THE LOUISIANA is a World famous Live music venue disguised as a pub with a listed building exterior in central Bristol. We’ve got a wide range of international, national and local live acts – It’s the best place to discover new music before bands get to play massive venues and you never know, you may even get to chat to the bands…

We host 2-3 bands/night, pretty much every night of the week. As well as National touring acts, we also put on shows by the best local bands.

We advise to regularly check the listings.

The Louie has seen some rather impressive acts grace it’s stage over the years… We have played host to the likes off:

(If we’ve missed anyone, let us know)

AIRBOURNE, AIRIEL, AMELIA TUCKER, ANDY SMITH (PORTISHEAD DJ), ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT, ART BRUT, BADLY DRAWN BOY, BAXTER DURY, BEACH HOUSE, BELL X1, BEN’S BROTHER, BIS, BLOC PARTY, THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS, BOY LEAST LIKELY TO, BOY KILL BOY, BRITISH SEA POWER, CHRIS T-T, CLEARLAKE, COLDPLAY, CORINNE BAILEY RAE, DAVID FORD, DELAYS, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS, DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL, DRAGONETTE, ELBOW, ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE, EMILY BREEZE, EMMY THE GREAT, EUGENE MCGUINNESS, EXIT CALM, FAN FARLO, FEEDER, FIELDS, FIGHT LIKE APES, FINDLAY BROWN, FLEET FOXES, FLORENCE & THE MACHINE, FORTUNE DRIVE, FOY VANCE, FRANCOIZ BREUT, FUTURE OF THE LEFT, GABBY YOUNG & OTHER ANIMALS, GAVIN THORPE, GEMMA HAYES, GHOST, GIANT DRAG, GOGOL BORDELLO, GOLDEN SILVERS, GOLDFRAPP, GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN, GOMEZ, GONGA, GRAMMATICS, GUILLEMOTS, HOT HOT HEAT, ILIKETRAINS, IMELDA MAY, INTERPOL, JACK SAVORETTI, JACOB GOLDEN, JAMES MORRISON, JAMES YORKSTON, JAMIE SCOTT AND THE TOWN, JAMIE T, JAY JAY PISTOLET, JENIFEREVER, JEREMY WARMSLEY, JET, JOHNNY FLYNN & THE SUSSEX WIT, JOHNNY FOREIGNER, JOSE GONZALEZ, KASABIAN, KATE NASH, KATE WALSH, KEANE, KID CARPET, KID HARPOON, KILL CASSIDY, KING CREASOTE, KINGS OF LEON, KUBICHECK, KYTE, LIAM FINN, LIONHEART BROTHERS, LONGCUT, LOS CAMPASINOS, LOW vs DIAMOND, LUKE HAINES, MALAKAI, MARK EITZEL, MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD, MERZ, METRONOMY, MISSISSIPPI WITCH, MISTY’S BIG ADVENTURE, MOGWAI, MR HUDSON AND THE LIBRARY, MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MUMM-RA, MUMFORD & SONS, MUSE, MY MORNING JACKET, MYSTERY JETS, NINE BLACK ALPS, NOAH AND THE WHALE, OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT, OPERAHOUSE, PADDY MILNER, PALLADIUM, PATRICK DUFF, PAUL STEEL, PAULO NUTINI, PEGGY SUE AND THE PIRATES, PETE DOHERTY, PETE MOLINARI, PETER, BJORN & JOHN, PIVOT, PLACEBO, PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES, PULLED APART BY HORSES, RADIO 4, RAZORLIGHT, REDLIGHT COMPANY, REGINA SPEKTOR, REVEREND AND THE MAKERS, ROYWORLD, SANTA CRUZ, SARABETH TUCEK, SATURATION POINT, SCISSOR SISTERS, SEAFOOD, SEBADOH, SECRET MACHINES, SEMI FINALISTS, SERGEANT, SHE CREATURES, SIA, SKY LARKIN, SLOW CLUB, SNOW PATROL, SON OF DAVE, SONS AND DAUGHTERS, SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES, SPINTO BAND, STEREOPHONICS, SUNSET CINEMA CLUB, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS, TEITUR, THE AUTOMATIC, THE BLACK KEYS, THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO, THE CAZALS, THE CORAL, THE DATSUNS, THE DEARS, THE DEATH SET, THE DIVINE COMEDY, THE DODOS, THE DRAYTONES, THE ENEMY, THE FRANCOS, THE FUTUREHEADS, THE HIGH LLAMAS, THE HOOSIERS, THE HOT PUPPIES, THE KOOKS, THE LIBERTINES, THE LITTLE FLAMES, THE LOCARNOS, THE METROS, THE MUSIC, THE NOVA SAINTS, THE ORGAN, THE PADDINGTONS, THE PIPETTES, THE RAPTURE, THE SCARE, THE SCRIPT, THE SLEEPY JACKSON, THE STROKES, THE SUBWAYS, THE TWANG, THE VIEW, THE VINES, THE WAVE MACHINES, THE WHIP, THE WHITESTRIPES, THE WOMBATS, THE YOUNG KNIVES, THE ZUTONS, TIMES NEW VIKING, TINY DANCERS, TRAVIS, TWISTED WHEEL, ULRICH SCHNAUSS, UNION OF KNIVES, VENN FESTIVAL, VIJAY KISHORE, WE SMOKE FAGS, WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT, WINCHELL RIOTS, YOU SAY PARTY WE SAY DIE, ZERO 7