WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2022
Marble Factory, Bristol
7:30PM – 11.00PM
Simple Things and Bristol Beacon welcome cult Aussie indie rockers Rolling Blackout Coastal Fever to The Marble Factory this May. After their 2020 record Sideways to New Italy was dubbed one of the best guitar albums of the year, the band have wasted no time in harvesting their fourth album Endless Rooms which arrives May 6th. With head-spinning riffs and a persisting nod to 80s jangle pop, Rolling Blackouts come oozing with bright and lively tones, and an energy that was destined to be on the stage.
With support from Stella Donnelly.
WEDNESDAY 25 MAY 2022
Bristol Beacon
7.30PM – 11.00PM
The critically acclaimed Anatolian rock and Turkish Psychedelic Folk band Altin Gün have built a strong reputation for fusing past and present to make brilliantly catchy, upbeat pop music, as seen with their Grammy-nominated second album, Gece.Yol continues that trend; while unveiling a number of sonic surprises. We promise it will be worth the wait.
WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 2022
Strange Brew, Bristol
8.00PM – 1.00AM
Soichi Terada’s live set knits together crisp variations on deep house from his cherished back catalogue with brand new material from his most recent album Asakusa Light. His first LP of new material in over 25 years, the album is a culmination of a successful five-year run that has seen the DJ, producer and computer game music composer discovered by a new school of clubgoers, placing him at the receiving end of long-overdue recognition beyond the borders of Japan.
With support from Ellie Stokes & Millie McKee.
SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2022
St George’s, Bristol
7.30PM – 10.30PM
Simple Things and Bristol Beacon proudly present: William Basinksi at St George’s. The ever-innovative experimental composer returns to Bristol for this intimate show with special guests. For over 30 years the classically trained musician has employed analogue tapes for his musique concrète explorations creating soundscapes that are as if a haunting, hypnotic waking dream.
TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2022
Fiddlers, Bristol
7.30PM – 11.00PM
Simple Things are proud to welcome Tirzah to Fiddlers, Bristol as part of her UK tour. Tirzah’s remarkable second album, Colourgrade is out now. The much anticipated follow up to her cult debut album Devotion (2018), Colourgrade explores recovery, gratitude and new beginnings, presenting a singer having discovered the type of love that is shared between a mother and a child for the first time, whilst simultaneously working as an artist.
With support from Still House Plants.
TUESDAY 5 OCTOBER 2022
The Fleece, Bristol
7.30PM – 11.00PM
The duo return to Bristol for another energetic and perplexing live set this autumn. Masters of merging two elements from opposite ends of a spectrum and merging them well, Jockstrap have flourished as one of the UK’s most interesting musical projects right now. The pair’s latest release ‘Concrete Over Water’ retains their mesmerising essence, leaving us even more longing for the highly-anticipated debut album.
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2022
Strange Brew, Bristol
7.30PM – 11.00PM
The much cherished post-punk trio join us in Bristol this autumn. ‘Personal Best’, the third album and their first in seven years, represents a band rebuilt from the ground up. After half a decade apart, all it took was a global pandemic to reaffirm their intense urge to create music together,and the limitations the situation brought with it ended up revolutionising their sound.
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022
The Exchange, Bristol
7.30PM – 10.30PM
The genesis of Sinead O’Brien is a culmination of pure artistic talent and chance. Her writings were scribbled down in Parisian cafes before they fell into the hands of guitarist Julian Hanson and drummer Oscar Robertson who use their craft to decorate her words. The enigmatic poet, songwriter and performer navigates spoken-word with a contemporary sonance, tinged with post-punk riffs. Her debut album Time Bend and Break the Bower arrives June 10th.
With support from Krush Puppies.
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2022
SWX, Bristol
7.00PM – 10.30PM
Seasoned experts in the experimental pop realm, Animal Collective’s legacy spans over two decades of mind-bending rhythms and enticing electronic sounds. The band have produced a colourful catalogue of music like an open sketchbook of melodic endeavours. Their latest release Time Skiffs offers the same spirit of the group’s legendary earlier work whilst continuing to do what they do best: explore new directions.
Plus special guests.