Live music, indie & rock in October 2026
in Bristol.
Live music, indie & rock nights and gigs in Bristol dated October 2026, picked by the styles each listing names, soonest first.
This page lists 26 upcoming nights. The most-listed styles here are jazz, folk and rock. Next up: The Sun Kings (Thu 29 Oct 2026, 5pm–12am).
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Upcoming nights
- The Sun Kings
- Jasmine Jethwa + special guests
- Sexteto Gringo
- CHAMFER + Ashvara + Rousakis Campbell
- Rootin' & Tootin' with James Fuke
- Three Rivers Ten Year Anniversary Gig
- Nina Winder-Lind
- Qwälen + Peasants
- THE OLIVIA OLWYN BAND
- Leaping Hare String Band
- CandleLit Sessions — Sade & Beyond
- A 2 STORY COLLAPSE + Left With Silence + The Minority
- Greenbank Folk Club - Autumn Ceilidh 2026
- NEWBERRY & BERGE
- Helloween Vol 1 presented by Dreem weapons?
- The Galactic Graveyard
- POCKET SUN - 'WATERCOLOURS' ALBUM LAUNCH + Claudine + More Soup DJ
- Greg Sterland and his Yard Dogs Spooky Bash
- HALLOWEEN NIGHT at The Two Suns
- DISORDER/BOZOS/JED & THE MICROWAVE/VELOCETTE
- Rob Heron & Conrad Bird
- Neirin / Electric Kool Aid / Unicorn Dream / Parental Guidance
- Halloween Party ft Kayco' & Betty Spooks
- PROPAGANDA. halloween party. indie clubnight. the fleece
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Music this month: House music · Techno · Drum & bass and jungle · UK garage & bassline · Dubstep & bass music · Disco, funk & soul · Live music, indie & rock · Electro, acid & breaks · Hip hop, grime & R&B · Halloween club nights · Rock & metal · Punk & post-punk · Indie & alternative · Jazz & blues · Folk & Americana · Latin & reggaeton · Pop, chart & throwback
Venues this month: Lakota · Thekla · The Fleece · Clock Factory · Strange Brew · The Croft · Exchange · The Jam Jar · Bristol Beacon
Area & music: Live music, indie & rock in Stokes Croft & St Pauls · Live music, indie & rock in St Jude’s · Live music, indie & rock in City centre & Old City · Live music, indie & rock in Harbourside · Live music, indie & rock in Old Market, Easton & Lawrence Hill · Live music, indie & rock in Gloucester Road & Montpelier · Live music, indie & rock in Clifton & Hotwells · Live music, indie & rock in Bedminster & Southville · Live music, indie & rock in Totterdown & Brislington · Live music, indie & rock in Temple Meads, Redcliffe & St Philips
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By area: Stokes Croft & St Pauls · St Jude’s · City centre & Old City · Harbourside · Old Market, Easton & Lawrence Hill · Gloucester Road & Montpelier · Clifton & Hotwells · Bedminster & Southville · Easton & St George · Redland, Cotham & Kingsdown · Totterdown & Brislington · Temple Meads, Redcliffe & St Philips
By music: House music · Techno · Drum & bass and jungle · UK garage & bassline · Dubstep & bass music · Reggae, dub & dancehall · Disco, funk & soul · Live music, indie & rock · Electro, acid & breaks · Hip hop, grime & R&B · Student nights · Halloween club nights · Rock & metal · Punk & post-punk · Indie & alternative · Jazz & blues · Folk & Americana · Latin & reggaeton · Afrobeats & amapiano · Classical & orchestral · Pop, chart & throwback