Music in Bristol- Pagination 4

Cut Capers

Cut Capers are an explosive 9-piece who have built a killer reputation for their live shows; ultra-high energy experiences, with epic arrangements, booming bras…

SWX, Bristol

Archspire

Archspire are a technical death metal outfit from Vancouver embodies elements of deathcore, grindcore, and even some progressive metal tendencies underneath its…

SWX, Bristol

Skye Newman

Gen Z’s working-class heroine belts out her grisly childhood experiences as though venting to a friend.Like Amy Winehouse before her, Skye Newman’s frank, bare-…

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Cat Power

Chan Marshall has dabbled in indie, rock, soul and blues. Here she presents some of her new work.

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Venus Grrrls

Born from Riot Grrrl, Venus Grrrls are an alternative rock band from Leeds.

Exchange, Bristol

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Carpenter Brut

Carpenter Brut at O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Teenage Fanclub

Scottish indie band known for their infectious hooks and soaring harmonies

Trinity Community Arts, Bristol

Elder Island

Carving out a genre-defying space for themselves in our musical landscape, Elder Island’s music cherry-picks and transforms elements from genres as diverse as e…

The Prospect Building, Bristol

Dexys

Dexys Midnight Runners burst out of Birmingham in the late 1970s with a fiercely original blend of soul, folk, and new wave energy.Fronted by Kevin Rowland, the…

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Erra + Currents

The Silence Follows Tour 2026 with support from Caskets & Aviana

The Prospect Building, Bristol

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Anna Von Hausswolff

Anna von Hausswolff is a Swedish musician and composer whose work carves out space for the celestial and the transcendent to enter into the modern world.

The Fleece, Bristol

Temples

Neo-psych band Temples have always had an experimental outlook. With synths everywhere, drift away into their twisting melodies and luscious riffs as they amp e…

Strange Brew, Bristol

De Staat

De Staat are a rock band opening the floodgates to an intoxicating, even dizzying, array of genres, which is not particularly unusual for them.

Thekla, Bristol

Ole 60

Ole 60 at SWX, Bristol

SWX, Bristol

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The Rifles

There can’t be many other bands in the UK with as fervent a fanbase as The Rifles.

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

The Clause

Combining the swagger of the 60s, the rolling groove of the 80s and the riotous verve and attitude of the 90s, The Clause effortlessly combine huge hooks with g…

Trinity Community Arts, Bristol

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Soil

Ryan McCombs (lead vocals) Tim King (bass) Adam Zadel (guitar) TJ Taylor (Drums) Formed in 1997, Chicago Heavy Rock band SOiL quickly took the scene by storm.

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Muna

Indie-pop group tackling queer womanhood and mental healthKatie Gavin, Josette Maskin and Naomi McPherson met at the University of Southern California, where th…

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Tropical F- Storm

Australian psych-rock outfit Tropical F- Storm are cutting loose from the traditions of their previous bands and going fully off-piste with the wild, sprawling…

The Fleece, Bristol

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Underscores

Origin stories re-enact familiar myths; this one begins with a kid alone in a bedroom, trying to make something no one has heard before.

Thekla, Bristol

The Sheepdogs

For a new album that The Sheepdogs didn't initially set out to make, Changing Colours is a stunning achievement.Proud purveyors of guitar-driven modern-day retr…

Trinity Community Arts, Bristol

Seb Lowe

Seb Lowe has burst out of nowhere. (Okay Saddleworth…) with an upcoming 7 monitor mini-album that’s excellent for the second.

SWX, Bristol

This Is Lorelei

Nate Amos, also known as This is Lorelei, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and the lead guitarist and producer of indie pop band Water from Y…

Thekla, Bristol

Bellowhead

Vibrant, chaotic and upbeat international folk on a variety of instruments.

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

The Bracknall

The Bracknall are an Essex, UK-based indie-rock band known for their grassroots approach, anthemic Brit-pop revival sound, and high-energy live performances.

Exchange, Bristol

Embrace

Embrace celebrate the 20th anniversary of their massive-selling, No.1 album, Out Of Nothing, playing their biggest selling record in full, along with their othe…

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Songer

Songer is a popular British artist/band, better known with the songs: "Warm Up Session".

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Big Sleep

The Irish-Italian outfit partly met at school and others later joined after meeting through the city's live music scene.

Rough Trade, Bristol

Waylon Wyatt

Waylon Wyatt at SWX, Bristol

SWX, Bristol

King No One

Formed in York in 2013, King No-One introduced themselves busking original material in the cold, rain drenched streets across the UK.

Thekla, Bristol

The Levellers

Sell-out tours and 25 years in the ‘business’ are powerful proof of the power of the underground and the power of great live music.

The Prospect Building, Bristol

The Shires

UK country superstars The Shires first entered the history books in 2015, when their debut album, Brave, became the first ever British country album to enter th…

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Yard Act

Yard Act formed in Leeds in September 2019 when Ryan Needham found himself temporarily living in James Smith's spare bedroom.

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Gentleman's Dub Club

Gentleman’s Dub Club is a nine-piece band that formed in Leeds in early 2006. With a style based in dub, ska and roots reggae, GDC have burst onto the UK circui…

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts

Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts is the electrifying rock band fronted by Ricky Warwick, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Thin Lizzy and Black…

Thekla, Bristol

Hothouse Flowers

Since the release of their last CD, 'Into Your Heart' Hothouse Flowers have been playing steadily around Ireland, America, Great Britain, Japan and Europe.

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Bleachers

Bleachers is two-time Grammy Award winning artist Jack Antonoff's latest musical endeavour.

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

Somewhere out there, in the multiverse of infinite possibilities, exists a world where the Beatles recorded "Helter Skelter," decided to stop cutting their hair…

Trinity Community Arts, Bristol

Martin Luke Brown

Martin Luke Brown at Strange Brew, Bristol

Strange Brew, Bristol

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Fat Dog

Fat Dog’s particular brand of chaos seems a fine antidote to the remains of pent-up lockdown frustration.The collective scream has found a mouth; the potential…

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

The Pretty Reckless

Hard rocking New York quartet fronted by ex-Gossip Girl star Taylor MomsenThe Pretty Reckless formed in NYC in 2009 under the guidance of former actress and mod…

The Prospect Building, Bristol

The Guest List

Formed in early 2021, The Guest List, led by Cai Alty and comprising Angus Gilchrist, Sid Wallace, Leio Hunter, and Tom Quigley, quickly rose to prominence in t…

The Fleece, Bristol

Ozric Tentacles

One of the most influential bands to emerge from the UK’s festival scene, Ozric Tentacles formed during the solstice at Stonehenge Free Festival 1983 going on t…

O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol

Reverend & the Makers

The six-piece band who originate from Sheffield performs indie-pop originals.

SWX, Bristol

Gotts Street Park

Having been releasing music for just over 3 years, Gotts Street Park have produced for the likes of Mabel, Brits Critic’s Choice Winner Celeste, Yellow Days, Ka…

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

The Temperance Movement

The Temperance Movement are a British blues rock band formed in 2011 by Glasgow-born vocalist Phil Campbell and guitarists Luke Potashnick and Paul Sayer.

SWX, Bristol

Shed Seven

Indie superstars Shed Seven can boast four Top 20 albums and fifteen Top 40 singles.

Bristol Beacon, Bristol

Genesis Owusu

Smiling With No Teeth marks Genesis Owusu’s first extended release since 2017’s debut Cardrive ep.

Strange Brew, Bristol

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