We run a range of fun events throught the year and have live music every Friday at Beese's. We're delighted to announce that the 2021 event and music line up is now confirmed and can be viewed below - get your diaries at the ready!
Catch the Ferry
to Beese's
Bristol Ferry Boats and No. 7 Boat trips will be running the regular Friday night trip from Welsh Back to Beese's in 2021.
The ticket price includes your journey to Beese's and a meal when you get here (The ferry companies can't make every Friday as the tide is sometimes too high, however there will still be a live band - check their website for available trips).
Brislington's Annual community event. Enjoy family-friendly activities, live music and a local business exhibition. Raising money for the Friends of Eastwood Farm.
Get the family or your close friends together this Easter and come to Beese's Bar for our famous Easter Weekend Roasts! Children receive a FREE gift. Pre-booking necessary.
Hop on a ferry boat and ride up the River Avon to Beese's Bar, then when you arrive, enjoy the fantastic line up of live music whilst sampling some of the best Gins the UK has to offer! Pre-booking necessary.
We'll be pouring a HUGE selection of the finest beers and ciders from around the country on the 17th and 18th September! We'll also have a jam-packed line up of live music for you all to enjoy!
| Date | Band | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April | Stiff Upper Lips | Playing an infectious blend of classic and edgy rock, these boys like to keep it real and keep it stiff! |
| 9 April | The Longshots | The Longshots are a lively 5 piece covers band from Bristol. We cover a range of bands from The Stones, Beatles, ELO, The Chillis and Killers to name a few! Plenty to get you on the dancefloor! |
| 16 April | Caballeros | Cabelleros is a 4 piece party rock and roll band covering a range of hits from 50’s to now. Featuring the likes of The Beatles, James Brown, The Killers, Tina Turner to name a few all upbeat floor fillers for you to boogie to. |
| 23 April | The Raskals | A 4 piece covers band covering a great mix of songs including your favourite rock/funk classics to some more recent chart busters, all with a raskalized edge! They will have you up on your feet dancing the night away! |
| 30 April | The Jumps | Diverse and entertaining classic pub rock and indie covers band that you can always count on to get you rocking and rolling. |
| 7 May | Finger Buffet | The equivalent of a live juke box, something for all. From Rock and Roll indie classics, to Disco, Pop and all inbetween. |
| 14 May | The Mayfair Players | Soulful vocals and trumpet-fuelled, rhythm-driven funk. From classic Motown to modern tracks with a soulful and funky twist. |
| 21 May | Dysfunktional | A dance-fuelled night of funk classics, up to date chart toppers and retro floor fillers, all performed by some of the best session musicians in the South West. There won’t be enough room on the dance floor! |
| 28 May | You Me and The Dancefloor | The utimate party band who rock the songs that make your night as epic as you imagine it to be! A 4 piece Pop/Rock Band covering all your favourite songs from the 60s to present day |
| 4 June | The SemiTones | Acoustic covers 5 piece with a heady concoction of old songs and originals. Sets feature classics which are always given the 'SemiTone' treatment bringing a vivacity and sense of merriment which, when washed down with a splash of good cheer, makes for a very potent brew. |
| 11 June | Nightlarks | Purveyors of high quality vintage to modern Soul & Jazz, delivered with their customary high levels of musicianship. A good time is guaranteed for all! |
| 12 June | GIN FEST Frank Starr | A local legend and always impeccably dressed... this classic crooner sings the timeless hits of Frank Sinatra. |
| 12 June | GIN FEST Acoustically Yours | INFO |
| 12 June | GIN FEST Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue | A powerful, Soul injected Blues/R'n'B/Rock'n'Roll band hailing from Bristol UK, taking inspiration from many great guitarists such as Wilko Johnson, Brian Setzer, Jim Heath and Jimmie Vaughan. |
| 18 June | Pushy Mothers | Pushy mothers celebrate lost and forgotten classics from the era of 60s and 70s garage/psychedelia. Twin guitars and a driving backbeat against rousing vocals set the tone for a night of tunes you never knew you knew! |
| 25 June | Dappa Don and The Playaz | One of the most charismatic unsigned reggae singers in Bristol, Dappa Don is backed up by a superb line up of reggae musicians. Playing authentic reggae classics alongside original material, with powerful vocals he delivers an array of reggae styles from past to present. |
| 2 July | Magoo | Magoo are a local 5 piece Rhythm and blues band with Soulful, rocky, Americana and funky connotations. We've all been around the Bristol scene in different outfits over the years, and know how to get you grooving. |
| 9 July | The Forfeits | A 4 piece band hailing from Monmouth. With crunching guitar, poppin'bass and a thumping beat, Ed and the lads deliver hits from the Police, Jam, Elvis Costello through to artists such as Muse, Imelda May and Mark Ronson. |
| 16 July | The Soul Strutters | A unique take on soul and funk classics, these talented musicians from the South West are releasing the beast of Soul Power to Bristol. |
| 23 July | JJ Gatsby | Swing/Jazz/Post Modern style band. Bringing 'Gatsby' back with King of the Swingers to Ace of Spades! |
| 30 July | The Raskals | A 4 piece covers band covering a great mix of songs including your favourite rock/funk classics to some more recent chart busters, all with a raskalized edge! They will have you up on your feet dancing the night away! |
| 6 Aug | Just 3 Vocal Harmony | Vocal Harmony Trio – own arrangements of well known soul/Motown, gospel and pop |
| 13 Aug | cLuMsY | INFO |
| 20 Aug | Tiger Moon | INFO |
| 27 Aug | Beauty and The Beats | INFO |
| 3 Sept | Dysfunktional | A dance-fuelled night of funk classics, up to date chart toppers and retro floor fillers, all performed by some of the best session musicians in the South West. There won’t be enough room on the dance floor! |
| 10 Sept | Fromage en Feu | Bristol’s very own faux-French Band. Six fantasique, impassioned musicians ablaze with passion and reckless energy. |
| 17 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST Chooky Pig | INFO |
| 17 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST Dappa Don and The Playaz | One of the most charismatic unsigned reggae singers in Bristol, Dappa Don is backed up by a superb line up of reggae musicians. Playing authentic reggae classics alongside original material, with powerful vocals he delivers an array of reggae styles from past to present. |
| 17 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST The Stiff Upper Lips | Playing an infectious blend of classic and edgy rock, these boys like to keep it real and keep it stiff! |
| 18 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST The Arketta | INFO |
| 18 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST The Raskals | A 4 piece covers band covering a great mix of songs including your favourite rock/funk classics to some more recent chart busters, all with a raskalized edge! They will have you up on your feet dancing the night away! |
| 18 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST Ruzz Guitar's Blue Revue | A powerful, Soul injected Blues/R'n'B/Rock'n'Roll band hailing from Bristol UK, taking inspiration from many great guitarists such as Wilko Johnson, Brian Setzer, Jim Heath and Jimmie Vaughan. |
| 18 Sept | BEER & CIDER FEST The Rum Kicks | A classy mix of songs from the '60's to the present day! |
| 24 Sept | The Liberators | INFO |
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Whether you're looking for the perfect place to host your wedding or special event, or trying to find that ideal spot in the sun to enjoy a drink by the river - then Beese's Bar is the place for you!
We open from Easter weekend every year. Check the opening times before you visit! We hope to see you soon.
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