Portishead Music Festival

04/09/2026

Free tickets are now available on general release for the Friday and Saturday evening events at Somerset Hall.

Please note capacity is limited to 250 people, so reserve your spot soon if you’d like to attend!

Main Festival Page
http://ticketsource.com/portisheadmusicfestival

Friday Night — Big Launch Event:
https://www.ticketsource.com/portisheadmusicfestival/t-ldxaaxk

Saturday Night — Original Music Evening Session:
https://www.ticketsource.com/portisheadmusicfestival/t-rzjggaa

All other festival events do not require tickets, only these two evenings need advance booking.

Important notes
- Please only book if you intend to attend. If your plans change, let us know promptly so we can reallocate your ticket to someone else.
- Doors open at 6:30pm and we kindly ask that ticket holders stay for the duration of the event.

02/09/2026

Check out the latest ENJOY podcast to hear about the music festival (about 10 mins in) from Glenn and Tim (standing in for Mike as he’s on holiday!) - https://www.buzzsprout.com/440098/episodes/19742898

01/09/2026

Check out this month's edition of ENJOY Portishead magazine with lots of details about the Portishead Music Festival ! https://heyzine.com/flip-book/7798c2c78d.html

30/08/2026

You wait all year for a music festival and then two come around in quick succession you lucky people!

Our friends at Clevedon Live Music are holding their Amplify! live music festival next weekend on 3-6 September - check out the details below!

You get to see the Squirrel Sisters and Josh Regan from Avalen on both of our events.

We will be there handing out leaflets for BOPFEST whilst checking out the music so hope to see some of you there

29/08/2026

Discover some incredible original live music who will be performing at our festival on 25-27 September in our exclusive compilation playlist. - a sort of "Now that's what I call BOP" you could say!

We’re truly fortunate to welcome such talented artists to perform, and this is just a taste of what you can look forward to over the weekend which is

We also have plenty of fantastic cover bands lined up, this playlist simply highlights the brilliant original artists we’re proud to support!

SPOTIFY
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1kDxQRrwm87evQoGkKJBai?si=gJfnP_8CQXC5U8BwLjFbhA

APPLE MUSIC
https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/portishead-music-festival/pl.u-38oW7mbIPBagGJ

If any other original artists who are playing in the festival want to be included send us a message !

Playlist · Bands on in Portishead · 15 items

17/08/2026

🎶 HERE'S YOUR FULL LINE-UP! 🎶
25-27 SEPTEMBER
All the times, stages and genres are right here so you can easily plan your weekend! 📋✨

We’ve got an incredible range of music across the whole weekend — from rock, indie, folk and jazz to pop, blues, funk, soul, grunge, sea shanties and so much more! 🤩

With over 50 amazing acts to enjoy across all our venues, there really is something for everyone… and the best bit? IT’S ALL FREE! 🎉🎸

Grab your friends, pick your favourites from the line-up, and get ready for three days of brilliant live music — completely on the house! See you there! 🙌

17/08/2026

11/08/2026

Thanks to Nigel Thomas Bristol Photography for attending our last busking event whilst we promote the festival and had out leaflets

08/08/2026

Portishead Music Festival Busking session!

Come down to waitrose between now and 1!