summer 2026

• Reviews / Dungeon synth

  Review: Dungeons of Wessex, Moor Beer – ‘Blurred the line between music and magic’

  Bristol's first dungeon-synth festival was a roaring success

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• News / bristol musicians

  ‘Hidden music festival’ promises intimate shows and warm connection

  The 500-person weekender is designed to feel communal

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• Music / live music

  In photos: Bristol Sounds 2026

  The six gig series is now over for another year

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Bristol Sounds – ‘Simply electrifying’

  OMD lit up the fourth night of the harbourside concert series

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• Theatre / The Garden Theatre

  Windmill Hill City Farm to host family-friendly summer programme

  Performances include The Wind in the Willows, Peter Rabbit and Treasure Island

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• Music / Bristol Sounds

  Super Furry Animals – ‘We were so lucky to live near Bristol’

  The Britpop heroes on lessons learnt, 'shocking' run-throughs and their new live spectacle

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• News / womad

  World’s biggest global music festival spotlights Bristol

  The festival was born in Bristol and, after 40 years, is now honouring that seminal relationship

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• Art / Arnolfini Arts

  Arnolfini to host twin summer exhibitions from Jonathan Baldock and Polly Braden

  Both collections will open on June 27 and run for three months

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