OPEN MIC
Our Open Mic is a friendly and relaxed evening of varied music, every Monday. Bring your guitar, your keyboard, your harp… Play us a song or two, have a drink on us if you do.
LIVE MUSIC
Midweek live music normally begins around 9.30pm and features a host of local, national and international talents. Expect folk, jazz, funk, blues & beyond.
DJs
There’s an exciting DJ line-up each weekend, mainly sourced from record shops local to us. Expect classic to modern soul, disco to electronica, 80′s/AOR to hip-hop. All DJs play vinyl.
Monday / Open Mic
The stage is yours each and every Monday as Chuman hosts our renowned Open Mic night. We're always on the look out for talented acts to book again - is this the start of something beautiful? Free drink for all performers. 8pm sign up
Tuesdays / Galli Live
Featuring the most exciting emerging local, national & international acts. See future stars here first - previous acts include George Ezra, Marlon Williams (NZ), Roo Panes, The Cadbury Sisters, Stevie Parker, Bad Sounds & Alex Burey to name but a few. Always free entry. See full listings
Wednesday / Waldo’s Gift
Showcasing their own brand of groove/math/jazz vibes as well as the music of their favorite composers and producers, they'll also be inviting some of Bristol's finest talent to collaborate with them.
Thursday / Backbeat
Mike Deniran is musician/composer and arranger born in South London but now establishing himself in Bristol. Though he's as comfortable on bass guitar, it's on keys that Mike will build Backbeat, bringing in an assortment of up-and-coming local musicians and bands to perform forward think Jazz, Funk & Soul every Thursday.
Friday / Children of the Sun
Soulworks DJs are joined by friends every Friday night for their selections of dusty hip hop, mellow jazz, roots, electric soul & lo-fi house.
Saturday / Satta Lites
Withdrawn (Cold Light), VMO$ (Young Echo), Windows 97 & guests by beats, bumps and bass. Heavyweight vinyl from heavyweight vinyl junkies. Early arrival recommended.
Sunday / The Bristol Sessions
The Bristol Sessions is a weekly platform for local emerging soul/R&B artists to perform with the Bristol Sessions Collective comprising some of the finest musicians Bristol has to offer. Hosted by Ruth Royall and backed by Anders Olinder (Keys), Graeme Foy (Guitar), Miguel Andrews (Drums), Ranoah (Backing Vocals), Sam Woollcott (Trombone), Nick Robinson (Saxaphone) & Jack Jowers (Trumpet)
