Bristol scene guide
Bristol scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Document. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Bristol’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Dusky: Document, Moon Club, The Clock Factory
- Drum & Bass — if you like Andy C: The Clock Factory, Sawmills, Thekla
- Garage — if you like Fred again..: The Prospect Building, The Clock Factory, Lakota
- Techno — if you like Dusky: The Island, Strange Brew, Lost Horizon
- Jungle — if you like Andy C: The Prospect Building, The Clock Factory, Sawmills
- Dubstep — if you like Flux Pavilion: The Clock Factory, The Loco Klub, Thekla
- Bass — if you like Flava D: The Prospect Building, The Clock Factory, Sawmills
Busiest venues
How big is Bristol’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 2,062 club nights across 135 venues in Bristol, featuring 1,854 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Bristol tonight.
Which Bristol venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| The Love Inn | 188 |
| Lakota | 179 |
| The Clock Factory | 162 |
| Strange Brew | 129 |
| The Croft | 104 |
| The Crown | 103 |
| The Jam Jar | 86 |
| The Loco Klub | 64 |
| Lost Horizon | 62 |
| Moon Club | 57 |
What time do Bristol club nights actually start and end?
From the 2,062 listings publishing door times: the median Bristol night opens at 22:00 — 32% open before 22:00, 68% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 319 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 18% run past 04:00 and 1% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Bristol cost?
Across the 286 listings publishing prices (14% of all nights): the median advance ticket is £8, with half of all nights between £3 and £11. 23% of listed nights are free.
When does Bristol go out?
Friday is the biggest night (35% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 69% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Bristol sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 22% · Drum & Bass 19% · Jungle 15% · Techno 11% · Garage 10% · Disco 9%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.