Hen & Chicken

Live Music: Robert Vincent.
2026-05-14 20:00 - 23:00 UTC | Hen & Chicken Studio
We are excited to welcome Robert Vincent to the Hen & Chicken for an intimate performance, as a trio.
Announced as winner of the 2025 UK Song Of The Year – UK Americana Association Awards for his song, Follow What You Love & Love Will Follow. There is considerable excitement surrounding Robert Vincent – his captivating live performances and his recent album, Barriers.
Music critics have declared that this album removes the constraints of category.
It is Vincent’s powerful and soulful voice that has continually attracted acolytes such as Bob Harris, Paul Carrack, Robert Plant and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Announced as winner of UK Song of The Year at the UK Americana Music Association Awards 2025 for his track ‘Follow What You Love & Love Will Follow’ alongside a highly coveted nomination for UK Artist of The Year, Robert Vincent continues to enthral audiences and critics alike, showing his versatility as both a solo performer and with a full band.
Most recently receiving the invitation to support Robert Plant & band Saving Grace across their UK and European Tour dates, there is an ever-growing excitement surrounding Robert Vincent, his captivating live performances and his new album.
The Liverpool singer/songwriter released his fourth studio album ‘Barriers’ in June 2024 to critical acclaim spending multiple weeks in the Country Music Charts nestled between Beyonce and Taylor Swift – but it was reaching the top 10 of both the Independent Album Chart and Record Store Chart that really gave Vincent reason to celebrate, with critics removing the constraints of category, declaring:
“Barriers’ is a masterful album that blends introspection with musical sophistication, cementing Robert Vincent’s place as one of the UK’s finest songwriters. His music, deeply rooted in personal and social narratives, continues to resonate widely, securing his place in the pantheon of great Liverpudlian artists” Entertainment Focus

Comedy: SOPHIE GARRAD POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL
2026-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Poor Little Rich Girl is a tongue and cheek love letter to Sophie Garrad’s chaotic childhood. Think nannies, ski slopes, outrageous diary entries, even more outrageous pets, oh – and the day she was driven to private school in a police car. This high-energy, razor-sharp stand-up hour sees Sophie satirize her own experiences of class, identity, privilege and the prison system.

Sophie is best known for her ‘Private School Mum’ and ‘London Girlies’ sketches – which have generated over 100 million views online.
“Garrad is a truly gossipy storyteller, amused and amusing, engaging impishly with the crowd, airily witty in her constant asides” ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Scotsman

Comedy: Stand Up For The Weekend with Jeremy Flynn
2026-05-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Stand Up For The Weekend with Jeremy Flynn featuring Andrew White & Tom Toal

Headliner: JEREMY FLYNN
Jeremy Flynn is a naturally funny comedian who after starting comedy in 2015 quickly made a name for himself as one of the best acts on the lively Bristol comedy scene. Since then he has gone on to delight audiences around the country with his unique mix of idiosyncratic observations and hilarious anecdotes leaving audiences in metaphorical stitches. He is now in high demand at some of the best and most prestigious comedy clubs in the UK.

“Routines written with ruthless efficiency, delivered in a punchy relaxed style with sparkling payoffs” Farcical Comedy

“Detailed, illustrated, and very funny indeed” From the Margins

Featuring ANDREW WHITE

With “charisma to burn and an eye for sharp punchlines” (British Comedy Guide), Andrew White is an in-demand comedian, writer and radio host who has built a strong reputation as a name to look out for.

Andrew performs year-round on all of the country’s top comedy stages, from famous clubs to packed out festival tents, and even picked up a 2025 Best Show Nomination for his last Fringe show at the Leicester Comedy Festival! Away from live work, he has written for projects like Mock the Week (BBC2) & Julian Clary’s new radio show (BBC R4); and has amassed an online following with over 2m likes and 12m views on platforms like TikTok.
​​”A plethora of memorable gags” Chortle
“Rampantly engaging” The List

Music: Xpress Fest Grand Finale
2026-05-17 14:00 - 23:00 | Chicken Shed
Seven days… Seven events giving back… It was all building up to this. Come join Xpress Fest for our grand finale of exceptional local music talent, all to raise funds for vital mental health charities, one of which is Mind Your Music whose founders you may also know as Sarah and Elliott, hosts of our open mic night.
Express Fest is Bristol’s newest grassroots music and comedy festival running from 11 May to 17 May. The line-up at the Hen is:
Paul Antony Brookshaw AKA Tall Paul
The man who puts himself into self-expression.
Watch Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWzGYqMDN6p/
Feud
This funky, fun 5-piece is part of the Bristol Youth Studios project created by Bristol Beacon for 13 – 18-year-old singers and musicians.Watch Feud on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWtGNYniCbt/
Band of Buggers
A chaotic affair of silliness, slapstick and singing accompanied by a uniquely bluesy whisky sound.
Watch Band of Buggers on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DEHp5NquZzU/
Pilot Scheme
Earworms and mind treats from the Bristol story-song guy and a nice line in audience participation.
Listen on Bandcamp: https://thebighowever.bandcamp.com/track/static-caravan-single
Odessa Steps
The West Country’s observant tunesmiths that blend catchy folk with other flavours.
Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reel/4362095210672714
Bethany Jane
Bethany is Bethany: a singer-songwriter of immense emotional power with a gorgeous voice.
Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3989176168037509
The Open Mic Surgeons
Pilot Scheme and buddies become The Open Mic Surgeons in a brassy voiced romp from New Orleans of the 30s to the Talking Heads era of New York.
Sam Elliott
We’re privileged to host the debut performance by very talented Bristol songwriter Sam Elliott. Expect beautifully melodic, poetic song in the mould of Waterboys, Doves and Prefab Sprouts.

Comedy: Mel Moon & Tal Davies BYOB (Bing Your Own Bestie) - WORK-IN-PROGRESS
2026-05-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
When viral online sensation Mel Moon (over 300 million views) asked her bestie, comedian Tal Davies (BBC Three/Radio 4) if she fancied a girl’s night out, Tal was well up for it.

What Mel didn’t fully explain was that she was inviting all of you out with them. Bring your bestie and prepare to sing, dance, drink, and most importantly LAUGH with two of the UK’s most relatable, frazzled middle aged (yes Tal 35 is middle aged) women. If nothing else, you’ll feel better about your own life.
“[Mel is] Victoria Wood with ATTITUDE” – The Telegraph

Talk: Horror Movies, Sexuality & Power
2026-05-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Discover how horror movies reveal hidden stories of sexuality, fear and identity across classic and modern cinema. Followed by Q&A.

Sex and horror have always been intertwined. While the genre has often been criticised as exploitative or moralising – particularly toward women – it has also created a powerful space for audiences to explore their own stories of desire, fear and identity.
In this thought-provoking talk, Katie Evans draws on psychoanalysis, queer theory and film history to uncover the hidden narratives within some of our most beloved horror films. From classic monsters like Dracula and The Bride of Frankenstein to Psycho, Hellraiser and It Follows, we’ll examine how themes of shame, pleasure and survival play out on screen.
Whether you’re drawn to horror, fascinated by identity, or curious about sexuality, this talk invites you to consider what horror narratives really represent. Together, we’ll explore ideas on sexual development, kink and queerness – and how horror films can reflect the parts of ourselves we’re taught to hide, revealing our complex relationship with otherness and what we can fear is the “monstrous” within.
Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7:30pm – come down early to grab a good seat!
Speaker Bio:
Katie Evans is a BACP-accredited therapist and self-confessed horror nerd. Her passion for all things spooky began in childhood and continued through her studies in music, film, and media at Liverpool University, before moving into the field of mental health. She holds advanced accreditation in GSRD Therapy (Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity). In addition, Katie has presented at conferences across Europe and has spoken for organisations including The Maudsley, the British Psychological Society, The NHS, LGBT Foundation, and HMPPS, among others. She is also a registered guest lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University. An advocate for using pop culture in psychotherapy, Katie previously hosted The Mental Health Monsters Podcast and continues to explore how fictional narratives – especially those from the horror genre – can help us better understand ourselves.
This talk is 18+

Film: In Our Hands: Film & Panel on Food Futures
2026-05-19 19:00 - 21:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
The MAZI Project is very excited to be celebrating the 10 year anniversary of ‘In Our Hands’.
In Our Hands (2017) is a feature length documentary that tells the story behind the blood, sweat and tears of the farmers who are outgrowing the industrial food system in the wake of Brexit. At the heart of all change lies a story and In Our Hands is the story of a new kind of farm, a new kind of food and a new kind of society.
Followed by a panel discussion focusing on the power of growing food in an increasingly unstable landscape. Using the 10th anniversary since Brexit’s as our start point, we will be asking our speakers “Has the instability throughout the last 10 years and today’s geo-politics
created an opportunity for local food systems to be taken seriously at a national policy level?”
This panel discussion will draw into focus how the unstable global, social and political landscapes of the past 10 years is making it more and more difficult for our government to ignore the importance of addressing food security. We will be bringing The MAZI Project lens, representing food justice, reinforcing successful food security exists when all people have consistent access to nutritious and culturally appropriate food, not just those on a high income.
We will be hosting experienced speakers from farming, policy and community backgrounds to curate a robust and reflective conversation.
Doors open at 6:30
Film screen 7:00 – 8:10
Pannel discussion 8:10-9:15
Q&A 9:15-9:30
This experience is part of The MAZI Project’s series of events marking World Hunger Day, under the theme “Together for Joyful Resilience.”
By coming together around the table, sharing stories, and celebrating nourishing food, we are asking Bristol to join us in solidarity with support young people affected by poverty and exclusion feel love and care through the power of food and community.
Together, we can make joy an act of resilience and create a community where no young person is left behind!
Film Credits:
Directors: Joanne Barker and Sylvie Planel
Producers: Humphrey Lloyd and Holly Black
Editor: Jo Barker
Camera: Jason Brooks
Additional Camera: Nick Street, Matthias Ashford
Illustrations: Rosanna Morris
Animations: Tashina Alam
Grade: Jason Brooks
Original Score: Ben Osborn
Sound mix and design: Gary Fawle
Narration recorded at Ape Studios, Bristol
Archive: Shutterstock, La Via Campesina, The Landworkers’ Alliance

Comedy: Stuart McPherson - Crisps And A Lie Down
2026-05-21 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Join Scottish comedy powerhouse Stuart McPherson for his critically-acclaimed new show about settling down, growing up and how he’s being controlled by his step-dog.

In this sensational hour, the host of smash-hit podcast Some Laugh and star of BBC Scotland’s Scot Squad pokes fun at 30-something relationships, generational divides and why he doesn’t want to die surrounded by loved ones.
“Hilarious” Comedy.co.uk
“Remarkable hit-rate” Rolling Stone.

Jazz: Emile Hinton Trio
2026-05-21 20:00 - 22:30 | Chicken Shed
Emile Hinton is an award-winning jazz pianist and composer emerging from the heart of the London jazz scene. A mentee of renowned UK pianist Julian Joseph, he graduated with first-class honours from Trinity Laban Conservatoire and recently spent three months at the Tribeca Jazz Institute in NYC, studying with some of New York’s top musicians. In 2023, Emile was honoured with the Tina May Musician’s Company Young Jazz Musician of the Year.
As the pianist for jazz legends Ricky Ford (Charles Mingus, Ellington Orchestra) and Jazz Messenger Jean Toussaint (Art Blakey, McCoy Tyner), Emile has performed at top venues across the UK and Europe, including Ronnie Scott’s, The Jazz Café, The Barbican and Pizza Express, working with their ensembles and leading his own diverse projects across multiple genres. He has just released his debut album which features contemporary and swinging original compositions.
Bassist Toby Yapp was a student at Bristol Cathedral School and attended Bristol Pre-Conservatoire before gaining a place on the Royal Academy jazz course. Having graduated a few years back he is now a regular fixture on the London scene, so lovely to welcome him back to Bristol as an established professional.
Kai MacRae is one of London’s leading young drummers who has performed with Joe Webb, Rachel Cohen, Sultan Stevenson and many more.

Comedy: Joe List - Live On Tour
2026-05-24 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Joe List is a stand-up comedian, writer and actor whose movie FOURTH OF JULY (which he co-wrote and starred in) played in theatres all over North America. Joe has released his last 3 specials on YouTube, where they’ve totalled nearly 14 million views. List is a regular on Rogan and The Tonight Show and he’s performed on THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and CONAN.

He was a finalist on NBC’s LAST COMIC STANDING, has his own half-hour special on Comedy Central, and he also stars in season 2 of Netflix’s THE STAND UPS. His albums ‘So Far No Good’ and ‘Are You Mad at Me?’ (through Comedy Central Records) can be heard all the time on Sirius Radio. List is also the co-host of the popular weekly podcast ‘Tuesdays with Stories’ w/ Mark Normand. He can be seen regularly at the Comedy Cellar in New York City.

Joe is a new dad. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Sarah Tollemache and their son.

Comedy: Ed Byrne & Friends
2026-05-26 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
This very special night of stand up is headlined by a certified comedy superstar!

With a TV career now in its third decade, ED BYRNE – seen on the likes of QI, Mock The Week, The Pilgrimage, Dara and Ed’s Road to Mandalay, The Graham Norton Show and Have I Got News For You, as well as hosting Live At The Apollo and Comic Relief Bake Off – brings an extended headline set to Bristol’s Hen & Chicken. Ed’s latest tour, Tragedy Plus Time, won British Comedy Guide’s Best Comedy Show Of The Year and sold out venues nationwide, becoming his most critically and commercially successful yet. With legions of fans both in the UK and abroad, Ed remains the observational stand-up to see. Ed will have two brilliant guest comedians with him on the night – names to be announced soon!

Music: Dirk Powell, Amelia Powell and Cedric Watson.
2026-05-26 20:00 - 22:30 | Chicken Shed
Infectious mountain music and Zydeco rhythms where Appalachia meets the Louisiana bayou …
Dirk Powell, renowned fiddle, banjo and cajun accordion player, with his daughter, Amelia Powell – guitar and vocals, have teamed up with Cedric Watson – creole fiddle, accordion and francophone vocals.
This promises to be an evening when the mountains of Kentucky meet the Louisiana bayous.

Theatre: MIDNIGHT JOANNA – THE ‘PIANO BAR MUSICAL’
2026-05-27 20:30 - 22:30, 2026-05-28 20:30 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
The original, immersive, ‘piano bar musical’ making its UK DEBUT at Hen & Chicken, Bristol, over two special nights!
Hot on the heels of a sold-out opening run, Jerseyman songwriter & piano-vocalist, Ant Noel, brings his swingin’ new production Midnight Joanna to the mainland.
Featuring a 14-strong company of professional musicians & actors, Midnight Joanna is a thrilling night of rollicking rock ‘n’ roll, jivin’ jazz, blistering blues & colourful cabaret.
Come & soak up the atmosphere as we bring to life the neon characters of our late-night piano bar!
It’s open mic at The Dive, a bustling piano bar.
The Host sits at a tune-worn Joanna, ready to play into the night.
Starry-eyed singers and weary waitresses,
Best-friend bartenders and lairy locals,
Troubled troubadours and a life-of-the-party landlord.
Reputations are made… or ruined
Dreams are realised… or forgotten
By midnight, they will all be in for the ride!
Dates: 27th & 28th May 2026
Time: Doors open 7:30pm, show starts at 8:30pm
Tickets £20 in adv / £24 otd (cash only)
(Under 18s permitted with a responsible adult. Some mild pub-related adult humour)
A professional songwriter & performer of over 20 years, Jerseyman Ant Noel forged his career in the creative heartlands of Bristol & Somerset, before returning to his home island in 2019.
Between 2010 – 2018, Ant released four solo albums – with backing band The Peabody Drakes – performing perform at festivals & venues across the South West, including several appearances for the BBC. In 2014, Musician Magazine picked Ant’s third album The Water’s Line as one of their “stand out” releases.
In 2019, Ant began writing Midnight Joanna, an immersive show inspired by experiences hosting open mics and playing in pubs & piano bars (including the fondly-remembered Illusions Magic Bar where Ant held residency for over 5 years). With a large ensemble of professional musicians & actors – supported by arts organisations ArtHouse Jersey & Creative Island Partnership – Midnight Joanna premiered to three sell-out audiences in October 2024. Ant is excited to bring his show to the UK for the first time, especially his beloved second home of Bristol, where it will be performed by Ant & fantastic Bristolian talent!

www.facebook.com/midnightjoannajersey

Jazz: John Donegan Quartet
2026-05-28 20:00 - 22:30 | Chicken Shed
Pianist John Donegan has visited annually to promote his series of sextet albums, but this year has returned to quartet format for his latest CD Interfuse, recorded in Dublin, May 2025. The recording features the cream of Ireland’s jazz scene including former Van Morrison saxophonist Richie Buckley, but as on previous occasions tonight we present John’s music with a specially formed Bristol version.
For the first time John will be joined by Dan Newberry on sax duties – Dan is a firebrand player whose musical maturity belies his relative youth and his playing never fails to impress. The rock solid rhythm team of Chris Jones and Ryan Thrupp have played for John’s previous sextet visits.
Originally from Cork in Ireland, John Donegan lived in Bristol during the 90s and was a mainstay of the jazz scene here before work took him to London. Now retired from his day job, over the past few years John has been able to dedicate his time exclusively to music and has released several recordings demonstrating his compositional skills including his three sextet albums Shadows Linger [2022], Light Streams [2023] and We Will Meet Again, Sometime [2024].
Once again John has gained a hard to achieve four star review in Jazzwise Magazine “In short, superb music; and brilliant production” alongside other excellent reviews you will find in Jazz Journal, UK Jazz News and All About Jazz.

COMEDY: PAUL McCAFFREY- WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE
2026-05-29 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
A new show from one of the funniest comics working in the UK today. Modern life is annoying but was it really much better before? Paul McCaffrey asks in this warm, charming hour of comedy.
Star of Live At The Apollo, BBC Three’s Impractical Jokers and Russell Howard’s Good News.
In addition to being handpicked to tour the country in support of two of the great stand ups of recent years Sean Lock and Kevin Bridges. Paul is an award-winning comedian in his own right and headlines at the biggest comedy clubs in the country. He has performed numerous critically acclaimed Edinburgh shows as well as major music festivals: Reading, Leeds, V Festival, Bestival and Latitude.

Paul is the co-host of the hit podcasts ‘What’s Upset You Now?’ with fellow comedian Seann Walsh and ‘Gladrags’ with Rachel Fairburn.
“Born to be a comic” – The Scotsman

Comedy: Stand Up For The Weekend with Michael Shafar
2026-05-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Stand Up For The Weekend with Michael Shafar featuring Milo Edwards & Tom Toal

Headliner: MICHAEL SHAFAR
Originally from Melbourne, Michael Schafar is now based in London where he has quickly become one of the most exciting new acts on the UK comedy circuit. He regularly performs at the country’s biggest clubs where he gets to mock British people for their awful history and terrible food to their faces.​​

If you have lived in Australia, or even just visited there, you might already know Michael from his appearances on Network 10’s The Project and Studio 10, ABC’s Comedy Bites and triple j’s Good Az Friday. Of course, traditional media is dead, so it’s more likely that you might be one of his 100,000+ followers on social media or the 100+ million people who have seen his videos online. You may have also watched his debut special A(LIVE) on Amazon Prime or his most recent special Alright, Next Joke on YouTube.​
“Shafar circumnavigates the line between edgy and offensive with beautiful finesse” The Age (Melbourne)

Comedy: MC HAMMERSMITH
2026-06-02 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
HIPPITY HOPPITY GET OFF MY PROPERTY
EXTRA DATE ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
MC Hammersmith is the world’s leading freestyle rapper to emerge from the ghetto of middle-class West London. He presents an evening of improvised comedy raps based on your suggestions. Featuring brand-new routines for 2026! You’ll leave astounded at the speed of his brain, the spontaneity of his punchlines, and the stability of his upbringing. Jaw-dropping, hilarious, utterly unbelievable.

Talk: The Hidden World of Fairies & Women
2026-06-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Step into Britain’s hidden fairy realm and meet the powerful Queen behind its myths, magic and forgotten stories. Followed by Q&A.

Once, there was a realm ruled by a powerful Queen – a figure who could shape her appearance, take lovers, and command a kingdom beneath the earth that included the dead. Known by many names, she was most often called the Queen of the Fairies.
In this talk, we’ll explore Britain’s lost fairy traditions through this enigmatic figure. From early medieval pagan beliefs – including links to the goddess Diana – to later connections with saints and angels, we’ll trace how her story evolved across time. We’ll uncover accounts of Scottish witches said to draw power from her, alongside those who feared her influence – and explore why the Presbyterian Kirk sought to suppress these stories. Finally, we’ll examine what these stories reveal about women, power and belief in Britain’s past.
Speaker Bio:
Diane Purkiss is Professor of English at the University of Oxford, and a fellow of Keble College. She has published on witchcraft, fairies, and also on the English Civil War, the occasion of England’s biggest witchhunt. She has been in more than a dozen television documentaries; she even has an IMdb entry and a Wikipedia page… She has spoken to general audiences at numerous literary festivals and to many local history societies.

Music: Joe H. Henry - Cancelled
2026-06-04 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
CRH Music regrets to announce Joe H. Henry’s performance, due for Thursday 4th June, 2026 has been cancelled for reasons beyond our control. Ticket purchasers will be contacted.

Jazz: Steve Banks Quintet
2026-06-04 20:00 - 22:30 | Chicken Shed
Guitarist Steve Banks released his critically acclaimed debut album Emboldened in May 2023 on Stoney Lane Records followed by a UK tour. Emboldened presents a compelling, distinctive, and personal sound, immediately recognisable as the guitarist and composer’s own work. Powerful modern jazz, deep contemporary grooves, lush harmonies, and memorable melodies amongst expressive, rich, and dynamic improvisation from a quintet comprising celebrated UK musicians and bandleaders.
“All the compositions are heartfelt and honest, as are the performances. A chronicle of hard-won optimism and hope. An elegant response to troubled times” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – Jazz album of the month, BBC Music Magazine
Rebecca Nash – piano. Highly respected and in-demand UK pianist and composer Rebecca’s recent album ‘Peaceful King’ on Whirlwind records was received with enthusiastic acclaim in both UK and US. “One of the freshest most creative talents in the UK at this present time” UK Vibe

Sam Crockatt – saxophone. Royal Academy graduate, Whirlwind recording artist including three critically acclaimed albums as leader and Parliamentary Jazz Award winner. “’Mells Bells’ further burnishes Crockatt’s substantial reputation” John Fordham, The Guardian
Henrik Jensen – bass. Royal Academy graduate, Babel recording artist including three critically acclaimed albums as leader. “Jensen is thoughtful, richly chordal and attractively Charlie Haden-like on the bass” John Fordham, The Guardian
Jonathan Silk – drums. Originally from Scotland, Jonathan is a drummer, composer and bandleader based in Birmingham. He has released two albums with his own big band and string orchestra to critical acclaim and worked with world-renowned composers Vince Mendoza and Maria Schneider as well as a host of other nationally and internationally renowned musicians. Awards include BBC Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year in 2014 and the Yamaha Jazz Scholar Award 2011. Jonathan has been collaborating with Steve to arrange the music from Emboldened for full jazz orchestra.

Music: Marginal Gains
2026-06-05 20:00 - 22:30 | Hen and Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville,, Bristol, BS3 1JF, United Kingdom
Kicking off a weekend of live music along North Street with a FREE 90’s & 00’s Band Night in the main bar.
Marginal Gains are back for another night of pure nostalgia!
Playing a selection of 90s and early 00s rock and indie, including Ash, Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Green Day, Nirvana, Oasis, Pulp, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Killers, and many more.
Turbocharge your weekend with a night of 90s and 00s grunge and Britpop BANGERS.

Music: North Street Sounds
2026-06-06 15:00 - 21:00 | Hen and Chicken, 210 North Street, Southville,, Bristol, BS3 1JF, United Kingdom
A brand new music event for North Street this Summer.
North Street venues have joined together to organise a one-of-a-kind walking music festival.
All day, live music, bands, DJs, and good vibes!

The Hen & Chicken Show Case
Saturday 6th June from 3 pm | Free Live Music
Join us as Bristol’s brilliant grassroots performers take to the stage, performing in the main bar.

Jazz: Liam Brennan's Abacus
2026-06-11 20:00 - 22:30 | Chicken Shed
Composer Liam Brennan last presented Abacus at the club in 2023, and returns as part of a short tour to promote their new album, which was recorded live in the same year. The band features some of the finest players from the Birmingham and London scenes, and on this occasion includes our own Nick Malcolm on trumpet, standing in for regular trumpeter James Borland.
Formed in 2022, the project concept was heavily influenced by Omer Avital’s Asking No Permission which featured a 4-horn frontline. The music aims to combine concepts from both the jazz small group tradition as well as the big band lineage
Liam draws influences from composers John Hollenbeck and John Taylor, as well as Charles Mingus and Oliver Nelson. He is currently studying a masters in composition and improvisation in Gothenburg, Sweden with an Erasmus project in Oslo, Norway.

COMEDY: GOLF IS RUINING MY LIFE - An Evening For Swingers with TOM GREEN and TOM PRICE
2026-06-14 20:00 - 22:00 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Toms Green and Price, the stars of GB’s 2nd biggest golf podcast, bring you an un-fore-gettable evening of links based lols. Prepare to experience the game as you never have before. They’ll put the par into audience participation, tell stories too litigious for the podcast, and attempt to solve slow play once and for all. Competitions, confessions and chronic back pain LIVE!

At last a new golf tour that’s not Saudi backed.
“Playing golf takes ages and is too hard. Watching golf is a waste of time. But watching these men talking about playing and maybe even playing some golf is peak entertainment. Do not miss (the ball).” – ALEX HOR

FIFA World Cup 2026: England vs Croatia
2026-06-17 21:00 - 23:30 | Chicken Shed
England vs Croatia

Join us in The Chicken Shed as Tuchel’s side kick off their tournament against Croatia on Wednesday 17 June.

Jazz: Andy Hague Quintet
2026-06-18 20:00 - 22:30 | Chicken Shed
Trumpeter Andy Hague returns with his quintet to close off the club’s 25/26 season. The music will be a mixture of tunes from quintet album Coming of Age [2018], Andy’s 2021 quartet album Release and a few tunes from other current jazz composers.
“So impressed with this record, wow, it’s current, it’s hip” – Linley Hamilton, BBC Radio Ulster’s Jazz World. “it’s the variety of the musical structures deployed, as well as the sheer spirit and fire in these performances that makes this a significant milestone for Hague and his chums” – Peter Vacher, four star review in Jazzwise March 2019.
Well known in Bristol’s jazz scene, in 2019 Andy Hague played for the first time with legendary UK jazz composer Mike Westbrook as part of his Uncommon Orchestra, and post-Covid the band has appeared at Cheltenham and Cambridge Jazz Festivals, the Rossini Festival in Lugo, Italy and Ronnie Scott’s 2022 and 2023.
Long term associate saxophonist Ben Waghorn is a versatile musician who has worked in London’s West End and on many pop, TV and film recordings. He has been involved in a range of projects with Keith Tippett, including ‘Tapestry’, a piece written by Keith for two saxophone quartets and the BBC singers, the quartet ‘Work in Progress’ and The Keith Tippett Octet. He can also be heard on recordings with Geoff Eales and Dave Stapleton [Slowly Rolling Camera]. Ben has also recently performed with the BBC Big Band and played in Singapore with the London Concert Orchestra. Pianist Jim Blomfield has been a vital part of Bristol’s jazz scene for many years and has accompanied many of the UK’s best known players. He has released two trio CDs of his own compositions. “Jim Blomfield is the best British pianist you’ve never heard of and is an absolute marvel” – Independent on Sunday. Bassist Riaan Vosloo works regularly with saxophonist Ed Jones and runs the post-grad programme at BIMM Bristol music college. Drummer Mark Whitlam is head of the drum department at BIMM college and has played with big names such as Andy Sheppard and Iain Ballamy besides composing for his own projects.

Talk: The Science of DMT & Ayahuasca
2026-06-22 19:30 - 21:30 | Hen & Chicken Studio
Join us to explore the intersection of science, shamanism + DMT (the ‘spirit molecule’) and the entities it reveals. Followed by a Q+A.

This talk explores the intersection between the scientific, therapeutic, psychonautic, and shamanic exploration of the DMT realm and attempts to fuse these disparate and yet overlapping cosmologies.
N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), dubbed the ‘spirit molecule,’ is an extremely potent short acting psychedelic substance. It is found naturally in the human body and is abundant in other areas of nature. It has been theorised that DMT is released at birth, near-death experiences and even when we dream!
The traditional indigenous use of DMT in the Amazonian visionary decoction, ayahuasca, known as the ‘vine of the dead,’ has a long history of shamanic use to transcend time and space and communicate with the spirits of nature. Most people experiencing a breakthrough dose of DMT report encounters with seemingly sentient, intelligent and independent entities, which typically convey a convincing sense of their reality, such that a recent survey found that of those having such encounters who reported being atheist before their experience, more than half reported that they were no longer atheist afterwards.
This talk explores the intersection between the scientific, therapeutic, psychonautic, and shamanic exploration of the DMT realm and attempts to fuse these disparate and yet overlapping cosmologies.

Dr David Luke is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich. His research focuses on transpersonal experiences, anomalous phenomena and altered states of consciousness, especially via psychedelics, having published more than 100 academic papers in this area, including ten books, most recently Otherworlds: Psychedelics and Exceptional Human Experience. When he is not running clinical drug trials with LSD, conducting DMT field experiments or observing apparent weather control with Mexican shamans he directs the Ecology, Cosmos and Consciousness salon and is a cofounder and director of Breaking Convention: International Conference on Psychedelic Consciousness.

FIFA World Cup 2026 England vs Ghana
2026-06-23 21:00 - 23:00 | Chicken Shed
Join us in the Chicken Shed as England continues through the first stage of the FIFA World Cup.
England vs Ghana – ko 9pm

Improv: Wednesday Night Improv
2026-06-24 19:30 - 21:30 | Chicken Shed
Wednesday Night Improv returns to the Hen & Chicken with two halves of unscripted comedy — all made up on the spot, all inspired by your suggestions. Expect quick wit, bold characters, and the kind of laughter that only happens when nobody knows what’s coming next (including the performers).
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Comedy Games, Improvised Live
(Think Whose Line Is It Anyway? meets Game Changer, with a sprinkling of Taskmaster.)
A fast, funny first half built around short improvised games — the kind where performers get a prompt from the audience and have seconds to turn it into something brilliant. Points will be awarded. Consequences may follow.
Featuring special guests:
Anna Kemp
Gemma Revell
Paige Tummons
Theo Worsley
And your host, Ste Brown.
## SECOND HALF ##
Beansville presents: Video Store
Unscripted movie mayhem where you pick the genre.
Welcome to the video store! Pick your favourite genre, make up the movie title you’d like to see, and we’ll improvise the rest. Of course, if the video wasn’t properly rewound last time, we might accidentally start with the final scene… don’t worry, we’ll figure it out.
Come rent an improvised movie from the racks of the video store, based on your suggestions. No late fees. No script.
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Whether you’re a seasoned comedy fan or just curious about what happens when performers make it all up as they go, this is a perfect night to dive into Bristol’s thriving improv scene. Expect laughter, surprises, and something completely different — every single time.
