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What's On in Bristol

Q: What's on in Bristol this weekend?

12 gigs in Bristol this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Messa, The Night Eternal at Thekla (Friday), Sol and the Gang at Electric Bristol (Friday), Car Bomb, Divergent Promotions at Bristol Strange Brew (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

Q: What live music is on in Bristol over the next four weeks?

We currently list 100 gigs in Bristol between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 21 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Bristol in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Q: What is the busiest night for live music in Bristol?

Friday, with 19 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 19 gigs · Thursday: 18 gigs · Saturday: 16 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Q: Which Bristol venues have the most on?

Right now: Electric Bristol, Thekla, Bristol Beacon. In total we track 86 grassroots venues in Bristol, of which 21 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Bristol venue directory.

Q: Where can I find open mic nights in Bristol?

Bristol has 35 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Bristol open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

4 Nov – 2 Dec

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All Bristol gigs This month

Updated 4 November 2026

At a glance

100

Gigs in
4 weeks

in Bristol, 4 Nov – 2 Dec

In detail

Venues with something on	21
Venues tracked	86
Open mics	35
Busiest night	Friday · 19 gigs

100 gigs listed in Bristol over the next 28 days across 21 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 19. In total we track 86 grassroots venues and 35 regular open mics here.

01 — This weekend

12 gigs

This weekend in Bristol

This weekend in Bristol, Friday to Sunday: 12 gigs. Look out for Messa, The Night Eternal at Thekla (Friday), Despised Icon, Carnifex, Suffocation at Electric Bristol (Saturday) and Dexy's Midnight Runners at Bristol Beacon (Sunday). Every card links the full listing - times, entry and tickets; for the weeks after, scroll to the four-week list.

Fri6Nov Starts18:00 Messa, The Night EternalThekla · Central · Bristol

Sol and the GangElectric Bristol · Central · Bristol 18:00Fri 6 Nov

Car Bomb, Divergent PromotionsBristol Strange Brew · Central · Bristol 19:00Fri 6 Nov

High Fade - Twice As Nice TourTRINITY CENTER · Lawrence Hill · BristolTickets 19:30Fri 6 Nov

Girls of the Internet (Live)The Jam Jar · Lawrence Hill · Bristol 19:30Fri 6 Nov

Despised Icon, Carnifex, SuffocationElectric Bristol · Central · Bristol 17:00Sat 7 Nov

80s, 90s & 00s Silent DiscoSt Johns Church · BristolTickets 19:00Sat 7 Nov

Dexy's Midnight RunnersBristol Beacon · Central · Bristol 19:00Sun 8 Nov

Crashdïet, Vain WildThe Fleece · Central · Bristol 19:00Sun 8 Nov

GidikiThe Jam Jar · Lawrence Hill · Bristol 19:30Sun 8 Nov

02 — Compared

#1 of 7

How Bristol compares

Counting every upcoming date, not just the next four weeks, there are 267 gigs listed in and around Bristol - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music. Each row counts the gigs, venues and open mics our directories hold in and around that place, refreshed nightly; tap a town for its live music scene.

#	Place	Gigs
01	Bristol area This page 86 venues · 35 open mics	267
02	Cardiff area 64 venues · 34 open mics	162
03	Bath area 36 venues · 13 open mics	59
04	Cheltenham area 27 venues · 19 open mics	17
05	Swindon area 17 venues · 11 open mics	15
06	Hereford area 24 venues · 21 open mics	9
07	Gloucester area 19 venues · 11 open mics	7

03 — Gigs

100 gigs

Gigs in Bristol

The whole four weeks, 4 Nov to 2 Dec: 100 gigs across 21 venues, busiest on Fridays. Unlike This Weekend above, this list runs past Sunday - every gig we hold for the city, earliest first.

Wed4Nov Starts19:00 Bleary EyedExchange Bristol · Lawrence Hill · Bristol

Haystack ALT Night: Indecision, Interim, ParkiiThe Full Moon And Attic Bar · Ashley · Bristol 19:30Tonight

Moon WalkerThe Louisiana · Central · Bristol 19:30Tonight

CassiaThekla · Central · Bristol 19:00Thu 5 Nov

OverpassElectric Bristol · Central · Bristol 19:00Thu 5 Nov

Messa, The Night EternalThekla · Central · Bristol 18:00Fri 6 Nov

Sol and the GangElectric Bristol · Central · Bristol 18:00Fri 6 Nov

Car Bomb, Divergent PromotionsBristol Strange Brew · Central · Bristol 19:00Fri 6 Nov

High Fade - Twice As Nice TourTRINITY CENTER · Lawrence Hill · BristolTickets 19:30Fri 6 Nov

Girls of the Internet (Live)The Jam Jar · Lawrence Hill · Bristol 19:30Fri 6 Nov

Search every Bristol gigEverything upcoming, not just the next four weeks

04 — This week

10 rooms

Where it's on this week

The venues doing the most in Bristol over the next seven nights, ranked by gigs listed. Use it to spot the rooms worth a walk-in when you have not planned ahead.

#	Venue	Gigs
01	Electric Bristol	4
02	Exchange Bristol	2
03	The Jam Jar	2
04	Thekla	2
05	Bristol Beacon	1
06	Bristol Strange Brew	1
07	St Johns Church	1
08	The Croft	1
09	The Fleece	1
10	The Full Moon And Attic Bar	1

05 — Venues

86 rooms

Venues in Bristol

Every grassroots venue we track in Bristol - all 86, whether or not it has a gig listed right now - with its capacity, kit and opening times. Use it to find a room near you, then check its page for what is on.

Photo: Google BarrelhouseClifton · BristolHouse PA

Basement 45BristolHouse PA 300Cap

Bristol BeaconTrenchard St · Bristol 2,100Cap

Bristol Strange BrewBristol 330Cap

Cafe KinoStokes Croft · BristolHouse PAEngineer 65Cap

Cat & WheelCotham · BristolHouse PA Cap tbc

Crofters RightsStokes Croft · BristolHouse PA 300Cap

Cube CinemaKingsdown · Bristol Cap tbc

Document BristolSt Jude's · Bristol 150Cap

El RincónSouthville · Bristol Cap tbc

All 86 Bristol venuesCapacity, backline and opening times

06 — Open mics

35 nights

Open mics in Bristol

Open mics are regular nights rather than one-off gigs: the same venue, the same night, week in, week out - 35 nights in Bristol. Each card shows the night, the sign-up time and the fee; most are free to watch and to play.

2-WKWed Kick-off19:00 Grain BargeBristolNo feeHouse PAFortnightly

Lost Horizon Arts Centre & BarSt Jude's · BristolNo feeHouse PADates vary 19:00Wed

Exchange73 Old Market St · BristolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Hamilton HouseSt Paul's · BristolNo feeHouse PADates vary 20:00Wed

Hen & ChickenSouthville · BristolNo feeHouse PA1st Wed of the month 20:00Wed

LakotaSt Paul's · BristolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

LeftBankMontpelier · BristolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

The Old EnglandMontpelier · BristolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

TheklaEast Mud Dock · BristolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

Zed AlleyBristolNo feeHouse PA 20:00Tonight

All 35 Bristol open micsSign-up times, slots and kit for every night

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Bristol

Grassroots venues are where every act you have ever paid to see started out. Bristol still has 86 of them.

From Stokes Croft to the Harbourside, Bristol's music scene is fiercely independent. Planning a private party instead? See booking live entertainment in Bristol for bands, singers and DJs for one-off occasions. Booking for the company rather than yourself? See corporate entertainment in Bristol for Christmas parties, awards nights and conferences.

Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music - 30 of them shut for good. Those are the rooms where new acts learn to hold an audience, where a first support slot happens, and where a Tuesday night can still turn into something.

Think of this as the city's noticeboard: 100 gigs across Bristol in the next four weeks, alongside 86 grassroots venues and 35 regular open mic nights, updated daily from the rooms that host them. There is no algorithm and no paid placement. Most of it happens at Electric Bristol, Thekla and Bristol Beacon, and the sound leans rock and pop.

The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up. Buy a ticket, buy a drink at the bar, and go to a night you have not been to before. If you would rather be told than remember, the sign-up below sends Bristol listings straight to your inbox. If you run a venue here, claim your page so people can find you. If you have never been to an open mic, The George and Dragon Redfield runs one every Monday.

Go to one this month

Bristol has 100 gigs in the next four weeks and 35 open mic nights running. Choose one, go, and tell someone who would like it - word of mouth still fills small rooms. Fridays are the busiest for gigs here.

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What you get. A Monday-noon email for Bristol only: the week's gigs, drawn from the 100 listed on this page for the next four weeks, two a night at most (Friday is the busiest, with 19 dates). If Bristol has a thin week, it looks further ahead instead of arriving empty.

Why sign up. Electric Bristol alone has 23 dates on, Thekla 11 - the email is how you hear about them before the night, not after. Expect plenty of rock in Bristol, with pop close behind. One click unsubscribes, any time.

Beyond this week. Gigs in Bristol are announced week to week; festivals are planned months out. The UK music festivals we have date-checked sit on one festival timeline, by month, region and genre, with clash checks for your weekends.

All Bristol gigsEverything upcoming, sorted by date
Bristol venues86 grassroots rooms
Bristol open mics35 regular nights
The Bristol sceneVenues, promoters, local rates and members near you
Every city we coverThe same page for every city, updated daily
UK gig directoryEvery upcoming grassroots gig
UK open mic finderStage time near you
UK venue directoryThe rooms behind the gigs

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Bristol

What's on in Bristol this weekend?

12 gigs in Bristol this weekend (Fri 6 Nov – Sun 8 Nov) - including Messa, The Night Eternal at Thekla (Friday), Sol and the Gang at Electric Bristol (Friday), Car Bomb, Divergent Promotions at Bristol Strange Brew (Friday). The full Friday-to-Sunday list is in This Weekend above, and every gig over the next 28 days is below it.

How does live music in Bristol compare to nearby cities?

Counting every upcoming date, there are 267 gigs listed in and around Bristol - first of 7 against its nearest places with live music.

What live music is on in Bristol over the next four weeks?

We currently list 100 gigs in Bristol between 4 Nov and 2 Dec, across 21 venues. The listings above are the full set, sorted by date and refreshed daily from the venues themselves — no algorithm decides what you see. For everything beyond this window, browse every upcoming gig in Bristol in the gig directory or every city we cover.

Are there free gigs in Bristol?

None of the Bristol gigs currently listed are marked free entry, though many venues do not publish a price at all. Bristol open mic nights are your reliable free option — most charge nothing to watch or to play.

What is the busiest night for live music in Bristol?

Friday, with 19 gigs listed across the next 28 days. Friday: 19 gigs · Thursday: 18 gigs · Saturday: 16 gigs. Filter by This week or This weekend above to narrow it down.

Which Bristol venues have the most on?

Right now: Electric Bristol, Thekla, Bristol Beacon. In total we track 86 grassroots venues in Bristol, of which 21 have something listed in this window. Capacity, backline and opening times for each are on the Bristol venue directory.

Where can I find open mic nights in Bristol?

Bristol has 35 regular open mic nights that we verify on a rolling cycle. Each listing carries the sign-up time, slot length, entry fee and whether a PA and backline are provided — see the Bristol open mic finder, or the UK-wide finder.

How much does a gig cost in Bristol, and what should an artist be paid?

Where a Bristol venue publishes a price, the average ticket is £16.25. Grassroots entry is typically a few pounds on the door, and many nights are free. On the other side of the transaction, the Musicians' Union publishes national gig rates as the recognised floor for live engagements, and the ISM publishes guidance for self-employed musicians. Our own UK gig rate benchmarks show what artists are actually being paid by region and act type.

Why do grassroots venues in Bristol matter?

Grassroots rooms are where every act you have paid to see learned to hold an audience. Two pubs a day closed across the UK in the first quarter of 2026, and over the year to July 2025 78 grassroots music venues stopped putting on live music — 30 of them for good. Bristol still has 86 on our list. Music Venue Trust campaigns for them nationally; venues themselves navigate PRS licensing and local authority licensing to keep putting music on. The single most useful thing anyone can do is turn up and buy a drink at the bar.

How do I get a Bristol gig or venue listed on GIGXCHANGE?

Listing is free and takes about two minutes — submit through the Bristol gig directory and it is reviewed before it goes live. No account is needed and there is no listing fee. If you run a venue here, claim your venue page to keep its capacity, backline and contact details current. Promoters and venues booking acts can also post paid work or find artists directly.

Every What's On page, A–Z140 pages

What's On across the UKNearby: Bath, Frome, Cardiff, Gloucester

All 139 other cities, A–ZGigs

Aberdeen32 Accrington12 Aldershot2 Amersham Aylesbury Ayr

Barnsley Basildon15 Bath26 Bedford11 Belfast99 Berkhamsted Billericay2 Birmingham192 Blackburn5 Blackpool27 Bolton Borehamwood Bournemouth22 Bracknell Bradford40 Bridgend Brighouse Brighton86 Broxbourne13 Bushey

Cambridge16 Cannock Canterbury Cardiff56 Carlisle29 Chelmsford3 Cheltenham7 Chesham Cheshunt Chester Colchester Coventry28 Crawley

Derby40 Derry Doncaster2 Dundee12 Dunfermline Durham5

Eastbourne Edinburgh133 Egham6 Epsom5 Exeter20

Farnborough4 Frome

Gateshead Glasgow309 Gloucester3 Grimsby3 Guildford

Halifax Harpenden Harrogate Hastings15 Hatfield Hemel Hempstead Hereford4 Hertford High Wycombe18 Hitchin Hoddesdon Huddersfield Hull29

Inverness15 Ipswich12

Lancaster Leeds91 Leicester21 Leigh-on-Sea Lincoln8 Liverpool178 London535 Luton12

Maidstone10 Manchester296 Margate3 Marlow Middlesbrough14 Milton Keynes12

Newbury Newcastle113 Newquay15 Newry2 Northampton21 Norwich21 Nottingham81 Nuneaton

Oxford19

Paisley Perth Peterborough13 Plymouth8 Portsmouth14 Potters Bar Preston34

Rawtenstall17 Reading15 Rickmansworth Rochdale

Scarborough19 Sheffield53 Shrewsbury Southampton58 Southport St Albans Stevenage Stirling Stockport Stockton-on-Tees9 Stoke-on-Trent13 Sunderland Sutton9 Swansea9 Swindon4

Telford5 Torquay Tring Tunbridge Wells8

Wakefield Walsall Waterlooville3 Watford15 Welwyn Garden City Weymouth2 Whitby Widnes Woking14 Wolverhampton37 Worcester Worthing Wrexham18

York12

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What's On in Bristol

Live music in Bristol over the next four weeks — 4 Nov – 2 Dec. 100 gigs listed in Bristol over the next 28 days across 21 venues. Friday is the busiest night with 19. In total we track 86 grassroots venues and 35 regular open mics here.

Two pubs a day are closing, and last year 78 grassroots venues stopped putting on live music. Get Bristol gigs in your inbox — and go to one.

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Every grassroots gig we hold for Bristol between 4 Nov and 2 Dec.

Friday is the busiest night — 19 gigs
Friday: 19 gigs
Thursday: 18 gigs
Most listed genres: Rock (44), Pop (28), Alternative Rock (24), Indie Rock (8)
Average ticket price: £16.25
Imported daily from Ticketmaster, Skiddle and direct submissions

See the listings All upcoming gigs

21 different Bristol venues have something on in the next 28 days.

Electric Bristol — 23 gigs
Thekla — 11 gigs
Bristol Beacon — 10 gigs
The Fleece — 7 gigs
65 more tracked venues with nothing listed yet
Capacity, backline and opening times on every card

See the listings Bristol venues

35 regular open mic nights running in Bristol. Turn up, put your name down, play.

Weekly and fortnightly nights across the city
Most are free to attend and free to play
Re-verified on a rolling cycle

See the listings Bristol open mics

Everything the Bristol scene has beyond tonight's listings.

City guide: Bristol venues, promoters and bookers
Local rate benchmarks before you book or quote
Members near you on GigXchange

See the listings Bristol scene

What’s on near you, wherever you are — the same page for every city we track.

Gigs, venues and open mics per city
One email a week with live music near you
Free to browse — no account needed

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Updated daily · 100 gigs in Bristol over the next four weeks

Last updated: 4 November 2026

This Weekend in Bristol

NOV

Messa, The Night Eternal

Thekla·Central, Bristol

Friday, 6 November 2026 · 18:00

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GenreRock, Pop

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At a glance

01 — This weekend

This weekend in Bristol

02 — Compared

How Bristol compares

03 — Gigs

Gigs in Bristol

04 — This week

Where it's on this week

05 — Venues

Venues in Bristol

06 — Open mics

Open mics in Bristol

07 — Support grassroots

Support grassroots music in Bristol

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Bristol

08 — Questions10 answersWhat's on in Bristol

Play or put on gigs in Bristol?

What's On in Bristol

Help keep grassroots venues open in Bristol

This Weekend in Bristol

How Bristol Compares

Gigs in Bristol

Where It's On This Week

Venues in Bristol

Open mics in Bristol

Support grassroots music in Bristol

Go to one this month

Help keep grassroots venues open in Bristol

What's on in Bristol — FAQs

Play or put on gigs in Bristol?