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A: We have two rooms of music, our main room is indie & rock through and through. Expect Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg, Wolf Alice, The Last Dinner Party, Fontaines D.C., Sam Fender, Blur, Pulp, Oasis, plus bangers from the likes of Royal Blood, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, and more.
Our second room is The Lock In, featuring the greatest hits from emo, pop-punk, metal and beyond. Expect Paramore, Neck Deep, Turnstile, A Day To Remember, Bilmuri, Linkin Park, Enter:Shikari, Lorna Shore, Knocked Loose, Alexisonfire, Spiritbox and more.
Without a doubt. Pressure has been running for sixteen years and is the biggest and best indie/alt night in the city. We are 600 capacity across two rooms plus a gorgeous on-the-water smoking deck. Our community, our DJs, and our venue is the best in not only Bristol, but the UK. We regularly see huge demand, with queues stretching out across the harbour.
Tickets are available online via Fatsoma. Advance tickets let you skip our famously long queue until 11PM. Tickets are available on the door all night, but you will have to wait. We always recommend buying advance tickets to guarantee your entry.
Yes, Pressure is completely free entry until 10PM. Though you will have to queue and time your arrival right as we see large demand for the free entry time. If you want to guarantee a speedy entry without having to worry about queuing, buy an advance ticket from Fatsoma.
We’re looking for up & coming indie bands to play out onto the dance floor at Pressure in the opening hours, submit your tracks below for a chance to get your music heard by 3000+ people a month.
We cannot guarantee that everyone submitted will be played, and we will try to contact you if you are selected. Selected acts may also be added into our contact list for support slots in Bristol, Dot to Dot Festival and Bristol Harbour Festival.