Suit Yourself Music
The Bristol Modernist, 60's and Scooter weekender 2026: WEEKENDER WRISTBANDS - FRIDAY 10TH - SUNDAY 12TH JULY 2026
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THE BRISTOL MODERNIST, 60’S & SCOOTER WEEKENDER 2026
Sponsored by www.modclothin.co.uk.
WELCOME TO THE BRISTOL WEEKENDER 2026 & THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUIT YOURSELF MUSIC.
**** WRISTBANDS NOW ON SALE - £49.50 P/P PLUS £1.50 B/FEE FROM www.suityourselfmusic.com
**** PLEASE NOTE - WRISTBANDS ARE NOT SENT OUT, WE HOLD THEM ON THE DOOR FOR COLLECTION.
BEFORE YOU BUY PLEASE BE AWARE WE DO NOT REFUND PURCHASES HOWEVER WE DO ACCEPT NAME CHANGES.
OUR OFFICIAL BRISTOL WEEKENDER T SHIRTS AND TOTE BAGS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE WEBSITE - www.suityourselfmusic.com
2026 is a very special year for us, we have really pushed the boat out to bring you our biggest event yet. Our ‘Magnificent 7th Weekender’ sees us once again take over Bristol with fantastic parties, incredible line ups, wonderful scooters, cool stalls and more held in our 2 floor riverside venue in the heart of the city. We’ll be showcasing some of the finest DJ’s on the scene plus 5 HUGE live acts to help us celebrate SUIT YOURSELF MUSIC being 35 YEARS OLD!!!
PLAYING LIVE – FAY HALLAM – BIG BOSS MAN – THE MASONICS – THE CAPELLAS – CREAM SODA.
OUR WEEKENDER DJ’S - SEAN CHAPMAN – ANDY HILL – DAVE EDWARDS – TONY SCHOKMAN – HITSVILLE CHALKY – JON DRAKE – RUSSELL DEAL – PETE WHELBOURN - DEAN READ – LEE & DAVE GRIMSHAW - MALCOLM BEEDLE – JIMMY MANU – SIOBHAN NOLAN-FARMER – SONYA FISHER – LEE ROCHESTER – MITCH – ROBBIE MCKELVEY - JULIAN ROCHFORT – PAUL TURNER – JIM SCOTT – IAN HURFORD – ALAN SAUNDERS & CRIS DAVIES.
THE WEEKENDER –
Friday 10th July – 7pm – 1am – TOTOS BY THE RIVER – BS1 6HU – Wristband collection and the opening party.(Smart Mod dress please)
We open the proceedings on Friday night with THE CAPELLAS playing live plus top DJ’s on two floors playing all the biggest tunes from the scene. We welcome The Black Katz Mod Club, Two Fat Mods and Chrystal City Soul and Mod Club as well as Two huge legends from the London Mod scene who will be playing tunes from the 80’s London clubs plus a special set from our sponsors Modclothin.co.uk
DJ’s for the night – DAVE EDWARDS – TONY SCHOKMAN – PETE WHELBOURN - SIOBHAN NOLAN-FARMER – SONYA FISHER – LEE ROCHESTER – MITCH – IAN HURFORD.
Saturday 11th July - ALL DAY – 12.00 noon – 1am – TOTOS BY THE RIVER – BS1 6HU
On Saturday we hold our HUGE all-dayer from 12 noon til 1am! Lunchtime sees us in the capable hands of SPINOUT NUGGETS kings of beat THE MASONICS & CREAM SODA. In the late afternoon we bring you a special treat with KATY ROSS from the band FRAGMENTS playing an exclusive conga set with Suit Yourself’s Cris Davies then in the early evening the fabulous FAY HALLAM will be playing a stripped down set of Jazz and Rhythm & Soul. Our night time heroes and finishing the day will be the epic BIG BOSS MAN!
DJ’s for the all-dayer – SEAN CHAPMAN – ANDY HILL – JON DRAKE – RUSSELL DEAL – LEE & DAVE GRIMSHAW – DEAN READ – JULIAN ROCHFORT – PAUL TURNER – JIM COOK – ALAN SAUNDERS & CRIS DAVIES.
We realise that an all day event may be difficult in smart dress and we want you to feel comfortable so smart casual Mod dress is acceptable.
For scooter fans, the Bristol Mod Scooter club alongside the Bristol Lambretta club will be leading the charge around the city on Saturday afternoon taking riders past its historic monuments ending up at TOTOS where there is ample parking to show off scooters, take photos/videos and chat all things Italian.. We will be holding our scooter competition at TOTOS for best Vespa, Lambretta, Mod scooter and our very popular ‘Peoples choice’ award where you will get a chance to potentially pick the winner! Meeting point for the scooter ride in is THE DOWNS WATER TOWER @ 12.00 (BS9 1FG) For more info contact Jim Burnham – 07816 194736.
There will also be stalls during the day from scooter dealers VINTAGE METALS (who’ll be helping judge the competition), our weekender sponsors MODCLOTHIN, Vintage clothing from THESE & THOSE VINTAGE and lots and lots of records from JIMJAM RECORDS. Also to help us celebrate our anniversary we are pushing the boat out (see what we did there) with two organised boat trips around the harbour in a 60’s style glass boat!, (Tickets are priced at £12.50 and are limited, each boat holds 50 people and there are toilets and soft drinks on board)
**** PLEASE NOTE WHEN BOOKING, BOAT TRIPS LEAVE AT 3PM & 5PM AND ARE 45 MINUTES LONG.
Part 3 – Sunday daytime – 12.00 noon – 6pm – TOTOS BY THE RIVER – BS1 6HU
We finish off our epic weekender with one of our favourite Bristol promoters SPLASH OF SOUL where top DJ’s will be playing HUGE Northern and sixties soul classics, expect full on dance action with DJ’s HITSVILLE CHALKY – SEAN CHAPMAN – ALAN SAUNDERS – MALCOLM BEEDLE – JIMMY MANU & GUESTS.
The Bristol Modernist, 60’s & Scooter weekender is bought to you by Suit Yourself Music with thanks to Modclothin.co.uk, our artists, sound technicians Totos, Bristol Mod Scooter Club, Bristol Lambretta Club, Vintage Metals, the stall holders, the Suit Yourself team and you – SEE YOU AT THE WEEKENDER!!!
Important information -
Wristbands are available on the website www.suityourselfmusic.com
Full weekend wristband - £49.50 plus £1.50 BF.
DO NOT BUY DIRECT FROM SOMEONE OFFERING WRISTBANDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA – IT MAY BE A SCAM. All posts offering wristbands directly will be deleted, official wristbands are only available from us direct or through the website.
The Bristol 2026 weekender has been kindly sponsored by Modclothin – www.modclothin.co.uk
Check out their site for fantastic clothing and accessories.
Our official photographer is Duncan James from www.madmodsandacamera.com
Check out Duncan’s work including previous Bristol weekends and more.
Bristol’s clean air zone – Please note Bristol now has a clear air zone in the city, Totos is within the zone. Please check when booking hotels. More information can be found here - https://www.bristol.gov.uk/.../streets-travel/bristols-caz
Bristol taxis – We recommend V cars 01179 252626. Blue cabs can be flagged down in the city.
