Simple Thing Festival - 8th November 2025

The only real issue with Bristol’s Simple Things Festival is abundance.

There’s simply too much good music, too many must-see acts and too many painful clashes, such as this year’s scheduling duel between Dry Cleaning and Adult DVD.

Yet that’s part of any festival’s charm, and this year’s is a mad scramble through Bristol’s best venues, breathlessly trying to catch a band, racking up the step count while often hearing of a barnstorming set that, typically, you missed.

The first band your correspondent is able to catch is My First Time, a local outfit whose sound is akin to Rage Against The Machine gate-crashing a Franz Ferdinand rehearsal.

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