Thu
20
Jun

THE STRYPES + Special Guests

The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland.  The group has spent the past 18 months launching their explosive R&B assault on the clubs and festivals of Ireland, the UK and Europe, viciously hammering out a no-nonsense blues repertoire drawing from the songbooks of Chuck Ber...

Fri
21
Jun

THE BLUE AEROPLANES + Patrick Duff + These Colours

Bristol's much-loved art rockers The Blue Aeroplanes emerged in 1984 with their debut album Bop Art. They have gone on to release 10 albums to date including the critically-acclaimed Top 40 albums  Swagger and Beatsongs, and gigged extensively, including a notable tour with REM. Previous members of the Aeroplan...

Sat
22
Jun

PARLOUR FLAMES (feat. Bonehead from Oasis) + Zephyr Reign + Open to Offers + Ben Cooling

Parlour Flames is a musical collaboration between former OASIS rhythm guitarist Bonehead [aka Paul Arthurs] and the Manchester based singer songwriter Vinny Peculiar [aka Alan Wilkes].  Since leaving OASIS in 1999 Bonehead has worked on projects with Andy Rourke & Mike Joyce [The Smiths], he’s also...

Sun
23
Jun

DEERHOOF + So Cow

Deerhoof drummer Greg here to introduce you to our latest record.  We've been called a lot of things, as you know. But pop has always marked the spot on the Deerhoof treasure map. Pop = catchy  Pop = new  Pop = no rules If you want to come dance or sing karaoke with Deerhoof, you don't have...

Mon
24
Jun

BOBBY CONN + Special Guests

Bobby has equally delighted and annoyed hipsters since first appearing on the Chicago music in the mid ‘90s. Blending aggressive showmanship with an omnivorous love of musical genres, from Suicide to Streisand or from The Sweet to Stravinsky, Bobby has often irritated and provoked audiences, but never bored th...

Tue
25
Jun

SLOPPY JOE + The Unprofessionals + A Holiday Rumour + The Ashton Tucker Band + Thieves

Local showcase night. Band links above

Wed
26
Jun

SALLY BRINKWORTH + Makala Cheung & Painted Silence + With Nell & I + Beta Civilian

Local showcase night. Band links above

Thu
27
Jun

RED JASPER + Crimson Sky

Red Jasper Red Sky at Night Red Jasper will finally return to the stage on Thursday June 20th 2013 at the Fleece in Bristol. Showcasing the new line-up, you can look forward to many of the most familiar songs from their back catalogue and also played live from for the first time ever, songs from both 'Anagrama...

Fri
28
Jun

THE ORB LIVE

Founded in 1988, The Orb is a British electronic music band known for pioneering the genre of ambient house. Its early performances were inspired by ambient and electronic artists of the 1970s and 1980s, most notably Brian Eno and Kraftwerk. Equally, The Orb were heavily influenced by dub music, and much of their la...

Sat
29
Jun

MID SUMMER METAL FEST

Electric Theatre (10.30) Rated (9.45) Riot:Noise (9.00) Sound Confession (8.15) Empire (7.30) Effigies Fate (6.45) Adam Feasey and the Hellcats (6.00) From Dusk Until Dawn (5.15) K-Dogg & The Brookside Society (4.30) Clarity as Arson (3.45) Sleeping Through Disas...

Sun
30
Jun

MASSIVE 20-ACT ACOUSTIC ALL-DAYER

Jamie Edmundson (10.30pm) Milegamax (10pm) Henry Wacey (9.30pm) Louise Brent (9pm) Maxi Rai (8.30pm) Jordan & Ashley (8pm) Kate & Matt (7.30pm) Kiera Osment (7pm) Mike Garrett (6.30pm) Hana (6pm) Shannon Rose (5.30pm) Danielle Celeste (5pm) Nova (4....

Mon
01
Jul

EXiled + Terminal Moraine + Diamondback Kiss + Michael Vien

Local showcase night. Band links above

Tue
02
Jul

BOYSETSFIRE + Bane + Apologies, I Have None + Out Of Bounds

"BoySetsFire has been a band for over two decades. In that time we have played hundreds of shows to anyone that would watch us, from basements to festival audiences. We lived through the terror of rap-rock, the tyranny of nu-metal, and the dark days of pop-punk. We were around before the internet. Truth. We made dem...

Wed
03
Jul

TiLT + Dayjob + The Boulevards + Nostalgic

Local showcase night. Band links above

Thu
04
Jul

HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE + Special Guests

In the late 70's through the early 80's, all the brothers were born on the southside of Chicago, Illinois. Their family had a strong musical legacy that span the city. In 1986, their father formed "Phil Cohran and th Youth Ensemble". The eight brothers performed with their mothers, older brothers and sisters, as wel...

Fri
05
Jul

SYLVAIN SYLVAIN of NEW YORK DOLLS ft. GARY POWELL (THE LIBERTINES/DPT) + Charred Hearts + Hollywood Trash

Sylvain Sylvain was one of the creative member’s of the truly trend setting inspirational band of the seventies, The New York Dolls. Their visual style influenced the sound and the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups, and they were at pinnacle the local New York scene that later spawned The R...

Sat
06
Jul

SOUL DESTROYERS + The Ten Pound Suit Band + Soul Vaccination

The Soul Destroyers Huge Soul Band: Fourteen people, lots of action, lots of fun to a soundtrack of those great Classic Soul tunes. "The Soul Destroyers just have to be the best party band around" - Bristol Evening Post

Sun
07
Jul

12 BAND INDIE/ALT ROCK ALL-DAYER

The Novelty Items (10.30) The Damage Is Done (9.45) Holding Tides (9.00) Beat Harlows (8.15) Written In Kings (7.30) Encompass (6.45) Babies vs Rabies (6.00) Peasant's King (5.15) The Beutons (4.30)  Johnny Casino (3.45) Root Union (3.00) The Rejects (2.15)

Tue
09
Jul

TRASH TALK + Astroid Boys + Merciless Precision

Trash Talk is an American hardcore punk band from Sacramento, California, formed in 2005. Trash Talk combines hardcore punk with the aggression of power violence. They have toured all around the world including Japan and Europe, as well as performed in many festivals in support of their releases which helped give th...

Wed
10
Jul

DISSOLUTE + Shadow Of The Sun + Towers Fall + Warhead

Local showcase night. Band links above

Thu
11
Jul

ROSE BLACK + TR Clemmett + Shake The Tree + Breach & Clear

Local showcase night. Band links above

Sat
13
Jul

ALABAMA 3 (ACOUSTIC & UNPLUGGED) + Special Guests

Alabama 3 Acoustic and Unplugged is a four-piece outfit consisting of Rock Freebase (guitar), Larry Love (vocals), Aurora Dawn (vocals), and Harpo Strangelove (harmonica).  With this line up they bring a whole new dimension to the songs made famous by Alabama 3. This isn’t acid house music, this is cou...

Sun
14
Jul

RICKY WARWICK + ACOUSTIC TV (co-headliner) + Special Guests

Ricky Warwick  (Black Star Riders / Thin Lizzy / The Almighty) Tony Wright (Terrorvision) - Presenting Acoustic TV (with Milly from Terrorvision) Acoustic On Tour  July 2013 Ricky Warwick is one of the UK’s best-loved rock frontmen. Coming to prominence with The Almighty, who released 7 al...

Mon
15
Jul

7 SECONDS + The Fear + Cydernide + Thirty Six Strategies

7 Seconds is an American hardcore punk band from Reno, Nevada. Formed on January 17, 1980 by brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth. The band has gone through numerous lineup changes with the exception brothers Kevin Seconds and Steve Youth who have remained a constant throughout the band's history.  The ban...

Wed
17
Jul

FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS + Ashestoangels + Her Dark Embrace

FVK began, as legends do tend to begin, in a small not particularly mind-blowing district of our fair isle. Five whippersnappers of similar age, found each other amidst the inertia of modern living and forged friendships through shared inspirations and aspirations. As the passing of time left them in danger of st...

Thu
18
Jul

DARK DARK DARK + Love Like Birds

Who Needs Who, the new album by Dark Dark Dark, is a stirring and rich body of songs that sees the band breaking ground, and settling into the strengths of a quintet that has worked incredibly hard, both on the road and in their personal lives.  The first single, Tell Me, finds Dark Dark Dark setting a new ton...

Sat
20
Jul

THEY WILL ROCK YOU (QUEEN TRIBUTE) + Ten Percenter + The Blush

The ultimate tribute to Queen!!

Sun
21
Jul

'INTRODUCING' RECREATES 'DISCOVERY' LIVE - A DAFT UNDERTAKING

Introducinglive brings Daft Punk’s ‘Discovery’ to life Introducinglive began with a single great idea: take a classic electronic album and recreate it with a live band. Starting in 2007 with DJ Shadow’s ‘Endtroducing’, they’ve been playing to packed houses all over the UK...

Tue
23
Jul

THE HOT 8 BRASS BAND + Special Guests

Based in their home city of New Orleans, Louisiana, the Hot 8 Brass Band was founded in 1995 by Bennie "Big Peter" Pete (tuba). The original members were drawn from the Looney Tunes Brass Band and the High Steppers Brass Band. The troupe blends marching music with hip-hop, jazz and funk, offering a thrilling upda...

Thu
25
Jul

SON OF DAVE + Special Guests

“Chicago is famous for its dark, dangerous out-of-the-way blues dungeons, where the music invokes a synesthesia hologram of funky despair and the air is hot with excitement and the scent of Japanese businessmen. It was in just such a dive, a little hole-in-the-wall called Electrical Audio Studio B where I firs...

Fri
26
Jul

Western Star Records 10th Birthday PSYCHOBILLY All-Dayer feat.  Frenzy + Luna Vegas + The Bad Detectives + more

Please note: This Psychobilly all-dayer is day 1 of a TWO-DAY event. Day 2 is a ROCKABILLY all-dayer. WEEKEND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR £30 FROM THE FOLLOWING: See Tickets, Gigantic, Bristol Ticket Shop Western Star in association with Death or Glory Promotions Presents-Western Star's 10th Birthda...

Sat
27
Jul

Western Star 10th Birthday ROCKABILLY All-Dayer feat. Jack Rabbit Slim + Rusti Steel & The Star Tones + The Wolftones + more

Please note: This Rockabilly all-dayer is day 2 of a TWO-DAY event. Day 1 is a PSYCHOBILLY all-dayer. WEEKEND TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR £30 FROM THE FOLLOWING: See Tickets, Gigantic, Bristol Ticket Shop  Western Star in association with Death or Glory Promotions Presents-Wester...

Tue
30
Jul

SENSER + Subsource

Senser are currently working on a brand new album due for release in early 2013 incorporating their unique fusion of rock, metal, hiphop and alternative electronica, staying true to the sound they have been producing since 1989. Senser became known for their political lyrics and a huge live sound which gained headli...

Wed
31
Jul

EYEHATEGOD + The Gates Of Slumber

Eyehategod EYEHATEGOD is an American band from New Orleans, founded by Jimmy Bower and a different line up in 1988. As one of the most influential bands to come from NOLA, they have noted Black Flag, The Melvins and Black Sabbath as a domineering and significant influence to their sound today.That combined with t...

Fri
02
Aug

CIRCLE TAKES THE SQUARE + Code Orange Kids + Full Of Hell

With a feverish intensity and call-and-response vocals, Circle Takes The Square are one of the true forefathers of contemporary post-hardcore, screamo, emo and so on. Recording and touring for 15 years, this is a rare UK show and an even rarer Bristol appearance. If you want to see one of the most progressive, engag...

Mon
05
Aug

WE WERE PROMISED JETPACKS + Special Guests

Following closely in the footsteps of The Twilight Sad and Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks are yet another hugely talented young Scottish band added to the FatCat roster. Before even releasing a single, WWPJ have laid claim to some recent successes which bode well for the future of the band. A well r...

Wed
07
Aug

MONDO GENERATOR + Valient Thorr + Prosperina

Mondo Generator was formed in 1997 by Queens of the Stone Age bassist/singer Nick Oliveri. Initially intended as a solo/side project, the classic "Cocaine Rodeo" album was recorded that same year, but shelved until the Southern Lord label released it and its unique brand of criminal insanity to widespread acclaim an...

Thu
08
Aug

THE CASUALTIES + Special Guests

Long after it’s glory days in the early 1980s, the global punk scene by 1990 had all but died. In it’s place had sprung the benign sounds of grunge, east bay pop and metal crossover played by long haired college poets, crusty squatters and other hippie miscreants. While the rest of the world seemed conte...

Fri
09
Aug

DELPHIC - Boardmasters Warm Up + Seasfire

Perhaps the thing that’s most striking about Delphic’s second album isn’t that it’s a quantum leap forward from their debut. It is – produced by former DFA man Tim Goldsworthy and Ben Allen, whose previous work takes in everything from Animal Collective to Bombay Bicycle Club, it forsak...

Sat
10
Aug

THE ROLLIN' CLONES + Special Guests

THE ROLLIN' CLONES were formed in 1997 to celebrate the music and career of the greatest rock n' roll band of all time. Since then 'The Clones' have gone from strength to strength, playing sellout concerts at home and abroad. They enjoy the reputation of being The Best Tribute To The Rolling Stones ever.. "no others...

Tue
13
Aug

CULT OF LUNA + Blueneck + Sonance

"Cult of Luna is returning to tour in 2013, showcasing their first studio album in 5 years: ‘Vertikal’ The album will be released at the beginning of the year, and is thematically influenced by the film ‘Metropolis’: a hypnotic backdrop of machinery and repetition. Before we started writin...

Wed
14
Aug

THE CREEPSHOW + The Peacocks + Radio Nasties

Formed in Toronto, Ontario in 2005, THE CREEPSHOW has redefined the saying “No Rest For The Wicked”. Since their inception, the band has brought their genre-defying blend of country-tinged, psycho punk rock n’ roll to over 25 countries worldwide. Their passion for touring is borderline obsessive-co...

Sat
17
Aug

KING KURT + Special Guests

Although psychobilly pranksters King Kurt are best remembered for "Destination Zululand," the rambunctious smash with which they stormed the U.K. chart in 1984, to recall them purely as one-hit wonders is to decry another four years of achievement -- four further singles and two full albums also bothered the charts ...

Thu
22
Aug

THE BLACKOUT + Special Guests

Since signing with Cooking Vinyl, the progressive home to the likes of the Prodigy, Marilyn Manson, Does It Offend You Yeah? and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, The Blackout have grown from small-town heroes to a global rock force. Wind back to 2005, though, and Smith, Butler, Matthew Davies, Rhys Lewis, Gareth Lawrenc...

Fri
23
Aug

999 + Shack 42 + The Red Tears + Dischord

999 are an English punk rock/rock band, formed in London in December, 1976. Between 1978 and 2007, 999 released fourteen singles and twelve studio albums. Allmusic describe the band as "one of the longest-lived groups of the punk era.

Wed
28
Aug

DOWNSET + Anti-Vigilante

Founded in Los Angeles in the late 80′s as part of the thriving hardcore scene, downset has evolved into an icon of sorts. As the original blenders of rap, funk, hardcore, punk, metal, and socially aware lyrics, they drew influences from Black Flag to Black Sabbath, Public Enemy to Bob Marley. The band was ...

Sat
31
Aug

THE RUTLES + Special Guests

Dirk McQuickly and Ron Nasty first met in early 1959, at the now-legendary address, 43 Egg Lane, Liverpool. After teaming up with Stig O’Hara – a guitarist of no fixed hairstyle – they began playing as a three-piece. After eighteen short months, the pre-Prefab Four came across drummer Barrington Wo...

Mon
02
Sep

MERCHANDISE + Special Guests

Merchandise is a band fighting against the easy categorization reserved for abbreviated biographies. The project is equal parts punk misanthropy, maudlin balladeering, fine art, low humor, classical study, psychedelic spacecasing, mad science and pop genius. Formed as a trio in Tampa, Florida in 2008, the band ha...

Thu
05
Sep

LAUREN AQUILINA + Orla Gartland

Following the phenomenal response to her first ever UK headline shows, seventeen year old, Bristol-born Lauren Aquilina has announced her second headline tour, including a show at London’s Borderline. Lauren is a songstress armed with melancholic piano-driven melodies, propelled by her formidable lyrical abil...

Fri
06
Sep

GBH + Boots n All

GBH are known to be pioneers of the UK82 second wave of British punk rock in the 1980s, along with fellow pioneers Discharge, Broken Bones, The Exploited, The Varukers. and The Skeptix.GBH’s first LP, 'City Baby Attacked By Rats' was marked lyrically with harsh criticism of British and European culture, t...

Sun
08
Sep

PETER HOOK & THE LIGHT performing New Order's 'Movement' and 'Power, Corruption & Lies' in full

Revisiting Joy Division’s seminal albums “Unknown Pleasures” back in May 2010 for a commemorative charity concert and following it each year with a new album performed live, now including “Closer”, “Still”, “Movement” and “Power Corruption & Lies”...

Wed
11
Sep

CROWN THE EMPIRE + ISSUES + With One Last Breath

Crown the Empire Offering up what feels like a metalcore take on Linkin Park, Crown the Empire fuse electronic ambience with metal catharsis, creating a moody and dramatic sound that sets the Dallas, Texas band apart from their contemporaries.This six-piece band puts its massive ranks to good use, crafting a soun...

Sat
14
Sep

RAMMLIED (RAMMSTEIN TRIBUTE) + Special Guests

RAMMLIED were formed in the South West in 2009. Martin (Vox), Doug (Guitar), Kamil (Guitar), Das Oktopus (Drums), Lee (Bass) and Steve (Keys/Synths) are dedicated to providing the most authentic Rammstein tribute experience possible. RAMMLIED strive for total accuracy in terms of Rammstein’s sound and have ...

Tue
17
Sep

JUNIP + Special Guests

José González is describing the entire process – writing, recording, life – that went into the creation of Junip, the upcoming, self-titled album from the band he fronts alongside drummer Elias Araya and keyboardist Tobias Winterkorn, due for release on April 23rd by Mute . “All the u...

Wed
18
Sep

GIANT DRAG + Special Guests

'Waking Up Is Hard' is the first new material for seven years from LA Alt-Rockers GIANT DRAG. Hardy explains the reasons behind the hiatus in the following heartfelt statement: “This LP has been a total curse on my existence; every time I team up with a record company or person to get this thing out somethi...

Fri
20
Sep

THE PRETTY THINGS + Special Guests

In the early 1960s, three bands led the British Beat Boom: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things. The wildest, most dangerous of them all were the Pretty Things. Their hard-edged blues-rock, influenced by Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed, transformed into psychedelic rock. ‘SF Sorrow’ was the fi...

Sun
22
Sep

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE + The Defiled + Glamour Of The Kill

From underground heroes to internationally acclaimed act, hotly-tipped rockers Motionless In White have slayed audiences worldwide. With the release of their highly-anticipated second album Infamous, the scintillating sextet defiantly strides into a new era, ready to take the spotlight --- and truly make their mark....

Tue
24
Sep

MADINA LAKE - THE FAREWELL TOUR + Fearless Vampire Killers

MADINA LAKE ANNOUNCES FINAL EP & FAREWELL TOUR Madina Lake has officially announced plans for a final EP and a "Farewell UK Tour". Tentatively titled "Buena Fortuna", the band is expecting a Fall release to coincide with the tour which kicks off in September. Front man Nathan Leone says "it's been a majestic...

Wed
25
Sep

WIRE + Special Guests

Since their formation in London in 1976, the members of Wire have maintained and advanced a musical project which treats the creative potential of a rock band as a fluid, amorphous medium. As removed from self-conscious intellectualism as they are from the inherent conservatism of much rock music, Wire employ their ...

Thu
26
Sep

JANET DEVLIN + Special Guests

18 yr old Janet Devlin had very little singing experience before The X Factor, only singing in her school, pubs and local talent shows. Janet had previously uploaded videos on to her Official channel on YouTube on a regular basis, which have now reached 10.5 Million total views Worldwide. Janet had a successful r...

Fri
27
Sep

BURY TOMORROW + Very Special Guests

Bury Tomorrow have quickly become one of the most exciting bands on the world circuit. Debut album ‘Portraits’ was a prime example of how Metalcore SHOULD be done, showing flashes of brilliance usually expected from bands far older and more experienced. With equal emphasis on Heaviness and Melody, BT ...

Sat
28
Sep

St Peter's Hospice presents: THE UKELELE FUNHOUSE ORCHESTRA + KoaSound B'

A special charity night raising money for St Peter's Hospice. Welcome to a world where ukuleles boldly go where no uke has been before. More or less. The Ukulele Funhouse Orchestra puts together music and comedy - a journey through a rich musical landscape, meeting up with the Lone Ranger to find out why one c...

Sun
29
Sep

GLORYHAMMER + Special Guests

Scotland – A highland realm of mystery, wonder, and epic battles from an ancient time, shrouded by magical mists. A time of dragons and wizards, and enchanted weapons. These are the legends of the Kingdom of Fife, when the great hero Angus McFife waged an epic war against the evil wizard Zargothrax, to free th...

Thu
03
Oct

Letlive. + Special Guests

New album set for release this summer “See them now. You owe it to yourself to be part of this.”– Rock Sound “The most exciting band in the world.”– Kerrang! “Jason makes a case for the world’s most captivating frontman”– NME “The live sho...

Fri
04
Oct

MARTIN TURNER'S WISHBONE ASH + Special Guests

With millions of album sales and concert attendances worldwide, Wishbone Ash’s heritage as one of the most enduring and best loved British rock acts is assured.  Wishbone Ash was formed by West Country musicians Martin Turner and Steve Upton, who arrived in London in 1969 to embark on their musical jou...

Tue
08
Oct

TURISAS + Special Guests

Hear the roaring thunder? Finland’s finest metal export, Turisas is coming back - stronger than ever. Prepare yourselves for another wave of fist-pumping beat, catchy melodies and undisputed attitude, as the band is preparing for the launch of its 4th opus in Battle Metal. Hailing from Hämeenlinna, Fin...

Wed
09
Oct

RECKLESS LOVE + Special Guests

Reckless Love is a four-piece group from Finland that plays exceptionally good rock n' roll. With it's rousing and joyful attitude the band offers a true alternative for today's rock scene where everything seems too dull, dark and serious. Reckless Love's formula is simple; big hard rock just for the fun of it! GEN...

Thu
10
Oct

BLESSTHEFALL + Glass Cloud + Oceans Ate Alaska

Phoenix, AZ's blessthefall stormed to the forefront of the new evolution of the post-hardcore/metalcore genre with the release of critically-acclaimed second album "Witness", produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Incubus, Escape The Fate, Story Of The Year). Upon release, the album debuted in the Billboard Top 200 a...

Wed
16
Oct

DEVON SPROULE & MIKE O'NEILL

Last year, globetrotting songwriter Devon Sproule unveiled a project called Low-Key Karaoke in which she remotely duetted with fans via picture-in-picture YouTube clips. Imbreds singer Mike O'Neill took part in the experiment, and this led to the two joining forces to write and record an entire album together. The c...

Thu
17
Oct

THE STORY SO FAR + Seahaven + Save Your Breath

“the best new pop punk band on the planet” - Big Cheese “the next big thing” - Kerrang! “this is a statement of an album. With serious emotional release behind it” - Rock Sound After a triumphant headline run this May (including a sold out show at The Croft) and an appearance...

Fri
18
Oct

DEMENTED ARE GO + Go Go Cult

Demented Are Go play The Fleece

Sat
19
Oct

SPIZZENERGI + Special Guests

pizzenergi was a late 1970s English punk/New Wave band led by vocalist / guitarist Spizz. The band changed its name several times during its existence, alternate names included Athletico Spizz 80, Spizzoil and The Spizzles. They are notable as the first band to top the newly created UK Indie Chart early in 1980 with...

Sun
20
Oct

LONDON GRAMMAR + Special Guests

London Grammar are far from your average fly by night indie outfit, they make the kind of soul drenched, intimate, angst laden pop music designed to lift your heart and remind you why you love music in the first place.Hannah Reid’s vocals, whilst reminiscent of a certain Miss Welch, run an awe inspiring fine l...

Wed
23
Oct

THE APPLESEED CAST + Special Guests

Since forming in 1997, the Appleseed Cast has morphed from one of the definitive bands of the emo era into a group that has continued to open up the possibilities of rock music. Whether cloaked in delicate melodies, atmospherics and instrumental experimentation, or stripped down to the band’s spin on the basic...

Thu
24
Oct

HAWKLORDS + Mystery Chords + DJ Ian Green

Not a tribute band!  Hawklords comprise of ex-Hawkwind members, returning to The Fleece following  their amazing 2012 show playing a set of classic Hawkwind/Hawklords numbers, plus new material from their critically acclaimed 2012 album We Are One.   Hawklords are: Harvey Bainbridge: Synthesizer &a...

Sun
27
Oct

BIG COUNTRY + Special Guests

30 years on, Big Country are still as committed to the live stage and performing their unique sounding music as ever. The band recently wrapped up a successful campaign throughout Europe and the UK, culminating in a triumphant show at London’s The Forum on June 2nd. On the heels of these dates, the demand for ...

Thu
31
Oct

TOYAH + Special Guests

From punk princess to high priestess of TV, Toyah Willcox is a uniquely gifted performer. Charismatic, outspoken and impossible to categorise, she is one of Britain’s iconic household names – an award-winning rock legend as well as a much-loved actress and music composer. In a career spanning thirty y...

Fri
01
Nov

THE SLACKERS + New Town Kings

The Slackers sound is Jamaican rock n roll. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican ska/reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers), the band sees its music through an American lens. This band is equally appreciative of old blues, ...

Mon
04
Nov

GLENN TILBROOK + Special Guests

Mention Glenn Tilbrook and most people may immediately think of Squeeze. After all, with his writing partner Chris Difford, Tilbrook was responsible for Top Ten hits all around the world such as “Tempted”, “Hourglass”, “Cool For Cats” and “Up The Junction”. Ever since ...

Tue
05
Nov

VNV NATION + Special Guests

Irish/English duo VNV Nation have persistently leaped from strength to strength, over the years, emerging as a powerhouse in the alternative electronic rock and industrial scenes. Their unique sound blends thematic lyrics and emotive vocals with influences from electronic music, indie, rock, dance music, classical a...

Thu
07
Nov

THE TOY DOLLS + TV Smith

The Toy Dolls are a British Oi! / pop punk rock band, formed in 1979. Best known for their UK hit, a punk-rock cover of Nellie the Elephant, the band has released 12 albums across their career.  The Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as "Yul Brynner Was ...

Fri
08
Nov

DREADZONE + Special Guests

In 2013 Dreadzone celebrate 20 years in the game with the release of their 7th studio album 'Escapades' and a UK tour. The band, with roots in Big Audio Dynamite, have had a career which has spanned the credibility of a Creation Records release, major moves on Virgin and independent releases including through their ...

Sat
09
Nov

THE DOORS ALIVE + Special Guests

"The Doors Alive is the best Doors "tribute" band that I've seen…Sometimes they sound more like the Doors than the Doors” - Doug Cameron – Assistant road manager to The Doors 1968/69 “The Doors Alive is the closest thing you will get to being in the same room as the real thing. Close your...

Mon
11
Nov

MOUNT KIMBIE + Special Guests

Mount Kimbie are Dominic Maker and Kai Campos. The duo have developed a truly unique sound whose experimental rhythms lend themselves to the fringes of dubstep, wonky and hip hop, but ooze with emotion and echoing ambient soundscapes that take the listener to an entirely different place.  Their EPs, released...

Fri
15
Nov

COCKNEY REJECTS + Special Guests

The band were formed in  the late Seventies East London as an answer to the art school punk that had dominated the scene up until then. Fiercely working class in stance and attitude, the band eschewed the political ramblings of punk’s first wave and sang about the circumstances that surrounded them and m...

Sun
17
Nov

KING PRAWN + Random Hand + Dirty Revolution

King Prawn reunion 2013   King Prawn shall be making a long awaited return for summer festival appearances in 2013, marking 10 years since they last played and 20 years since forming in 1993.   Core band members Al Rumjen (vox), Nikolai (drums) Roger ‘Devil’ Hands (guitar) will be joined by...

Thu
21
Nov

HERE & NOW + McDowell + DJ Ian Green

Psychedelic space rockers, Floating Anarchists, stalwarts of the UK free festival scene, veterans of the Stonehenge free festivals and associates of Planet Gong return for a rare performance at The Fleece. Expect an evening of cosmic psychedelia! CURRENT MEMBERS: Keith Da Bass - Missile Bass / Vocals Mark Robso...

Sat
23
Nov

JAGUAR + Salem + Dealer + Dream Overkill

Old School Heavy Metal Night!

Sun
24
Nov

HAYSEED DIXIE + Special Guests

"Performing the complete 2001 AC/DC album plus a set of audience requests. If we've recorded it, and somebody yells it loud enough, we'll play it. If we haven't recorded it yet, and somebody yells it loud enough, we might give it a go. Join Hayseed Dixie in getting stark raving plastered."

Fri
29
Nov

TROUBLE ON THE GREEN + Special Guests

Trouble on the Green are Bristol's newest and brightest good time band. Formed in 2008, TOTG's set list covers the Beatles right through to modern day bands like the Kings of Leon, The Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics & Biffy Clyro. If your idea of a good night out is classic rock music played like it was meant t...

Mon
09
Dec

WOE, IS ME + Special Guests

When somebody stabs you in the back, don’t turnaround and do the same thing. Go directly for the face. Confront your enemies, stand up for yourself and fight through adversity: literally, figuratively and every way in between. When it comes to creating art, don’t hold back. Put it all out on the table. ...

Fri
13
Dec

THE RINKY DINKS + Special Guests

The UK's first Ukulele Supergroup! Comprising musicians drawn from a number of Bristol bands past and present and representing musical genres as diverse as hip hop, rock, house, punk and pop; The Rinky Dinks aim to wrestle back all the best tunes from the ubiquitous guitar bands! Formed in 2006, The Rinky Dink...

Mon
16
Dec

KURT VILE AND THE VIOLATORS + Special Guests

Kurt Vile (real name) has slowly, quietly become one of the great American guitarists and songwriters of our time. Kurt was born in 1980, one of ten children, and raised in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia. As a teenager, his bluegrass-loving father gifted him with a banjo, when what Kurt craved was a guitar...

Sun
29
Dec

CHAS & DAVE - A Cockney Christmas Knees Up

I n the tradition of The Kinks and the Small Faces and around the same time as Ian Dury and Squeeze, Chas & Dave wrote and recorded exceptionally witty songs about life in London, performed with a strong affection for all things English. In their case , however, the musical accompaniment to their sharply observ...

Sat
22
Mar

SECRET AFFAIR + Special Guests

Take two ambitious musicians, mix in a chunk of bitterness, add the end of the punk era and you have the recipe of how it all started.... "Step back to 1978 and crawling from the burning wreckage of the New Hearts, singer Ian Page and guitarist Dave Cairns set about rebuilding their musical world. The New Hearts ...