September 20, 1867 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Opening night. The very first event was a public meeting of the London Missionary Society. The place was packed with around 3,400 people, most of whom were probably there to get a good look at the new place rather than to listen to reverend gentlemen talking about the importance of spreading the Gospel. Nonetheless, there were hymns, a choir and soloists and everyone pronounced themselves impressed by the acoustic qualities of the hall)
1873 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bristol Music Festival. A choir of 200 local volunteers, with the orchestra conducted by Charles Hallé. The program included Haydn’s ‘The Creation’, Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’, Rossini’s ‘Stabat Mater’, George Macfarren’s ‘St John the Baptist’ & Handel’s ‘Messiah’)
1876 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bristol Music Festival)
1879 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bristol Music Festival)
1882 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bristol Music Festival, attended by the Duchess and Duke of Edinburgh (Queen Victoria’s second son, Prince Alfred)
September 1 1898 In the early hours Colston Hall was destroyed in what was said to be the biggest fire Bristol had seen since the 1831 riots. The shell of the building was all that remained, with the fire spreading to the roof of the Hall, which was quickly destroyed, along with its expensive organ.
November 1900 the hall re-opens with grand ceremony and concert
1914 The Hall was turned into a recruiting centre and used as a temporary billet for Scots soldiers during winter 1914-15
November 11, 1919 The hall is purchased by Bristol’s Corporation for £65,000 and would henceforth be run by a Council Committee.
1922 Evangelist Captain Gypsy Smith packs in 11,000 people in three separate meetings in a single day.
November 4, 1933 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Vladimir Horowitz)
December 1933 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The auditorium had to undergo a series of alterations to make the space suitable for a large circus which featured elephants, seals, ponies, kangaroos and bears! Tiered seats between the organ and stage were removed and the platform was strengthened and extended in order to take the weight of the elephants)
1934 Sir Oswald Mosley
mid-1930s Closed for refurbishment re-opening in December 1936 with a season of “variety” performances staged by local impresario Charles Lockier.
March 1939 A joint concert by the Bristol Philharmonic Society and the Bristol Choral Society, with soloist Miss Astra Vaughan
November 24 1940 British Legion’s annual Festival of Remembrance. During the show the first really big air raid hit Bristol and the building was evacuated.
November 9, 1941 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (RAF Dance Orchestra)
February 20, 1942 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Conducted by Edric Cundell)
May 4-9, 1942 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Festival of Music)
February 4 1945 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Orpheans)
February 5 1945 The hall went up in flames early one Monday morning due to a carelessly discarded cigarette.
July 7, 1951 The Duke of Gloucester opens the re-built Hall, as part of Bristol’s contribution to the Festival of Britain celebrations. The Duke of Gloucester officiated at the opening ceremony, which was followed by a concert from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham.
January 18, 1956 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Colston Hall commemorates the installation of the new Harrison & Harrison organ, nearly five years after the rebuilt auditorium opened. The opening ceremony was presided by Bristol’s Lord Mayor Alderman Harry Crook, and organist George Thalben-Ball performed the first concert on the instrument.
April 3 1956 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Stan Kenton and his Band)
October 29, 1956 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.15 & 8.30. Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra)
February 11, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Guy Mitchell, Jack Parnell & His Orchestra featuring Irene Miller and Gene Williams)
March 15, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Platters)
May 15, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen, Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group with Nancy Whiskey, Billie Anthony)
June 2, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Freddie Bell & The Bellboys, Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group, Terry Lightfoot & His Jazzmen, Yolanda)
August 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Johnnie Ray)
September 20, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Charlie Gracie, Bill Waddington (Lancashire comedian), Raf & Julian (Two wrongs make a riot), Fredye Marshall (Singing star of Porgy & Bess, who replaced Dorothy Squires who refused to share top billing with Charlie Gracie), Elimar (Prince of jugglers), Tattersal with Jerry & co (Ventriloquist), Gillian & June (Steps in rhythm), The Hippodrome Orchestra)
September 20, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jimmy Rushing, Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band)
November 10, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Don Lang and his Frantic Five, Mick Mulligan and his Band, Betty Smith Quintette)
November 22, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Count Basie and his Orchestra)
December 12, 1957 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG ("Skiffle Jamboree")
March 23, 1958 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Package Tour with Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Gary Miller, Tanner Sisters, Ronnie Keene's Orchestra & (compere) Des O'Connor)
April 29, 1958 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Frankie Vaughan performed two concerts on the same day. Between performances, his fans surged around Colston Hall and brought traffic to a standstill until police reinforcements arrived. During the last number, fans rushed to the stage until the star disappeared among the crowd and the band’s instruments were passed to safety over the heads of the crowd. The star’s manager was quoted in the press as saying the Bristol gig had been the most fantastic reception they had ever had anywhere in the country)
May 6, 1958 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Jazz at the Philharmonic, with Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Lou Levy, Gus Johnson & Max Bennett)
May 23, 1958 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 5.30 & 7.45. Buddy Holly & The Crickets, Garry Miller, Des O’Conner, The Tanner Sisters & Ronnie Keene & His Orchestra)
September 15, 1958 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jazz from Carnegie Hall)
October 10, 1958 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Duke Ellington and his Orchestra)
March 6, 1959 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45, Louis Armstrong & His All Stars)
May 6, 1959 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Cliff Richard Show)
May 15, 1959 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jazz at the Philharmonic)
September 13, 1959 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Count Basie and his Orchestra)
October 15, 1959 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (An Evening With Gracie Fields)
November 12, 1959 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Cliff Richard Show)
In April 1960, a Bristol married couple credited the Hall and the concert given by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra for bringing harmony back to their marriage. They wrote to the conductor about how they had decided to get married at the orchestra’s last appearance at Colston Hall two years previously and how listening to the performance avoided a break-up.
February 2, 1960 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sarah Vaughan, Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra) March 18, 1960 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jazz at the Philharmonic) April 22, 1960 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Count Basie and his Orchestra) September 30, 1960 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Miles Davis) October 30, 1960 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Kid Ory)
January 14, 1961 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Shirley Bassey)
January 29, 1961 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Emile Ford & The Checkmates)
February 14, 1961 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Cliff Richard & The Shadows)
February 21, 1961 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mantovani & His Orchestra)
March 3, 1961 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. The New 1961 Rock 'N' Trad Show)
March 16-17, 1961 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson)
April 13, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Brenda Lee, Jess Conrad, Rory Blackwell & His Blackjacks, Nero & The Gladiators, Sounds Incorporated & (compere) Bob Bain)
May 7, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Gerry Brown's Jazzmen)
September 3, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Chubby Checker, Brook Brothers, Kestrels, Susan Singer, Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas, Gary Edwards Combo, Red Price & His Orchestra & (compere) Bob Bain)
September 25, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dion, Del Shannon, Buzz Clifford, Joe Brown, The Allisons, Wallace & Duval, Suzy Cope, Peppi, The New York Twisters)
September 30, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band)
October 15, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Jet Harris & The Jetblacks, Breakaways, Sounds Incorporated & (compere) Bob Bain)
October 20, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG ("The Mammoth Star Show of 1962", with Billy Fury, Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers & (compere) Al Paige)
November 1, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Everly Brothers, Frank Ifield, Ketty Lester, Dean Rogers, Terry Young Five, Vernons Girls & (compere) Norman Collier)
November 15, 1962 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (B Bumble & The Stingers, Tornados, Joe Brown & His Bruvvers, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Vince Eager, Chris Wayne & The Echoes, Bobby Shafto)
March 15, 1963 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Package Tour with Chris Montez, Tommy Roe, The Beatles, Terry Young Six, The Viscounts, Debbie Lee & Tony Marsh) November 15, 1963 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Beatles)
January 27, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rolling Stones)
April 6, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Dailey & Wayne, Bob Miller & The Millermen featuring Alan Lee and June Leslie, Dougie Arthur & The Milltones)
April 10, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Eldridge Quartet, Oscar Peterson Trio)
April 24, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Roy Orbison, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Tony Sheridan and The Bobby Patrick Six, Chris Stanford and the Cornets, The Three Quarters, Ezz Reco and the Launchers, The Federals)
May 28, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Package Tour with Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Animals, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, The Other Two & (compere) Larry Burns) June 1, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dave Brubeck Quartet) June 10, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (1964 Bath Festival. Yehudi Menuhin joined forces with his pianist sister Hephzibah and celebrated French cellist Maurice Gendron to form a trio that performed with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Istvan Kertesz. On the programme were Beethoven’s Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 and Brahms’ Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102) July 7, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ray Charles) September 16, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sir John Barbirolli with the Hallé Orchestra. The audience was treated to music chosen by Barbirolli himself, pieces which he would pick “if it were the last concert he was going to conduct”. The Hallé Orchestra opened the concert with Vaughan Williams’ ethereal ‘Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis’, which was followed by ‘Intermezzo’ from Fenimore & Gerda by Delius and Debussy’s ‘Three Symphonic Sketches, La Mer’. The evening rounded off with Elgar’s ‘Symphony No.2 in E flat’) September 19, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Ronettes, The Yardbirds, Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas. Due to permit trouble for the American girl group The Ronettes, Charles H. Lockier regretfully announced the cancellation of the show, and all ticket money was refunded) September 22, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (An Evening With Gracie Fields, with classical pianist Clive Lythgoe) October 1, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rolling Stones, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Mike Berry & The Innocents, Simon Scott & The Leroys, The Mojos & (compere) Don Spencer) October 24, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Cliff Richard Show, featuring The Shadows, Frank Berry, Faye Fisher and Johnny Hawkins) November 10, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Beatles. As the band finished "If I Fell" and were about to begin their finale, four local students who had managed to gain access to the stage lighting gantries, tipped bags of flour onto the Beatles’ heads) November 18, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Herbert Menges lead the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in a concert that featured a young Vladimir Ashkenazy as the featured piano soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3. Malcolm Arnold’s ‘A Sussex Overture’, Monteverdi/ Malipiero’s ‘Sinfonia Ritornelli, Orpheus’ and Brahm’s Symphony No.3) December 6, 1964 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Groups Galore ’64)
January 15, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.20 & 8.45. Package Tour with Chuck Berry, Graham Bond Organization, The Moody Blues, Winston G., The Five Dimensions & Long John Baldry and The Hoochie Coochie Men) February 10, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Louis Fremaux) February 19, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Duke Ellington and Orchestra) February 24, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) February 26, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Adam Faith, Sandie Shaw, The Barren Knights, The Roulettes, The Paramounts) March 3, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (London Mozart Players, Harry Blech, Michael Roll) March 10, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Amaryllis Fleming) March 17, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bristol Pianoforte Subscription Concerts- Louis Kentner) March 21, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 5.30 & 7.45, The Kinks) March 23, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tamla Motown Revue with The Supremes, Earl Van Dyke, The Miracles, Martha and the Vandellas, Stevie Wonder. To promote the event, concert promoter Charles H. Lockier gave away 1,000 tickets to the ethnic minority of Bristol’s population, as it seemed Bristol was slow to acquire the Motown taste as bookings were poor) April 21, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Hugo Rignold) November 21, 1965 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Moody Blues)
May 10, 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bob Dylan) October 7, 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.15 & 8.30, Package tour with the Rolling Stones, Ike & Tina Turner, The Yardbirds, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, The Kings Of Rhythm Orchestra, The Ike-Ettes, Jimmy Thomas, Bobby John & Ray Cameron) October 28, 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Georgie Fame, Chris Farlowe, Butterfield Blues Band, Eric Burdon, Geno Washington) November 29, 1966 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jazz at the Philharmonic. Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Coleman Hawkins, Zoot Simms, James Moody, Teddy Wilson, Louis Bellson, T-Bone Walker)
April 9, 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Nina Simone & Dick Gregory) April 25, 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.00 & 8.30. Package tour with The Walker Brothers, Englebert Humperdinck, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix, The Californians, The Quotations & Nick Jones) September 20, 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Birthday of Colston Hall- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Constantin Silvestri. A 12-day programme of concerts was organised to mark the 100th Birthday of Colston Hall. A selection of pop, jazz, folk and theatre events accompanied the number of orchestral concerts, featuring Colston Hall regulars such as the Hallé Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and the Bristol Sinfonia) November 21, 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Stan Getz Quartet) November 24, 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Package tour with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice, Outer Limit & Eire Apparent) November 27, 1967 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Vienna Boys Choir)
April 18, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gene Pitney, Amen Corner, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, Status Quo, Don Partridge, Lucas & The Mike Cotton Sound & (compere) Tony Brandon) September 20, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Corries, Roy Harper, Eddie & Finbar Furey) September 24, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Buddy Rich & His Orchestra) September 25, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Small Faces, Canned Heat, Tim Rose, The Gods & (compere) Dave Lee Travis) September 26, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (ALL STAR WRESTLING) October 1, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Oscar Peterson Trio) October 2, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) October 3, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Noel Rawsthorne Organ Recital) October 4, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (2 shows 6.30 & 8.45. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, Madeline Bell, Dr. Marigold's Prescription, Tony Brandon & Dominic Grant) November 10, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Who) December 2, 1968 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Beach Boys)
February 9, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Blues Scene '69 with Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Jo-Ann Kelly, The Ground Hogs & Champion Jack Dupree) February 23, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (T. Rex) April 27, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Fleetwood Mac) May 9, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ten Years After) June 3, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Frank Zappa) June 21, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Led Zeppelin) October 21, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull) November 4, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (John Mayall) November 12, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Trapeze) December 2, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Delaney And Bonnie And Friends. Musicians: Delaney Bramlett, Bonnie Bramlett, Eric Clapton, Dave Mason, Carl Radle, Jim Gordon, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Price, Tex Johnson, Rita Coolidge & George Harrison) December 11, 1969 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Moody Blues, and Tymon Dogg)
March 22, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Fotheringay, Humblebums, Nick Drake) May 17, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Deep Purple) September 7, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rory Gallagher) September 10, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) September 27, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Derek & The Dominoes) October 4, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull, Procol Harum, Tir Na Nog) October 26, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Incredible String Band) November 2, 1970 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jack Bruce)
January 17, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Yes) January 26, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Van Der Graaf Generator) February 2, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Stevie Wonder, Martha Reeves) March 9, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rolling Stones) March 10, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Elton John) May 3, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Byrds) June 10, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Wishbone Ash) September 10, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Cat Stevens, Sutherland Brothers Band) November 22, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mott the Hoople) December 5, 1971 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Uriah Heep)
January 23, 1972 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Procol Harum) May 12, 1972 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo, Slade) June 13, 1972 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (David Bowie)
March 2, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (ELO) April 21, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Captain Beefheart) May 15, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jonathan Kelly, Riff Raff, Joan Armatrading) June 18, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mick Ronson) July 25, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Van Morrison) August 6, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Slade) September 19, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) October 15, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Free) October 16, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Genesis) November 11, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Horslips) November 29, 1973 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mott the Hoople, Queen)
February 26, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (ELO, Raymond Froggatt) April 8, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bad Company, Darien Spirit) April 30, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gong) May 3, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Traffic) May 8, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Love) May 28, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lou Reed) September 20, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Procol Harum) September 30, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Can) October 20, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (10cc) October 27, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lindisfarne) November 12, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Queen) November 29, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Golden Earring) December 8, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bad Company, Duster Bennett) December 11, 1974 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Black Sabbath)
February 9, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Supertramp, Joan Armatrading) February 17, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (ELO, Chopyn) February 18, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Robin Trower) April 28, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (10cc, Fancy) July 13, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bay City Rollers) September 18, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mott) September 22, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Kraftwerk) September 29, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Thin Lizzy) October 3, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Todd Rundgren) October 13, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Leo Sayer) November 3, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dr. Feelgood) November 4, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sparks) November 13, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Supertramp, Joan Armatrading) November 30, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Nazareth) December 1, 1975 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steeleye Span)
January 3, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Procol Harum, Viv Stanshall) March 21, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Thin Lizzy, Graham Parker) May 24, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Leonard Cohen) June 15, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (ELO) June 23, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bob Marley & The Wailers) September 27, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Hawkwind) October 18, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver) November 7, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (AC/DC) December 13, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Damned)
March 8, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Graham Parker) March 14, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (T. Rex, Damned) May 26, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Clash) May 31, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Television, Blondie, Cortinas) June 17, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Country Joe & The Fish) September 25, 1976 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver) September 28, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Iggy Pop) October 21, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Joan Armatrading) November 15, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Wire) November 24, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (John Martyn) December 9, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boomtown Rats)
February 17, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Emmylou Harris) February 26, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rush) March 16, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Television) April 16, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) April 27, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Blue Oyster Cult, Japan) June 28, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boomtown Rats) September 22, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tom Robinson Band) October 3, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Strawbs) October 22, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Squeeze, Dr. Feelgood) October 28, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Stranglers) November 26, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Jam) December 7, 1978 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Devo)
January 29, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Nazareth) February 24, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gary Numan) February 25, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Billy Joel) March 7, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Joan Armatrading, George Duke) April 10, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Motorhead) May 25, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Renaissance) May 29, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Stiff Little Fingers) June 16, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dire Straits) September 26, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Loudon Wainwright III) November 4, 1979 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Buzzcocks, Joy Division)
February 7, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Ramones) February 15, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Uriah Heep) February 25, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (CANCELLED. The Clash) February 26, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Tourists) May 2, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Black Sabbath) May 25, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mike Oldfield) June 10-11, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Clash, Holly & The Italians) October 1, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Eurythmics)?? October 7, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Joe Jackson) October 8, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Pretenders) November 3, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (OMD) November 7, 1980 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Triumph)
January 5, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boomtown Rats) January 27, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Black Sabbath) March 3, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Elvis Costello & The Attractions) April 27, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Echo & The Bunnymen) May 2, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Cure) June 4, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Toyah) June 7, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Moody Blues) June 18, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Undertones) June 28, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Tubes) July 31, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Siouxsie & The Banshees) September 6, 1981 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (B.B. King, The Paynekillers)
April 5, 1982 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Judie Tzuke) May 11, 1982 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boomtown Rats) October 15, 1982 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Depeche Mode) November 14, 1982 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Japan)
March 7, 1983 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (U2) March 28, 1983 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Marillion) April 19, 1983 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jerry Lee Lewis) May 1, 1983 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (A Flock Of Seagulls) October 31, 1983 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dio) December 4, 1983 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Robert Plant. Joined onstage by John Paul Jones)
February 18, 1984 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Saxon) March 11, 1984 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Simple Minds) May 19, 1984 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sisters Of Mercy) October 25, 1984 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Meat Loaf)
April 16, 1985 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (King) April 21, 1985 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Alarm)
April 10, 1986 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (WRESTLING) September 9, 1986 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Hearts Of Fire Filming, with Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, Clem Clempson, Richie Havens & Terry Williams) September 20, 1986 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Hearts Of Fire Filming, with Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, Clem Clempson, Richie Havens & Terry Williams)
October 8, 1986 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Iron Maiden) November 19, 1986 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Van Morrison) November 28, 1986 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Psychedelic Furs)
January 13, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (A-Ha) February 4, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Elvis Costello) February 16, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Psychedelic Furs) March 22, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Cult) April 18, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Erasure) April 22, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Blow Monkeys) June 11, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Iggy Pop) June 14, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Pretenders) September 11, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gary Numan) October 7, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Guns & Roses) November 15, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Anthrax) December 5, 1987 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (INXS)
March 22, 1988 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Magnum) November 23, 1988 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Billy Bragg, Michelle Shocked) December 16, 1988 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boy George)
March 17, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Blue Oyster Cult) March 20, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Waterboys) April 1, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Monkees) April 5, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Chas & Dave) May 27, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Nina Simone) June 4, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (China Crisis) June 24, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Anthrax) July 29, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Cliff Richard) September 11, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Black Sabbath, Garth Rockett) September 18, 1989 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gary Numan)
February 19, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Stranglers, Skin Games) February 20, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tanita Tikaram) February 3, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Psychedelic Furs) March 7, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ben E. King) November 14, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Thunder) December 3, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Magnum) December 20, 1990 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Young)
April 15, 1991 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Johnny Cash) April 19, 1991 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tom Jones) April 30, 1991 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Temptations) October 7, 1991 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Beverley Craven) October 28, 1991 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (John Denver) December 1, 1991 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Chuck Berry)
November 6, 1992 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Take That) November 18, 1992 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Chuck Berry) November 28, 1992 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) December 18, 1992 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Morrissey)
February 25, 1993 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Fish) April 7, 1993 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boney M) September 13, 1993 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Squeeze) October 18, 1993 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull) November 5, 1993 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (World Party)
March 7, 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tori Amos) March 8, 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Weller) April 6, 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Room 512) May 4, 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (East 17) September 23, 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (David Byrne) November 21, 1994 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Elvis Costello)
January 31, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Cyndi Lauper) February 28, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Chuck Berry) March 9, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Del Amitri) March 21, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sparks) March 27, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Shakin' Stevens) April 16, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gene) May 15, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Chieftains) September 26, 1995 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull)
February 20, 1996 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Deep Purple) March 19, 1996 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (PJ & Duncan) September 19, 1996 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Blue Nile) December 7, 1996 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Suede)
February 15, 1997 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Rodgers) February 18, 1997 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Placebo) March 14, 1997 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Skunk Anansie, Gravity Kills) March 15, 1997 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Peter Andre) October 27, 1997 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gary Numan)
February 24, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Levellers) May 31, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Robbie Williams) June 7, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Portishead) September 25, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Neil Finn) October 27, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Brian May) November 6, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Morcheeba) December 11, 1998 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (PJ Harvey, The Dirty Three)
October 24, 1999 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Beth Orton) October 29, 1999 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Joan Baez) November 17, 1999 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull) December 15, 1999 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Slade) December 19, 1999 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bryan Ferry)
February 22, 2000 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bush) July 15, 2000 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Eels) September 2, 2000 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lou Reed) September 27, 2000 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steve Earle) October 17, 2000 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) October 25, 2000 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (James)
March 19, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ocean Colour Scene)
April 6, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gary Moore)
April 8, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dido) May 14, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Orbital) July 1, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bill Wyman) July 5, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lambchop) October 8, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Spiritualized) October 26, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Air) October 27, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Soft Cell) November 9, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) November 26, 2001 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull)
April 2, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Garbage) May 1, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sophie Ellis-Bextor) July 22, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Pet Shop Boys) September 18, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Deep Purple) October 8, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ray Davies) October 10, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Roxy Music) October 22, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Def Leppard) November 15, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Orchestra Baobab) November 25-26, 2002 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo)
January 13, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Love, Baby Lemonade) March 12, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Richard Thompson) March 15, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dionne Warwick) March 19, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lulu) April 3, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lisa Stansfield) May 13, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Darius Danesh) May 23, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Goldfrapp) May 31, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Busted) June 8, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Eddi Reader) September 23, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (David Sylvian) October 1, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Misteeq) October 16, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Motorhead) October 19, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Super Furry Animals) November 16-17, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) December 10, 2003 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Simple Minds)
March 2, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Brian Wilson) March 3, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jamie Cullum) March 4, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Libertines) March 7, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bill Frisell) March 9, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Katie Melua) May 25, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Michael Buble) May 28, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Will Young) June 8, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Blondie) June 20, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Englebert Humperdinck) June 26, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jeff Beck) June 30, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Lach) October 4, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (McFly) October 12, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Delirious) October 18, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Whitesnake) December 8-9, 2004 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo. 9th was cancelled)
January 30, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) February 26, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Nick Cave) February 28, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Streets) March 2, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Doves) April 6, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rufus Wainwright) April 11, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Manic Street Preachers) May 11, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ibrahim Ferrer) May 23, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Girls Aloud) November 14-15, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) December 7, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters) December 8, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) December 20, 2005 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Human League)
January 25, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Strokes) February 1, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Belle & Sebastian, The Brakes) February 21, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ryan Adams) March 15, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Maceo Parker) March 16, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull) April 21, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jose Gonzalez) May 7, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Don Williams) May 22, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Zutons) May 24, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Buchanan) June 13, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tracy Chapman) September 27, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Embrace) September 28, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sparks) October 4, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Imogen Heap, Nemo) October 22, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Raconteurs) October 28, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Dexy's Midnight Runners, Rick Wakeman) November 24-25, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) December 1, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ojos De Brujo) December 5, 2006 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Beverley Knight)
January 25, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) January 27, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Scott Matthews) February 16, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steven Seagal & Thunderbox) March 12, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steve Lukather & Toto) March 15, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Art Garfunkel) March 23, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Michael Ball) April 19, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (James Taylor) July 2, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Andy Williams) September 22, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Natasha Beddingfield) September 24, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mannfred Mann's Earth Band) October 4, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Kate Rusby) October 15, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Proclaimers) October 18, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bruce Guthro) October 22, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (KT Tunstall) October 27, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ray LaMontagne) October 28, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (John Hiatt) October 29, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) November 4, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gilbert O'Sullivan) November 16, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Billy Bragg) December 5, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Beverley Knight) December 11-12, 2007 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo)
January 26, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Alison Moyet) January 27, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Henry Rollins) February 13, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Boy George) February 19, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gabrielle) March 7, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Newton Faulkner) March 12, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (David Gray) March 16, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Chris Rea) April 5, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sugarbabes) April 18, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull) April 27, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (David Essex) May 18, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Weller) May 22, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tinariwen) June 9, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Cat Power) June 13, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Merz) June 21, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Toots & The Maytals) June 24, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Queensryche) October 1-2, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) October 16, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Billy Ocean) October 19, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Level 42) October 20, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Martha Wainwright) November 7, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Sigur Ros) November 16, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Death Cab For Cutie) November 28, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Stereophonics) December 17, 2008 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jason Donovan)
January 25, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Grace Jones) March 21, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (James Morrison) May 1, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Basement Jaxx) June 14, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Saturdays) September 24, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Beth Rowley, Phantom Limb) September 25, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Roni Size & Reprazent) October 9, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bat For Lashes) October 19, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Editors) October 22, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ludovico Einaudi) November 10-11, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Status Quo) November 20, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Snow Patrol) November 21, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Bristol Choral Society perform "Handel's Messiah", Conducted by Adrian Partington) November 29, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rodrigo Y Gabriela) December 5, 2009 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tommy Emmanuel)
March 18, 2010 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jethro Tull)
May 13, 2011 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mike & The Mechanics)
April 28, 2012 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Martin Barre's New Day)
March 7, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Osibisa) March 9, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Imelda May) March 19, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Tom Paxton, Janis Ian) April 9, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Benjamin Clementine) April 13, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Daniel O'Donnell) May 6, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ian Anderson Band) June 5, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gareth Malone) October 3, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ji Liu) November 21, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jon Richardson) December 15, 2014 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Human League)
January 15, 2015 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Carrack) May 3, 2015 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mike & The Mechanics)
January 23, 2016 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Carrack) February 2, 2016 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Spoken Word: Boxer - Floyd Mayweather Jr.) September 9, 2016 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Daniel O'Donnell)
2017
January 15, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - Hits to Blues)
January 17-18, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Jack Whitehall)
January 18, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Martyn Joseph)
January 19, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Beth Rowley)
January 21, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Simon Callow - Chaplin's Mutuals)
January 23, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (King Creosote)
January 28, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Talk - Dean Strang & Jerry Buting: Making A Murderer)
February 2, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Paul Foot)
February 7, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (There Will Be Blood: Live. Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning film performed by the London Contemporary Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Brunt)
February 12, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - The Noise Next Door - The Noise Next Door's Really, Really Good Afternoon Show)
February 14, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Alexander O'Neal)
February 16, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (LeAnn Rimes)
February 17, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Neil Cowley Trio)
February 18, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Onallee)
February 21, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Ricky Gervais)
February 22, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Richard Herring)
February 24, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (De La Soul)
February 27, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Justin Moorhouse)
February 27, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue)
March 1, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mike & The Mechanics)
March 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Henning Wehn)
March 6, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Brit Floyd)
March 7, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Sue Perkins)
March 7, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Albert Lee - and His American Band)
March 9, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Laura Marling)
March 12, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Hazel O'Connor)
March 19, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Macy Gray)
March 20, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox)
March 23, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Sean Lock)
March 28, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Amy MacDonald)
April 1, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Manu Delago)
April 1, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Weller)
April 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (John Smith)
April 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (10CC)
April 5, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ne-Yo)
April 7, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Jimmy Carr)
April 9, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Caro Emerald)
April 10, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Rick Astley)
April 13, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Marcel Lucint)
April 16, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gipsy Kings)
April 20, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin Masters)
April 23, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Al Stewart)
April 26, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Talk - David Starkey)
April 26, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Billy Ocean)
April 28, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Police Dog Hogan)
April 28, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Reginald D Hunter)
May 2, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Kooks)
May 3, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Michael Kiwanuka)
May 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steve Hackett)
May 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Katy Brand)
May 5, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Hackney Colliery Band)
May 10, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paul Rodgers)
May 12, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Omid Djalili)
May 14, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Russell Kane)
May 14, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Jon Gomm)
May 16, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Procol Harum)
May 16, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Play - Caitlin)
May 17, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra)
May 19, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Imelda May)
May 20, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Jimmy Carr)
May 21, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Zoe Lyons)
May 22, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Cranberries)
May 24, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Moya Brennan)
May 25, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Anastacia)
May 26, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ballet - The Next Step)
May 29, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Simple Minds)
May 31, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Russell Brand)
June 7, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Sons Of Pitches)
June 14, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Idina Menzel)
June 17, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Kraftwerk)
June 20, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Russell Brand)
June 21, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Paramore)
July 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Steve Winwood)
Due to a small amount of debris falling from the cavity above the ceiling into the main hall, the following concerts had to be relocated to the O2 Academy.
July 8, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gurt Lush Choir & Bristol MAN Chorus. Concert moved to the Wills Memorial Building)
July 13, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Shires & Ward Thomas. Concert moved to the O2 Academy)
July 14, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mercury Rev & The Royal Northern Sinfonia. Concert moved to the O2 Academy)
July 15, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Martha Wainwright, Angaleena Presley. Concert moved to the O2 Academy)
July 16, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Nick Lowe, Paul Carrack & Andy Fairweather Low, Worry Dolls. Concert moved to the O2 Academy)
July 17, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Mavis Staples, The James Hunter Six. Concert moved to the O2 Academy)
August 13, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Flaming Lips)
August 15, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Dick & Dom)
August 25-26, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Michael McIntyre)
September 8, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - David Sedaris)
September 10, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Martin & Eliza Carthy)
September 16, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Jimmy Carr)
September 17, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Thea Gilmore)
September 17, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Joel Dommett)
September 21, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Ne-Yo)
September 22, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (La La Land in Concert)
September 24, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Suzanne Vega)
September 27, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Gabriel Iglesias)
September 28, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Nick Helm)
September 29, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (YolanDa Brown)
September 29, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Jon Richardson)
October 2, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Australian Pink Floyd Show)
October 3, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Little Big Town)
October 4, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Rob Brydon)
October 5, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Gary Numan)
October 6, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Texas)
October 11, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Young'Uns)
October 11, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Pretenders)
October 13, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Squeeze)
October 14, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Richard Thompson)
October 18, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (The Waterboys)
October 18-19, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Martin Simpson)
October 20, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Marc Almond)
October 23, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Public Service Broadcasting)
October 25, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (Comedy - Milton Jones)
October 27, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (London Grammar)
October 30, 2017 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (OMD)
The Hall is due to close next year for yet another major redevelopment to improve performance and backstage areas.