One of the UK’s most forward-thinking music festivals, Simple Things, returns to Bristol in 2025, transforming the city into a playground of cutting-edge sounds.
Following a standout 10th anniversary edition in 2024, Simple Things Festival is back, taking over some of Bristol’s most iconic venues for a day and night of boundary-pushing live and electronic music.
This next edition of Simple Things will build on its legacy of delivering eclectic and cutting-edge line-ups, with acts including Dry Cleaning, These New Puritans, Rich(ard) Dawson, Iglooghost, Ceephax Acid Crew and many, many more.
Tier 1 tickets are onsale now, with options to pay in installments – see below for details.
Presented by Simple Things Festival
Created by Crack Magazine, Team Love and Bristol Beacon
Performances in all venue spaces including Beacon Hall, Lantern Hall, Bridgehouse and Cellars, as well as at Strange Brew, Rough Trade, Bristol Megascreen, Sportsmans, and The Christmas Steps
Line Up
Ceephax Acid Crew
Decius
DITZ
Dry Cleaning
Factory Floor
Fievel is Glaque
Florence Sinclair
Horse Vision
Hotline TNT
Iglooghost
Jawnino
Joshua Idehen + The Social Singing Choir
Lucy Gooch
Malibu
Mandrake Handshake
Mechatok
Mystery Tiime
MOULD
Punching Bag
Rachika Nayar
Rich(ard) Dawson
The Sick Man Of Europe
Smerz | The Orielles
The Zawose Queens
These New Puritans
Tunde Adebimpe
Upchuck
Y
+ more TBA
Ticket Prices
All prices include booking fees.
Earlybird – SOLD OUT
Tier 1 – £55.00
Payment Installment Plan
£55.00 total – x2 installments of £27.50
Installment 1 – From 30 Apr – 31 Aug
Installment 2 – From 1 Sep – 15 Sep
Listen to the Simple Things 2025 playlist
Previous Festivals
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Previous Festivals
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The venue
Bristol Beacon
Getting to the venue
Location: Bristol Beacon is located in the city centre with entrances on Colston Street and Trenchard Street.
Address: Bristol Beacon, Trenchard Street, Bristol, BS1 5AR
Bicycle
Bicycle racks can be found in front of the main entrance on Trenchard Street, Colston Street, and on the city centre promenade. Find your nearest cycle routes using Cycle Planner.
Car parking
Trenchard Street multi-storey car park is 50m away directly behind Bristol Beacon.
Bristol Clean Air Zone
Bristol Beacon is inside the Bristol Clean Air Zone. Check if your vehicle will be charged and how much you’ll have to pay.
Bus
The city centre bus stop is 250m from Bristol Beacon where most bus services stop.
Access
Mobility
Bristol Beacon foyer has level access from street level with lifts to all levels and areas.
Assistance Dogs
Registered assistance dogs and emotional support animals are allowed in the venue.
Hearing Facility
There is an induction loop at the box office. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting. There is no hearing loop facility for the foyer stage.
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
We’ve got plenty of places for you to relax and refill. From coffee and cake, to delicious sharing boards, to full menus.