Bristol New Music 2026 - Dates, Tickets & Lineup

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Bristol New Music

Arnolfini Arts, Bristol

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Tickets

Fest TimelineUpdated: 11 Apr 2026

Today

10 Jan

Early bird on sale

10 Jan

Lineup announced

31 Jan

Day tickets on sale

31 Jan

Full lineup announced

6 Feb

Tickets on sale

22–26 Apr

Bristol New Music 🎉

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Key Info

About

Bristol New Music is a biennial festival of contemporary music and sound, spread across multiple venues in the city. It covers a wide range of territory — concerts, audiovisual installations, and club nights — with a focus on experimental, classical,…

Website

bristolnewmusic.org

Genres

ElectronicExperimentalTechnoJazzFolkClassical

Date

22 - 26 April, 2026

Location

Arnolfini Arts, Bristol

Size

Tiny · <1k

Established

2014, Running 12 years

Vibe

You move between proper concert halls, churches, and intimate gig rooms on foot, and the crowd is clearly there to really listen , expect a lot of standing in the dark, absorbing something you've never heard before and couldn't quite explain afterwards.

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city centreintimatesensible bedtimemusic nerdsuni crowdspace to dancecome as you aretrain-friendly

WHAT PEOPLE SAID

“Open-minded crowd, expect the unexpected”

“Genre-fluid, largely unclassifiable music”

“Cult following, obscure lineup names”

“Sells out fast, plan ahead”

“Shifts between intimate gigs and large halls”

LineupUpdated: 20 Apr 2026

Full lineup

Hatis Noit

Emptyset

KMRU

claire rousay

Orcutt Shelley Miller

Lucy Railton

Ex-Easter Island Head

Merope

Cara Tolmie

Rian Treanor

Saint Abdullah

Eomac

Rebecca Salvadori

FRANKIE

Kelman DuranGHOST DUBSErwan KeravecOlukemi LijaduHarry Górski-BrownWojciech RusinPhaedra EnsembleBill Orcuttperforming as Orcutt Shelley MillerSteve Shelleyperforming as Orcutt Shelley MillerEthan Millerperforming as Orcutt Shelley MillerYUNISCole PuliceEliana GlassYas ClarkeShui Mo Ensemble

TicketsUpdated: 11 Apr 2026

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