Colston Hall

Colston Hall
Colston Street, Bristol, Avon, BS1 5AR
  • Telephone 0117 922 3686
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  • Website www.colstonhall.org

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Al Murray: The Only Way is Epic

A brand new show from everyone's favourite bigoted landlord, Al Murray, star of Happy Hour. Please only cheer at the irony and stay in your house if you actually hate the French.

Sun 23 Jun

£25.50 / 0117 922 3686

Alison Moyet

The much loved Yazoo chanteuse with the big smokey voice tours her latest album the minutes.

Sat 19 Oct

£25–£45 / 0117 922 3686

Aranyosi Peter

Hungarian stand-up.

Sun 2 Jun

Hall 2

£19 / 0117 922 3686

Billy Bragg

Self-styled 'progressive patriot' and veteran political activist who is still one of the UK's finest writers of love songs.

Wed 20 Nov

£20 / 0117 922 3686

Bryan Ferry

The veteran singer-songwriter and Roxy Music frontman performs pop-rock and 1920s jazz style songs with his backing band to promote the album The Jazz Age.

Sat 16 Nov

£35–£65 / 0117 922 3686

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Caro Emerald

Dutch singer putting a modern pop spin on post-war jazz styles.

Thu 19 Sep

£19.50–£37.50 / 0117 922 3686

Claire Martin With Montpellier Cello Quartet

Mainstream jazz from the award-winning vocalist and group as it performs songs from the Great American Songbook.

Fri 31 May

Coma Bristol Ensemble

  • Directed by: Jolyon Laycock (cond)

Jolyon Laycock conducts works by members of the Severnside Composers Alliance, plus other contemporary pieces, with Alison Gillies, cello.

Wed 5 Jun

Hall 2

£10 (£7) / 0117 922 3686

Deacon Blue

Pop-rock band from Glasgow known for the hits Real Gone Kid and I'll Never Fall in Love Again.

Wed 11 Dec

£29.50–£39.50 / 0117 922 3686

Ed Byrne: Roaring Forties

Observational humour from the Dublin-stand-up and actor about reaching middle age.

Fri 6 Dec

£22.50 / 0117 922 3686

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Ed Harcourt

The singer-songwriter and musician plays alternative rock, reflective indie and orchestral pop.

Wed 29 May

£12.50 adv / 0117 922 3686

Eliza Carthy & Jim Moray

Contemporary folk and country from the two singer-songwriters and their accompanying musicians.

Sat 1 Jun

£16.50 / 0117 922 3686

Elvis Costello & the Imposters

The classic songwriter undertakes this Revolver tour, featuring a spinning wheel marked with hits, rarities and covers from which he and his band will make their song selection.

Sun 2 Jun

£42.50 / 0117 922 3686

Emily Wright

Mainstream jazz and swing by the Bristol-based vocalist.

Fri 7 Jun

Foyer

Free / 0117 922 3686

Greg Davies: The Back Of My Mum's Head

Stories and anecdotes from The Inbetweeners actor and TV panel show regular.

Sun 24 Nov

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Hugh Laurie

The celebrated film and TV actor takes his blues band out on tour and showcases his piano-playing skills with cohorts the Copper Bottom Band.

Thu 13 Jun

£32.50–£35 / 0117 922 3686

Jimmy Carr: Gagging Order

The deadpan one presents his new crude, rude, but clever show, no doubt packed with puns aplenty and jokes that teeter on the verge of acceptability.

Fri 23 Aug

£25 / 0117 922 3686

Sat 5 Oct

£25 / 0117 922 3686

Joe Satriani

When rock guitarists gather, one of the names that elicits the most respect is that of Joe Satriani. The guitar virtuoso and teacher has, for many years, been at the pinnacle of rock instrumentalists and inspired many a tyro strummer to higher things. Picked by Mick Jagger to play on his solo tour in 1988, Satriani soon…

Wed 12 Jun

£33.50–£37.50 / 0117 922 3686

John Cooper Clarke

The legendary Mancunian punk poet, who is a spiritual godfather to the likes of Mike Skinner and Plan B hauls his insatiable laconic wit on tour.

Fri 7 Jun

£18.50 / 0117 922 3686

With support from Keith Allen's Grow Up, Simon Day, Thea Gilmore and Mike Garry.

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Johnny Flynn

  • 180 min

Johnny Flynn has certainly done something right when it comes to impressing the big shots in the music industry. Flynn was chosen as one of Fricke's Picks in Rolling Stone magazine in 2008 and Kentucky Pill was the March 30th Hottest Record In The World on Zane Lowe's Radio One show. Johnny Flynn released his second album…

Wed 12 Jun

£12 adv / 0117 922 3686

Lady Nade Quartet

Mainstream jazz by the Bristol-based singer and her accompanying musicians.

Fri 14 Jun

Foyer

Free / 0117 922 3686

Lee Nelson: Live

Comedy rogue and South London tearaway Lee "Nelsy" Nelson is fronting his latest live show, Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. The show involves a little audience participation which sees Nelson waling through the audience sharing mortifying tales and cheeky banter with unsuspecting members assisted by his loyal friend fat…

Mon 3 Jun

£22.50 / 0117 922 3686

Louise Jordan

Light and laid back acoustic folk from the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist as she promotes her second album Florilegium.

Fri 21 Jun

Foyer

Free / 0117 922 3686

Micky Flanagan: Back in the Game

You may have caught him on one of his increasingly regular TV appearances, so here's a chance to catch the distinctively voiced Cockney in the flesh.

Sat 14 Sep

Times to be confirmed / £27 / 0117 922 3686

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Mr Dowland’s Midnight

The two musicians, Simon Leach and Knud Stuwe, mix European guitar with the lute-like sound of the Middle Eastern oud.

Fri 24 May

Foyer

Free / 0117 922 3686

Paper Aeroplanes, Zervas & Pepper

Melodic and laid back alternative folk-pop indie-rock band from Milford Haven.

Tue 21 May

£8 adv / 0117 922 3686

Record Fair

A chance to purchase records.

Sat 5 Oct

Foyer

Free / 0117 922 3686

Sat 7 Dec

Foyer

Free / 0117 922 3686

Reginald D Hunter: In the Midst of Crackers

The self-proclaimed 'comedian, swashbuckler and scientist' takes his latest and no doubt controversial show on the road.

Wed 5 Jun

£23 (£21) / 0117 922 3686

Sun 6 Oct

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Room on the Broom

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children with stories of witches, cats, dogs, birds and frogs. Ages 3+.

Fri 20 Sep

Times vary / £11.50 / 0117 922 3686

Sat 21 Sep

Times vary / £11.50 / 0117 922 3686

Sun 22 Sep

Times vary / £11.50 / 0117 922 3686

Sandi Thom

Joe Bonamassa is one of the premier Blues/Rock guitarists on the planet and he is also evolving into a singer-songwriter of stylistic depth and emotional resonance. His ability to connect with live concert audiences is transformational. Joe Bonamassa was discovered by blues legend BB King at the age of twelve and hasn't…

Thu 13 Jun

£14.50 / 0117 922 3686

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Sarah Millican: Home Bird

You'll know her face from talking about cake and cats on the telly, so here's another chance to see the Millican phenomenon in full flight live onstage.

Fri 29 Nov

£25 / 0117 922 3686

Sat 30 Nov

£25 / 0117 922 3686

Snarky Puppy

The Texas-based collective, led by bassist, composer and producer Michael League, performs a fusion of jazz-funk with progressive and instrumental rock to promote its album Ground Up.

Thu 4 Jul

£12; £10 adv / 0117 922 3686

Stand-Up (Again) For Slapstick

Sharp one-liners from the BAFTA award-winning comic and star of Not Going Out, Lee Mack. Also featuring Henning Wehn, Shappi Khorsandi, Boothby Graffoe and MC Rob Brydon.

Mon 20 May

£25 / 0117 922 3686

Steve Earle & the Dukes

Over-14s show. A welcome return for the talented troubadour and sometime actor, most recently seen performing in post-Katrina drama Treme.

Fri 24 May

£29.50 / 0117 922 3686

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Steve Winwood

From his early beginnings as a precocious teenager with the Spencer Davis Group, Stevie Winwood has always been an outstanding feature of the British music scene. First heard on Keep On Running in 1965, his blue-eyed soul voice has become instantly recognisable, whatever he sings. His multi-instrumentalist abilities have…

Sat 22 Jun

£29.50 / 0117 922 3686

Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson and his band featuring Nick Beggs, Guthrie Govan, Adam Holzman, Marco Minnemann and Theo Travis perform at Royal Festival Hall.

Tue 15 Oct

£19.50 / 0117 922 3686

Stewart Lee: Much A-Stew About Nothing

Typically subversive humour from Lee as he works on material for the latest series of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle. Please note: this is a work in progress show.

Fri 25 Oct

Strictly Confidential

  • Directed by: Craig Revel Horwood
  • Written by: Craig Revel Horwood

An intimate show written and directed by Craig Revel Horwood and starring celebrities and dancers of Strictly Come Dancing, Lisa Riley, Artem Chigvintsev, Natalie Lowe and Ian Waite, who talk about their backgrounds, love for dance and performance, as well as performing dance routines.

Sat 15 Jun

Hall 1

£22.50–£42.50 / 0117 922 3686

Texas

Pop-rock by the well-established band fronted by singer Sharleen Spiteri.

Wed 13 Nov

£37–£48.50 / 0117 922 3686

Texas

Reformed Glasgow rockers fronted by Sharleen Spiteri have another crack at the whip, touring in support of new album The Conversation.

Sun 9 Jun

£37–£48.50 / 0117 922 3686

Wed 13 Nov

Times to be confirmed / £37–£48.50 / 0117 922 3686

The Waterboys

Indie-pop and folk with Celtic overtones by Mike Scott and his accompanying musicians.

Tue 17 Dec

£26.50–£28.50 / 0117 922 3686

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