What's On in Bristol

Last Wishes | The Croft | 7:00pm | £10 — Kick your Friday off early at The Croft, one of Bristol's most beloved intimate venues, where Last Wishes take the stage at 7pm. At just £10, this is live music in its purest, most unpretentious form — close enough to the band to feel every note in your chest. Get there early, grab a drink, and let the weekend begin properly.

Bristol FREE Rave [Summer Series] - Circadian & Kara (Series Fin — This is the final chapter of the Bristol FREE Rave Summer Series, and that alone should be enough to get you through the door of Clock Factory Bristol at 10pm. Circadian and Kara close out the series in style, and with tickets ranging from free to just £5, there is absolutely no excuse to be sitting at home. A fitting, communal send-off for a summer of brilliant free music.

Psyked X Frontline (Saint Ludo, Lemtom, SIMMS + MANY MORE) — Lakota is a Bristol institution, and tonight it hosts the kind of heavy-hitting drum and bass lineup that reminds you exactly why this city has always been at the cutting edge of the genre. Saint Ludo, Lemtom, SIMMS and a stacked supporting cast take over from 10pm, with tickets from £10–£22. If you want to lose yourself completely, this is where you go.

Just Like Heaven: Alt 80s Night (Bristol) — Not every Friday night needs to end in sweat and sub-bass — sometimes you want to dance to Depeche Mode and The Cure in a room full of people who genuinely get it. Just Like Heaven's alt-80s night rolls into The Lanes at 10:30pm, and for £7–£9 you get a floor full of anthems that never get old. Eyeliner optional, enthusiasm mandatory.

POSITIVE DEFIANCE Launch night — Something new is being born tonight at Zed Alley, and launch nights carry a particular kind of electric energy that you simply cannot manufacture later down the line. POSITIVE DEFIANCE opens its doors at 9pm for £10, and being part of a brand-new night on its very first outing is the sort of thing you'll be telling people about when it inevitably becomes a Bristol staple.

LoHz Freshers: Phosphr, Ruiyn, WestB + MORE [BIMM Students free] — Freshers season collides with The Full Moon And Attic Bar at 9pm as LoHz throws open its doors for a night built around new faces, new music, and the barely-contained excitement of people who have just arrived in one of the best music cities in the country. BIMM students get in free, and everyone else pays just £5 — making this one of the most accessible and genuinely joyful nights of the weekend.