The Bristol live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 72 live-music rooms in Bristol, 44 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 133 events in that window and 694 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-09-02, not a census of everything that happened in it.
72
rooms tracked
44
active in 28 days
133
events, 28 days
694
events, 12 months
61% of the rooms we hold in this city announced something dated in the last four weeks. Counts are of announced, dated events at tracked venues — a coverage-weighted signal. How we count
What kind of scene is Bristol?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 31Rock / Band 13World Music 5Vocal 4Jazz 2
Which rooms in Bristol are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Louisiana Bristol | Rock / Band | 41 | 4 |
| Bristol The Fleece | Rock / Band | 34 | 4 |
| Thekla | DJ / Electronic | 34 | 3 |
| Empire Theatre | World Music | 29 | 7 |
| Mr Wolfs | Rock / Band | 29 | 7 |
| The Loco Klub | DJ / Electronic | 29 | 2 |
| O2 Academy Bristol | Rock / Band | 24 | 2 |
| Exchange Bristol | Rock / Band | 21 | 5 |
| The Packhorse | Rock / Band | 20 | 6 |
| The Lanes | Rock / Band | 19 | 5 |
| Cosies | DJ / Electronic | 19 | 4 |
| The Trinity Centre | DJ / Electronic | 18 | 3 |
Who has played Bristol this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1000mods | 2026-11-28 | 1 |
| MEUTE | 2027-04-30 | 1 |
| Daft Funk | 2026-09-18 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Bristol live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/united-kingdom/bristol/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work
Every tracked room in Bristol · The United Kingdom rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean