Alternative Gigs in Bristol

Q: Which venues in Bristol host alternative gigs?

alternative shows in Bristol are currently listed at Electric Bristol, O2 Academy Bristol, Thekla, Exchange Bristol, Bristol Beacon, The Louisiana.

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There are 102 upcoming alternative gigs listed in Bristol. The next is JOE JACKSON - HOPE AND FURY TOUR 2026 at Bristol Beacon on Tuesday 29 September 2026. Alternative shows in the city are currently listed at Electric Bristol, O2 Academy Bristol, Thekla, Exchange Bristol, Bristol Beacon, The Louisiana.

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Tue 29 Sep JOE JACKSON - HOPE AND FURY TOUR 2026 Tuesday 29 September, 19:30 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Wed 30 Sep Arkells: Between Us Tour Wednesday 30 September, 19:00 · The Fleece Tickets
Fri 2 Oct SOUTH SUMMIT Friday 2 October, 19:30 · The Louisiana Tickets
Sat 3 Oct the olllam Saturday 3 October, 18:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Sat 3 Oct LIGHT ASYLUM (US) Plus Special Guests Saturday 3 October, 19:00 · Zed Alley Tickets
Wed 7 Oct The Hoosiers Wednesday 7 October, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Wed 7 Oct Theatre Wednesday 7 October, 19:30 · The Louisiana Tickets
Thu 8 Oct Ben Ellis Thursday 8 October, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Thu 8 Oct Alison Moyet Thursday 8 October, 19:00 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Fri 9 Oct The Lemonheads Friday 9 October, 18:30 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Sat 10 Oct Oktoberfest: Bristol vs Bavaria Saturday 10 October, 15:00 · Full Moon & Attic Bar Tickets
Sat 10 Oct We Are Scientists Saturday 10 October, 18:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Sun 11 Oct Jamie McIntyre Sunday 11 October, 19:30 · The Louisiana Tickets
Mon 12 Oct Saint Clair Monday 12 October, 19:00 · The Louisiana Tickets
Tue 13 Oct John 5 Tuesday 13 October, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Tue 13 Oct Dylan Flynn and the Dead Poets Tuesday 13 October, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Tue 13 Oct Matilda Mann Tuesday 13 October, 19:00 · Trinity Tickets
Wed 14 Oct Band of Horses - Celebrating 20 Years of Everything All The Time Wednesday 14 October, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Wed 14 Oct Don Broco Wednesday 14 October, 19:00 · Prospect (Bristol) Tickets
Wed 14 Oct Charlie Smith // How Dare She // Sam.Ellia // Tash George Wednesday 14 October, 20:00 · The Old England Pub £6 Tickets
Thu 15 Oct Garage Flower Thursday 15 October, 19:00 · Rough Trade Bristol Tickets
Sun 18 Oct MAKESHIFT ART BAR Sunday 18 October, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Wed 21 Oct Florentenes Wednesday 21 October, 19:00 · Rough Trade Bristol Tickets
Thu 22 Oct Chameleons Thursday 22 October, 19:00 · Prospect (Bristol) Tickets
Thu 22 Oct WHY HORSES? Thursday 22 October, 19:00 · The Croft Tickets
Fri 23 Oct PANCHIKO Friday 23 October, 18:30 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Fri 23 Oct LENE LOVICH UK 2026 TOUR Friday 23 October, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Fri 23 Oct James Smith Friday 23 October, 19:00 · Rough Trade Bristol Tickets
Sun 25 Oct ARLO PARKS - DESIRE TOUR Sunday 25 October, 19:00 · The Prospect Building Tickets
Tue 27 Oct beaux Tuesday 27 October, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Tue 27 Oct KatzPascale Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 · Bristol Strange Brew Tickets
Thu 29 Oct Huey Morgan Thursday 29 October, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Fri 30 Oct Transvision Vamp,Plus support-Yee Loi Friday 30 October, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Sun 1 Nov Von Hertzen Brothers (Acoustic Enough) Sunday 1 November, 19:30 · Trinity Arts Centre £29 Tickets
Mon 2 Nov Chloe Slater Monday 2 November, 19:00 · Thekla Tickets
Wed 4 Nov Bleary Eyed Wednesday 4 November, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Wed 4 Nov MOON WALKER Wednesday 4 November, 19:30 · The Louisiana Tickets
Thu 5 Nov Overpass Thursday 5 November, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Thu 5 Nov Overpass Thursday 5 November, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Thu 5 Nov Cassia Thursday 5 November, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Sat 7 Nov Exchange Takeover Saturday 7 November, 12:30 · Exchange Bristol £10 Tickets
Mon 9 Nov MX Lonely Monday 9 November, 19:00 · The Croft Tickets
Thu 12 Nov The Rifles Thursday 12 November, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Fri 13 Nov Soil Friday 13 November, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Fri 13 Nov THE CLAUSE Friday 13 November, 19:00 · Trinity Arts Centre Tickets
Wed 18 Nov Soft Machine - LIVE at the Jam Jar Wednesday 18 November, 19:30 · The Jam Jar Tickets
Thu 19 Nov CONVERGE Thursday 19 November, 18:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Thu 19 Nov The Bracknall - Bristol Thursday 19 November, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol £20 Tickets
Thu 19 Nov Hey, Nothing Thursday 19 November, 19:00 · Bristol Strange Brew Tickets
Fri 20 Nov KING NO ONE Friday 20 November, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Fri 20 Nov Just Like Heaven: Alt 80s Night (Bristol) Friday 20 November, 22:30 · The Lanes £7–£9 Tickets
Sat 21 Nov Yard Act Saturday 21 November, 19:00 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Sun 22 Nov Hothouse Flowers Sunday 22 November, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Tue 24 Nov Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Tuesday 24 November, 19:00 · Trinity Tickets
Wed 25 Nov OPUS KINK Wednesday 25 November, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Graham Coxon Wednesday 25 November, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Wed 25 Nov Fat Dog Wednesday 25 November, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Thu 26 Nov Ash Thursday 26 November, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Thu 26 Nov The Pretty Reckless Thursday 26 November, 19:00 · The Prospect Building Tickets
Thu 26 Nov The Guest List Thursday 26 November, 19:30 · The Fleece Tickets
Fri 27 Nov The Orb + Ozric Tentacles Friday 27 November, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Sat 28 Nov Reverend and The Makers Saturday 28 November, 18:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Sat 28 Nov The Damned - Final Damnation 50 Saturday 28 November, 19:00 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Mon 30 Nov Airflo - Bristol Monday 30 November, 19:30 · Exchange Bristol £11 Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Keyside Wednesday 2 December, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Wed 2 Dec Cherryholt Wednesday 2 December, 19:30 · The Louisiana Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Bleech 9:3 Thursday 3 December, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Thu 3 Dec Boy Harsher Thursday 3 December, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Westside Cowboy Friday 4 December, 18:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Fri 4 Dec THESE WICKED RIVERS Friday 4 December, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Fri 4 Dec Electric Six Friday 4 December, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Sat 5 Dec Razorlight - 'America' 20th Anniversary Tour Saturday 5 December, 19:00 · The Prospect Building Tickets
Sun 6 Dec The Hara Sunday 6 December, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Thu 10 Dec Big Country + Evan Peter's Alarm Thursday 10 December, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Fri 11 Dec Sevendust Friday 11 December, 18:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Fri 11 Dec Ocean Colour Scene Friday 11 December, 19:00 · The Prospect Building Tickets
Sat 12 Dec SLIFT Saturday 12 December, 18:30 · Thekla Tickets
Fri 15 Jan The Rezillos Friday 15 January, 19:00 · Thekla Tickets
Thu 28 Jan Dead Poet Society Thursday 28 January, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Wed 3 Feb THE SCRATCH Wednesday 3 February, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Sun 14 Feb Suicide Commando Sunday 14 February, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Mon 22 Feb South Arcade Monday 22 February, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Tue 23 Feb In Color Tuesday 23 February, 19:00 · Exchange Bristol Tickets
Tue 2 Mar Kalandra – The Other Side Release Tour 2027 Tuesday 2 March, 19:00 · Trinity Tickets
Tue 2 Mar Sleeping with Sirens - An Ending In Itself Tour Tuesday 2 March, 19:00 · The Prospect Building Tickets
Thu 4 Mar The Rasmus Thursday 4 March, 19:00 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Fri 5 Mar The Menzingers Friday 5 March, 18:30 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Sat 6 Mar The View Saturday 6 March, 18:30 · Electric Bristol Tickets
Mon 8 Mar Medium Build Monday 8 March, 19:00 · Thekla Tickets
Thu 11 Mar POKEY LAFARGE Thursday 11 March, 19:00 · The Lantern, Bristol Beacon Tickets
Fri 12 Mar Chris Helme (The Seahorses) Friday 12 March, 19:30 · Louisiana £18 Tickets
Sun 14 Mar Arthur Hill Sunday 14 March, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Mon 15 Mar Arthur Hill Monday 15 March, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Sat 20 Mar EMO FESTIVAL Saturday 20 March, 18:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Sun 21 Mar Dirty Sound Magnet Sunday 21 March, 19:00 · The Fleece £15 Tickets
Wed 24 Mar Graveyard & Blues Pills + Spiders Wednesday 24 March, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Thu 25 Mar Elliot Minor - It Wasn't Just a Phase Thursday 25 March, 19:00 · O2 Academy Bristol Tickets
Wed 5 May Bec O'Malley Wednesday 5 May, 19:00 · The Louisiana Tickets
Wed 5 May Palace Wednesday 5 May, 19:30 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Tue 11 May Supergrass Tuesday 11 May, 19:00 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Sat 22 May Kings of Convenience Saturday 22 May, 19:00 · Bristol Beacon Tickets
Fri 28 May Shindig Festival Friday 28 May, 12:00 · Charlton Park Estate Tickets

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Alternative gigs in Bristol: your questions

How many alternative gigs are on in Bristol?

There are 102 upcoming alternative gigs listed in Bristol. The next one is JOE JACKSON - HOPE AND FURY TOUR 2026 at Bristol Beacon on 29 September 2026.

Which venues in Bristol host alternative gigs?

Alternative shows in Bristol are currently listed at Electric Bristol, O2 Academy Bristol, Thekla, Exchange Bristol, Bristol Beacon, The Louisiana.