Rock & metal in City centre & Old City
in Bristol.
Bristol clubs, promoters and upcoming nights for rock & metal in City centre & Old City, each with a profile and a link to the venue or organiser’s own page.
This page lists 4 clubs and venues and 20 upcoming nights. The most-listed styles here are rock, indie and metal. Next up: Helloween Vol 1 presented by Dreem weapons? (Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9pm–11:30pm).
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Clubs & venues
Upcoming nights
- Helloween Vol 1 presented by Dreem weapons?
- Horse Jumper Of Love + special guests
- Overpass
- Krallice + special guests
- Simple Things Opening Party
- Car Bomb + Frontierer
- Simple Things Festival 2026
- Eyehategod + Rwake + Intercourse
- Babe Haven + Latter
- Naxatras + Karma Sheen
- TimeWarp
- Midnight Finale + OFFCUT + Van Stadens
- Powerplant, Turtle Boulevard & more
- Harakiri for the Sky & Sunken
- Open Return X Balloon Tomb
- Callum & The Chocolate Tarts + Honey Trap
- Evergrey
- Warning + Semantron
- CVC + special guests
- Rock'n'Roll with Rocky & The Racketeers
Questions
Which City centre & Old City clubs host rock & metal?
Mother's Ruin, The Crown, O2 Academy Bristol and Shredenhams according to our venue profiles. Check each venue’s own listings for current events.
What rock & metal nights are coming up in City centre & Old City?
Helloween Vol 1 presented by Dreem weapons? (Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9pm–11:30pm), Horse Jumper Of Love + special guests (Tue 3 Nov 2026, 7pm–10:30pm), Overpass (Thu 5 Nov 2026, 7pm–11pm), Krallice + special guests (Thu 5 Nov 2026, 7pm–10:30pm) and Simple Things Opening Party (Fri 6 Nov 2026, 6:30pm–10pm) are coming up, from our listings snapshot of 20 October 2026. Check the organiser’s page for tickets and times.
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