Simple Things Festival 2026

Various Venues, Bristol, , Bristol Directions

Sat 07.11.2026 11:00

GBP 73.70

Tickets / Registration

Simple Things returns to Bristol in 2026 for its twelfth edition, bringing together boundary-pushing music and contemporary culture for another city-wide celebration of discovery.

On Saturday 7 November, the multi-venue festival once again takes over some of Bristol’s most iconic spaces, uniting the city for one unforgettable day and night across Bristol Beacon, Strange Brew, Rough Trade, Sportsmans and new venue Shredenhams.

For the first time, Simple Things will feature guest curators, each performing and shaping their own part of the line-up. Squid, Shabaka, Jeremy Deller and Cobrah, with their curated line-ups still to be announced. Leading the second wave of announcements are this year’s very special guests The Avalanches. The pioneering Australian duo make their long-awaited return to Bristol for the first time in almost a decade, bringing their unmistakable blend of sample-driven, genre-defying music to Simple Things 2026. Also joining the line-up are Hannah Diamond, Alewya, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Moor Mother, Nathan Fake, caroline, Chanel Beads, Cloud Nothings, Lord Spikeheart, Mykki Blanco and more..

Performers

THE AVALANCHES
COBRAH
RA: Resident Advisor
Shabaka
RA: Resident Advisor
Squid
RA: Resident Advisor
A Good Year
A Good Year is a Copenhagen-based audiovisual duo made up of Albert R. Hildebrand (film director and visual artist) and Tobias Laust (drummer and former member of Liss).
Alex Wilcox
Born in Dallas, moved to Austin, moved to LA, then Detroit, and now based in Berlin - producer/DJ Alex Wilcox composes crazy bullshit and DJ's with lots of BPM and genre swings.
Butch Kassidy
Creating coruscating walls of sound by way of an affinity for improvisation, minimalism and metal, Butch Kassidy's explosive immersive post-rock compositions and deafening live performances place them among London's most compelling new guitar projects.
Caroline
RA: Resident Advisor
Fine (2)
Fine is a Copenhagen based songwriter and producer
Gold Panda
RA: Resident Advisor
Hannah Diamond
RA: Resident Advisor
Joy Guidry
Joy Guidry is a bassoonist, versatile improviser, performance artist, and composer of experimental, daring new works that embody a deep love of storytelling.
Kloyd
RA: Resident Advisor
Lord Spikeheart
Lord Spikeheart's material is a frenetic blend of industrial sounds, mind-bending beats and hard trance.
Loukeman
RA: Resident Advisor
Marla Kether
Born in London to Congolese parents, Marla Kether is a bassist, producer and DJ. The different strands of her musical career are almost as diverse as her selections, which commonly feature a bass-led blend of Kuduro, Dembow, Afro House and Global Bass.
Mermaid Chunky
Mermaid Chunky are an audio visual duo made up of artists Freya Tate and Moina Moon. Bathing in milkmaid serenity and improvised chaos, the duo boast of pumping trance rhythms, sad easter time chicks and bouncy ball rhythms.
Mietze Conte
Hailing from the Austrian Alps, Mietze Conte is on the rise for their unique fast paced, uninhibited euro-dance-pop sonics that have been resonating with listeners around the globe.
Moor Mother
RA: Resident Advisor
Ms Ray
Ms Ray interweaves themes of empowerment, self-discovery and the healing potential of the present. Her songs are ‘minimal, vocal led tracks, but more than that, there’s songcraft at play… The delivery is heartfelt’ (Test Pressing 2023).
Mykki Blanco
RA: Resident Advisor