Venue: SWX Date: Jun 3, 2024 Tonight felt like a huge night for music in Bristol, with both St Vincent and local artist Katy J Pearson playing in two venues within 100 metres of each other. The evening began with a sunny couple of drinks as I walked in to a choir singing right in…
⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-04-04T22:13:58+0100 All the best gigs start on a rainy evening it seems, I mused as I darted across the city to The Hatchet (the oldest pub in Brizzle) before The Hives Sold out show at Bristol’s 02 Academy. Tonight the Hives were celebrating their 6th studio…
Venue: SWX Date: Mar 26, 2024 The first night of the Hot Water Music UK tour kicked off in style at SWX with two of the liveliest supports I’ve seen this year. Catbite came running on stage on time (tip always check the instagram of the support acts to make sure you get the correct…
⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-03-04T19:30:52+0000 Friday 1 March 2024: Yard Act are in Bristol’s Rough Trade to play two shows to celebrate and promote the release of their sophomore album Where’s My Utopia? I kick-started the evening meeting up with new ‘Gig-Friends’ who seem to be at ALL the gigs…
Venue: THE EXCHANGE Date: Mar 4, 2024 It was a freezing cold night but luckily Craig Finn was here on the ninth stop of his UK tour to warm us up with chosen support for the night being Essex born Scott Lavene. He arrives on stage to a pretty much full Exchange, this was my…
Venue: BRISTOL BEACON Date: Feb 20, 2024 I arrived at a Bristol Beacon bustling with life and live music already in full swing. With the Slapstick Festival about to begin in the main hall we were treated to a performance by the main entrance as people come in and line the stairs to watch. I’m…
⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-02-14T08:06:47+0000 Tonight, I had the privilege of seeing The Last Dinner Party as they celebrate the release of their debut album Prelude to Ecstasy with an intimate show at Rough Trade Bristol. This was their second show in Bristol in a matter of weeks, with both…
⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2023-12-06T23:17:06+0000 I’ve been excited about this gig since its announcement and even more so when I saw who had been chosen by Sleaford Mods as Support. With Big Special and Emily Breeze transforming this from a great to an excellent lineup for me and a few…
Venue: THE EXCHANGE Date: Nov 30, 2023 I first saw Holysseus Fly (aka Holly Wellington) as vocalist of Bristol jazz act Ishamel Ensemble and her stunning vocal performance had me drawn in. Since then, Holly has gained a lot of support including BBC6 Music, Lauren Laverne gave Holly huge support live on air by recommending…
Venue: SWX Date: Nov 25, 2023 Tonight’s SWX sold out show sees the Lottery Winners on their headline UK This is How it Feels Tour. I’ve wanted to see Lottery Winners ever since I heard their song Letter To Myself and had it on a loop as I used if for motivation on a cycling…
