2025 GIGS
ALWAYS MORE TO COME
SATURDAY 25TH JANUARY
TORMENTED IMP (Leeds)
Hardcore punk from Yorkshire featuring members of The Shits and Ona Snop. The band may be named after a Poison Idea song, but they're something much nastier indeed. EP out on Brainrotter Records.
https://brainrotterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/tormented-imp
SECOND DEATH (London)
Brutal fast punk from members of the much-missed Permission as well as Subdued, Last Affront, Powerplant, etc. Album out now on La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.
https://lavidaesunmus.bandcamp.com/album/s-t-20
DOCILE
Local metallic crust punk, think Sacrilege meets Carcass... seriously!
GET FUCKED
New Bristol two-piece sludgy hardcore. Kind of like Man Is The Bastard?
All profits donated to Bristol Kurdistan Solidarity Network. https://www.instagram.com/bristolksn/
Live at The Golden Lion, Gloucester Road, Bristol.
SUNDAY 16TH FEB
NEGATIVE GEARS (Sydney)
Punk rock from Australia which fans of Diat and Straw Man Army will love. Their latest album 'Moraliser' on Static Shock Records was easily one of the best of 2024. Excited to catch them on their first UK tour!
https://negativegears.bandcamp.com/album/moraliser
MACHIAVELLIAN ART (Midlands)
Noisy post punk with sax. Blew our heads off at Supernormal Festival. Check out their new album 'Population Control' on Riot Season Records.
https://machiavellianart.bandcamp.com/album/population-control
CAN KICKER (Cardiff)
Anarcho punk ala The Mob/Omega Tribe from across the bridge. New album expected very soon in 2025!
https://cankicker.bandcamp.com/album/st-lp
MERCY ROOM (Bristol)
Psychy hardcore punk from right here in town. One of the most exciting new bands in Bristol.
Sunday 2nd March
SHITTY FUTURES presents: LIVE PUNK MUSICS IN YOUR TOWN!!!
A hardcore punk matinee gig at Exchange raising money for Bristol Hunt Sabs
Bleaks (Scotland)
Fast, raw, unhinged hardcore from Glasgow. The clue’s in the name. New 12" out now on Icepicks At Dawn Records.
https://icepicks-at-dawn.bandcamp.com/album/bleaks-the-mess
Catastrophe (London)
London hardcore arseholes. "Back again?!" Yes. Get down the front.
https://catastropheuk.bandcamp.com/album/dead-on-arrival
Rank (Bristol)
Attractive* Negative-Approach-worship grumblers. Lock up your 5.0%+ lager.
https://rankhc.bandcamp.com/album/brave-new-lows
Skeletal Fragrance (Wiltshire)
Young skids from Wiltshitter. FFO: 18 YO mad cunts playing punk.
https://skeletalfragrance.bandcamp.com/
Doors at 1pm and show’s over by 4.
Tickets £8 in advance from Headfirst or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
Saturday 8th March
CHAIN CULT (Athens)
Well-played, moody post punk Grecians on La Vida Es En Mus. Catchy and intelligent: inflate your bouncy castles and get ready for a dance.
https://chaincult.bandcamp.com/album/harm-reduction
BRUXISM
The new wave of dark wave? Local goth punks back at it.
https://bruxism-666.bandcamp.com/album/bruxism-demo-23
MONO DOTS
Riot Grrrl pop punk locals. Poignant and fun! Tunes and brains. Get in!
https://monodots.bandcamp.com/
At the Exchange, Old Market, Bristol.
Tickets £10 in advance from Headfirst, or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
Wednesday 12th March
IGNORANCE (Helsinki)
Finnish raw d-beat madnessFFO Discharge, Rat Cage or Anti-Cimex. New record out now on Iron Lung Records.
https://ignorancepunk.bandcamp.com/album/nothing-changed
ZERO AGAIN
Post crust hardcore FFO: Slayer, Neurosis, Peni. Second LP out soon!
https://zeroagain.bandcamp.com/music
URINE MASK
Crusty, melodic hardcore, d-beat threes up. Who's in? Don't miss.
https://urinemask.bandcamp.com/album/future-trauma
At Moor Beer, St Phillips, Bristol
Tickets £10 in advance from Headfirst or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
Friday 29th March
BAD BREEDING (Stevenage)
Bad Breeding return to pummel faces and arses into oblivion. Fresh off a Japanese tour and with new 7" to boot. Beware.
https://badbreeding.bandcamp.com/
MOTHER NATURE (Leeds)
Joining the madness is Mother Nature from Leeds - members of the Flex, on Donor Records. Lo fi, gnarly fuckers.
https://mother-nature.bandcamp.com/
PLAGUE PIT
Local blackened hardcore sages join the mayhems.
https://plaguepitviolence.bandcamp.com/album/demo-24
THE CLEANSHIRTS
Pompey garage arseholes open up the show. Join the morass! Not there? You voted Trump.
At Moor Beer, St Phillips, Bristol
Tickets £10 in advance from Headfirst or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
Sunday 6th April
BIG MESS (Copenhagen)
Incredible Danish power pop/punk rock with releases out on Bristol's own Specialist Subject Records. Back for their second UK tour. Think Marked Men, Exploding Hearts, Cock Sparrer, etc.
https://bigmessdk.bandcamp.com/album/cleaning-up-with
GIMIC
Bristol's own feral hardcore punk bastards. Imagine Die Kreuzen covering The Ruts, maybe.
https://gimic.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-making-a-new-world
BRUNO & THE OUTRAGEOUS METHODS OF PRESENTATION
Punk-teen superstar Bruno backed by an onslaught of lo-fi rock'n'roll no wave pop.
https://outrageousmethodsofpresentation.bandcamp.com/album/just-sitting-around-special-edition
This is a matinee gig, doors are at 12 midday and the gig should be well-done by 4pm.
At the Exchange, Old Market, Bristol
Tickets £8 in advance from Headfirst or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
Saturday 19th April
DILLINGER FOUR (Minneapolis, USA)
Melodic punk rock heroes return to Bristol for the first time in 15 years. Champions of the midwest punk scene, D4 have released four classic albums on the Fat Wreck and Hopeless labels.
https://dillingerfour.bandcamp.com/album/midwestern-songs-of-the-americas
RAT CAGE (Sheffield)
Steel City hardcore - one of the most beloved punk bands in the country at the moment, and for good reason. Just check out their amazing album Savage Visions from last year.
https://ratcage.bandcamp.com/album/savage-visions
GIMIC (Bristol)
Bristol DIY punkers often compared to Minutemen, Nomeansno, etc.
https://gimic.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-making-a-new-world
At the Exchange, Old Market, Bristol
Saturday 17th May
MURO (Bogota)
Pounding primal, raw punk D-beat insanity... About covers it! Discharge meets Raw Power in a Bogota brawl? Discerning punks will tell you Muro is simply one of the greatest punk bands of their generation. Don't miss.
https://beachimpedimentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ataque-hardcore-punk
FUK (Bristol)
Fast as lightning punk rock heart-throbs/scene legends. Stunning live assault with sunglasses almost always in tow. Featuring Gabba from the iconic Chaos UK.
https://papagajuvhlasatelrecords.bandcamp.com/album/new-wave-of-british-punk-rock
PREY (High Wycombe)
Hardcore punk from High Wycombe. Many styles under one umbrella - hard as shit punk. Ex/current members of The Shitty Limits/PiSSer.
https://preyhardcore.bandcamp.com/album/loathing
SCAB (Pompey)
Grind, punk and mullets. What's not to love? FFO: early Napalm Death. These newbies deliver a full-frontal noise attack! From Portsmouth.
https://brainrotterrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pollute-the-world-with-noize
Tickets £10 in advance from Headfirst, or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
Friday 30th May
SHOVE (Melbourne)
Old school garagey hardcore punk from Melbourne, Australia. New LP ‘Agency’ out now on Drunken Sailor Records.
https://shovemc.bandcamp.com/album/agency
SNEER (Plymouth)
Ripping hardcore from the Ocean City. Members of Skrewball and the folks behind Crew Cuts Records.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5PhDs6HhcI
TENSION (Bristol)
Members of Perp Walk carrying the torch for Bristol hardcore. New split EP out now.
https://hollowlife.bandcamp.com/album/tension-tension-split
At Cafe Kino, Stokes Croft, Bristol
Very limited capacity so buying in advance encouraged! Tickets £12 in advance from Headfirst or in cash/person from Specialist Subject Records.
