Venue: Loves Cafe Date: 2025-03-20T11:57:40+0000 Walking into Loves Cafe on a crisp March evening, it was already clear that this wasn’t going to be your run-of-the-mill gig. The pre-show festivities, organised by Getdown Services Appreciation founders Andy and Kerry, set the tone perfectly with a peculiar crisp-tasting competition that paid homage to the band’s debut…
Venue: Strange Brew Date: 2024-12-21T21:36:02+0000 Attending my first Horrors show during the festive season felt oddly appropriate for a gothic punk rock band. What better time to embrace the dark, atmospheric energy than at Christmas? Strange Brew, already brimming with its signature art-filled walls, was further adorned with festive flair—tinsel draped over the glitter ball…
Venue: O2 Academy Bristol Date: 2024-12-12T22:32:54+0000 On the 4th December 2024, Remi Wolf brought her vibrant energy to the O2 Academy in Bristol, delivering a performance that left the audience buzzing with excitement. The night began with the support act, Maddie Jay , who perfectly set the tone with her sassy dream pop style. Using…
Venue: Trinity Hall Date: 2024-12-12T22:16:01+0000 On 24th November 2024, Sports Team delivered a performance that tore through the old Trinity Hall in Bristol with the same ferocity as Storm Bert ripping across the UK. Despite the drenched city centre and less-than-ideal travel conditions, the anticipation for this gig was palpable—it was my first ‘proper’ Sports…
⚠️ 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…
⚠️ 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…
⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-04-16T11:48:28+0100 Outer Town is Bristol’s DIY multi-venue extravaganza, promising ‘One Road, 8 Venues, 9 stage and over 50 acts’, you really had to be there to witness it in action. The day started in the Old Market Assembly with some unexpected sunshine, friends, pizza and a…
⚠️ 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: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2024-03-28T11:14:52+0000 Ritual Union was back for the 3rd edition of Bristol’s best multi-venue festival. The festival sees over 50 acts playing in independent venues in close proximity to Bristol’s city centre and each other. SWX, Strange Brew, Rough Trade, and The Island played host to a…
⚠️ 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…
