Bristol Ukulele Festival was founded in 2019 by ukulele teacher Danielle Greenwood of the Uke Lift Project. After teaching ukulele in Bristol for many years, Danielle decided it was high time to celebrate the talents of ukulele players from Bristol and beyond. The first festival was held in September 2019 at Alchemy 198 on Gloucester Road....
Open and empty is how Darden Smith describes the west Texas landscape that inspired his wildly creative new multi-media project, Western Skies. Comprising a new studio record, a book of photography, lyrics, and essays, and an accompanying album of readings set to music, the collection is an immersive journey through a world both real and...
Hello, Seann here. Did you know that comedians have to write their own blurb? I find that absolutely insane. What am I meant to say? “I’m fantastic, come and look at me talk”? I don’t know. It’s me. I do stand-up. I guess I can start with the fact I renamed the tour. Sticking with...
For our season finale, the Be-Bop Club welcomes one of the UK's finest saxophone players, Ed Jones. The club will then be taking a break over the summer and will be back in September. Over the last 20 years or so award-winning saxophonist Ed Jones has established himself as one of the most innovative and sought after...
Finally, it's time! The hosts of the critically acclaimed, smash-hit number 1 LuAnna: The Podcast are now coming to a venue near you. Get ready to join in with the girls' famous chat, rants and bants. Naughty confessions, topical chat, and their typical honesty and oversharing is guaranteed to make for a great night out...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Carey Marx featuring Jenny Collier plus compere Tom Toal. Carey Marx is an unapologetic gagsmith. The jokes are short and sharp, often uncomfortably so, as any morality is sacrificed on the altar of quick laughs. And there’s no better way of guaranteeing a reaction than storming headlong into decidedly dodgy...
Staff and customers vote with their feet. What does your business stand for? Leading local food & drink brands are responding to issues such as retaining staff, rising costs and staying true to values in times of change. We invite founders to discuss the choices and challenges that have shaped their brands. What they've learned...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Jayde Adams featuring Joey Page plus compere Luke Honnoraty Award-winning comedian and proud Bristolian Jayde Adams is an uncut gem; a force of nature; dangerous and unafraid; the future.. it’s safe to say that when Dawn French says “Jayde Adams is the 3rd funniest woman in the world. Fact,” she might...
Stand Up For The Weekend with Chris Kent featuring Robin Morgan plus compere Tom Toal Hailing from ‘The Rebel County’ (That’s Cork for anyone outside Ireland!), Chris Kent gave up the day job as an electrician, to pursue his calling in comedy. Having shared the stage with the likes of Bill Burr, Dylan Moran, David O’ Doherty,...
Join Tez Ilyas, and a special guest, for a fun evening of his trademark riotous crowd participation. A hilarious and intimate show with author and the star of The Tez O’Clock Show (Channel 4), TEZ Talks (BBC Radio 4) and the multi-award-winning Man Like Mobeen (BBC Three). Excitingly, each ticket INCLUDES the newly released...
Bill Kirchen Band with special guest James Oliver Upon tallying how many decades he’s worked as a professional guitar slinger, Telecaster master Bill Kirchen quips, “Well, they don't make 50 years like they used to.” They don’t often make careers like his, either. From performing with his Who Knows Pickers jug band in Ann Arbor...
Magic Mushrooms are leading the current psychedelic renaissance as they may unlock key questions to understand the mind, treat depression and increase wellbeing. Join Dr. Chris Timmermann, from the Centre for Psychedelic Research, as we explore the avenues of the psychedelic revolution in mental health and the pharmacology of psilocybin. Christopher Timmermann (PhD) is a...
