16 things to do in Bristol this week, September 5-11 2022

Monday: Talk Club Southville Weekly Session, Little Yellow Cafe
Returning for their once a week session on North Street, Talk Club invites men from the Southville area (or from further afield if you fancy making the journey) to discuss how you’re feeling out of 10 in a judgement free space.

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Tuesday: Make Shift, Watershed
A space for 18-30 year old creatives to come together in Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio on the first Tuesday evening of the month. This is an opportunity to meet other creatives in the city, use one of our hot desk spaces, seek advice on your creative project or next steps in your career in a welcoming environment. At September’s event, artist Lucy J Turner will share thoughts about visual storytelling.

Watershed’s monthly Make Shift event is the perfect opportunity to regain inspiration if you’re feeling burnt out or are stuck with a project you’re working on – photo: Watershed

Tuesday: Early Morning Embodied Yoga Flow, Space 238
Rise and shine for this early morning yoga session at the Stapleton Road coffee house’s back studio. You’ll be guided through more relaxing poses, before slowly moving to more dynamic movements, finishing with a cool down, designed to start your day the most ideal way.

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Wednesday: Blood Command, Exchange
Experience the driving, emotional rocking sounds of Norwegian punk outfit Blood Command, as they come to Exchange as part of their UK tour.

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Thursday: Katy J Pearson, Trinity Centre
A magnetic blend of soaring, widescreen melodies and warm, intimate storytelling, Katy J Pearson is old fashioned country heartache and dancefloor romance combined. Her debut album, Return, saw her go from being a Bristolian newcomer to a critically-acclaimed breakthrough star.

Thursday: Journey of Discovery Tour, Royal Fort Gardens
Explore the many painted globes dotted around the gardens, and learn about their individual importance and what they represent – each covering one of the nine key themes of discovery, covering the history of Bristol, the highs and the lows.

Each globe tells a different story of a part of the history of Bristol – photo: Martin Booth

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Thursday: Strand of Oaks, Exchange
For over a decade as Strand of Oaks, Timothy Showalter “has made his mark as the mastermind auteur behind the blissed-out jams and shaggy rock mythmaking” (Rolling Stone). Following on from his 2019 record ‘Eraserland’, which earned a spot as one of NPR’s albums of the year, this year the Austin-based musician releases his eighth studio album ‘In Heaven’. Showalter’s “preference for blending the celestial touchstones of British post-punk with the sinewy qualities of his American heroes” (Pitchfork) sits at the centre of his sound, alongside his emotive, reflective lyrics.

Friday: Bristol Bears vs Bath, Ashton Gate Stadium
It’s the first game of the new Premiership season and it doesn’t get much bigger than this as Bristol welcome local rivals Bath to BS3 under the floodlights at Ashton Gate.

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Opens Friday: Crimes of the Future, Watershed
David Cronenberg offers a retro-future slice of body horror and twisted descent into madness in the striking Crimes of the Future – set in a world where the human species have adapted their biological makeup to a new synthetic environment.

Friday: Courtyard Social: Come Bye Festival Warm-Up, Propyard
A special edition of the popular Propyard Courtyard Social, as they help warm-up for the Come Bye Festival, a small 500 person festival that takes place in the Welsh mountains every September, with an ethos around each member bringing something to contribute, in whatever capacity.

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Friday: La Voix – Eighth Wonder of the World , Redgrave Theatre
The UK’s Funniest Red Head is coming! The eighth wonder of the world, the diamanté diva herself, La Voix is hot footing her way Bristol with her brand new show as the Countess of Comedy!

Saturday: Fourth birthday party, Circumstance Distillery
On the week of their first official whisky release, the Circumstance team are throwing the distillery doors open for some tasty drinks and good times. Expect music and good vibes from DJ Suzi P. Drinks from the full Psychopomp and Circumstance distilleries range. Delicious Indonesian street food from Enggi’s Kitchen. Plus a range of tasty local beers on tap from Cotham Hill’s Coffee & Beer.

The distillery is based in Redfield – Photo: Circumstance Distillery

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Saturday: Oddisee & Good Company, Trinity Centre
Brooklyn based, Washington DC born, rapper Oddisee comes backed by his 5-piece band Good Company. Reflecting the rich, musical landscape of their hometown, Oddisee & Good Company bring a vibrant mixture of jazz, funk, go-go, gospel, hip-hop, and soul.

Saturday: Paul Sinha, Hen & Chicken
Perhaps most known for being one of the Chasers on the hit ITV game show The Chase, Paul Sinha is also a well established stand up comedian. This Saturday he brings his hour to North Street’s top stand up room at the Hen & Chicken.

Sunday: DakhaBrakha, SWX
The re-opening weekend of SWX sees them invite Ukrainian Quartet DakhaBrakha for a Sunday evening show, bringing their powerful sound, combining elements of soulful Ukrainian culture with other levels of exciting world music.

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Sunday: Alfie Moore – Stealing a Living, Redgrave Theatre
In his latest stand-up show Fair Cop Alfie Moore explores theft, and honesty, whilst leading his audience through a fascinating and funny real-life investigation from his police casebook. 

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September 17-18: Tokyo World, Eastville Park
September sees Bristol’s Eastville Park play host to the iconic UK Festival: Tokyo World. Cemented as the ultimate final send off to the festival season each year, 2022 sees the bar set at a new height for this powerhouse event with a bigger and better lineup than ever before. Fans of Hip Hop, House, Techno, Disco, Drum & Bass, Jungle & RnB will need to save the date – this year’s edition is not to be missed.

Tokyo World 2022 will be taking place in the usual location of Eastville Park – Photo: Tokyo World

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September 15: Robyn Hitchcock, Redgrave Theatre
Multidisciplinary artist Robyn Hitchcock has been carving his legacy as a singular rock’n’roll troubadour for six decades. The London-born musician, poet and painter’s work spans Dadaist pop with The Egyptians and The Soft Boys’ proto-psych-punk to his expansive solo work. Hitchcock’s songwriting abounds in vivid poeticism, astute wit and sage anecdotes. His solo career, launched with the 1981 album Black Snake Diamond Röle, encompasses over 20 albums and he’s collaborated with R.E.M., Yo La Tengo and The Decemberists. More recently, Hitchcock released his first book Somewhere Apart: Selected Lyrics 1977-1997 published via his own Tiny Ghost Press imprint.

Main photo: Khris Cowley

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