Their music doesn’t just follow the American storytelling tradition—it redefines it. Whether evoking the deep melancholy of Delta blues or the frenetic energy of punk, their sound is raw, powerful, and unmistakably their own. For over two decades, this genre-defying trio has carved out a place in the American roots scene, delivering high-energy performances that leave audiences captivated and wanting more. They've released seven studio albums and three live recordings, with their latest, Spirits, marking a return to their stripped-down roots.

+ support: Beans on toast // Sam & Richie (CC Smugglers)

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available. To reserve a limited seating spot and/or arrange a companion ticket, please contact info@trinitybristol.org.uk

Last entry: 2 hours before curfew

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

The band is composed of Joshua "Joe" Keogh, Tom Sperring, and Henry Wyeth. The band have released three full-length albums, three mini-albums, and five EPs. They have managed not just to continue but to thrive on their own terms through making music together.

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available.

Last entry: 2 hours before curfew

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

They describe their music as "a liquid meeting of musical minds and talents. A powerful elixir of cinematic British folk-rock, post-punk, organic songwriting and freefall jamming.

19:00: Doors

20:30: Last entry

23:00: Curfew

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

The festive power comes courtesy of RC1.

Line up:

- Deep medi B2B White Peach

- Glume B2B Phossa

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available

Last entry 2 hours before curfew

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

• Clothes - new, pre-loved, reworked, vintage
• Books - radical, gothic, vintage, alternative health, anime, manga, graphic novels
• Jewellery - handmade, quirky, gothic
• Household items - gemstones, incense, quirky toiletries
• Music and work from local artists

Alternative Market strives to create a welcoming environment, inclusive of all people. All donations made at the event will go towards charity. If you would like to nominate a charity to receive the donations, please contact aiden@altmarket.uk with your suggestion.

This New Years we have teamed up with trailblazers of post-lockdown Queer nightlife, Crotch, to bring you Bristol’s Loudest Queer NYE Party.

In an epic two room take over we invite you to immerse yourself in a vibrant realm of creative expression, exuberance and explosions of Queer counter-culture fury.

So... where else are you going to be?

Main Hall

A glistening range of Bristol’s iconic Queer DJs alongside Crotch’s remarkable residents will be playing  the best of House, Garage, Baile-Funk, Dubstep, Techno amidst your favourite array of Queer club classics.

• Adeevah

• Slaggamuffin

• Phia500 [Harmonia]

• TommySinewave [Crotch]

• Bendy Wendy [Crotch]

• K-RUSH [Crotch]

• Catwalk: The Cute Cartel & Bristol Ballroom

• Lightshow from AV legend Roo Macphee

Fyfe Hall

The iconic Hall will be transformed by Bristol party collective Earthwork bringing their unique vision to adorn the space with decor and lighting. Music provided by leading DJ’s in the alternative Queer scene. Genres Including: Electro, Breaks, UKB, Trance, Experimental, Techno, Funkot (Indonesian Electronic) and much more…

• Kankofski

• Space Mistress B2B Spot My G [Queerky]

• Petracore [Transgression FM]

• Tirta [Earthworks]

• Occyx [Earthworks]

Plus, it wouldn’t be Crotch without the classic dance-floor antics of The Cute Cartel and their powerful, pink, bally-clad rave misbehavior.

Chill out area

• Sofas

• Can Bar

• Welfare team

About Trinity Presents

This is part of Trinity Presents - our in-house programme of music and performance, bringing world-class artists and emerging talent to inner-city audiences.

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

About Crotch

One of the first post-lockdown Queer Club nights to flourish in Bristol, Crotch has been a melting pot of live music, DJ's and performance fueled by activism and celebrating the diversity throughout the city.

Lead by Kez [The Cute Cartel] and K-RUSH [Dons Of Disco/Conqueer] and featuring resident DJ's Bendy Wendy, Angel Mel & TommySinewave, this party powerhouse of a collective has held their heads high, sustaining a powerful reputation for almost 5 years as a bright gem is Bristol's Queer Crown.

Forever evolving with community at the heart of all they do, Crotch will always be the proud host of Queers and allies alike creating a brave and safe(r) place to party

Wild Goose Choir - Image Credits: Alastair Brookes

As part of our Community and Neighbourhoods programme, we connected with local charity, Wild Goose, to run the Wild Goose Choir - weekly singing sessions within a cafe space on Stapleton Road.

“This is a fun socially interactive group that tackles many of the difficult issues faced by service users, enabling people from all cultures, different language barriers to cohesively join together.” - Mick Connolly, Drop-in Manager, Wild Goose Cafe

The sessions took place throughout July – October 2024 and were delivered by experienced choir leaders Sophie Wilsden and Holly Jacks with support from Wild Goose Cafe staff. The sessions included a warm-up, check in, refreshments and a check-out. Participants learned songs from all across the world, in different languages, and from different cultures.

Wild Goose offer support to people to help them rebuild their lives. The cafe offers a lifeline for many people who attend drop in services to access hot meals and support services. During the sessions, the Wild Goose team and the project facilitators shared that the sessions encouraged people to spend time together, build confidence, resilience and connections.

Throughout the project, 14 people took part in Wild Goose Choir, with participants returning for regular weekly sessions. Due to the success of the project, we will be expanding the programme and working with partners to host a weekly choir for people accessing services within Trinity’s locality.

The Choir has been developed through our 'Community Connector' roles, where we are working with people living within Trinity’s locality to create a creative programme of activity. You can find out more about events and projects coming up click here to find out more

Image credit: Josephine Gyasi

As part of this years celebrations of Black History Month we invited creatives and activists in the West of England to respond to the theme ‘Reclaiming Narratives’ through the lens of Citizens For Culture’s core principles: inclusion, voice and influence In the final piece as part of the series creative producer, facilitator and DJ Josephine Gyasi shares her poem: What Are Your Plans?

Josephine Gyasi: Reclaiming Narritives

Like so many, I was once again heartbroken and deeply shaken by the killing of an innocent Black person. In a dark period of isolation, shock, and deep reflection, I wrote these words to confront the enduring evils of inequality and police brutality — injustices embedded in the very systems that still structure our society today. This piece poses a clear message and a question to every non-Black person on the planet, especially those with the greatest power and privilege.

What Are Your Plans? Created in 2020.

I’m sick of death
I’m sick to death
I’M SICK OF DEATH
From all the way over there
How could you understand
That to walk outside your door
Might mean fate has other plans
You may never return
Instead you’ll be dead
Murdered.
On the streets
Like a rodent with disease
The White Man stops you
On your way
Thinks you’ve got too much to say
So he tears away your life
Makes you beg
And plead
And pray
We ask ourselves, why?
But the question is, why not?
Why would The White Man change?
With no orders from the top?
No justice
No peace
No racist police
The blood is on your hands
The blood is on your hands
The blood is on your hands
So, Mr White Man…
What are your plans?

Watch "What Are Your Plans" on Vimeo

Purchase "What Are Your Plans" Print: A3 size, 2 cm border, unframed, £33. Printed on Studio Expression Smooth Fine Art, a 100% cotton art paper.

Please add your name and address in the purchase link.

Interested in finding out more?

• Watch the first piece in this series, Goddess by NGAIO
• Read the second piece in this series, Justice by Mya Fraser
• Email Imogen@trinitybristol.org.uk to join our Citizens For Culture mailing list
• Find out more about what a Citizens’ Assembly for Culture is in this Q&A

What Are Your Plans? Credits

Producer, Co-Director, Spoken Word Artist - Josephine Gyasi | Co-director, Camera, Editor - Pierre Niyongira | Music Composer - Xavier Redkwa | Production Assistant, Contributor - Aaliyah Celeste Blair | Contributors - Emma Blake-Morsi, Ade Sowemimo, Lawrence Hoo, Courtenay Welcome | Whose Future Billboard Campaign - Rising Arts Agency

About Citizens for Culture

Citizens for Culture is an initiative from St Paul Carnival CIC, Trinity Community Arts, Citizens in Power and West of England Combined Authority and is supported through funding by Arts Council England, Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch).

If so, join the team Bristol City Council to find out more about the new Cultural Impact Survey, what it is, the benefits of it and why it’s important as many organisations fill it in as possible.

Arts Development officers will talk through the survey and be on hand to answer your questions.

You can also have a conversation with other members of the team about related work currently underway around cultural space and infrastructure.

We will be in the main hall at the Trinity Centre and look forward to seeing you there.

Click here to register now and secure your spot!

- Uptown Top Ranking

- Dubkasm x Solo Banton

- Sisters in Dub

- Papa Face

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available.

Last entry: 2 hours before curfew

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

This is an opportunity to take a break from the holiday chaos and immerse yourself in the healing sound of vocal harmony, poetry and guided meditation, interwoven with soundscapes, asmr, theruptic instruments, and re-imagined contemporary choral pieces that explore belonging, love, nature connection, rest and dreaming.

You do not need to do anything but lie down on a yoga mat and be physically surrounded by a warm cocoon of 70 voices, with ambient projections from Gavin Brokis.

Participants will be led through gentle, accessible movements to allow you to settle fully in and out of relaxation, and there will be the opportunity to join us in simple sound making to reawaken you back into a refreshed state, ready to face the demands of the holiday season.

What to Bring: This is a lying-down event. Wear something comfortable, and bring extra layers + softness to keep you warm and cosy. Yoga mats are provided, but please feel free to bring an additional mat for extra comfort.

What is a ‘sound bath’?A ‘sound bath’ is a term used in the world of sound healing to describe the experience of being surrounded by beautiful, calming, therapeutic sounds, usually with the recipient lying down and passively receiving. The specific intention from the sound practitioner is to encourage relaxation in the recipient’s nervous system, and to generate release from physical, mental and emotional tension in the body, which promotes healthy cell rejuvenation and a sense of increased wellbeing.

3 x Sound Bath Timings: Sound Bath 1 - 5.30 - 6.30 pm * Sound Bath 2 - 7 - 8 pm * Sound Bath 3 - 8.30 - 9.30 pm
You can find out more about the choir via our website (murmurationchoir.co.uk) and / or follow us on instagram or facebook @murmurchoir.

N.B.: We are not able to admit attendees arriving after the start time. Please arrive 15 minutes before your time, and leave 15 minutes after.

This event will be photographed, and by taking part you are agreeing to having your image used, for our sound bath promotion purposes only.
Children are welcome to attend if accompanied by an adult, and able to remain quiet / still for the duration.

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.

We have taken the difficult decision to postpone our Festus Market event planned here at Trinity today.
With the yellow, amber and red weather warnings in place, key members of the local community who were set to be part of the event are unable to safely reach Trinity today. We will find a date early next year to deliver this fantastic event to you instead.

Stay safe everyone, and we look forward to sharing the market with you in the new year!

About Festus

This December get involved with Festus - a fun packed festive themed all-day market celebrating African Caribbean and Black British culture.

Looking for that special festive gift? From jewellery, clothing, to home-made cosmetics, and stationery, stall holders will be on hand offering a range of gift ideas. Alternatively, take part in one of our family-friendly craft making activities, and nice up your festive look with a free badge making workshop.

Want an alternative to mulled wine? Find out how to prepare hot sorrel with a live demonstration, enjoy food from our resident kitchen, the Jamaican Hideaway, and a great soundtrack playing throughout the day.

No ticket required - simply turn up on the day!

+ support: Phoebe Killdeer // The Shift

Please note this is a standing event, accessible seating is available. To reserve a limited seating spot and/or arrange a companion ticket, please contact info@trinitybristol.org.uk

Last entry: 2 hours before curfew

Venue levy: Trinity has introduced a £1 Restoration Levy on every event ticket sold. This income will be used to create a dedicated fund for critical building works that will protect and maintain the Trinity Centre building and grounds.