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 23rd January

— The Trinity Centre

The Eagle Has Landed in Bristol Tickets

Fri 23rd January

— Lost Horizon

GREG WILSON - 50 Years Tickets

Fri 23rd January

— Lakota

Lost Track of Time presents: The Enchanted Forest Tickets

Fri 23rd January

— Thekla

Dazed Muzic presents: Oh My Rosh & Friends Tickets

Saturday

Sat 24th January

— The Trinity Centre

Dry Jan Rave | Jumpin' Jack Frost | Bristol Sober Spaces x Trinity Tickets

Sat 24th January

— The Trinity Centre

Precious Energy Tickets

Sunday

Sun 25th January

— Bristol Beacon

BEARPIT 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

The Nightman Cometh

— Exchange

theatre

Chaps and Straps - Queer Line Dancing

— Strange Brew

lgbtq+ country lgbtq+ workshops & classes lgbtq+

Kitchen Alchemy

— Three Pools Farm

workshops & classes food & drink

Nico Film Night + music in bar

— The Cube

film

Mindful Seeing at Arnolfini

— Arnolfini

workshops & classes exhibition talks

The Everyworld Exhibition

— Watershed

experimental exhibition family film

Punch and Bass

— Round One Gym

house drum and bass jungle sport & exercise

JOSHUA BETHANIA: UNTITLED DOCUMENT

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Beyond Boundaries - A Global Music Journey - Kosmos Ensemble

— St Stephen's Church, Bristol, BS1 1EQ

world contemporary classical classical gypsy jazz

Lovely Life Drawing

— Hours Space

R&B jazz workshops & classes life drawing lgbtq+

Euphoria | moments of becoming

— Cafe Kino

exhibition

Babealicious Mixtape Release Party & Fundraiser

— Club395

lgbtq+ hip hop ambient hyperpop electronic

Short stories for tall people

— The Bell Inn

Balance by Brainfools

— Circomedia

theatre circus acrobatics

The Improv Spotlight

— PRSC

comedy theatre

Double G Comedy Night

— Bristol Comedy Den

comedy stand-up comedy

OLLIE YOUNG: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

COMEDIANS GOT TALENT

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Tumanduumband, Thrakian & Gnasch in Bristol

— The Gryphon

metal doom metal sludge metal

WINTER SOUNDSCAPE in Bristol

— St Paul's Church Clifton

jazz soul contemporary jazz contemporary classical

Level Threat / Betrayers / Rejectshun / The Fall of the West in Bristol

— Shredenhams

punk hardcore-punk death metal doom metal hard rock

DROOGS in Bristol

— The Croft

punk blues-rock rockabilly

MACHINE GIRL + HAAL + SILVER WAVES in Bristol

— Electric Bristol

punk hardcore-punk alternative metal electronic

The Flag Fen Project / The Brackish in Bristol

— The Chelsea Inn

post-punk psychedelic rock post rock electronic 140

PACK OF ANIMALS + CHIMP + 1000 LEGS in Bristol

— The Lanes

indie rock post-punk rock-and-roll

Spin Class / Doomsday Orchestra / The Kruds in Bristol

— The Louisiana

psych grunge psychedelic rock garage rock stoner rock

Kirris Riviere + Spinthief in Bristol

— The Canteen

funk hip hop blues gospel

Sighthound in Bristol

— Exchange

alternative rock indie rock

Afel Bocoum in Bristol

— St George's Bristol

blues blues-rock

Burns Night Rave Ceilidh with Remix Reeling in Bristol

— The Jam Jar

house electro bassline

Greg Sterland & His Yard Dogs - Jazz Orchestra in Bristol

— Grounded in Fishponds

jazz swing new orleans jazz big band bebop

Sonda + IMBER + Free Time in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

funk disco

Days of the Week in Bristol

— Alma Tavern Theatre

jazz folk prog rock theatre circus

Station 2 Station in Bristol

— The Bristol Fringe

pop blues country classic rock tribute acts

The Allergies | Attic Bar in Bristol

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

funk soul hip hop

Moonshine Malarkey in Bristol

— The Sugar Loaf

folk blues country swing

Old Market Assembly 10th Birthday Party ft. The Bristol Hornstars in Bristol

— The Old Market Assembly

funk jazz soul latin jazz big band

RIGS OUT FOR GAZA 2 tickets

— Loco Klub

world dub jungle bassline hardcore techno

Public Affair X Lapse w/ Mor Elian, Mist + Monika Taneska tickets

— The Love Inn

techno 140 tech house breakbeat industrial techno

Brushhrunner ALL NIGHT LONG tickets

— Strange Brew

techno uk garage electro breakbeat dubstep

ALT BAILE x Funk You Know tickets

— Exchange

funk world house bassline

CLIMAXED presents: DOLLSTEP 3.0 w/ Princess XiXi, + Ifeoluwa, ex.sses tickets

— The Jam Jar

experimental lgbtq+ 140 breakbeat dubstep

Heart Of Sound: Jakobin, Chrissie Mac, Neev + Wilkieboy tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

uk garage 140 breakbeat speed garage

Reactor 4 - Return 2 Greenworks tickets

— Green Works

drum and bass jungle techno breakbeat happy hardcore

CJC Presents... OPERATION: LIFESAVER tickets

— The Old England Pub

soul psych old school hip hop rock steady tropical

SHADE SONICS: BRISTOL tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass jungle uk garage 140 breakbeat

Basement 45 presents: DRUMS tickets

— Basement 45

drum and bass jungle breakbeat breakbeat

The Return: DNB Rave • TNA & More tickets

— Clock Factory

drum and bass jungle

COSIES PRESENTS : ASIAN HAWK tickets

— Cosies

R&B hip hop reggae jungle breakbeat

R&B Revival tickets

— The Lanes

R&B soul hip hop alternative r&b

FatBelly Presents: RTK Tarantino and Veritas + Support tickets

— The Croft

house uk garage tech house deep house speed garage

Saturday

The Untold Story of No Retreat No Surrender - UK Premiere

— Bristol Megascreen

film

Leftovers meal and discussion with Eleanor Barnett

— Coexist Community Kitchen

workshops & classes talks food & drink

Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space

— RWA Art Gallery

exhibition

Lesbian Walk & Pub

— Pensford

lgbtq+ lgbtq+ lgbtq+ dating

Muzikation

— Bristol Folk House

jazz contemporary jazz latin jazz jazz funk acid jazz

JOSH WELLER: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

AnyBodyYoga, Fira & Ice Sessions

— Westbury Wildlife Park

ROGER O'SULLIVAN: ONLY MESSING GEAR SOLID

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

BeVibesTV Launch Party

— Club395

R&B soul hip hop rap grime

HANNAH PLATT: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

ROGER O'SULLIVAN: FEKKEN

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

SARDINES: WORK IN PROGRESS

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Greenhouse - Plant Based Dining - Pop-Up Restaurant

— The Manor Hall, Coalpit Heath

food & drink

Hahahaggis #5 - Tam o' Banter

— Sidney & Eden

comedy stand-up comedy

THE BALL PIT

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

Alternative TV. 1977-81 'Punk Bonanza' Set in Bristol

— The Croft

punk post-punk

Shui Mo Ensemble in Bristol

— Arnolfini

experimental world contemporary classical

Evicshen, Adrian Dannatt, Dark Fox & BOMP in Bristol

— Strange Brew

experimental noise art rock exhibition

DETRIMENT / STITCHED / MAELSTROM / KULAN GATH + MORE in Bristol

— Moor Beer Co

punk metal hardcore-punk death metal rap metal

GAYE BYKERS ON ACID in Bristol

— Exchange

The Jake Leg Jug Band in Bristol

— The Greyhound Fishponds

jazz blues new orleans jazz new orleans blues gospel

Poor Old Dogs + Stefan Goodwin in Bristol

— The Canteen

folk traditional folk

Dust in Bristol

— Exchange

punk

VENICE TREACLE W/ SUPPORT FROM IZAAK HARE & MORE in Bristol

— The Old England Pub

experimental alternative rock psych psychedelic rock

The Rumble O's + Skelephant + Cloud Surf in Bristol

— Mr Wolfs

indie rock

Burns Night Ceilidh & DJ in Bristol

— The Old Market Assembly

folk traditional folk

CALL OF BOOTY X DAS BOOTY - SIR HISS tickets

— Loco Klub

jungle techno electro bassline footwork

Stretch Collective w/ Carl H, Willow + Addsound tickets

— Strange Brew

house techno tech house minimal techno progressive house

Erratic Batting 9th Birthday: Tashkezar + 6 DJs tickets

— The Jam Jar

psych samba disco jungle acid house

Semi Delicious 7th Birthday w/ Demi Riquísimo & Bex tickets

— The Love Inn

house techno tech house acid house progressive house

That Party No.3 Powered by What Soundsystem tickets

— The Bell Pub BS2 8JT

140 bassline speed garage bassline house future garage

No Alternative 42 tickets

— Zed Alley

post-punk goth new wave disco electro

Mental Block in The Rathouse tickets

— The Mothers Ruin

house uk garage 140 breakbeat

SUPER NATURE: A Gathering - Music/Food/Records tickets

— KIT FORM

jazz dub house downtempo

Bristol Northern Soul Club Alldayer tickets

— Wiper and True taproom

soul latin jazz northern soul neo soul jazz funk

Speak Up & Dance tickets

— To The Moon

disco disco house house

Ruffneck Ting Takeover w/ Dazee, K Jah, Jenni Groves & More tickets

— The Full Moon & Attic Bar

drum and bass jungle

Hooked on Cosies:Winter Warmer tickets

— Cosies

drum and bass jungle uk garage 140 breakbeat

Wibbly Wobblaz E.P Launch party tickets

— Basement 45

uk garage 140 bassline speed garage donk

True Underground: Rave | Skeptic tickets

— Clock Factory

uk garage 140 bassline

BRIS-TEK X ZONE 1 tickets

— Lakota

drum and bass jungle trance happy hardcore donk

GUNFINGERS pt.2 tickets

— Club395

grime uk garage 140 bassline dubstep

Bad Cabaret: Dani Whylie with Pharmacy Project tickets

— Moon Club

techno electro tech house acid house

The Crown Presents: Submotive + Support tickets

— The Crown

drum and bass jungle

Stranger Lanes tickets

— The Lanes

pop alternative pop synthpop new wave classic rock

MicroTherapy tickets

— Exchange

minimal techno minimal tech house

COMPUTER WORLD Synthpop & New Wave Club Night tickets

— Exchange

post-punk industrial synthpop goth new wave

Baile Do Brazil - Brazilian Baile Funk Party tickets

— Lost Horizon

funk

Propaganda Bristol - Indie Club Night tickets

— The Fleece

indie rock rock indie pop emo pop punk

Late Dery: Bailey Ibbs + Fliss Mayo B2B Pluralist tickets

— The Croft

techno

Sunday

Field Recording with Kathy Hinde

— KIT FORM

experimental workshops & classes

Whats That Sound? workshop

— Pervasive Media Studio

noise workshops & classes poetry spoken word theatre

MOS Presents: Assholes

— Mickey Zoggs

experimental film

Improvising at the Edge: Movement and Text Improvisation Workshop

— The Island

workshops & classes theatre

Snuff Mills Nature Walk / Make:Wild

— Snuff Mills, BS16

workshops & classes

Queer Hiking Bristol Welcome Walk: Eastville Park to Oldbury Court

— Eastville Park

lgbtq+ sport & exercise

Dance Upon a City

— St Anne's BS4 (route)

pop experimental electronic workshops & classes sport & exercise

Mask Required Screening: Harakiri 12pm

— The Cube

film

Wasteman Weeklies #540

— The Lanes

Lovejam Bristol

— The Pickle Factory

jam session open mic soul trance

Sam Hickman: First Woman

— Strange Brew

lgbtq+ comedy stand-up comedy cabaret

Printing With Nature / Make:Wild

— UNIT8 Studios

workshops & classes

I Am Feeling... Photography + Poetry Exhibition

— PRSC

soul indie pop exhibition poetry spoken word

Bristol Queer Pottery Social - Make a Lidded Treasure Box

— Bristol Folk House

workshops & classes lgbtq+

RAJIV KARIA: MAN A

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

AMELIA HAMILTON: GOSSIP GIRL

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

ED NIGHT & PADDY YOUNG: WORKS IN PROGRESS

— The Gaffe Comedy Club

comedy stand-up comedy festival

SAM SEE: SAM SEE IT, SAM SAY IT, SAM SORTED

— The Robin Hood

comedy stand-up comedy festival

QPOC Jam in Bristol

— Exchange

experimental jam session alternative rock open mic lgbtq+

Hamartia in Bristol

— Exchange

Marble Fires in Bristol

— The Louisiana

folk soul singer-songwriter indie pop neo soul

January in Bristol

— L'Étoile Studio

folk singer-songwriter traditional folk

Stretch Collective 2nd Birthday / After Party tickets

— The Cider Box Tap Room

house tech house deep house minimal techno