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Friendly Records and Lost & Grounded team up for birthday block party

By Bristol24/7  Thursday May 7, 2026

Friendly Records has teamed up with Lost and Grounded Brewers to host a one-day block party in aid of War Child UK.

The event, celebrating Friendly Records’ 10th birthday, will take place at Lost and Grounded’s taproom on Saturday.

The taproom will be transformed into a live music venue for the day, welcoming around 700 people for music, beer and food.

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The line-up includes DJ sets from IDLES, DJ Krust, DJ Format, Claude Cooper, Heavenly Jukebox, Andy and Nancy Smith, Zee & Ethos, alongside the Friendly Records crew.

Organisers say proceeds from a special raffle hosted by Geoff Barrow and an IDLES car boot sale will go towards supporting War Child UK’s work helping children affected by conflict.

Food will be provided by Bristol favourites Gigi’s Pizza and Ardito’s Kitchen.

To mark the anniversary, Friendly Records and Lost and Grounded have also collaborated on a special beer -Friendly Beer

To mark the anniversary, Friendly Records and Lost and Grounded have also collaborated on a special beer, “Friendly Beer” – a 3.8 per cent lager designed as a summer festival brew, with its first pours available at the event.

The event, celebrating Friendly Records’ 10th birthday, will take place at Lost and Grounded’s taproom

Tickets are £30.00 + booking fees and available at www.10th-birthday-block-party-tickets/bristol-lost-and-grounded-brewers

All photos: Lost and Grounded

Lost and Grounded are member of the Bristol24/7 Better Business network, an initiative to help businesses thrive while creating a positive impact on Bristol and the people who live here. As part of their membership, businesses can publish member news stories like this. For more information, visit my.bristol247.com/better-business

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