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Bands from Bristol

The 50 most-read bands based in Bristol, by Wikipedia readership in October 2026. Movement compares against September 2026.

73 bands are ranked in Bristol. The biggest move was Loadstar, up 18 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Massive Attacktrip hop, electronic	46,805	0
02	Portisheadtrip hop, electronic	30,574	0
03	IDLESpost-punk, art rock	16,680	0
04	Getdown Servicespost-punk, art pop	6,155	0
05	Rip Rig + Panicnew wave, punk rock	3,889	+2
06	Kosheendrum and bass, electronic	3,724	0
07	The Longest Johnsfolk, sea shanty	3,056	-2
08	Onslaughtthrash metal, metal	2,487	+1
09	The Pop Grouppost-punk, experimental rock	2,262	-1
10	The Wild Bunchhip hop	1,983	0
11	East of Edenprogressive rock, jazz rock	1,902	+1
12	Specimengothic rock, glam rock	1,529	+5
13	Svalbardmetal, post-hardcore	1,482	-2
14	BEAK>experimental rock, electronic	1,477	+1
15	The Blue Aeroplanesindie pop, jangle pop	1,457	+5
16	Crippled Black Phoenixprogressive rock, psychedelic rock	1,449	-3
17	Roni Size / Reprazentdrum and bass, jazzstep	1,436	+5
18	Flying Saucer Attackdrone, ambient	1,421	-4
19	Stackridgeprogressive rock	1,386	-3
20	Way Out Westbreaks, breakbeat	1,327	-1
21	Fuck Buttonselectronic, experimental electronic	1,139	-3
22	Chaos UKpunk, hardcore punk	947	+1
23	Vice Squadpunk, alternative rock	886	-2
24	Meshelectronic, electro	795	+2
25	Heavy Lungspost-hardcore, post-punk	753	-1
26	Turbowolfalternative metal, hard rock	690	+5
27	Disordercrust punk, hardcore punk	667	+2
28	Strangelovealternative rock	658	-3
29	Jaguarheavy metal, nwobhm	631	+3
30	Smith & Mightytrip hop	588	-2
30	Stanton Warriorsbreakbeat, breaks	588	0
32	KOAN Soundelectronic, neurofunk	508	+1
33	Alphadowntempo, electronica	448	+3
34	Area 11alternative rock, electronic rock	436	0
35	The Cortinaspunk	419	0
36	The Headsstoner rock, heavy psych	404	+2
37	Loadstardrum and bass, electronic	387	+18
38	Glaxo Babiespunk	356	-2
39	Maximum Joypost-punk	349	+1
40	Crescentalternative rock	316	+3
41	The Insectsjazz	292	+1
42	Black Rootsreggae, roots reggae	283	+2
43	The Flatmatesc86, indie pop	269	-16
44	Chaotic Dischordpunk	251	-3
45	Emptysetelectronic	221	+8
46	Day Onetrip hop	214	-7
47	COASTSindie pop	203	+7
48	Up, Bustle & Outelectronic	189	+2
49	Strawbritpop, alternative rock	186	-4
50	Breakbeat Eradrum and bass	183	-5

Rising outside the top 50this month

56	The Seerspsychedelic rock	145	+3
60	Chikinkisynth-pop	87	+3
64	D*Mindsdrum and bass, jungle	64	+2
55	Ampspace rock	149	+1
68	Bimelectro	41	+1

Adjacent scenes

How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in October 2026; movement compares that against September 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.