Tag: May
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Venue: TRINITY Date: May 12, 2026 I walked into the Trinity Centre battling hay fever and walked out with something far more powerful: Reggae fever. Toots and the Maytals have always held a special place in my heart. Their music has travelled through the generations of my family, becoming part of our shared soundtrack. Few…
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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…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2025-05-23T19:29:28+0100 Ten albums in, and somehow, this was my first time seeing Ezra Furman live. Ridiculous, I know. But what better way to make amends than at an intimate, sold-out in-store show at Rough Trade Bristol , celebrating the release of Goodbye Small Head . From…
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Venue: THEKLA Date: May 14, 2025 You only get one debut album. Luckily, Bristol’s KNIVES have smashed it. Thus making their album launch for GLITTER a punk party. They treat a sold out Thekla crowd to the album in full on a night that feels like a culmination of years of hard work and celebration…
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Venue: ELECTRIC BRISTOL Date: May 12, 2025 After 12 years away, a completely new musical landscape awaits the Scissor Sisters. Luckily, they have a band packed with elite performing powerhouses and haven’t aged a day in the meantime. This evening was guaranteed to be filled with effervescent joy: it marks 20 years since their self-titled…
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Venue: EXCHANGE Date: May 7, 2025 I’ve been keeping tabs on Dominie Hooper’s immense talents since she opened for the delight that is This Is The Kit at the Bristol Beacon last year. The Exchange ‘dungeon’ offers quite a contrast, but it’s the perfect venue to premiere new material and for an intensely intimate musical…
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Venue: BRISTOL BEACON Date: May 1, 2025 The Manics celebrated the release of their 15th studio album Critical Thinking as they played a sold out show in the Bristol Beacon on Saturday night. As frontman James Dean Bradfield remarked during the show, this is familiar territory for the Manics. He recalled sitting on the Beacon…
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Venue: LOUISIANA Date: May 1, 2025 Oh, the Louisiana. A venue dripping with live music history and, tonight, the future. I was buzzing for this one. Dreamwave played a sold-out show on the release day of their sparkling new EP Moon Dogs. As exciting and as fresh as it gets for any band or music…
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⚠️ Venue: not auto-detected – needs manual entry Date: 2023-05-30T16:30:29.000Z ⚠️ Artist: not auto-detected – needs review After a day of sun, cider and music, Ashton Gate was filled with anticipation as a packed-out crowd waited on the Arctic Monkeys to emerge for the start of their 2023 UK tour- yes, Bristol was well up…