Booking Gigs in Bristol & Bath
Here are some contact details if you want to try and get a gig in Bristol or Bath. There are a number of excellent places to play in the area, covering indie/alternative, rock, electronica, folk, Americana and world music.
Bristol is also the home to The Old Duke (0117 927 7137), of one of the most famous jazz/blues bars in the country.
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Venues in Bristol - mostly indie/alternative/rock
Louisiana (The Louie) – Bathurst Terrace, Wapping Road, Bristol BS1 6UA. contact Mig Schillace e-mail: migstar007@hotmail.com
The Fleece - 12 St Thomas Street, Bristol BS1 6JJ. www.fleecegigs.co.uk contact Dave Brayley, DCB Management Ltd, 1st Floor, 30A College Green, Bristol BS1 5TB. tel: 0117 9834503 e-mail: info@gigs.demon.co.uk
Joe Public’s - Beacon House (under Habitat), 3 Queens Avenue, The Triangle, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1QU. www.joepublics.com contact Ed Gibson, Music Programmer e-mail: edjoepublics@googlemail.com
The Bierkeller – All Saints Street, Bristol BS1 2NA. tel: 0117 926 8514 www.bristolbierkeller.co.uk
Fiddlers (also know for it’s world music) - Willway Street, Bedminster, Bristol BS3 4BG. tel: 0117 987 3403
The Junction (they like their rock here) - Stokes Croft, Bristol BS1 3QP. tel: 0117 942 4470
The Horseshoe - Downend Road, Downend, Bristol BS16 6BA. tel: 0117 956 0471
The Crown (not sure if this one is still going) - tel: 0117 934 9996 e-mail: woody@hotrockspresents.com
Colston Hall - Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AQ. tel: 0117 922 3686 This is currently the largest venue in the city, but they’ve recently opened up a smaller space (with a bar) where all kinds of bands/artists can play, anything from acoustic, jazz/blues, Americana to indie/alternative.
Venues in Bristol - mostly Acoustic/Americana, some indie/alternative
The Folk House - 40a Park Street, Bristol BS1 5JG. contact Steve Parkhouse tel: 0117 926 2987 e-mail: folk_house@yahoo.co.uk
Venues in Bristol - everything from hard rock to quiet folk, comedy, film and orchestral
The Cube Microplex - 4 Princess Row, King Square, Bristol BS2 8NQ tel: 0117 907 4190 e-mail: cubeadmin@microplex.cubecinema.com
Venues in Bath - mostly indie/alternative/rock
Purr Promotions – Invention Studios, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR. www.purr.org.uk contact Tim Orchard and Dave Tinkham e-mail: d.tinkham@btopenworld.com
Go Ape! - Moles Club, 14 George Street, Bath BA1 2EN. contact Gareth Jones, GO APE! Promotions e-mail: garethgoape@yahoo.co.uk
The Wunderbar - 2 High Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2LE (about 30 minutes from Bath). contact Wilb tel: 01761 410904 e-mail: wilb@wunderbar.co.uk
Links
The following are all sites which help in some way to promote the creativity of Bristol. Their content is, however, not our responsibility. You'll find more links to great bands, labels, music nights, studios etc, when you "view all of our friends" on our My Space Site.
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