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 4th July

— The Wardrobe Theatre

Big Quiffy Bingo with Boogaloo Stu Tickets

Fri 4th July

— Bristol Beacon

Bristol Pride Ceilidh in Bristol Tickets

Fri 4th July

— Lost Horizon

BREAK3 day party + SCOTLAND YARD SOUNDSYSTEM Tickets

Fri 4th July

— Thekla

The Lock In x Whatever Forever: Pop Punk vs. Midwest Emo Takeover Tickets

Saturday

Sat 5th July

— DOCUMENT

Document Creators Market Tickets

Sat 5th July

— The Wardrobe Theatre

Out Of The Wardrobe: Bristol Pride Special ft. Daniel Foxx & Friends Tickets

Sat 5th July

— Bristol Beacon

Rumours of Fleetwood Mac 2025 in Bristol Tickets

Sat 5th July

— Lakota

St Pauls Carnival x Lakota: Day & Night Takeover Tickets

Sunday

Sun 6th July

— The Wardrobe Theatre

Wardrobe Theatre DVD Club: The Wicker Man Tickets

Sun 6th July

— Bristol Beacon

Tom Stade: Naughty By Nature 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

Hotter Than Hell The Pride Warm Up Cabaret

— Zed Alley

drag cabaret

Poor Man’s Friend Presents: Roots Restoration Exhibition

— KIT FORM

soul reggae dub roots reggae dancehall

Bristol PAY UP day of action

— The Mall Gardens, W Mall, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BH

protests & marches

Bookshop Meet-Cute

— The Haunted Bookshop

Tottering State #7: Marcinkowski, Yě Yě, Phillips

— East Bristol Books

spoken word poetry

NECESSARY NEWBS - CRIP PARTY FUNDRAISER

— Bristol Old Vic

experimental punk open mic cabaret poetry

The People's Comedy: Independence Day

— PRSC

comedy stand-up comedy

Lunchtime Talk: Where Is Home?

— Watershed

talks

First Friday

— Watershed

Farm Cafe Late Openings: Compost Cafe Quiz & Open Mic

— Windmill Hill City Farm Cafe

singer-songwriter open mic pub quiz spoken word poetry

DRAG QUEEN Bottomless Prosecco with Tess Drive

— Zion Bristol

drag a cappella drag comedy cabaret

Bristol Pride Ceilidh

— Bristol Beacon

folk lgbtq+

Showgirls

— Watershed

lgbtq+ film

JOW - Lunchtime Gig at Bristol Cathedral’s Chapterhouse in Bristol

— Bristol Cathedral Chapterhouse

jazz folk experimental neoclassical

Video Game Tribute Band in Bristol

— Exchange

metal doom metal alternative metal thrash metal soundtrack

Lei Di Dai + DJs in Bristol

— The Canteen

dancehall reggaeton festival

Cady in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

metal hardcore-punk emo post-hardcore

Comedy Night with Tacos in Bristol

— The Orchard Coffee & Co

comedy stand-up comedy food & drink

Carniepunks in Bristol

— Exchange

punk

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE THE FINAL PERFORMANCE in Bristol

— The Thunderbolt

blues punk metal

The Bookshop Band in Bristol

— Bristol Folk House

folk

Los Fuckin Surfer Smokers in Bristol

— The Elmer's Arms

rock garage rock cumbia

The Flag Fen Project + The Sounds of Ursa + Abraham Cove in Bristol

— The Ill Repute

experimental psych noise art rock film

Black Thorn in Bristol

— YHA Bristol

alternative rock rock

Field Concert Series in Bristol

— St Anne’s Church, Saint Leonard’s Road, Greenbank, Bristol BS5 6JN.

jazz experimental noise contemporary classical drone

Dirty Cash + Hektics in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

hip hop swing electro

Baile do Futuro: Cashu, Saskia & Gus tickets

— Strange Brew

funk experimental ambient techno electro

Car Wash 0117 tickets

— Exchange

grime drum and bass jungle uk garage deep house

Summer Sessions: Kiko Bun , Kaptin, Nathan Worm tickets

— Wiper and True Taproom, Old Market

hip hop reggae dub dancehall

La Bomba presents Liam Large tickets

— The Jam Jar

world afrobeat cumbia salsa tropical

Education Sessions with Eminence tickets

— Cosies

experimental drum and bass jungle breakbeat

On Point Presents: Mad Professor tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

reggae dub dancehall

Ten2One: CARNIVAL WARM UP AT THE STAR & GARTER tickets

— Star & Garter

reggae roots reggae ska rock steady jamaican-ska

Astralis + Friends: Aerial B2B Saff, Bleach B2B MXWL + more tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass 140

Brainsurfers tickets

— The Love Inn

house electro tech house minimal techno minimal tech house

Forget-Me-Not FundRAVER tickets

— Basement 45

drum and bass bassline speed garage donk

Nashville Nights tickets

— The Lanes

country

Soulcial DJ's Night Pt2 tickets

— Stokes By The Orchard

jam session disco disco house tropical

Ba Dum Tish presents: Sweatbox tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

house disco house uk garage

Saturday

St Pauls Carnival Presents - Community Celebration Day

— Circomedia

reggae roots reggae ska

Living Textile: Make your own Algae Bio-Yarn

— St Werburgh's City Farm

experimental workshops & classes lgbtq+

Inspired25

— The Cube

film

PRESSED PERSPECTIVES

— Centrespace Gallery

exhibition exhibition-opening

Fire In Your Soul · Saturday 5th July

— Fire in Your Soul

experimental

Presented by The Poor Man’s Friend

— KIT FORM

reggae dub roots reggae jamaican-ska

Black Sabbath: BACK TO THE BEGINNING

— Moor Beer Co

Event Cancelled

metal hardcore-punk doom metal sludge metal rap metal

Burt Williamson: Fringe Preview

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy

Filmmakers' picnic - South West Independent Film

— Ashton Court

family event film food & drink lgbtq+

Get Pride Ready - Banner Making Workshop

— Sparks Bristol

lgbtq+ workshops & classes protests & marches

Slice of Summer - Pizza Festival

— Left Handed Giant Taproom

food & drink

Open Afternoon : Shift Bristol : Practical Sustainability Course

— Gasworks Studio

workshops & classes talks

How to mend your wardrobe - machine basics

— Marie Curie Charity Shop Gloucester road

workshops & classes

Lego Printing Workshop at Prior Shop

— PRIOR Shop, 136 Church Rd

workshops & classes

Tour of Historic Paintings of the Avon Gorge

— The Avon Gorge

workshops & classes talks family event

The Wedding Banquet

— Megascreen - IMAX

lgbtq+ film

Dragprov Revue

— Bristol Improv Theatre

drag comedy theatre

Brokeback Mountain

— Bristol Megascreen

lgbtq+ film

GORGONN + ANDREW NOLAN in Bristol

— PRSC

metal dub industrial dubstep industrial techno

JUNKIE KUT /HATEWIRE /SOPHROSYNE /GROTTY SCUMMERZ in Bristol

— The Golden Lion

punk metal industrial techno industrial techno

The Island Folk Choir & Heartwood Chorus - Two Folk Choirs in Bristol

— St Thomas the Martyr

folk traditional folk family event food & drink

Bruce Juice in Bristol

— Exchange

Tchaikovsky's Fifth in Bristol

— Victoria Methodist Church

classical contemporary classical

The Surfin' Turnips in Bristol

— The Elmer's Arms

folk punk rock-and-roll ska

Careful, Spider in Bristol

— Exchange

psych punk post-punk

Stephen Hodd in Bristol

— The Hen & Chicken

Event Cancelled

indie rock singer-songwriter folk-pop

Big Loser in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk blues jazz funk

Zouk Zouk w/ DJs Drifty & Kesh in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk cumbia salsa

The Ride in Bristol

— Workout Harbourside

pop pop punk disco house disco house

Ambient Cafe in Bristol

— Bar 57

experimental ambient electronic

BRISTOL NORTHERN SOUL CLUB in Bristol

— The Old Market Assembly

northern soul

St Pauls Carnival Presents - Booty Bass tickets

— Circomedia

jungle dancehall afrobeats

SB Nights w/ October, Tilly, Cruise tickets

— Strange Brew

synthpop new wave disco deep house chicago house

NSC // Zheng + Eyeza b2b SNØ tickets

— Take Five Cafe

techno electro breakbeat

Club Djembe X Mad City tickets

— The Love Inn

house techno deep house uk funky amapiano

St Pauls Carnival X Lost Horizon: Roots Yard tickets

— Lost Horizon

reggae roots reggae rock steady

ULTRAVIOLET: The First Light tickets

— Death Disco

pop lgbtq+ drag hyperpop house

No Alternative 39 tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk industrial synthpop dark wave electro

DTYM - Bristol Pride FUNdraiser tickets

— The Phoenix Pub

pop R&B disco disco house lgbtq+

Back A Yard: St Paul's Carnival Special tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

reggae dub

Rum 'N' Bass X Bristol tickets

— The Jam Jar

hip hop afrobeat dancehall afrobeats amapiano

Basement 45 presents: CURATED tickets

— Basement 45

house uk garage trance breakbeat bassline

DNB Rave • The Sauce + Special Guest MC tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

ST. PAUL'S AFTERPARTY SOUNDCLASH tickets

— Green Works

world afrobeat salsa jungle techno

Amoss : St Pauls Carnival Official Afterparty tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle uk garage

Quality control tickets

— Dare to Club

Event Cancelled

drum and bass jungle jump up

No.1 Grooves with Lucyna tickets

— No.1 Harbourside

funk disco house

St Paul's Carnival Day Party tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass jungle uk garage

Lucky Man tickets

— To The Moon

indie pop rock-and-roll house electro acid house

EUROS: England vs France tickets

— The Whitmore Tap

Wake The Funk Up tickets

— John Sebastian lightship

funk soul disco

Department S Club Night with John The Mod tickets

— The Louisiana

soul indie rock northern soul rock-and-roll disco

Ramp Up St.Paul's Carnival @ The Crown tickets

— The Crown

reggae dub drum and bass jungle 140

Garage Kidds: Dokku, Ruxi, Saint Jabir tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

uk garage 140 bassline speed garage

Summer Strikes - 00s Bangers tickets

— The Lanes

pop

Propaganda Bristol - Oasis Reunion Party tickets

— The Fleece

alternative rock indie rock rock pop punk emo

Sunday

Playing Shakespeare - Shakespeare's Women by Actors' Workshop

— Temple Church

workshops & classes theatre

Fire In Your Soul · Sunday 6th July

— Fire in Your Soul

drum and bass jungle

Playing Shakespeare - An Introduction to Shakespeare by Actors' Workshop

— Temple Church

workshops & classes theatre

GET PRIDE READY: Flag Decorating

— Sparks Bristol

workshops & classes lgbtq+

Poor Man’s Friend Presents: Roots Restoration Exhibition 4TH -7TH

— Jamaica Street Studios

reggae dub roots reggae dancehall

F1 British Grand Prix – at The Full Moon

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

film

TRANS/FORM

— Strange Brew

experimental lgbtq+ drag theatre poetry

Yakshagana

— The Jam Jar

theatre

Sharon Wanjohi: Work In Progress

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy

GET PRIDE READY: Clothes Upcycling

— Sparks Bristol

lgbtq+ workshops & classes

Generation Soil: PLANT SWAP FUNDRAISING EXTRAVAGANZA

— Wiper and True Barrel House

open mic workshops & classes food & drink poetry

Bristol Pride's Gaming Day 2025

— Kongs of King Street

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+

Bristol Rock and Roll Walking Tour

— Bristol rock and Roll Walking Tour

rock-and-roll progressive rock glam rock soft rock

Slow Fashion Social - beads & buttons upcycling

— The Canteen

workshops & classes

KLÄMP in Bristol

— Exchange

punk post-punk

Tension in Bristol

— Exchange

punk post-punk hardcore-punk

Moxie Dolls + AVA + Gulf in Bristol

— The Louisiana

alternative rock punk metal grunge shoegaze

Saint Senara in Bristol

— The Ill Repute

folk blues singer-songwriter country folk rock

Bristol in Bristol

— The Canteen

soul R&B hip hop rap

Pete Coggins & Graham Nicholls in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

blues folk rock blues-rock country rock

SAINT SENARA in Bristol

— The Ill Repute

singer-songwriter

Sunday Sessions: Tim Wilderspin + Fierce & Noble tickets

— The Colosseum

soul jazz funk disco house