Rock & metal
in Bristol.
Bristol clubs, promoters and upcoming nights for rock & metal, each with a profile and a link to the venue or organiser’s own page.
This page lists 7 clubs and venues and 97 upcoming nights. Next up: Phased Thursdays: Fez The Kid (Thu 29 Oct 2026, 10pm–3am).
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Clubs & venues
Upcoming nights
- Phased Thursdays: Fez The Kid
- Nina Winder-Lind
- Qwälen + Peasants
- A 2 STORY COLLAPSE + Left With Silence + The Minority
- Helloween Vol 1 presented by Dreem weapons?
- Rob Heron & Conrad Bird
- Halloween Party ft Kayco' & Betty Spooks
- Von Hertzen Brothers
- The Station
- Wendy Eisenberg + Patsy Delve + Elle Barker
- Horse Jumper Of Love + special guests
- GUM DISEASE + LADY GARDEN + SARAH TONIN AND THE WHORE MOANS
- Teenage Fanclub
- Overpass
- Krallice + special guests
- SARAH TONIN AND THE WHORE MOANS + Seizure Salad + CorVID + Split Lip
- Messa
- Simple Things Opening Party
- Car Bomb + Frontierer
- Toxic Melon - A Radioactive Lemon Network Event
- High Fade - Twice As Nice Tour
- Simple Things Festival 2026
- Crashdiet
- De Staat
- Anna Von Hausswolff
- Hiding Places
- Employed to Serve
- OUTNUMBERED / BEYOND / DAYS OF THUNDER / PERSUASION
- Eyehategod + Rwake + Intercourse
- Jack J Hutchinson
- Baggott Smith & Jones
- Babe Haven + Latter
- Dollhouse, Nisemono, Docile, & Public Burning
- American Aquarium
- Martial Arts
- NAP TIME + The Starry Now + The Minke Whales
- The Captain's Beard
- Naxatras + Karma Sheen
- The Clause
- Los Pirañas
- Charlie Hula - Album Launch Solo Tour
- The Silverados
- Britallica
- TimeWarp
- Smithereens
- UNDERSCORES
- Asomvel
- The Sheepdogs
- SLAK Headline
- C.O.F.F.I.N
- Urne
- Saves the Day
- Boko Yout
- Soft Machine
- Shadow of Icarus / Rizen / Landslides / Star-Struck
- INDIA JANE PARSLEY + Lille Rode + Gravitate
- De Anima
- The Bracknall
- Four Act Riot + Support from Aurelia
- Oh My God It's the Church - The Original Sinners Tour
- The Malarkey -
- POINTZERO + PVA Glue + Rat King + Lennon Love
- Elysium X Konekta X Hooney Tunes
- Midnight Finale + OFFCUT + Van Stadens
- The Big Moon
- Cheekface
- Dea Matrona
- Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats
- Årabrot
- Powerplant, Turtle Boulevard & more
- Octopig & Superseed
- Harakiri for the Sky & Sunken
- Open Return X Balloon Tomb
- MP3 CHAINSAW + GRUBBING + SINEWS + SHREDDING
- 1000Mods
- Callum & The Chocolate Tarts + Honey Trap
- Andy Twyman
- Raised By Owls – The Big Metal Gameshow
- Dessie Magee
- Wisecrack
- Evergrey
- LEAP
- World News
- GREEN STAR
- Warning + Semantron
- Jesus Jones
- CVC + special guests
- SPARKO'S GOING BACK HOME
- Oliver Thomas + Southline + Tommy and the mariners
- Fury
- Rock'n'Roll with Rocky & The Racketeers
- Compounds/Throwing Distance CHARITY EVENT
- Stoopid Events #004: Santa Slays
- The Deadlians
- DB KULT FEST
- Punk Rock Stars in Their Eyes
Questions
Which Bristol clubs and venues host rock & metal?
Mother's Ruin, The Crown, Exchange, O2 Academy Bristol, Cafe Kino, The Ill Repute and Shredenhams according to our venue profiles. Check each venue’s own listings for current events.
What rock & metal nights are coming up in Bristol?
Phased Thursdays: Fez The Kid (Thu 29 Oct 2026, 10pm–3am), Nina Winder-Lind (Fri 30 Oct 2026, 7pm–10pm), Qwälen + Peasants (Fri 30 Oct 2026, 7pm–11pm), A 2 STORY COLLAPSE + Left With Silence + The Minority (Fri 30 Oct 2026, 7:30pm–11pm) and Helloween Vol 1 presented by Dreem weapons? (Fri 30 Oct 2026, 9pm–11:30pm) are coming up, from our listings snapshot of 20 October 2026. Check the organiser’s page for tickets and times.
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