Mon
03
Jun
MACMILLAN BATTLE OF THE BANDS
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8adv | All Ages*
Ignition presents: The Macmillan Battle of the Bands FULL LINE UP: 7.30: Metastate 8.15: Through Your Eyes 9.00: With Ghosts 9.45: Future Plan 10.45: Love Tapp
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Mon
20
May
LEE THOMPSON'S SKA ORCHESTRA + The Emperials + The Simmertones
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Ska/Reggae.
The brainchild of Madness saxophonist Mr. Lee 'Kix' Thompson, Lee Thompson’s Ska Orchestra were formed, in the back streets of Hackney, in the early months of 2011. They came together from different parts of North, East, South and West London, with their common denominator being music, and in particular those ...
Tue
21
May
YOUNG KATO + Words We Live By + Open To Offers
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £5adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Since the release of the critically acclaimed Young Kato EP in the summer of 2012, Young Kato have been touring the UK tirelessly with headline shows across the country and successful support slots with a wide array of bands, including Spector, Bastille, Swim Deep, We Are Scientists and Peace. Young Kato pa...
Wed
22
May
THE BESNARD LAKES + Sweet Jane + The Leaves
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
The Besnard Lakes are a band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek (Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards) and Olga Goreas (Vocals/Bass), and completed by Kevin Laing (Drums) and Richard White (Guitar). The band gained critical attention with their second album, The Besnard Lakes Are ...
Thu
23
May
DUTCH UNCLES + Sky Larkin + Tiers
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8.50adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative, Electronica/Dance.
Dutch Uncles have announced the release, via Memphis Industries, of their new album Out of Touch in the Wild on 14th January 2013 and new single Fester on 12th November. Isn't it great to see a young band growing the old fashioned way? Three albums into their career, Manchester's Dutch Uncles, a group who ...
Fri
24
May
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING + Kalu Kalae + The Crisis Project (SOLD OUT)
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | SOLD OUT | Indie/Alternative.
Public Service Broadcastingis the corduroy-clad brainchild of London-basedJ. Willgoose, Esq.who, along with his drumming companion,Wrigglesworth, will be touring the length and breadth of the UK inMay 2013on a quest toInform-Educateand, most importantly –Entertain. Through their uniquely spell-bindinglive AV ...
Sat
25
May
DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL 2013
@ The Fleece
1:30pm | £20adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
“One of the UK’s fastest rising festivals” -NME “An eclectic mix of innovative, ground-breaking acts manage to secure the festival’s spirit and provide the musical kudos”. -Virtual Festivals “With a stunning bill and venues within yards of o...
Sun
26
May
PRINCESS CHELSEA + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
"Absolutely Sublime" - Rolling Stone“If you have a stomach for the ravishingly strange, check out Chelsea Nikkel's magical yet menacing morality tales” - The GuardianHaving been cherry picked by ALT-J for their upcoming tour, we're delighted that Princess Chelsea will be headlining the Louisiana.Princess...
Sun
26
May
FUCKED UP + Titus Andronicus + Metz
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore, Indie/Alternative.
Fucked Up Fucked Up is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Ontario. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for the album The Chemistry of Common Life. The group strays far from the standard template of four-four punk stomp, incorporating extended instrumental workouts, unusual arrangements, and lengthy exper...
Tue
28
May
STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO + Gaz Brookfield
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12.50adv | All Ages* | Ska/Reggae, Punk/Hardcore.
Streetlight Manifesto is a third wave ska punk band from East Brunswick, New Jersey, under the creative leadership of singer/guitarist Tomas Kalnoky. Since forming in 2002, the band has released four full-length albums - the band’s first album, Everything Goes Numb, released on August 26, 2003. Though the b...
Tue
28
May
CHARLIE PARR + Boat To Row + My Two Toms
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £10adv | Ages 16+ | Folk/Acoustic.
Many people play roots music, but few modern musicians live those roots like Minnesota's Charlie Parr. Recording since the earliest days of the 21st century, Parr's heartfelt and plaintive original folk blues and traditional spirituals don't strive for authenticity: They are authentic. Most of his recording...
Wed
29
May
THE DUNWELLS + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Utterly natural. There’s no more fitting description for both the music of The Dunwells as well as the story of their magical rise from the pubs of Leeds, England to an American record deal and a stunning debut album in just two short years. The group is two brothers, two cousins and totaling five best mate...
Wed
29
May
TONIGHT ALIVE + Transit + Gavin Butler (The Blackout)
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Punk/Hardcore, Pop/Mainstream.
It's an unlikely tale. Rising from the fevered hotbed of Sydney, Australia's underground hardcore scene, boy meets girl. Or rather, two boys meet girl to make kick-ass rock music. Guitarist Whakaio Taahi and his compadre bass player, Cameron Adler, needed a frontman for a rock project. Scrap that. Frontwoma...
Wed
29
May
ED HARCOURT + Catherine A.D.
@ Colston Hall 2
7:30pm | £12.50adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic, Pop/Mainstream.
“Elegant sixth album from underrated national treasure – 8/10” - Uncut The inimitable Ed Harcourt releases his new single ‘Hey Little Bruiser’ March 25th, on CCCLX, the new label set up by Sean Adams, founder of Drowned in Sound. A soaring, piano-led ode to his son (Franklyn), &ls...
Thu
30
May
THE HANDSOME FAMILY + Snowapple
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic.
This is music that moves forward by turning the clock back— haunting, primal and strangely heroic—THE LONDON TIMES Dark, elemental, mischievous and mournful —MOJO The Handsome Family is a 20-year songwriting collaboration between husband and wife. Their music has always been Americana ...
Fri
31
May
JILTED GENERATION (THE PRODIGY TRIBUTE) + Hypercharger + Reconcile + Echolounge
@ The Fleece
7:00pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Tribute.
Jilted Generation - The World's Only full live tribute band to The Prodigy - have been tearing it up around the UK and parts of Europe for over 7 years. In 2006 the band received major offers such as playing ‘The Stamford Riverside Festival’ accompanied by former Prodigy guitarist Gizz Butt, of whom l...
Fri
31
May
COASTS + Auction For The Promise Club + Ayre Point
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £5adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Coasts is the result of a unique evolutionary process, a classic example of survival of the fittest, that has seen the band evolve from various musical projects, covering an expanse range of genres. Conceived almost a year ago, this Bristol-born five-piece has a wealth of musical knowledge, which becomes glaringly a...
Sat
01
Jun
NO MEANS NO + Olanza + Dirty Steve
@ The Exchange
7:00pm | £10adv | Ages 18+ | Punk/Hardcore.
NoMeansNo from Canada, were formed in 1979 by brothers Rob Wright (bass guitar and vocals) and John Wright (drum set, keyboards and vocals). The brothers Wright began recording as a two-piece in their parents’ basement in 1979. These recordings, heard on their first two self-released 7”s, consis...
Sat
01
Jun
NOVANA + 101% PANTERA + The Vigil
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Tribute.
Novana The UK's First and Finest Nirvana Tribute Act - A touring band dedicated to bringing the music of Nirvana to people of all ages who may not have had the opportunity to see the real thing back in the 1980/90's. 101% Pantera 101% Pantera are a tribute band currently on tour in the UK to great acclaim. ...
Sat
01
Jun
SNOWBLIND (BLACK SABBATH TRIBUTE)
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Tribute.
Snowblind are by far the UK's best Black Sabbath tribute. Highly accomplished and experienced musicians sharing a great passion for early Black Sabbath in particular, resulting in an unforgettable experience for all having the privilege to see them perform. For those that missed Black Sabbath in their first incarnat...
Sun
02
Jun
MEAT PUPPETS + Schnauser
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £9.50adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative, Rock/Metal.
The legendary Meat Puppets will release their new album Rat Farm on April 16, 2013 on Megaforce Records. The Rat Farm album features the indelible Kirkwood brothers, Cris and Curt. SPIN summed up the hypnotic power by saying, "the interplay of Curt's drowsy vocals and freaky guitar can still induce vertiginous sp...
Mon
03
Jun
MMX + Natural Tendency
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £6adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Expect cinematic guitar soundscapes when Oxford band MMX come to The Louisiana. Formed out of the ashes of a former band, MMX spent most of last year locked away in the studio writing and went on to release their debut EP ‘Child’. They have since been busy playing live across the UK, determined...
Tue
04
Jun
MARNIE STERN + Sky Larkin + The Hysterical Injury
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £10adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Marnie Stern is a musician, songwriter, and guitarist from New York City, citing influences that contribute to her sound, including Hella, Lightning Bolt and Yoko Ono. In early 2007, Kill Rock Stars released her debut album, In Advance Of The Broken Arm. It was well received by critics, and most favorably by The ...
Tue
04
Jun
STREAMPUNK 2 WITH - Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream, Hip-Hop/R&B.
Mr B The Gentleman RhymerFrom deepest darkest Surrey, and with a decade of gentlemanly catterwalling under his belt, Mr.B brings you Chap-Hop, re-acquainting Hip-Hop with the Queen's English from whence it came. His legendary live recitals have earned him plaudits, largely from top shelf gentlemen's quarterlies.Rogo...
Wed
05
Jun
BARON GREENBACK + Death Of Orion + Spider Kitten + Monolithian
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £5adv | All Ages | Local Talent.
Local doom / stoner rock showcase night. Band links above
Thu
06
Jun
BILL RYDER-JONES + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart is the debut album proper by Bill Ryder-Jones. Warmly melodic, majestically textured and bravely intimate, it is the most fully-realised and deeply personal collection of songs yet from a songwriter and musician who has been quietly but seriously staking claim as one of his generation&rs...
Thu
06
Jun
EZIO + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic.
Two mad men playing Rock 'n Roll on acoustic guitars... tempered with beautiful balladsAcoustic guitars? No samples or loops? Sounds a bit like an anachronism for the year 2013, doesn't it?But what is provided by Ezio Lunedei (singer/guitarist) and Mark "Booga" Fowell (guitarist), is nothing less than an anachronism...
Fri
07
Jun
STACHURSKY + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £18adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream.
Stachursky is the biggest pop star of his native Polish dance scene. He has officially sold nearly 700,000 albums on the Polish market, with each of his albums being a huge commercial success and his events attracting tens of thousands of spectators.
Sat
08
Jun
ULTIMATE POWER CLUBNIGHT
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £5adv | Ages 18+ | Pop/Mainstream, Rock/Metal.
Ultimate Power is a night playing nothing but the greatest power ballads ever written, celebrated by the friendliest clubgoers around, creating a night of pure euphoria, and it's coming back to Bristol on Saturday June 8th!'As high octane as it is infectious - it's taking over the capital' - Time Out'The ultimate co...
Sat
08
Jun
WHOLE LOTTA LED
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £11.50adv | All Ages* | Tribute.
Whole Lotta Led - Houses Of The Holy - 40 Years Gone On 28th March 1973 Led Zeppelin released their long awaited fifth album - Houses Of The Holy. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of its release, Whole Lotta Led will be performing the album in its entirety as the second half of this show. The first half and e...
Sun
09
Jun
12 BAND ROCK/METAL ALL-DAYER
@ The Fleece
1:30pm | £5 | Local Talent.
Anima (10.30) Broken Jaw (9.45) The Plot Thickens (9.00) Valis Ablaze (8.15) Soh Cah Toa (7.30) Alive & Remain (6.45) Your Protected (6.00) Welcome Back Delta (5.15) Hellbound (4.30) Made To Waste (3.45) Milo Planes (3.00) Little Victories (2.15)
Sun
09
Jun
JOE GIDEON & THE SHARK + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £9adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
London thoroughbred brother and sister duo Joe Gideon and The Shark are a sight and sound to behold. Joe Gideon pounds bass and guitar whilst narrating his autobiographical tales of misadventure, and little sister Viva (The Shark) drives the whole thing along with glorious drums and piano and 8-track, often all at t...
Mon
10
Jun
THE WEEKS + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £6adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
"The sound of wind through the pines, bare feet brushing through leaves, snapping sticks like the spines of the weak. When we started we were small and strong at heart, five southern souls damned to speak the truth. But with this responsibility comes pain and loss. And as the years passed our numbers grew smaller, a...
Tue
11
Jun
FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS + Spectrals
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Frankie & The Heartstrings are a 5-piece band from Sunderland, Northeast, United Kingdom.Having met in early 2009 over a mutual appreciation of cocktails (lead singer Frankie Francis worked in a pub frequented by drummer Dave Harper and guitarist Michael McKnight), Sunderland indie romantics Frankie & the He...
Thu
13
Jun
DANNY BROWN + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Hip-Hop/R&B.
Danny Brown, is an American hip hop recording artist from Detroit, Michigan. Brown is known for his individuality, being described by MTV as "one of rap's most unique figures in recent memory." His 2011 album XXX, released for free online, received critical acclaim, earning him such accolades as Spin's #1 hip hop al...
Fri
14
Jun
MARK MORRISS + Sam Evans + Tom Mitchell + Wolfhound
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic.
Mark Morriss is a singer songwriter who famously made hisname fronting English indie outfit The Bluetones. Markfronted the four piece over a successful and fruitful 15year period, scoring 14 top ten singles and 3 top tenalbums, whilst touring the UK, Europe and Japan. At theback end of 2011 the decision was made to ...
Fri
14
Jun
CAUTIONERS + Hello Lazarus + ForgetMeKnot
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £4adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Cautioners are a lively Bristol 3-piece who's stated aim of 'not taking things too seriously' is belied by their ambitious arrangements and accomplished presentation. Since the soft release of their debut EP 'Mountains Over Time' in summer of 2012 they have been busy writing and recording the follow up, 'Conditional...
Sat
15
Jun
MID SUMMER SKANK ALL-DAY SKA/REGGAE FESTIVAL
@ The Fleece
12:30pm | £5adv | All Ages | Ska/Reggae.
Shoot The Moon (11.00 - 11.45) Ghouls (10.15 - 10.45) The Sneak Eazies (9.30 - 10.00) One Shot Reggae (8.45 - 9.15) Crinkle Cuts (8.00 - 8.30) Clarky Cats (7.15 - 7.45) Inner Jungle (6.30 - 7.00) The Convicts (5.45 - 6.15) The Clunks (5.00 - 5.30) SN DubStation (4.15 - 4....
Sat
15
Jun
KOFFIN KATS + Radio Nasties
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Punk/Hardcore.
More info to follow...
Sun
16
Jun
BIG DEAL + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
A lot has changed for Big Deal since the release of their critically acclaimed debut album Lights Out back in September 2011. Big Deal’s bedroom-composed songs struck a pure and resonant chord with music fans and critics all over the world. Built on the duo’s gilded melodies and just two guitars, it was ...
Sun
16
Jun
BO BRUCE + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative, Pop/Mainstream.
IMPORTANT: This show has been rescheduled from Fri 14th June to the new date of Sun 16th June. The Voice may have introduced Bo Bruce to the British public, but it was leaving the show on which she came second that set her on the path to the career she craved. Within a week of The Voice ending...
Mon
17
Jun
POLTERGEIST (feat. Will Sergeant from Echo & The Bunnymen) + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £10adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Poltergeist are an instrumental dynamic power trio featuring original Echo & the Bunymen members Will Sergeant on guitar, Les Pattinson on bass, and also featuring Nick Kilroe on drums. “We create a form of rock music with its toes paddling in the progressive ocean foam of the sixties and seventies and ...
Mon
17
Jun
CHELSEA LIGHT MOVING + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Chelsea Light Moving is the current group led by Sonic Youth founder Thurston Moore. He is the songwriter and plays over-amped hyper electric guitar and sings with raw-glam-destructo vocals. The band is a four piece featuring Samara Lubelski, who has played violin with TM on his last two solo LPs (Demolishe...
Tue
18
Jun
THE ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Pop/Mainstream, Indie/Alternative.
Following a 6-year hiatus, The Electric Soft Parade return with Brother, You Must Walk Your Path Alone; the first single from their forthcoming album IDIOTS. It's been a long six years since the band's last record, 2007's No Need To Be Downhearted, but they've not missed a step. IDIOTS is their best album y...
Tue
18
Jun
MATT CORBY + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic.
Still only in his early 20s, Matt Corby’s songs and vocals elicit a sensation that is nothing short of captivating. Having previously been compared to legendary artists such as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, Matt’s songs continue to deliver a uniqueness and maturity well beyond his years while his live per...
Wed
19
Jun
RED FANG - Only England headline show of 2013 + Desert Storm + Black Elephant
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal.
Only England headline show of 2013 Formed in 2005, Red Fang from Portland, OR is the latest effort from long time bros and collaborators Bryan Giles (Last of the Juanitas, Party Time), Aaron Beam (Dark Forces, Lachrymator), David Sullivan (Party Time, Face Down In Shit, Shiny Beast) and John Sherman (Party Time, ...
Thu
20
Jun
THE STRYPES + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative, Rock/Metal, Covers.
The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland. The group has spent the past 18 months launching their explosive R&B assault on the clubs and festivals of Ireland, the UK and Europe, viciously hammering out a no-nonsense blues repertoire drawing from the songbooks of Chuck Ber...
Fri
21
Jun
THE BLUE AEROPLANES + Patrick Duff
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Bristol's much-loved art rockers The Blue Aeroplanes emerged in 1984 with their debut album Bop Art. They have gone on to release 10 albums to date including the critically-acclaimed Top 40 albums Swagger and Beatsongs, and gigged extensively, including a notable tour with REM. Previous members of the Aeroplan...
Sat
22
Jun
THE MONGOLOIDS + Wrong Answer + Broken Teeth
@ The Exchange
7:00pm | £8adv | Ages 18+ | Punk/Hardcore.
In this day and age when it's hard to keep up with the changing tides in hardcore music, New Jersey straight edge torch bearers, The Mongoloids have found a way to continue writing unique songs and transcend the typical short life of most hardcore acts. After releasing their debut album, Time Trials in 2008, while m...
Sat
22
Jun
PARLOUR FLAMES (feat. Bonehead from Oasis) + Zephyr Reign + Open to Offers + Ben Cooling
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative, Pop/Mainstream.
Parlour Flames is a musical collaboration between former OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead [aka Paul Arthurs] and the Manchester based singer songwriter Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes]. Since leaving OASIS in 1999 Bonehead has worked on projects with Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce [The Smiths], he’s also...
Sun
23
Jun
DEERHOOF + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Deerhoof drummer Greg here to introduce you to our latest record. We've been called a lot of things, as you know. But pop has always marked the spot on the Deerhoof treasure map. Pop = catchy Pop = new Pop = no rules If you want to come dance or sing karaoke with Deerhoof, you don't have...
Sun
23
Jun
REBELUTION + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £10adv | Ages 16+ | Ska/Reggae.
On Jan 10th, 2012 the Santa Barbara, CA based band Rebelution released "Peace of Mind" through their own label 87 Music in partnership with Controlled Substance Sound Labs. Peace of Mind was released as a multi-length triple album which includes Peace of Mind: Acoustic as well as Peace of Mind: Dub. Marking the high...
Sun
23
Jun
TIM BARRY + Sam Russo
@ The Exchange
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Folk/Acoustic.
A few years back, singer-songwriter Tim Barry closed out an album by pondering his own death – and he didn't seem to mind leaving this earth too much. "Take what you want/I won't leave much," he sang. 2012 finds him in a very different place. Themes of resilience and hope flow through Barry's new record, "4...
Mon
24
Jun
BOBBY CONN + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Bobby has equally delighted and annoyed hipsters since first appearing on the Chicago music in the mid ‘90s. Blending aggressive showmanship with an omnivorous love of musical genres, from Suicide to Streisand or from The Sweet to Stravinsky, Bobby has often irritated and provoked audiences, but never bored th...
Mon
24
Jun
VINTAGE TROUBLE + Special Guests
@ Trinity Centre
7:30pm | £14adv | Ages 14+ | Pop/Mainstream.
Vintage Trouble formed in 2010 out of the ashes of a few other bands, and not by chance, Ty Taylor (vocal) and Nalle Colt (guitar) teamed up with drummer Richard Danielson and bassist Rick Barrio Dill. They entered The Bomb Shelter Studio, recorded an album's worth of material in three days, which was intended to be...
Wed
26
Jun
SALLY BRINKWORTH + Makala Cheung & Painted Silence + With Nell & I + Beta Civilian
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £5adv | All Ages | Local Talent.
Local showcase night. Band links above
Thu
27
Jun
RED JASPER + Crimson Sky
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £6adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic.
Red Jasper Red Sky at Night Red Jasper will finally return to the stage on Thursday June 20th 2013 at the Fleece in Bristol. Showcasing the new line-up, you can look forward to many of the most familiar songs from their back catalogue and also played live from for the first time ever, songs from both 'Anagrama...
Fri
28
Jun
THE ORB LIVE
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Electronica/Dance.
Founded in 1988, The Orb is a British electronic music band known for pioneering the genre of ambient house. Its early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Equally, The Orb were heavily influenced by dub music, and much of their la...
Fri
28
Jun
ALL CRAMPED UP (CRAMPS TRIBUTE) + Sheena
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Tribute.
Cramps Tribute
Sat
29
Jun
DUB COLOSSUS DUB BAND + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+
This project is the vision of Dub Colossus – Dubulah – aka Nick Page. Composer, guitarist, bass player and programmer Nick has worked with a long list of notable artists and eccentrics. From Glastonbury, to WOMAD, audiences have delighted in the big sounds created by this big band. The full 12 piece D...
Sun
30
Jun
MASSIVE 20-ACT ACOUSTIC ALL-DAYER
@ The Fleece
12:30pm | £5adv | All Ages | Folk/Acoustic, Local Talent.
Jamie Edmundson (10.30pm) Milegamax (10pm) Henry Wacey (9.30pm) Louise Brent (9pm) Maxi Rai (8.30pm) Jordan & Ashley (8pm) Kate & Matt (7.30pm) Kiera Osment (7pm) Mike Garrett (6.30pm) Hana (6pm) Shannon Rose (5.30pm) Danielle Celeste (5pm) Nova (4....
Mon
01
Jul
EXiled + Terminal Moraine + Diamondback Kiss + Michael Vien
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £5adv | All Ages | Local Talent.
Local showcase night. Band links above
Mon
01
Jul
THY ART IS MURDER + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Rock/Metal.
Australian extreme metal band, THY ART IS MURDER, have been making an unmistakeable impression in the underground metal scene since their initial conception in late 2005. They have headlined countless sold out live performances, sold over 10000 copies of their releases, received over 2 million 'fan video' plays on '...
Tue
02
Jul
HARM'S WAY + Twitching Tongues + I Exist
@ The Exchange
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Punk/Hardcore.
Info to follow...
Tue
02
Jul
BOYSETSFIRE + Bane + Apologies, I Have None
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £13adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
"BoySetsFire has been a band for over two decades. In that time we have played hundreds of shows to anyone that would watch us, from basements to festival audiences. We lived through the terror of rap-rock, the tyranny of nu-metal, and the dark days of pop-punk. We were around before the internet. Truth. We made dem...
Thu
04
Jul
HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream, Hip-Hop/R&B.
In the late 70's through the early 80's, all the brothers were born on the southside of Chicago, Illinois. Their family had a strong musical legacy that span the city. In 1986, their father formed "Phil Cohran and th Youth Ensemble". The eight brothers performed with their mothers, older brothers and sisters, as wel...
Thu
04
Jul
JOSH RECORD + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £5adv | Ages 16+ | Folk/Acoustic.
Debut ‘Bones’ EP out now Following his recent sold-out show at The Lexington, London multiple radio plays and a thumbs-up from The Sunday Times Culture, folk-soul troubadour Josh Record’s star is definitely in the ascent. Joined by his three-piece band - guitarist Tom Prothero, keyboardist Al...
Fri
05
Jul
SYLVAIN SYLVAIN of NEW YORK DOLLS ft. GARY POWELL (THE LIBERTINES/DPT) + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Punk/Hardcore, Indie/Alternative.
Sylvain Sylvain was one of the creative member’s of the truly trend setting inspirational band of the seventies, The New York Dolls. Their visual style influenced the sound and the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they were at pinnacle the local New York scene that later spawned The R...
Sun
07
Jul
ALELA DIANE + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £12.50adv | Ages 16+ | Folk/Acoustic.
Alela Diane is pleased to announce some select UK shows around the release of her 4th album, About Farewell, out June 24 in Europe and July 29 in the UK on Believe Recordings. The album serves as an eloquent goodbye to lovers from years past, coupled with some poignant last walks down memory lane. While the lyrics d...
Mon
08
Jul
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT + Special Guests
@ Moles Club
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 14+ | Rock/Metal.
The Temperance Movement are a blues-drenched, soulful, loud and explosive rock and roll band drawing on their combined influences and experience to turn heads in the music industries on both sides of the Atlantic. Formed between London and Glasgow in the summer of 2011, 5 like minded musicians decided to take a b...
Tue
09
Jul
TRASH TALK + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
Trash Talk is an American hardcore punk band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. Trash Talk combines hardcore punk with the aggression of power violence. They have toured all around the world including Japan and Europe, as well as performed in many festivals in support of their releases which helped give th...
Wed
10
Jul
DISSOLUTE + Shadow Of The Sun + Towers Fall + Warhead
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £5adv | All Ages | Local Talent.
Local showcase night. Band links above
Wed
10
Jul
MIKKY EKKO + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £8adv | Ages 16+ | Pop/Mainstream.
John Stephen Sudduth, aka Mikky Ekko, was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, son of a tar plant manager. Around age 7 his father became a preacher and relocated the family to Mississippi, moving frequently from small town to small town. Surrounded by southern gospel, poverty and the resilient past of the deep south, the...
Thu
11
Jul
GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative, Pop/Mainstream.
"This London six-piece's life-affirming melodies will remind you why you fell in love with pop." The Guardian "Such is the inherent sweetness of Goldheart Assembly’s debut that the listener can’t fail to be touched by its charms." BBC "They take a joyous acoustic beardy bunch of ideas and mess arou...
Sat
13
Jul
THE LUCID DREAM + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £5adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
'noisier northern hopes'NME Magazine'reverb drenched majesty'The Fly'beautiful traditional psychedelia'Lauren Laverne, BBC 6 Music'jangly psychedelia, listeners tip of the week'Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 2The Lucid Dream were formed in Carlisle, Cumbria, in 2008.On the back of 'Erbistock Mill' EP, and 3 sold-out 7" sin...
Sat
13
Jul
ALABAMA 3 (ACOUSTIC & UNPLUGGED) + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £16.50adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic.
Alabama 3 Acoustic and Unplugged is a four-piece outfit consisting of Rock Freebase (guitar), Larry Love (vocals), Aurora Dawn (vocals), and Harpo Strangelove (harmonica). With this line up they bring a whole new dimension to the songs made famous by Alabama 3. This isn’t acid house music, this is cou...
Sun
14
Jul
RICKY WARWICK + ACOUSTIC TV (co-headliner) + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Pop/Mainstream, Folk/Acoustic.
Singer / songwriter/guitarist Ricky Warwick was cut from the cloth of a mill workers jacket. Ricky has embraced no-frills, emotionally direct, pure music exemplified by such American influences as Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Woodier Guthrie and Steve Earle. Born in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, ...
Mon
15
Jul
7 SECONDS + The Fear + Cydernide + Thirty Six Strategies
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
7 Seconds is an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. Formed on January 17, 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes with the exception brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth who have remained a constant throughout the band's history. The ban...
Tue
16
Jul
WARM SODA + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Perfecting the blend of glitter and grime that earned Bare Wires a soft spot in the hearts of the bubblegum-popping, foot-stomping masses, Matthew Melton joins with bassist Chase Oren, guitarist Rob Good, and drummer Ian McBrayer as Warm Soda. With their debut LP, Someone For You, the outfit charts the familiar terr...
Wed
17
Jul
FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS + Ashestoangels + Her Dark Embrace
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £7adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal.
FVK began, as legends do tend to begin, in a small not particularly mind-blowing district of our fair isle. Five whippersnappers of similar age, found each other amidst the inertia of modern living and forged friendships through shared inspirations and aspirations. As the passing of time left them in danger of st...
Fri
19
Jul
DINOSAUR PILE-UP + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Formed by Matt Bigland in 2007, Dinosaur Pile-Up are an English alternative rock band, often compared with the Seattle grunge scene of the early 90s. The band released My Rock ‘n’ Roll EP in late 2008 and the Traynor 7” and The Most Powerful EP in the Universe in 2009. Also in 2009, they played ...
Sat
20
Jul
THEY WILL ROCK YOU (QUEEN TRIBUTE)
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8adv | All Ages* | Tribute.
The ultimate tribute to Queen!!
Tue
23
Jul
SIX BY SEVEN + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £10adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
Nottingham’s six. by seven, released their first album, The Things We Make to rave reviews in 1998. Five Peel Sessions followed, an appearance on ‘Later With Jools Holland’ and much touring. The band gained a strong underground following, and released four more albums. Lead singer and creative f...
Thu
25
Jul
SON OF DAVE + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
“Chicago is famous for its dark, dangerous out-of-the-way blues dungeons, where the music invokes a synesthesia hologram of funky despair and the air is hot with excitement and the scent of Japanese businessmen. It was in just such a dive, a little hole-in-the-wall called Electrical Audio Studio B where I firs...
Fri
26
Jul
Western Star Records 10th Birthday PSYCHOBILLY All-Dayer feat. Frenzy + Luna Vegas + The Bad Detectives + more
@ The Fleece
6:00pm | £16adv | All Ages*
Please note: This Psychobilly all-dayer is day 1 of a TWO-DAY event. Day 2 is a ROCKABILLY all-dayer. WEEKEND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR £30 FROM THE FOLLOWING: See Tickets, Gigantic, Bristol Ticket Shop Western Star in association with Death or Glory Promotions Presents-Western Star's 10th Birthda...
Sat
27
Jul
Western Star 10th Birthday ROCKABILLY All-Dayer feat. Jack Rabbit Slim + Rusti Steel & The Star Tones + The Wolftones + more
@ The Fleece
3:00pm | £18adv | All Ages*
Please note: This Rockabilly all-dayer is day 2 of a TWO-DAY event. Day 1 is a PSYCHOBILLY all-dayer. WEEKEND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR £30 FROM THE FOLLOWING: See Tickets, Gigantic, Bristol Ticket Shop Western Star in association with Death or Glory Promotions Presents-Wester...
Mon
05
Aug
WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Following closely in the footsteps of The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks are yet another hugely talented young Scottish band added to the FatCat roster. Before even releasing a single, WWPJ have laid claim to some recent successes which bode well for the future of the band. A well r...
Thu
08
Aug
THE CASUALTIES + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
Long after it’s glory days in the early 1980s, the global punk scene by 1990 had all but died. In it’s place had sprung the benign sounds of grunge, east bay pop and metal crossover played by long haired college poets, crusty squatters and other hippie miscreants. While the rest of the world seemed conte...
Fri
09
Aug
DELPHIC - Boardmasters Warm Up + Seasfire
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Electronica/Dance, Indie/Alternative.
Perhaps the thing that’s most striking about Delphic’s second album isn’t that it’s a quantum leap forward from their debut. It is – produced by former DFA man Tim Goldsworthy and Ben Allen, whose previous work takes in everything from Animal Collective to Bombay Bicycle Club, it forsak...
Sat
10
Aug
THE ROLLIN' CLONES + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Tribute.
THE ROLLIN' CLONES were formed in 1997 to celebrate the music and career of the greatest rock n' roll band of all time. Since then 'The Clones' have gone from strength to strength, playing sellout concerts at home and abroad. They enjoy the reputation of being The Best Tribute To The Rolling Stones ever.. "no others...
Tue
13
Aug
CULT OF LUNA + Blueneck + Sonance
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £13adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Indie/Alternative.
"Cult of Luna is returning to tour in 2013, showcasing their first studio album in 5 years: ‘Vertikal’ The album will be released at the beginning of the year, and is thematically influenced by the film ‘Metropolis’: a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition. Before we started writin...
Wed
14
Aug
THE CREEPSHOW + The Peacocks + Radio Nasties
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12.50adv | All Ages* | Folk/Acoustic, Rock/Metal, Punk/Hardcore.
Formed in Toronto, Ontario in 2005, THE CREEPSHOW has redefined the saying “No Rest For The Wicked”. Since their inception, the band has brought their genre-defying blend of country-tinged, psycho punk rock n’ roll to over 25 countries worldwide. Their passion for touring is borderline obsessive-co...
Sat
17
Aug
KING KURT + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
Although psychobilly pranksters King Kurt are best remembered for "Destination Zululand," the rambunctious smash with which they stormed the U.K. chart in 1984, to recall them purely as one-hit wonders is to decry another four years of achievement -- four further singles and two full albums also bothered the charts ...
Fri
23
Aug
999 + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
999 are an English punk rock/rock band, formed in London in December, 1976. Between 1978 and 2007, 999 released fourteen singles and twelve studio albums. Allmusic describe the band as "one of the longest-lived groups of the punk era.
Wed
28
Aug
DOWNSET + Anti-Vigilante
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore, Rock/Metal.
Founded in Los Angeles in the late 80′s as part of the thriving hardcore scene, downset has evolved into an icon of sorts. As the original blenders of rap, funk, hardcore, punk, metal, and socially aware lyrics, they drew influences from Black Flag to Black Sabbath, Public Enemy to Bob Marley. The band was ...
Thu
05
Sep
LAUREN AQUILINA + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £7adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream.
Following the phenomenal response to her first ever UK headline shows, seventeen year old, Bristol-born Lauren Aquilina has announced her second headline tour, including a show at London’s Borderline. Lauren is a songstress armed with melancholic piano-driven melodies, propelled by her formidable lyrical abil...
Fri
06
Sep
GBH + Boots n All
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Punk/Hardcore.
GBH are known to be pioneers of the UK82 second wave of British punk rock in the 1980s, along with fellow pioneers Discharge, Broken Bones, The Exploited, The Varukers. and The Skeptix.GBH’s first LP, 'City Baby Attacked By Rats' was marked lyrically with harsh criticism of British and European culture, t...
Tue
10
Sep
THE MAGIC NUMBERS (ACOUSTIC) + Special Guests
@ Colston Hall 2
7:30pm | £15adv | Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult | Pop/Mainstream, Indie/Alternative.
One of the UK’s best-loved bands, The Magic Numbers, are heading out on the road this autumn. On their first ever acoustic tour they will cover new ground by visiting a series of smaller towns. The band will play in the intimate surroundings of some of the most beautiful theatres, churches and live music ve...
Wed
11
Sep
CROWN THE EMPIRE + ISSUES + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Punk/Hardcore.
Crown the Empire Offering up what feels like a metalcore take on Linkin Park, Crown the Empire fuse electronic ambience with metal catharsis, creating a moody and dramatic sound that sets the Dallas, Texas band apart from their contemporaries.This six-piece band puts its massive ranks to good use, crafting a soun...
Thu
12
Sep
ELIZA & THE BEAR + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £5adv | Ages 16+ | Folk/Acoustic, Pop/Mainstream, Indie/Alternative.
Eliza and the Bear are an Indie/Rock/Folk band from Essex, England.
Sat
14
Sep
RAMMLIED (RAMMSTEIN TRIBUTE) + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Tribute.
RAMMLIED were formed in the South West in 2009. Martin (Vox), Doug (Guitar), Kamil (Guitar), Das Oktopus (Drums), Lee (Bass) and Steve (Keys/Synths) are dedicated to providing the most authentic Rammstein tribute experience possible. RAMMLIED strive for total accuracy in terms of Rammstein’s sound and have ...
Fri
20
Sep
THE PRETTY THINGS + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative, Pop/Mainstream, Rock/Metal.
In the early 1960s, three bands led the British Beat Boom: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things. The wildest, most dangerous of them all were the Pretty Things. Their hard-edged blues-rock, influenced by Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed, transformed into psychedelic rock. ‘SF Sorrow’ was the fi...
Tue
24
Sep
KATHRYN WILLIAMS + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £15adv | Ages 16+ | Folk/Acoustic.
"In years to come, I’ll look back at the records I’ve made and not have any regrets about a man in a suit making me fit in with fashion. They’re small, sketchy pieces. I’m not trying to make Big Art". Kathryn Williams may not be trying to make Big Art. But, for many of us, the art she make...
Tue
24
Sep
MADINA LAKE - THE FAREWELL TOUR + Fearless Vampire Killers
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream, Rock/Metal.
MADINA LAKE ANNOUNCES FINAL EP & FAREWELL TOUR Madina Lake has officially announced plans for a final EP and a "Farewell UK Tour". Tentatively titled "Buena Fortuna", the band is expecting a Fall release to coincide with the tour which kicks off in September. Front man Nathan Leone says "it's been a majestic...
Thu
26
Sep
JANET DEVLIN + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £8.50adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream.
18 yr old Janet Devlin had very little singing experience before The X Factor, only singing in her school, pubs and local talent shows. Janet had previously uploaded videos on to her Official channel on YouTube on a regular basis, which have now reached 10.5 Million total views Worldwide. Janet had a successful r...
Sat
28
Sep
St Peter's Hospice presents: THE UKELELE FUNHOUSE ORCHESTRA + KoaSound B'
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Local Talent, Covers, Pop/Mainstream.
A special charity night raising money for St Peter's Hospice. Welcome to a world where ukuleles boldly go where no uke has been before. More or less. The Ukulele Funhouse Orchestra puts together music and comedy - a journey through a rich musical landscape, meeting up with the Lone Ranger to find out why one c...
Tue
01
Oct
JIM LOCKEY & THE SOLEMN SUN + Special Guests
@ The Louisiana
7:30pm | £7adv | Ages 16+ | Indie/Alternative.
"Amazing. A beautiful piece of music with a heavy message" - Zane Lowe "A Mumford-like blend of folk, country and punk" - NME "Corking debut from rising UK rockers... Acoustic-led songs that bristle with an energy redolent of a punk rock record collection and love concerts in hot rooms. A blast" - 4/5 Kerrang!...
Thu
03
Oct
Letlive. + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal, Punk/Hardcore, Indie/Alternative.
New album set for release this summer “See them now. You owe it to yourself to be part of this.”– Rock Sound “The most exciting band in the world.”– Kerrang! “Jason makes a case for the world’s most captivating frontman”– NME “The live sho...
Fri
04
Oct
MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £14adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal.
With millions of album sales and concert attendances worldwide, Wishbone Ash’s heritage as one of the most enduring and best loved British rock acts is assured. Wishbone Ash was formed by West Country musicians Martin Turner and Steve Upton, who arrived in London in 1969 to embark on their musical jou...
Thu
10
Oct
BLESSTHEFALL + Glass Cloud + Oceans Ate Alaska
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore, Pop/Mainstream, Rock/Metal.
Phoenix, AZ's blessthefall stormed to the forefront of the new evolution of the post-hardcore/metalcore genre with the release of critically-acclaimed second album "Witness", produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Incubus, Escape The Fate, Story Of The Year). Upon release, the album debuted in the Billboard Top 200 a...
Fri
18
Oct
DEMENTED ARE GO + Go Go Cult
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
Demented Are Go play The Fleece
Sat
19
Oct
SPIZZENERGI + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £14adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
pizzenergi was a late 1970s English punk/New Wave band led by vocalist / guitarist Spizz. The band changed its name several times during its existence, alternate names included Athletico Spizz 80, Spizzoil and The Spizzles. They are notable as the first band to top the newly created UK Indie Chart early in 1980 with...
Wed
23
Oct
THE APPLESEED CAST + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Since forming in 1997, the Appleseed Cast has morphed from one of the definitive bands of the emo era into a group that has continued to open up the possibilities of rock music. Whether cloaked in delicate melodies, atmospherics and instrumental experimentation, or stripped down to the band’s spin on the basic...
Thu
24
Oct
HAWKLORDS + Mystery Chords + DJ Ian Green
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £14adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal.
Not a tribute band! Hawklords comprise of ex-Hawkwind members, returning to The Fleece following their amazing 2012 show playing a set of classic Hawkwind/Hawklords numbers, plus new material from their critically acclaimed 2012 album We Are One. Hawklords are: Harvey Bainbridge: Synthesizer &a...
Fri
01
Nov
THE SLACKERS + New Town Kings
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12.50adv | All Ages* | Ska/Reggae.
The Slackers sound is Jamaican rock n roll. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican ska/reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers), the band sees its music through an American lens. This band is equally appreciative of old blues, ...
Mon
04
Nov
GLENN TILBROOK + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £17adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream, Folk/Acoustic.
Mention Glenn Tilbrook and most people may immediately think of Squeeze. After all, with his writing partner Chris Difford, Tilbrook was responsible for Top Ten hits all around the world such as “Tempted”, “Hourglass”, “Cool For Cats” and “Up The Junction”. Ever since ...
Tue
05
Nov
VNV NATION + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £18adv | All Ages* | Electronica/Dance, Rock/Metal.
Irish/English duo VNV Nation have persistently leaped from strength to strength, over the years, emerging as a powerhouse in the alternative electronic rock and industrial scenes. Their unique sound blends thematic lyrics and emotive vocals with influences from electronic music, indie, rock, dance music, classical a...
Thu
07
Nov
THE TOY DOLLS + TV Smith
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream, Punk/Hardcore.
The Toy Dolls are a British Oi! / pop punk rock band, formed in 1979. Best known for their UK hit, a punk-rock cover of Nellie the Elephant, the band has released 12 albums across their career. The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was ...
Sat
09
Nov
THE DOORS ALIVE + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Tribute.
"The Doors Alive is the best Doors "tribute" band that I've seen…Sometimes they sound more like the Doors than the Doors” - Doug Cameron – Assistant road manager to The Doors 1968/69 “The Doors Alive is the closest thing you will get to being in the same room as the real thing. Close your...
Fri
15
Nov
COCKNEY REJECTS + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore.
The band were formed in the late Seventies East London as an answer to the art school punk that had dominated the scene up until then. Fiercely working class in stance and attitude, the band eschewed the political ramblings of punk’s first wave and sang about the circumstances that surrounded them and m...
Thu
21
Nov
HERE & NOW + McDowell + DJ Ian Green
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore, Rock/Metal.
Psychedelic space rockers, Floating Anarchists, stalwarts of the UK free festival scene, veterans of the Stonehenge free festivals and associates of Planet Gong return for a rare performance at The Fleece. Expect an evening of cosmic psychedelia! CURRENT MEMBERS: Keith Da Bass - Missile Bass / Vocals Mark Robso...
Sat
23
Nov
JAGUAR + Salem + Dealer + Dream Overkill
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £12adv | All Ages* | Rock/Metal.
Old School Heavy Metal Night!
Thu
05
Dec
MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE + Special Guests
@ Anson Rooms
7:30pm | £15adv | Ages 14+ | Punk/Hardcore, Electronica/Dance, Rock/Metal.
Mindless Self Indulgence (or MSI) is an American industrial rock band that found its origin in New York City, NY in 1997. A large influence in the band’s music comes from early 1980s culture. Frequently the music contains samples of early 80’s hip-hop or rock, as well as Atari-style beeps and to...
Mon
09
Dec
WOE, IS ME + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Punk/Hardcore, Rock/Metal.
When somebody stabs you in the back, don’t turnaround and do the same thing. Go directly for the face. Confront your enemies, stand up for yourself and fight through adversity: literally, figuratively and every way in between. When it comes to creating art, don’t hold back. Put it all out on the table. ...
Fri
13
Dec
THE RINKY DINKS + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £10adv | All Ages* | Covers, Local Talent, Pop/Mainstream.
The UK's first Ukulele Supergroup! Comprising musicians drawn from a number of Bristol bands past and present and representing musical genres as diverse as hip hop, rock, house, punk and pop; The Rinky Dinks aim to wrestle back all the best tunes from the ubiquitous guitar bands! Formed in 2006, The Rinky Dink...
Sun
29
Dec
CHAS & DAVE - A Cockney Christmas Knees Up
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £25adv | All Ages* | Pop/Mainstream.
I n the tradition of The Kinks and the Small Faces and around the same time as Ian Dury and Squeeze, Chas & Dave wrote and recorded exceptionally witty songs about life in London, performed with a strong affection for all things English. In their case , however, the musical accompaniment to their sharply observ...
Sat
22
Mar
SECRET AFFAIR + Special Guests
@ The Fleece
7:30pm | £15adv | All Ages* | Indie/Alternative.
Take two ambitious musicians, mix in a chunk of bitterness, add the end of the punk era and you have the recipe of how it all started.... "Step back to 1978 and crawling from the burning wreckage of the New Hearts, singer Ian Page and guitarist Dave Cairns set about rebuilding their musical world. The New Hearts ...
