Jon Kean

This week heralds June. Will it be ablaze or awash? May yours be joyful. Some of these Gigs of the Week will shepherd you in the direction of happiness.

One more chance to don your superhero costume before you check the whereabouts of your woolies and wellies. Jon Kean previews The Downs Festival.

Get your shorts out - the weekend festivals have arrived. Much indoor and outdoor fun to be had, as you can see by our latest Gigs of the Week.

"It’s a chance to hear an down-to-earth bloke talking about out-of-this-world encounters." Jon Kean looks forward to the visit of Steve Lamacq to Exchange.

This week's Gigs of the Week is massively front-loaded with irresistible shows, the clashes carrying on into next week. Good choosing between them.

Somewhere around this time of the week, I do like to contemplate just how many gigs I can manage to fit into the next seven days.

Bank Holiday? Yes please! Live music? Why not! Gigs of the Week? Don't mind if I do.

Bristol's music scene may not quite be the full extent of the known world, but wouldn't the world be better if it was? Enjoy this week's Gigs of the Week.

Goes and it goes and it goes, goes and it goes and it goes - the music in Bristol, that is. Hope there's something for you in this week's Gigs of the Week.

You'll spot a couple of unconventional options in here too, just to make life that little more rich and varied. It's Gigs of the Week time. Have a good one.