Music / live music
In photos: Bristol Sounds 2026
It was the hottest edition yet of the summer concert series by the harbour which held its first events in 2014.
This year Bristol Sounds combined musical nostalgia with hard-hitting classics and fresh sounds, rolling out a lineup of the Kooks, Super Furry Animals, the Streets, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Royel Otis.
Despite record-breaking temperatures the crowds, equipped with fans of all descriptions, gathered in the amphitheatre to enjoy gigs that bridged early evening sun and semi-cool after-hours darkness, and a spot of football too.
The Streets – photo: @darrencphotography
Mike Skinner – photo: @darrencphotography
The Streets – photo: @darrencphotography
Mike Skinner: ‘Trip hop made me – Get your Bristol cities out!’ – photo: @darrencphotography
All photos (except where stated): Hayley Thompson
Read next:
- Review: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Bristol Sounds – ‘Simply electrifying’
- Review: Super Furry Animals, Bristol Sounds – ‘Disparate tastes, joyfully reconciled’
- Review: The Pavilion, the Lanes – ‘The start of something’
- Review: Upchuck, Thekla – ‘The crowd grows more feral with every searing riff’
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