THE BRISTOL MODERNIST, 60’S & SCOOTER WEEKENDER 2026

WELCOME TO THE BRISTOL WEEKENDER 2026 & THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUIT YOURSELF MUSIC.

SPONSORED BY WWW.SOUNDISCOLOUR.COM

**** WRISTBANDS & RIVER BOAT CRUISE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!
WEEKENDER WRISTBANDS - £49.50 P/P PLUS £1.50 B/FEE
RIVER BOAT CRUISE TICKETS - £12.50 
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 AND THE CAPELLAS

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 –

Part one - Friday 10th July – 7pm – 1.30am – TOTOS BY THE RIVER – BS1 6HU – Wristband collection and the opening party.

We open the proceedings on Friday night with FAY HALLAM (8PM) and 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 Crystal 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.

DJ’s for the night – DAVE EDWARDS – TONY SCHOKMAN – PETE WHELBOURN - SIOBHAN NOLAN-FARMER – LEE ROCHESTER – MITCH – ROBBIE MCKELVEY - JULIAN ROCHFORT - IAN HURFORD.

Part two - Saturday 11th July -12.00 noon – 5pm – TOTOS BY THE RIVER – BS1 6HU

Lunchtime sees us in the capable hands of SPINOUT NUGGETS bringing with them two fantastic bands, kings of Medway beat THE MASONICS  plus fantastic guest DJ's, our scooter competition and stalls all in our beautiful riverside venue.

7pm - 1am - TOTOS BY THE RIVER - Our HUGE Saturday night party (SMART DRESS ONLY)

Kicking off the night time at 7pm 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 the fabulous BIG BOSS MAN will be raising the roof off TOTOS alongside the cream of Mod DJ's playing on two floors.

DJ’s for Saturday – SEAN CHAPMAN – ANDY HILL – JON DRAKE – RUSSELL DEAL – LEE & DAVE GRIMSHAW – DEAN READ  – PAUL TURNER – SONYA FISHER - JIM COOK – ALAN SAUNDERS & CRIS DAVIES.

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 SOUND IS COLOUR, 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 soundiscolour.com, 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 Sound is colour - www.soundiscolour.com
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.