All Entries Tagged With: "Bristol"
KRISPY KREME BRISTOL LAUNCH WINTER WARMER RANGE OF DOUGHNUTS
They are quite simply the best doughnuts in the world and now, America’s Krispy Kreme has opened a new store in Bristol’s Cabot Circus. What’s more, they are about to launch a winter warmer selection of sweet treats – available from 13th September until the end of January. The opening of the Cabot Circus store [...]
BRISTOL BAND DIEGO TO SUPPORT MUMFORD AND SONS AT TRIUMPH LIVE
Bristol band Diego have won the opportunity to perform in front of 15,000 people at this year’s Triumph Live with Mumford and Sons and The Stranglers. The event, which takes place at the Mallory Park Racing Circuit in Leicestershire on 18th September 2010 Diego were selected after a tough Battle of the Bands contest at [...]
MCFLY HEAD TO HMV BRISTOL FOR IN STORE SIGNING
Teeny boppers McFly are heading to HMV in Bristol this week for a special instore signing session. The band will be at HMV in Bristol City Centre at 5pm on Wednesdat (7th September). Fans will get the chance to meet all four members when they visit two HMV stores to celebrate the release of their [...]
FREE DOWNLOAD: REVERE
One of the most promising new indie acts in the UK, Revere, are offering up two free downloads prior to the release of their debut album, Hey Selim! on 6th September. Revere, as the name suggests, should be held in awe if this debut album is anything to go by. The London-based eight piece could [...]
HOOTERS TO OPEN IN BRISTOL
American style sports bar Hooters, famed for its use of sexy waitresses, is opening a new branch on Bristol’s Harbourside. The bar will be open by Christmas in a unit formerly occupied by the Marks & Spencer Simply Food supermarket near to the city’s Millennium Square. The chain, which has its headquarters in Atlanta, announced [...]
REVIEW: BOOMTOWN FAIR 2010
For its second year running boomtown fair kicks off by storm. Bringing you the filthiest bass lines and dirtiest beats from all over the uk and much much further beyond. Not forgetting the extra helpings of dub, reggae, punk, folk, heavy metal and more to satisfy taste buds of all desires. Boomtown centre was [...]
REVIEW: LEAVES OF GLASS AT BRISTOL’S ALMA TAVERN
For those of you who didn’t already know, the Alma Tavern in Bristol, also hosts low key theatre productions in an intimate upstairs room. This month it plays host to Leaves of Glass – a play by Philip Ridley. The four-strong cast from Room One Productions take the audience through a two and a half [...]
HELP IMPROVE 247 MAGAZINE – FILL IN OUR SURVEY AND WIN STUFF!
We work hard each month to make the mag as awesome as possible but we realise we’re not infallible so we want to know what you like/don’t like about the mag and how you’d improve it; that’s why we’ve devised an online survey. But we know people aren’t that fussed to spend 10 minutes answering [...]
FREE DJ MIX TO DOWNLOAD
This months FREE Out of Hand flyer pack DJ Mix to download is supplied by DJ Finesse. With 15 years djing and promoting on the Bristol scene, Finesse has been a concrete figure in the local D&B scene. He first came across rave music from monthly stints up to The Sanctuary, Milton Keynes in the [...]
247 West & Wales / August 2010
This months issue features an exclusive interview with Voodoo Vegas and their leading lady, we catch up with Fiona Stewart, the brains behind the Welsh Greenman festival as she tells us how to organise a proper festival! We also have our selection of the best festivals this month as part of our ongoing ‘Give It [...]
REVIEW: BRISTOL BROUHAHA FESTIVAL 2010
Bristol Brouhaha is a multi venue comedy festival used by many a comedian as a warm up to the Edinburgh Festival – Bristol audiences being used as a testing ground for a wealth of new material. It’s hardly surprising then, that this material was very much hit and miss. Firstly, the hit. “I phoned the [...]
REVIEW: BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB/MELODICA, MELODY AND ME AT BRISTOL ST GEORGE’S (14/07/10)
It is only a year since Bombay Bicycle Club released their critically-lauded debut, I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose, and already they have taken a different direction to the energetic indie which defined that release. On their latest album, Flaws, the Londoners have eschewed the electric guitars and pizzazz that earned them [...]
SETH LAKEMAN TEAMS UP WITH AARDMAN FOR HEARTS AND MINDS MUSIC VIDEO
You may have spotted South West folk singer Seth Lakeman busking around the region recently – well he was actually filming his new music video with the help of the Bristol-based Aardman. The video for the title track of his brand new album, Hearts and Minds, took him on a journey from his home-county of [...]
BRISTOL BIG CHILL BAR: BEZ TO OPEN NEW ROOF TERRACE
The Big Chill Bar in Bristol will unveil its lush new roof terrace this month with a guest appearance from Bez of Happy Mondays fame. The plush bar, which opened last year, is a spin off from the London Big Chill bar and the awesome Big Chill Festival, which takes place just up the road [...]
CALLING ALL BANDS: KICK START YOUR MUSIC CAREER IN BRISTOL
Calling all Bristol bands! You don’t have to move to London to make it in the music industry! Renowned record company AMG are giving you the chance to find out how your band could be playing more gigs and making a mark on the UK music industry without leaving the South West. AMG Records, which [...]
FREE DJ MIX
Picked up one of our OUT OF HAND flyer packs this weekend? If so, you can download this months FREE DJ mix from the ‘We Don’t Play’ crew HERE Track listing: 01. WDP Intro 02. Groove Armada : Superstylin’ (Dubstep Bootleg!) 03. Groove Armada : Superstylin’ Original 04. Audio Bullys : Flickery vision (Rusko remix) [...]
Art Show from Bristol’s finest
A collective of Bristol based artists have got together to host a special art show and BBQ at The Spotted Cow, Bedminster, Bristol on Thursday 27 August. Hosted by www.friend-and-co.com artists who are exhibiting include Acerone, Andy Council, Cheo, China Mike, Egs, Eko, Faris Badwin, French, Inkie, Mr Jago, Mudwig, Paris, Phil Ashcroft, Right, Russell [...]
Propaganda Mini Festival
Propaganda present the very first Propaganda Mini Festival in Bristol on Wednesday 2nd September 2009. An amazing line up with an affordable entry price and drinks makes this a moment of merriment in the making. Split between four venues all within a few seconds walk of Syndicate in Bristol’s town centre, one wrist band gives [...]
Over 100,000 see Banksy show so far…
The biggest ever Banksy show, featuring over 100 of his works, taking place at the Bristol city museum is still drawing in huge numbers on a daily basis – this image was taken this morning at 11am in the pouring rain – over 500 people are queuing to get in on a Monday morning! The [...]
