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 27th February

— The Louisiana

Dream Nails in Bristol Tickets

Fri 27th February

— The Trinity Centre

The Callous Daoboys in Bristol Tickets

Fri 27th February

— Bristol Beacon

Courtney Marie Andrews in Bristol Tickets

Fri 27th February

— DOCUMENT

Document Presents: Rossi. + Marsolo, Locky, jWave & More Tickets

Fri 27th February

— Lost Horizon

SAM DIVINE 555 - 5HR EXTENDED SET Tickets

Fri 27th February

— Thekla

Neffa-T & Special Guests Tickets

Saturday

Sat 28th February

— The Tobacco Factory

War of the Worlds Tickets

Sat 28th February

— Bristol Beacon

Together Tour 2026 in Bristol Tickets

Sat 28th February

— The Trinity Centre

Kraft-Tek Tickets

Sunday

Sun 1st March

— Lakota

Bristol Holi Festival Tickets

Sun 1st March

— The Trinity Centre

Monster Florence in Bristol Tickets

Sun 1st March

— Bristol Beacon

Kezia Gill 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

Shronk Shrek Retold and Swamp Party

— The Cube

lgbtq+ experimental pop hyperpop film soundtrack

Batches Bread Project Farewell Feast

— The Mazi Project

food & drink

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

Lovely Life Drawing

— Hours

R&B jazz workshops & classes life drawing lgbtq+

Buffoon Comedy

— The White Bear

comedy stand-up comedy theatre festival food & drink

KERTECZ#34

— L'Étoile Studio

experimental spoken word poetry

KIRRIS RIVIERE & THE DELTA DU BRUIT in Bristol

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

jazz blues blues-rock new orleans blues alternative r&b

KWAZI - STORY MODE - EP RELEASE PARTY in Bristol

— Club395

R&B hip hop rap 140 trap music

Adam Coombs - Film Premiere;TAPESTRIES I-VI +Support from KiF Productions in Bristol

— Bristol Mega Screen Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5TT

experimental ambient contemporary classical lo-fi electronic

IGH:Theo Gowans Alex Izaak Millings Duo/Edie Roberts/Cement/Louie Newlands in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

experimental folk contemporary jazz noise spoken word

Corpus Delicti + NAUT in Bristol

— Strange Brew

alternative rock post-punk

BROKEN MIC NIGHT #1 in Bristol

— Cafe Kino

experimental noise industrial drone

Dryadic + Lyle - Permission To Speak Tour in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

folk lgbtq+ indie folk folk rock anti-folk

Las Forasteritas in Bristol

— The Canteen

cumbia

In The Groove in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs Rooftop

funk soul disco house

JOOLS in Bristol

— The Croft

alternative rock indie rock post-punk garage rock

SVOBODA in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock punk post-punk emo

Thnks Fr Th Mmrs Presents Sonic vs Sharpie a McFly vs Busted tribute N1 in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock pop punk pop rock tribute acts

Gnawa Blues All Stars in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

world jazz afrobeat gnawa

THE JESSAMINE // vetna // malibu barbie delish in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

pop experimental rock electro

The Ceili House Band in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

folk traditional folk

Slak + Solar Season + Interim in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

alternative rock indie rock rock garage rock

Safiye B2B Ben Daley in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

soul hip hop disco house uk garage

Furlined at the Hen & Chicken in Bristol

— The Hen & Chicken (Chicken Shed)

alternative rock country alternative pop country rock pop rock

Brass Yard w/ Jimi Needles, Mr Woodnote + Special Guest in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

funk soul hip hop turntablism breakbeat

The Jonah Hitchens Band in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

funk soul jazz funk psychedelic rock uk funky

Seasoning ✼ Tim Reaper , Severine tickets

— Strange Brew

grime jungle techno 140

TEMPLE CLOUD w/ nightcore4totalsluts & YauHei祐曦 tickets

— The Cellars

hyperpop trance happy hardcore

1 Year of Afterthought w/ BOBBY. & Sonja Moonear tickets

— Loco Klub

house techno electro breakbeat minimal techno

TS12 - Tokio Station / Jungle Jazz tickets

— The Jam Jar

jazz jungle

TWO STEP FORWARD: NEGUS MELODY & VEDIC ROOTS SOUNDSYSTEM tickets

— Kuumba Centre

dub reggae roots reggae

LAYA/TALA: Kankofski, Nahda, Mossambi tickets

— Exchange

experimental techno electro

SHFTD w/ PLO Man + Observer tickets

— The Love Inn

punk industrial house techno tech house

Frankie 2 Handz & Bacino DOUBLE RELEASE PARTY tickets

— The Arc Bar

funk dub trip hop electronic downtempo

At Zoggs: Bigger Boat tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

dub techno

Astralis & Friends: Nik Fury, Sekhmet, Tortuga + more tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass 140

BEATDOWN - METAL/HARDCORE CLUB NIGHT tickets

— Exchange

metal hardcore-punk alternative metal post-hardcore thrash metal

Blue Marbles tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

disco disco house house electro deep house

Beautiful People Residency with Boogie Cafe tickets

— Wiper and True Old Market Taproom

house

DJ SOULCIAL tickets

— Stokes By The Orchard

funk jam session soul disco tropical

This is Inja, Family & Friends tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

hip hop drum and bass

Common Ground Presents....Krust w/ D.A.D. & Diggz tickets

— After Dark

funk soul hip hop house

New kicks on the block tickets

— Green Works

bassline hardcore techno

Popola: Twerk Temple lands at Lakota Moon tickets

— Lakota

lgbtq+ electro dancehall afrobeats reggaeton

REZONATE X CONCRETE JUNGLISTS tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle uk garage 140

Motorcity - Motown, Soul, Funk, Disco & Rock 'n' Roll tickets

— The Lanes

funk soul northern soul rock-and-roll disco

Basement 45 Presents: CURATED tickets

— Basement 45

grime electro breakbeat uk funky footwork

Reverb Bistro tickets

— The Colosseum

funk disco house deep house breakbeat

KYBER DROP: Kaiju + Duburban tickets

— The Coroner's Court

dub reggae jungle 140 acid house

Psyked: DJ Q x Flirta D + Asher, Milzy & More tickets

— Lakota

grime uk garage 140 bassline speed garage

Intrigue 23rd Bday w/ Doc Scott, Ben Soundscape & Collette Warren tickets

— The Croft

drum and bass jungle electronic

Saturday

NIPLASH

— The Mount Without

theatre

National CND Demo at RAF Marham

— Weston Train Station and Anchor Road

protests & marches

Mini Robot Wars - BBB Beetle Brawl 2026

— St Michael's Centre, North Rd, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8PD

family theatre

Voice, Story, Music: Creative Workshops For People Who Stammer

— Arnolfini

experimental contemporary classical workshops & classes theatre

Platypus Teach-In - Kautsky and History: The Problem of Marxism in Our Time

— Cafe Kino

talks

Container 22 Gallery Day

— Central Bristol

workshops & classes

Experimental Dating 5: BYO Turbo Dating

— The Cube

experimental dating

Podcasting Workshop

— Knowle West Media Centre

workshops & classes

Fragrance Design Experience

— The Bristol Hotel, Prince St, Bristol BS1 4QF

workshops & classes

Queer Hiking Bristol Avon Canal and Bathampton Down

— Bath Abbey

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Muzikation

— Bristol Folk House

contemporary jazz deep funk jazz funk acid jazz acid house

Contact Dance Workshop - Ballet/Breakdancing for Kids/Families

— Kulture Studio

BOUND IN BRISTOL

— The Bendy Studio

workshops & classes

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

— Spike Island

exhibition

Zine & Poetry workshop with Manganaro

— The Jesters Comedy Club, 17 Alfred Street, Bath, BA1 2QU

world workshops & classes spoken word poetry

SIGIRIYA / PEACELILY/ VANISHED INTO HAVOC / FIELD BOSS in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

alternative metal doom metal experimental rock shoegaze noise rock

DEAD HARTS / SPITTING TEETH + MORE in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

punk metal hardcore-punk death metal downtempo

Is This the Future? in Bristol

— Strange Brew

indie rock psychedelic rock

Keeno ft. Vibre Strings in Bristol

— Lost Horizon

classical drum and bass

Chase The Wild in Bristol

— The Croft

indie rock shoegaze

Cruz Beckham in Bristol

— Exchange

Jazz Night in Bristol

— Staple Hill Methodist Church

world jazz contemporary jazz latin jazz big band

Scriabin's Piano Concerto in Bristol

— Cotham Parish Church, BS6 6DR

contemporary classical classical neoclassical

Paul jones & Dave kelly in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

blues

Monthly Jam Night in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

funk soul hip hop psych reggae

Heavy For The Tropics & Cherry Chain in Bristol

— Grounded Fishponds

alternative rock indie rock post-punk indie pop art rock

Thousand Yard Stare in Bristol

— The Louisiana

indie rock art rock

Vonj - in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

funk jazz jazz funk psychedelic rock progressive rock

Bacana Funk Presents Mumma Quiche in Bristol

— The Gallimaufry

world latin jazz afrobeat cumbia disco

Dirty Cash + Town of Cats in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

hip hop swing electro

Albino Tarantino + DJ Stefan Goodwin in Bristol

— The Canteen

blues

Disco Isn't Dead with Egyptian Lover tickets

— Loco Klub

funk hip hop disco electro chicago house

Unification Of Dub tickets

— Green Works

dub reggae roots reggae

Grama04 - Tilly b2b EC Ryder + Ongo Gablogian + Mica tickets

— The Island

post rock new wave techno electro deep house

Brakery w/ Reek0, Selassie TBC, Kusasa & Donut tickets

— Strange Brew

world jazz electronic uk funky gqom

Terrain: Bangers Without Borders w/ Kaptin tickets

— The Jam Jar

cumbia bhangra dancehall afrobeats amapiano

Bristol Dance Project - Bristol Sober Spaces X Get Weird tickets

— The Arc

world afrobeat cumbia festival

2TONE SOUND VS THE SUGAR LOAF ALLSTARS tickets

— The Sugar Loaf

hip hop jungle uk garage 140

At Zoggs: Wrestlemania tickets

— Mickey Zoggs

hip hop metal

Twisted Vision tickets

— Basement 45

jungle techno breakbeat

Dubway: 4th Birthday Shindig tickets

— The Fox / Hidden Jungle

jungle electro breakbeat trance minimal techno

NBM Sound tickets

— NBM Sound

drum and bass jungle breakbeat

February Pub Night tickets

— TBC

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ dating

Lucky Man tickets

— To The Moon

rock-and-roll synthpop house electro acid house

Violate Soundz present: Total Recall w/ Sico MC, Kendrick, Zapya tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass uk garage bassline

After Dark Presents....Seb Zito w/ Wintle & Hayliegh tickets

— After Dark

house uk garage deep house

Depth Perception tickets

— Cosies

techno electro 140 acid house breakbeat

TRUTH HERTZ: HEADROOM tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass jungle electronic breakbeat jump up

Zero: Bangers Only • UK Tour tickets

— Clock Factory

uk garage dubstep bassline

Stretch Collective w/ Junki Inoue tickets

— The Love Inn

house techno tech house progressive house

★ FAT LIP ★ Slam Dunk Festival Takeover ft. Sean Smith DJ set tickets

— The Lanes

pop rock metal emo pop punk

OpenHaus 1st Birthday tickets

— Exchange

disco house house uk garage tech house deep house

FatBelly Presents: Pablo Aristimuño & Lady Passion tickets

— The Croft

house uk garage tech house deep house speed garage

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

Sunday

Insieme presents Over A Pint - music and conversation with Joe Muggs

— Basement Beer

pop art pop synthpop amapiano

Zinezilla Exhibition Opening Night

— Bristol Improv Theatre

exhibition theatre

Film Screening : Home

— SouthBank

world film food & drink

BASE Cafe: pay-what-you-can community meal

— BASE

lgbtq+ workshops & classes talks film food & drink

Cat Ballou

— The Ill Repute

film

Lip Service

— Bristol Comedy Den

lgbtq+ open mic comedy stand-up comedy

Listening In

— KIT FORM

experimental workshops & classes

Sapphic Sundays: Brunch for single queer women

— Cafe Kino

lgbtq+ dating

Wasteman Weeklies #545

— The Lanes

Tarot card collage workshop

— Cafe Kino

experimental psych traditional folk workshops & classes lgbtq+

Slow Fashion Social - Lino Fabric Printing

— The Canteen

workshops & classes

Klask Bristol Spring Open 2026

— The Steam Crane

Listening Circle

— La Ruca

lgbtq+ workshops & classes talks

St. David's Day Comedy Special

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Adult Classes Showcase

— Circomedia

theatre circus

Elyvilon in Bristol

— Exchange

ambient synthpop freak folk electronic

Dreamhaze presents Ishq, Glassfactory + Shivani Sen in Bristol

— Strange Brew

experimental ambient contemporary classical electronic downtempo

Croft Purchase Celebration in Bristol

— The Croft

indie rock punk post-punk talks

BPSA PALESTINE FUNDRAISER in Bristol

— The Red Lion

punk post-punk noise experimental rock post-hardcore

Sunday Jazz in Bristol

— Spirited Bristol

Jed Martin + McDermott & North + Have You Seen This Cat? in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

folk indie rock singer-songwriter rock indie folk

Grandson in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

Afters Isn't Dead tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

funk disco disco house house

Bristol Sound Check pt45 tickets

— Loco Klub

dub reggae roots reggae jungle

L'Italia S'è Festa - On The Road tickets

— Basement 45

pop