Gigs

“Energetic, socially conscious, captivating and undoubtedly deserving of a bigger audience.” Tamil-Swiss singer, Priya Ragu, released her debut LP “Santhosam”, to critical acclaim in 2023. She’s been on a world tour supporting the record this year and the UK dates include a show aboard Bristol’s Thekla. Support tonight comes from Yusuf Suave of RepresentAsian who […]

It’s the opening night of Cheltenham’s annual Jazz Festival and the miserable weather does not dampen spirits of the crowd pouring into the Big Top for soul legend, Dionne Warwick. The festival runs for 6 days each May at various venues across the town with a mix of free and paid for events. The Big […]

Nottingham duo, Sleaford Mods, are about to play their biggest headline show to date at London’s 10,000 capacity Alexandra Palace. Before they do, they are on a run of shows across the UK and Europe including a stop at a sold out Bristol O2 Academy.  They seem to stop off here every two years or […]

Surprisingly, this is Ashnikko’s first headline show in Bristol. Arriving the week after their huge 10,000 capacity Alexandra Palace show, the sold-out Marble Factory gig is a more intimate affair for the singer/rapper. Despite the early start, larger than usual queues stretched down the street before the 6pm door opening time as excited fans waited […]

Bassist Celia Archer tells the audience that The Big Moon’s last headline show in Bristol was at the 450-capacity The Fleece. There’s almost 4 times as many people in the room tonight which shows how they have continued to grow in popularity since the release of their debut album back in 2017. The indie quartet […]

Any sense of unease ahead of Sky Ferreira’s long-awaited Bristol debut is quickly and loudly dismantled by the 60 minutes of electrifying goth pop lapped up by this adoring audience. Of course, that uncertainty is not unfounded. Sky’s career has had more stop-starts than probably any other musician in recent history. It’s been 11 years […]

If you went to an indie disco, festival or even turned on the radio at any point between 2004 and 2009 then part of your life was soundtracked by The Zutons. The Liverpudlian indie band split 15 years ago but have now regrouped for their Nile Rodgers and Ian Broudie-produced fourth album, “The Big Decider”. […]

The queue for Holly Humberstone’s Bristol gig loops around the Beacon’s foyer long before doors are due to open. It is not dissimilar to waiting for a major pop act’s arena show; a mix of ages, younger audience members carrying homemade signs and dressed in Holly’s trademark y2k grunge aesthetic. The BRIT award-winning singer-songwriter was […]