live music

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  Review: The Psychedelic Furs, O2 Academy – ‘Cathartic sonics’

  The Furs formed in 1977 but they're still touring for good reason

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• Music / Get To Know

  Get to Know: Binbag Wisdom

  Comedy hip hop with a musical theatre twist - what's not to like?

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• Music / Bristol Sounds

  Bristol Sounds announces third headliner for 2026 summer gig series

  Looking ahead to a second summer of nostalgia with another 20th anniversary show

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: corto.alto, Bristol Beacon – ‘Boundary-pushing sound’

  Jazz breaks free of its confines and surges forward into the future of sound

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Gregory Alan Isakov, Bristol Beacon – ‘Echo and reverie’

  Soulful, introspective and a beautiful silky voice to boot

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Maruja, Electric Bristol – ‘Unapologetically incendiary’

  The Manchester act commanded a moshpit while their first notes were still ringing out

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: NewDad, Electric – ‘Female rage and longing’

  Irish indie rock band go big on female rage

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Shackleton Trio, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘Gloriously intricate, full of potential’

  It's all about the power of three at the north-east Bristol folk club

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