Simple Things: Music Festival Returns to Bristol for 2025

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Simple Things Festival is set to return to Bristol in 2025, promising a day and night of boundary-pushing live and electronic music. The festival will showcase groundbreaking artists and rising talents across iconic venues in the city.

Simple Things: Innovative music festival returns to Bristol for 2025

One of the UK’s most forward-thinking music festivals, Simple Things, returns to Bristol in 2025, transforming the city into a playground of cutting-edge sounds.

Following a standout edition in 2024, Simple Things Festival is back on Saturday 8 November, once again taking over some of Bristol’s most iconic venues for a day and night of boundary-pushing live and electronic music.

Famed for its bold programming and innovative curation, the festival once again places Bristol Beacon at its heart, with performances spanning the city from groundbreaking artists, rising talents and industry legends.

Line-Up and Tickets

This next edition of Simple Things will build on its legacy of delivering eclectic and cutting-edge line-ups, with past performances from Max Cooper, Flowdan, Wu-Lu, Warmduscher, Gazelle Twin, SCALER, Evian Christ, Paranoid London, Jessica Winter and many more.

Pre-sale tickets go live on Monday 7 April, giving music fans the chance to grab their spot before the full festival announcement and can be accessed by signing up to the Simple Things mailing list: Sign Up Here

More details, including the first wave of artist announcements, will be revealed soon. To keep up to date with all announcements follow Simple Things and Bristol Beacon for updates: simplethingsfestival.co.uk | bristolbeacon.org

Published on 29 July 2025 by UKFG

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