live music

• Music / Reviews

  Review: Panic Shack, Rough Trade -‘An explosion of smudged mascara and female friendship’

  Girls having fun, getting wild, and thrusting sneering social commentary into the world

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Lizzy Hardingham, Downend Folk & Roots – ‘Opens her lungs and pins the audience to the wall’

  A celebration of the power of real music in real places enjoyed by real people

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• Music / News

  Idles’ huge gigs on Queen Square build on Massive Attack’s green legacy

  The Queen Square gig organisers say they're working to make the event as sustainable as possible

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• Reviews / Fire in Your Soul

  Review: Fire in Your Soul – ‘Diving in yields pearls of connection and inspiration’

  Focused on regenerative living and holistic wellbeing, the festival forged community amid the trees

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Ann Liu Cannon, Rough Trade – ‘Fury bubbles beneath beauty’

  Radiant on a hot day, Cannon belongs in a sweet, wholesome folk club setting

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• Music / Jazz

  Forward-looking collaboration brings cutting edge jazz to St George’s

  The series begins with a contemporary electronic act from Berlin

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Japanese Breakfast, O2 – ‘Immense drama, unbridled joy’

  The band dropped into Bristol after Glastonbury on a 'makeshift tour' celebrating their new album

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• Music / gig listings

  Bristol’s month in Folk and Roots – July 2025

  While music is springing up in fields all over the place, there's plenty to enjoy in the city too

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