TUESDAY 05/02

Shotgun drum & bass sessions, Faraway Cocktail Club. 8PM-1AM // Shotgun Barbers’ weekly DnB session; featuring sets from some established names, followed by an open decks session – open to vinyl or digital DJs. FREE

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Ghetts, Thekla. 7PM-11PM // More than a decade on from grime masterpiece Ghetto Gospel, pioneering MC Ghetts delivers his New Testament live at Thekla. Tickets >>

THURSDAY 07/02

Slum Village and Abstract Orchestra, Trinity. 7PM-11PM //This is a collaboration not to be missed. The Detroit hip hop legends and renowned all-star hip hop orchestra come together to deliver some Slum Village classics as you’ve never heard them before. Tickets >>

Fofoulah, The Canteen. 9PM-1AM // Fofoulah fuse West African percussion, dub-style bass lines and Western electro-pop with soulful Senegalese vocals. FREE

SATURDAY 09/07

Leah Senior, The Crofters Rights. 8PM-10.15PM // It’s been a long time coming, but Flightless Records’ Leah Senior is finally hitting Bristol as part of her first-ever European tour. FREE

Boca 45, The Gallimaufry. 7PM-2AM // Boca 45 will be spinning some tunes at The Galli in a triple celebration of his 45th year, forthcoming album and the launch of an eponymous new beer he’s brewed up with Bristol Beer Factory. FREE

Gorgon City, O2 Academy & SWX. 7PM-4AM // Dance music giants Gorgon City bring their  Escape tour to Bristol – playing a live show first at O2 Academy, before heading over to SWX’s Codec until late. O2 Academy tickets >> // SWX tickets >> 

SUNDAY 10/02

Kamchatka, The Lanes. 8PM-11.20PM // Blues tinged ’70s styled, Swedish hard rockers Kamchatka return to The Lanes for a night of stoner, psychedelic rock. Tickets >> 

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