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Tue 4 - Sun 8 Nov 2025

Simple Things Festival 2025

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Simple Things returns to Bristol in 2025 for its eleventh edition with a week of boundary-breaking events celebrating contemporary music culture.

The buildup to the main event gets underway from Tuesday 4 November with Moin. On Thursday 6 November, iconic electronic duo Autechre perform live at Prospect Building. The Friday night sees Daniel Avery opens the festival with a live set at Bristol Beacon, before Simple Things festival takes over some of Bristol’s most iconic venues on Saturday 8 November.

More shows will be added to the week’s programme very soon – sign up to Simple Things’ e-list to be the first to know.

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

Festival Programme

Moin
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Tue 4 Nov 2025

19:30

Post Rock

Rock and Pop

Simple Things Festival 2025

Moin

Plus special guests

Beacon Hall

John Maus
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Wed 5 Nov 2025

19:30

Indie

Rock and Pop

Simple Things Festival 2025

John Maus

Plus special guests

Beacon Hall

Autechre. Twentytwentyfive
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Thu 6 Nov 2025

18:00

Electronic

Experimental

Rock and Pop

Simple Things Festival 2025

Autechre. Twentytwentyfive

Plus Mark Broom

The Prospect Building

Daniel Avery (LIVE)
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Fri 7 Nov 2025

Electronic

Simple Things Festival 2025

Daniel Avery (LIVE)

Plus special guests

Beacon Hall

Simple Things Festival 2025 - Saturday
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Sat 8 Nov 2025

Contemporary

Electronic

Indie

Rock and Pop

Simple Things Festival 2025 - Saturday

Bristol Beacon

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Joep Beving
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Sun 9 Nov 2025

Classical

Simple Things Festival 2025

Joep Beving

Solipsism 10th Anniversary Tour 2025

Lantern Hall

Daniel Avery + Simple Things joint ticket (limited offer)

Fri 7 Nov & Sat 8 Nov
£72.00 incl. booking fee

For a limited time only, book for Daniel Avery and grab a Simple Things Festival ticket for a reduced price, saving over £10.00 on your ticket purchase.

 

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The venue

Beacon Hall

at Bristol Beacon

Getting to the venue

Location: Beacon Hall is located within Bristol Beacon. Head to Level 1 and follow signs to find the auditorium.

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 200m 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

Most bus services stop in and around the city centre promenade, 250m from Bristol Beacon.

View detailed travel information

Access

Mobility

Spaces for wheelchair users are in:

  • row S in the centre of the rear Stalls (10 spaces)
  • row Z in the left and right wings at the back of Lower Tier (4 spaces, 2 on each side),
  • row Z on the right only at the back of Upper Tier (2 spaces)

Assistance Dogs

Assistance dogs and emotional support animals are allowed in the performance space. Seats in row F are most suitable. If you prefer, you can leave your animal with a member of staff during the performance.

Hearing Facility

A Sennheiser MobileConnect assistive listening system is installed in the venue. Download the free App and use your own mobile device and headphones to listen to the performance. (Devices are available on request.)

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