Dot to Dot Festival 2021

Sat.25.Sep.21 // Doors at 12pm

The Slow Readers Club

Sat.09.Oct.21 // Doors at 7pm

Larkins

Tue.24.Aug.21 // Doors at 7pm

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Thu.18.Nov.21 // Doors at 7pm

AWARD-WINNING LIVE MUSIC VENUE AND CLUB

Thekla is a world-famous and award-winning live music venue and club space, operated by independent national promoter DHP Family, on board a converted German cargo ship moored in Bristol Harbour since 1984.

Thu.29.Jul.21

Wed.04.Aug.21

Thu.12.Aug.21

Sat.14.Aug.21

Pressure. Summer Reopening Parties

Thu.29.Jul.21

Pride Confessional Fundraiser

Sat.31.Jul.21

Pressure.

Thu.05.Aug.21

My Nu Leng Residency

Fri.06.Aug.21

Picture of my nu leng on thekla top deck.

My Nu Leng’s Top Deck Live Stream Wed.31.Mar.21 Join us tonight as My Nu Leng bring you an exclusive DJ set from our top deck! To coincide with the stream, My Nu Leng are very excited to announce a weekly residency this August at Thekla, more information coming very soon. You can watch the full sets on our Facebook page here: https://fb.watch/4Mgix_0DIl/

The Wurzels band sitting in a field with their instruments

Isolation Discs Podcast – The Wurzels TID019 Wed.16.Dec.20 Ooh arr! It’s time for the final Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast episode of the year and what a great guest we have to finish on! It’s the accordion-wielding, cider-drinking, West Country legend that is Tommy Banner from the Wurzels! Originally from Scotland, Tommy moved to a caravan in Somerset in the 60s to become a […]

NOISE.

Picture of Mr Scruff for the Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast

Isolation Discs Podcast - Mr. Scruff TID010

Mon.01.Jun.20

Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast Hollie Cook

Isolation Discs Podcast - Hollie Cook TID009

Mon.25.May.20

Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast Heavy Lungs

Isolation Discs Podcast - Heavy Lungs TID006

Sun.03.May.20

Isolation Discs Podcast - Cassia TID008

Mon.18.May.20

Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast Elles Bailey

Isolation Discs Podcast - Elles Bailey TID002

Mon.06.Apr.20

Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast Beans On Toast

Isolation Discs Podcast - Beans On Toast TID004

Mon.20.Apr.20

Isolation Discs Podcast - IDLES TID003

Mon.13.Apr.20

Thekla Isolation Discs Podcast 24hr Garage Girls Shosh

Isolation Discs Podcast - 24hr Garage Girls TID005

Mon.27.Apr.20

Isolation Discs Podcast - Gardna TID001

Wed.01.Apr.20

HISTORY.

Thekla is a cargo ship which houses a music venue of the same name, moored in the Mud Dock area of Bristol’s Floating Harbour, England. Originally brought to Bristol as the Old Profanity Showboat, it was a late 1982 brainchild of novelist Ki Longfellow-Stanshall, the wife of Vivian Stanshall.

The showboat was based on the idea of creating, owning, and running a theatre on a sea-going ship and using it to showcase music of every sort (limited only by the size of the hold), including cabaret, comedy, plays, musicals, and poetry events. The ship also contained an art gallery. During the 1990s, under new management, it was run as a rent-a-nightclub. The ship has now been returned to its original working name of Thekla.

INFO.

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MY NU LENG RESIDENCY

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