Trinity

Came here for… wait for it… a Psytrance night; not the sort of thing you’d normally expect a church to be used for! It was truly epic anyhow, the church itself is beautiful and that night it was adorned with psychedelic artwork and all sorts of weird and wonderful decorations. Everyone and everything glowed– it was awesome. For anyone wondering what night it was, the name is Planet Shroom. I would highly recommend going, the sound system is incredible and you’ll meet some truly friendly freaks in there. There’s even a mini shop selling all things luminous and you can get your face painted for free!

I’m a big fan of Trinity as a venue, art centre and community space. These guys do so much more than a lot of people know about.
First and foremost, and what you’ll probably know it for, Trinity is a music venue. They host some big names and book some really cool up-​and-​coming acts. I saw Disclosure there about 18 months ago with a crowd of 300. And I know that Alt-​J also played there shortly after they won the Mercury prize a couple of years back.
During the day, early evenings and weekends you’ll find lots of regular dance and music classes for kids and young adults and over 50’s. They also do bike workshops and monthly gardening sessions going on.
You can also hire Trinity for your own events or gigs, which is something I’ve looked when hosting events before.
A few of us went o Trinity of Sunday evening for their annual firework display. It was RAMMED! The queues was huge but the seemed to get everybody in pretty quickly. The fireworks were good, but nothing spectacular. Good value for the £2 donation though.
Trinity is now home to Bump Roller Disco. They do kids and adult sessions and it’s definitely on my list of things to do in Bristol. I’ve never roller skated before, so we’ll see how that goes!

Award Winning Pieminister will be doing a fantastic
Christmas party pop-​up experience during the Christmas season at Trinity Centre
in Bristol, from 17^th-​20^th December 2012. Expect a memorable hearty Hoe-​down in a beautiful
festively set venue in Bristol. The venue is as grand refurbished church in the
heart of the city Centre, now used as a community venue. You’ll be greeted inside from the cold by a spectacular
display of inflatable stars and drapes, lighting up the building and the smell
of hot mulled wine and scrumpy cider. Each table will be set to your requirements, with place
names, gifts, pre-​ordered drinks, team quizzes and decorations ready and
waiting. After a wholesome, locally produced 3 course dinner by
Pieminister, the lights will dim and it will be time to get on the dance floor.
To get you into the festive spirit there will be a fantastic
Ceilidh band with a twist, join Cut n’ Shine, for some proper jigging and Stomping. After the band, the entertainment does not stop. Have your
face decorated in glitter, muck about in the photobooth and Kareoke lounge.
Prizes are to be won too! There is no need to move on after as you can dance into the early hours of the morning to party tunes Included: Complimentary Cloakroom Cocktail bar and guest ales Exclusive Company tables for guests, and drinks packages Mini-​bus parking allocation Three course locally
produced award winning dinner, with choices Welcome drinks Professional DJ,
disco & lighting and sound system Outstanding Live band and entertaiment from Inside out
Adventures Karaōke Booth &
Photo booth Decorative make-​up Beautiful setting in City Centre Free parking (booking required as limited spaces) Choice of dates and times available Exclusive party hire packages on request Free bottle of bubbly for bookings over 10 people Announcements and shout-​outs on request Staff and friends pictures digitally projected Additional services and planning on request Fully accessible building Games and prizes Great value for money Itinerary TBC Package prices from: Prices from £40.00 inc V.A.T per person For a price based on your preferred date, numbers and food
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Although mainly used for gigs, I first came to the Trinity Centre in St Phillips for an indoor picnic at the start of the year. There was snow everywhere and getting there was a bit of a mission but as we walked into the warm main hall we soon forgot our troubles with a game of Scrabble and a cup of tea.
The venue was perfect for this event and very popular with local families. The hall still retains period features and a church feel, which makes it venue with a difference.
When I came here there were picnic blankets covering the floor and a delicious café selling homemade cakes running out of the small kitchen, which I think is here all year round. At the time we came there were no parking spaces left and although the car park is a decent size I would recommend getting here early if you need to park. There are decent bus services running out of nearby Old Market so do try public transport if you can.

The Trinity is very much a part of Bristolian culture, and is typical of the values and aspirations of many of the creative types that live here. An 800 capacity venue, with a multi-​purpose remit, the programme is pretty varied. I’ve been to vintage fairs and flea markets here, attended closing night extravaganzas /​after show parties of the indie music festival, Venn Festival, and been to well patronised gigs of amazing singer-​songwriters like Josh Ritter and Laura Marling.
Being a converted church, there’s a sizable garden, that is often used during the summer.
They have a fully licensed bar at most events, offering some great local ales and organic drinks, but i find them a little pricey.

I first came here to see Gruff Rhys from the Super Furry Animals’ new band Neon Neon and was bowled over by how cool the venue is. I brought along two of my London mates who had seen Neon Neon with me at Glastonbury and loved them. My mates were really impressed by this cool old church snaffling such good gigs and we had a fantastic night with one of my pals even stripping to bump bare chests with Har Mar Superstar. Not his finest hour. It’s not in the greatest part of town and is situated on the edge of a fairly fast-​moving one-​way system which might put people off. But the people behind booking the acts obviously have the right idea as they managed to get The Gorillaz here recently. It’s a shame they don’t do more live gigs but they obviously have other duties to fulfil as a community arts centre. I would like to see more big names here as I think it creates a fantastic atmosphere.

Friends went here for a New Years Eve psytrance party but didn’t feel that the event was a suitable psytrance party space as it only had the one room. I came here for a burlesque evening which was great fun, The Trinity Centre was a perfect place for an evening of cabaret.
Its not just psytrance and cabaret nights though, a mixture of music nights of electronica, dubstep, reggae as well as community and art events, its a fantastic community resource in a beautiful setting. The Trinity Centre is participating in The Bristol Festival of Photography, its worth checking their website regularly to see what events are coming up.

Trinity Centre plays a host to a variety of events, and they are varied as you get! Art markets, live gigs, art workshops, anger management courses, and I’ve even been to a friend’s mixed martial arts fight here! It is great that they have all the facilities needed to host all these different events.
Each time, the atmosphere changes accordingly and always feels very welcoming. This place is essentially an old church and still retains that old church hall flavour inside. It is hard to miss, when going down Old Market Street heading for Easton, as it simply is the big church that you will notice.
There is a café here that serves lovely brownies, cups of tea, hot chocolate and they are strictly vegan and vegetarian. So come down, all veggies! Their current special of North African stew (£4.50) is divine. Chickpeas and courgettes in a tomato base with the smell of herbs and spices steaming up certainly makes your mouth water and also makes a satisfied tum!
The bar here has bath cider and red stripe on tap, and all other typical mixers around. Prices are £3 — £4.
Keep updated with this centres’ every changing and exciting on-​goings via their website and head down for an event soon! It’s worth checking out.

A club and music venue in an old church, Trinty has a distinctive atmosphere indeed. The space is beautiful, and adds a sense of occasion to any night out — where else can you party in a church?
The venue attracts a range of acts from all over the musical spectrum, from reggae to rock to dubstep. There are some big names and promoters which turn up at this Easton establishment, so it’s worth checking out the website to see whether whatever’s coming up suits your tastes.
It might be a little out of the way for most, but the Trinty guarantees a very different night out.

This is possibly the most underrated venue in the whole of Bristol. An old church, the Trinity Centre has the grandeur and appeal of St George’s, it attracts some decent names (such as Laura Marling and Art Brut) in the same way the Thekla does and it serves a decent range of booze (including Bath Ales) in the way that the Fleece does. What lets the Trinity down is the gigs are few and far between. This may be because the centre is used by other groups, dance groups and community arts groups. The other downside it it’s positioning at the end of Old Market, which used to be the centre of Bristol but is now a good 10 – 15 minute walk from the centre.

The Trinity centre is another rejuvenated church, this time in the form of a music venue, and you can find it in the Lawrence Hill area of Bristol. The programme is billed by the company DHP, who also put on gigs at the Academy and the Thekla.
This unique setting makes for some really unusual and exciting gigs, and their parties are great fun too. If you’re at a loose end this new year, they’re holding a masked ball. If not, keep an eye on their programme, they’re getting some very well known artists in soon.

Set in an old church, the Trinity is a special place where I and many other like minded individuals once congregated to pray at the altar of what was then the thriving hard house and techno scene. Much like those musical genres, it has lost popularity a touch over the last decade, though it still opens on a less regular basis for gigs and occasional club nights.
The main room is, as you can imagine, huge, but it still generates a decent atmosphere when on form, though the upstairs chill out room is a tad basic and very echoey without the right PA. Somewhat appropriately for a venue in an old church, the Trinity isn’t quite what it used to be, but if it can attract a new generation it could conceivably rule supreme once more.

Here’s the church, here’s the steeple, look inside and see… all the hugely famous rock bands who’ve played to small crowds here at Trinity! So, it’s called Trinity (see what they did there, ex-​church and everything!) but there’s no hint of holy ghost left when stars like Glasvegas and Laura Marling let loose on stage. Combine this with an exciting menu of beverages, local hipsters ‘hanging out’ and stupendous acoustics and I’ve found the venue of my oft-​remembered dreams. They extend their nuturing nature to courses for young people, performance pieces, art shows and vintage fairs all in the centre of St. Paul’s. A-​men to that.

is back as THE live music venue in Bristol
Trinity is launching its new programme of in-​house music events to promote up-​and-​coming music talent to the city of Bristol who are from Bristol and the Southwest, with some interesting appearances from the odd away band.
Starting with Oi! It’s Punk! The first big music gig of three, Saturday 25^th July 2009 — celebrating the sound and influence of Punk.
The line-​up is an eclectic mix of Punk bands from the South West. The Bolsheviks are headlining — they’ll be supported by Slagerij, The Denial Factor, Severe: Zero and Las Kellies.
The Trinity Centre has long played host to major musical events for three decades — providing strong music and cutting-​edge shows from local legends Massive Attack to international artists such as Public Enemy. And as many of Britain’s key music venues are being swallowed up by large organisations and sponsors, the Trinity Centre remains one of the last independent music venues in the South West, possibly the UK.

Trinity Community Arts Centre is a deconsecrated church that provides a wide range of activities and concerts for Bristols residents. Located opposite Old Market police station, its staggeringly diverse events (from headbanging rock concerts salsa workshops for children), are very inclusive. The organisation who run the centre are all very friendly folk, and are always on the look out for new people to get involved (see their website,
).
In terms of the actual space, the people who converted it from a church split the nave in to two levels, but the result looks a little bit cheap, with the overhead polystyrene square-​tiled ceiling (like in office blocks around the world) detracting from the general ambience. However, there is a fantastic large stage at one end of the large main auditorium, and if you are to attend a concert promoted by people who take a bit of time to provide good lighting, sound and decoration, there are few finer places to see your favourite bands (the likes of Portishead, Antony and the Johnsons and Willy Mason have all performed there lately). The space is also large enough to host many interesting community workshops and courses in anything, and often there is «something for everyone» to get involved with.

This former church has a long history of spectacular club nights and music events. After a forced period of closure, Trinity is back as an essential venue. The two storey building caters to various promoters on the more underground scene. Downstairs is the bar and dance floor area, upstairs is the spacious chillout arena.
The recent free fireworks party offered the usual ingredients of Catherine Wheels and Roman Candles, bonfire and hot cider. Less traditional was the face painting, street dance displays, bubble machine, DJ’s and music by the fabulously colourful Glitzy Hand Bags. It was a brilliant night for the whole family and completely rammed by early evening.
Future events include the Retro Flea Market, Mulambo (a gig to raise funds for a HIV/​AIDS clinic in Zambia on World Aids Day) and the music and cabaret themed Christmas party on 14^th December complete with Santa, Christmas market, chocolate fountains, burlesque and circus shows. A true winter wonderland!