All Male Lineups: Charles The Princess, StormyJ, Hauswife + more tickets

— The Crown

happy hardcore electronic trance techno

Way Of The Future tickets

— Exchange

breakbeat happy hardcore jungle techno

Nobody Is Watching: Borai, DONTFORGETTOGOHOME, JPEG + Dub Johnson tickets

— The Croft

electro house breakbeat techno

Roots at the Tap tickets

— Wiper and True Brewery & Taproom

dancehall dub reggae roots reggae lovers rock

Day 2 Night: HAAi, Saoirse, Call Super & Ellie Stokes tickets

— Sawmills

electro electronic house techno tech house

Judy's Chari-Tea Dance tickets

— Basement 45

disco disco house house pop lgbtq+

An Afternoon of Indie , 3pm-7pm tickets

— Loco Klub

art rock glam rock indie pop indie rock new wave

Leo Mas & Sally Rodgers tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

deep house house soul synthpop world

Electric Barbarella tickets

— Zed Alley

Sold out

Dirty Laundry tickets

— The Old Stillage

dub funk hip hop reggae soul

The Disco Express: Bristol tickets

— After Dark

disco disco house

Violate Soundz: Tjay's Birthday Bash tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

bassline drum and bass uk garage

Bristol's DNB Rave | JUNGLE | DNB tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

Duvet Vous? With Risky Disco tickets

— Queens Head Easton

deep house chicago house house

FIST : MOON CLUB tickets

— Lakota

house techno lgbtq+ drag tech house

Neuroheadz: Locked In tickets

— Lakota

drum and bass

True Junglist RAVE - Time to Rush + Kaya tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

Late Night Funk Club DJs tickets

— The Lanes

disco funk soul world

WHO ISN'T PINK? tickets

— Green Works

disco house electro electronic lgbtq+ hyperpop

Baile Do Brazil - Brazilian Baile Funk Party + Brazil vs Morocco (Bris tickets

— Lost Horizon

Squidge tickets

— Exchange

tropical house jazz latin jazz uk garage

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie pop indie rock pop punk rock

Sunday

The People's Puppet Opera

— The Cube

experimental cabaret festival theatre open mic

Introduction To Professional Wrestling 2 Hour Workshop

— The Island

workshops & classes theatre sport & exercise

Inner Shadow Puppets Workshop

— St Annes House

experimental cabaret workshops & classes theatre

Bristol Tree Craft - Community Sunday

— Bristol Tree Craft CIC

food & drink festival workshops & classes family

Making a Scene: DJing Workshop

— Exchange

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Meet the Artists – Landscapes and Gardens Exhibition

— Willway Yard, Bedminster

exhibition

QPOC 30+ Social

— Victoria Park

lgbtq+

ATTACK Pro Wrestling - At The Loco 6

— Loco Klub

Event Cancelled

Bristol Queer Pottery - Make a Sgraffito Bowl or Plate

— Bristol Folk House

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Anna Thomas: How To Juggle a Ferret

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy

Naked Eye Collective presents: Under the Skin — pre-gig by Tim Funnell

— SouthBank

contemporary jazz film

Chinatown

— The Ill Repute

film

Black & White Printing Workshop - 14th June

— KIT FORM

workshops & classes film

Intro to stand-up comedy - in person

— Windmill Hill Community Centre

comedy spoken word workshops & classes theatre stand-up comedy

Wasteman Weeklies #560 'Anime Fighters'

— The Lanes

Tune Writing Inspired by Nature - Workshop with Miranda Rutter

— The Greenbank

folk workshops & classes

Bristol Greens Organise launch

— Easton Community Centre

workshops & classes

Entering The Wild Self: Horn Adornment Workshop

— Windmill Hill City Farm

festival workshops & classes

The Bridge Farm Long Table

— Bridge Farm Community

food & drink family

SCRiTCH - Open Mic Cabaret

— The Old Market Assembly

cabaret spoken word lgbtq+ drag open mic

MIDNIGHT RAPTURE: A CABARET OF SIN

— Fyfe Hall, The Trinity Centre

experimental cabaret circus exhibition lgbtq+

Blue Harlem in Bristol

— PBA Club

contemporary jazz jazz new orleans jazz swing

Larkham, Hall & Rose in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

blues country folk rock rock-and-roll

Jazz Gems in Bristol

— Bar 57

jazz open mic jam session

Shady Nasty + special guests in Bristol

— Strange Brew

post-punk punk

Molars x Downcast in Bristol

— Exchange

emo pop punk punk

Lakeview in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative metal metal

Chicos, Barreleye and Visit Me in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

disco alternative rock soul pop experimental pop

Rosina and Friends in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

indie folk singer-songwriter