Category: Gig Review
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Venue: SWX Date: Dec 1, 2024 Katy J Pearson is huge in Bristol. There she is on a 20-foot-tall screen, staring back at me as I ascend the stairs into SWX. She is back home as part of her UK tour to celebrate her epic third album Someday, Soon. The room is packed with friends,…
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Venue: THEKLA Date: Nov 25, 2024 Shanty punk on a boat? Yes please! I can’t think of a more fitting place in Bristol to see Skinny Lister smash open the first show of their UK tour than the iconic Thekla. Fresh from their European dates they were back, ready to rock the boat in front…
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Venue: SWX Date: Nov 22, 2024 It’s hard to believe that this is English Teacher’s debut album. They’ve gathered much warranted acclaim over the last year or so, and the chances are if you’ve been to a festival, you’ll have seen them by now. Bristol was blessed to host the Mercury Prize-winning band who finished…
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Venue: STRANGE BREW Date: Nov 17, 2024 What’s the best thing to do on a freezing Thursday night in Bristol? Go and see Liz Lawrence at Strange Brew obviously! In support, we saw a minimalist Attawalpa, performing as a two-piece with singer/lyricist/guitarist Luis Felber and on the viola Freya Hicks; a striking setup. Set opener…
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Venue: SWX Date: Nov 11, 2024 Tonight saw the first show of Ibibio Sound Machine’s UK tour for their new album Pull The Rope. Bristol has been kind to the band over the years, so what better place to start than the city’s independent venue, SWX? Fans filtered into the sounds of DJ Michael Bower,…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-09-01T14:39:41+0100 Fresh from a dream come true show at Reading Festival performing on the Festival Republic stage Only The Poets resumed their UK tour tonight at Bristol’s iconic independent venue The Fleece. This was my second OTP show catching them last Halloween in one of Bristol’s…
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Venue: STRANGE BREW Date: Jun 24, 2024 I was excited for my first full Fenne Lily show, perhaps a little odd as a fan of her work since the release of debut album On Hold way back in 2018. Strange Brew is filled with smoke as I arrive – possibly too much as the smoke…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-06-19T22:12:47+0100 It’s not often you get to go to a gig and hear new songs for the first time before an album has been released. Today, The Mysterines performed a sold-out show at Bristol’s Rough Trade, to give a glimpse of new material from their forthcoming…
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Venue: ASHTON GATE STADIUM Date: Jun 9, 2024 It’s an unofficial but dedicated Take That weekend in Bristol, as the boys bring their This Life tour to Ashton Gate. I’m lucky to be one of around 30,000 other excited fans heading to ‘the Gate’ on Saturday night for the first of the weekend’s two shows.…
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Venue: LONG ASHTON COMMUNITY CENTRE Date: Jun 4, 2024 I don’t normally spend my Saturday night in Long Ashton but I made an exception for the delightful ten-piece Bristol legends that are Doreen Doreen. This wasn’t my first rodeo having seen them at Glastonbury and at Bristol’s fabulous Valley Fest (which I’d recommend to anyone…