Your guide to the arts in Bristol: exhibitions, plays and musicals, and concerts and gigs. Plus, discover what’s on at galleries, museums and cinemas across the city.
Bristol’s very own IDLES is ready to light up Queen Square with a brand-new music event this summer. A favourite summer hangout spot, the area will transform into a Bristol ‘Block Party’ weekend with b...
One of Bristol’s oldest streets is so beloved that the Scottish post-rock group Mogwai even named a song after it! Countless stories surround the Christmas Steps – from its odd name to its scandalous history and s...
Mamma Mia, here we go again! Today (February 24) it has been announced that the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! is set to visit Bristol in November as part of a new UK tour. From West End to global phenomenon, ...
It’s an odd name, The Mount Without, thought to come from the fact that it was built outside of the city’s walls back in the early 12th century. These days, this once-abandoned church is at the centre…...
I don’t know about you – but with the sun shining in Bristol today, summertime feels not so far away! With summer comes the festival scene and this year – it’s absolutely buzzing. We can expect s...
You might be mistaken to think that St Patrick’s Day is most celebrated in Ireland. But it’s the Irish diaspora that has turned it into the huge holiday we all know it as today – with huge parades every year in pl...
“Bent coppers” are everywhere on TV and we can’t stop watching them. Line of Duty, probably the biggest police procedural the BBC had produced in decades, is all about rooting up corrupt police officers. But it’s a litt...
With a rich history spanning nearly nine centuries, Bristol Cathedral is an important cultural landmark in the city. Its walls have witnessed the captivating chants of Augustinian monks, the upheaval of the dissolution...
As Larry Williams said: “Rock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself”. There is just something about hearing those first guitar chords hit, invoking one’s inner re...
What is summer in Bristol without spending time by the harbour? This July, you’ll have one more reason to head down to the water’s edge. The indie-electronic legends Bloc Party have been announced as the first headliner...
