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LYR
A black and white, stylistically grainy photograph of three people posing together, sat in front of a flower bed and a concrete wall.

Tue 5 May 2026

20:00

Indie

Post-Punk

Rock and Pop

LYR

Plus Yoshika Colwell

Lantern Hall

Nubiyan Twist

Thu 7 May 2026

19:00

Jazz

Part of DIASPORA! Festival

Nubiyan Twist

Plus support from O.

Electric Bristol

DJ Sparks

Friday evenings during term time

Education

DJ Sparks

Ages 12-18

The Cellars

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Stars and Stories
A medium sized choir standing professionally in a church like hall.

Sat 9 May 2026

Choral

Classical

Community

Stars and Stories

Melody Makers Choir Celebrate 10 years of singing

Lantern Hall

Stephen Sanchez
A person in black trousers and a red suit jacket exaggeratedly reaching for the left leg whilst looking behind them.

Sat 9 May 2026

19:00

Rock and Pop

Stephen Sanchez

Plus support from Tors

Beacon Hall

Jethro Tull
Five people stand sit and stand in in a wood

Sun 10 May 2026

19:30

Folk

Prog

Rock and Pop

Jethro Tull

The Curiosity Tour

Beacon Hall

Dur-Dur Band
A trio on stage playing guitar, saxophone and singing passionately. They're dressed in traditional East African attire.

Sun 10 May 2026

20:00

Funk

Rock and Pop

Somali Funk

Soul

Diaspora! Festival

Dur-Dur Band

Plus support from Geo Baddoo

Lantern Hall

Studio Sparks

Monday evenings during term time

Education

Studio Sparks

Ages 12-18

The Cellars

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Beacon Session Singers: Auditions Now Open
A duo tone microphone.

Mon 11 May–Sat 4 Jul 2026

Community

Education

Calling all singers in Bristol aged 14-18!

Beacon Session Singers: Auditions Now Open

The Cellars

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Songwriting Sparks
Four people standing on stage. Two are singing. One plays guitar. One plays drums.

Monday evenings during term time

Education

Songwriting Sparks

Ages 12-18

The Cellars

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Joshua Burnside
A double exposure photo of a person wearing a plaid shirt with short brown hair standing outside an old building.

Mon 11 May 2026

19:30

Folk

Joshua Burnside

Plus Lemoncello

Lantern Hall

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Nick Mohammed is Mr. Swallow: Show Pony
A person wearing a suit clings to carousel-style toy horse in front of a blue backdrop.

Tue 12 May 2026

19:30

Comedy

Nick Mohammed is Mr. Swallow: Show Pony

Plus support TBA

Beacon Hall

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Carly Pearce
A person with long blond hair wearing a white sequin dress stands looking concerned in front of a dressing room mirror with bulb lights and flowers.

Wed 13 May 2026

19:00

Americana

Country

Rock and Pop

Carly Pearce

Plus support

Beacon Hall

Really Good Time
Three polaroids of serious looking people wearing

Wed 13 May 2026

19:00

Art Rock

Post-Punk

Rock and Pop

Really Good Time

Plus support from Wyrd Mons

The Croft

Skinshape
A person with long hair wearing a baseball cap back-to-front, dark sunglasses, and a white t-shirt stands looking thoughtful against a summer evening sky.

Wed 13 May 2026

20:00

Electronic

Funk

Reggae

Rock and Pop

Skinshape

Plus support from Yuuf

Lantern Hall

Beth Hart
A person with tattoos and hair covering their face singing passionately into a microphone.

Thu 14 May 2026

19:00

Rock and Pop

Beth Hart

Plus support: Wille and the Bandits

Beacon Hall

Submotion Orchestra
Five people dressed in coats stand against a backdrop of atmospheric fairy lights.

Thu 14 May 2026

19:00

Dub

Electronic

Experimental

Jazz

Rock and Pop

Soul

Submotion Orchestra

Lantern Hall

The International Booker Prize 2026: Shortlist Readings
Two trophies in the shape of two women. The trophies are placed on the floor in a large hall with a sign at the back reading

Fri 15 May 2026

18:30

Education

Spoken Word

The International Booker Prize 2026: Shortlist Readings

Lantern Hall

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