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Bands from Bristol

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

73 bands are ranked in Bristol. The biggest move was Breakbeat Era, up 10 places.

#	Artist	Readers	30d
01	Massive Attacktrip hop, electronic	87,033	0
02	Portisheadtrip hop, electronic	31,946	0
03	IDLESpost-punk, art rock	20,516	0
04	Getdown Servicespost-punk, art pop	12,477	0
05	Kosheendrum and bass, electronic	5,289	+2
06	The Wild Bunchhip hop	3,344	+3
07	The Longest Johnsfolk, sea shanty	2,984	-1
08	Rip Rig + Panicnew wave, punk rock	2,497	-3
09	The Pop Grouppost-punk, experimental rock	2,456	+1
10	Onslaughtthrash metal, metal	2,413	-2
11	Svalbardmetal, post-hardcore	1,962	+4
12	Crippled Black Phoenixprogressive rock, psychedelic rock	1,679	+1
13	Stackridgeprogressive rock	1,639	-2
14	East of Edenprogressive rock, jazz rock	1,625	+4
15	Specimengothic rock, glam rock	1,566	-3
16	Vice Squadpunk, alternative rock	1,473	+7
17	Flying Saucer Attackdrone, ambient	1,442	0
18	BEAK>experimental rock, electronic	1,369	-2
19	Way Out Westbreaks, breakbeat	1,300	+2
20	Fuck Buttonselectronic, experimental electronic	1,279	-6
21	Roni Size / Reprazentdrum and bass, jazzstep	1,105	+3
22	The Blue Aeroplanesindie pop, jangle pop	1,094	0
23	Chaos UKpunk, hardcore punk	1,057	-3
24	Heavy Lungspost-hardcore, post-punk	879	-5
25	Meshelectronic, electro	836	+2
26	Disordercrust punk, hardcore punk	779	-1
27	Strangelovealternative rock	741	+1
28	The Cortinaspunk	711	+3
29	Stanton Warriorsbreakbeat, breaks	669	-3
30	Smith & Mightytrip hop	655	0
31	KOAN Soundelectronic, neurofunk	608	-2
32	Area 11alternative rock, electronic rock	607	+3
33	Turbowolfalternative metal, hard rock	587	0
34	Jaguarheavy metal, nwobhm	490	0
35	The Headsstoner rock, heavy psych	430	-4
36	Alphadowntempo, electronica	406	0
37	Glaxo Babiespunk	387	0
38	Maximum Joypost-punk	361	0
39	The Insectsjazz	336	+2
40	Day Onetrip hop	333	+6
41	Black Rootsreggae, roots reggae	302	-2
42	Chaotic Dischordpunk	271	-2
43	Breakbeat Eradrum and bass	242	+10
44	Up, Bustle & Outelectronic	239	-2
45	Crescentalternative rock	235	-2
46	Secret Shinedream pop, indie pop	224	+9
47	Malachaitrip hop	211	-3
48	COASTSindie pop	204	-1
49	The Flatmatesc86, indie pop	199	0
50	Loadstardrum and bass, electronic	186	+7

Rising outside the top 50this month

60	Europeanspunk rock	113	+4
67	Bellatraxdeep house	41	+3
56	Airbusrock	128	+2
57	GONGAstoner rock	126	+2
66	D*Mindsdrum and bass, jungle	57	+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 August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.