Category: Matt Barnes
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Venue: O2 Academy, Bristol Date: 2025-11-14T14:57:44+00:00 I can’t be the only one who looked in disbelief and excitement when they saw a bill with both Kae Tempest and recent Mercury Prize nominee Jacob Alon set to share the same stage. Every type of intense beauty covered then: ideal. I’m pretty new to Jacob Alon’s music,…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2025-11-12T20:33:51+0000 Bristol’s genre-hopping day festival SIMPLE THINGS returned with a bang, threading punk, jazz, electronica and spoken word through the city’s most beloved venues. From the Beacon’s grandeur to the Sportsmans’ sticky floors, Simple Things was a celebration of sonic contrast and community spirit. There’s something…
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Venue: Jam Jar Bristol Date: 2025-11-12T12:27:01+0000 There’s something about firsts — first gigs at new venues, first albums from rising bands, first moments when music hits you in the chest and makes you move. On November 6th, Oswald Slain delivered all three in one glorious swoop at Bristol’s Jam Jar, a venue I’d somehow never…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2025-10-03T13:36:04+00:00 Groove Village brings a day of wild live music to Weston Super Mare, including highlights from Meryl Streek, Bureau De Change and many more Grove Village became Groove Village as a collection of pubs were transformed into live venues and Weston Super Mare was transformed…
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Venue: Strange Brew Date: 2025-09-06T17:54:57+0100 It’s a strange sensation when a band’s debut album feels like a reunion. Divorce may have only just released Drive To Golden Hammer , but their presence has long lingered in the playlists and hearts of fans who packed out Bristol’s Strange Brew for a sold-out celebration. From the moment…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2025-08-28T08:42:44+0100 If Bristol were a song, Forwards Festival would be its chorus—bold, brilliant, and impossible not to sing along to. Since its debut in 2022, Forwards has become a fixture on the UK festival circuit, and rightly so. It’s a celebration of Bristol’s rich musical heritage,…
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Venue: QUEEN SQUARE Date: Aug 2, 2025 One question was on everyone’s lips in the lead-up to this event: how can you fit 15,000 people in Queen Square safely and happily? Well, let’s have a look! The sun was shining on a resplendent King Street awash with AF Gang members with every IDLES t-shirt in…
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Venue: Thekla Date: 2025-05-27T11:15:47+0100 What better way for Prima Queen to kick off their tour celebrating the release of their debut album, The Prize , than aboard Bristol’s iconic floating venue, Thekla ? For Bristol native Louise Macphail , this was more than just another gig—it was a homecoming, filled with nostalgia and the echoes…
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Venue: THEKLA Date: May 24, 2025 There aren’t many evenings when you go from sleeping to being in a punk rock circle pit in the space of 15 minutes, but Thursday was one of them. I was confused, excited and ready to be infused by the night’s proceedings. I got in early to catch the…