East Mud Dock, The Grove, Bristol BS1 4RB
Thekla is a former cargo ship moored in the Mud Dock area of Bristol's Floating Harbour, and one of the most distinctive venues in the country by virtue of being a boat. Built in Germany in 1958, she was bought by Ki Longfellow-Stanshall and Vivian Stanshall and brought to Bristol in 1983 as the Old Profanity Showboat, a floating theatre and cabaret stage. Run as an underground nightclub through the 1990s, she was refurbished and taken over by Daybrook House Promotions in 2006, and is now an established music venue and club. A Banksy Grim Reaper once adorned the hull at the waterline. Since the 2006 takeover the boat has hosted Franz Ferdinand, the New York Dolls, Santigold, Phoebe Bridgers and Stormzy, among many others. A refurbishment in 2019 saw a new steel hull welded into place, and the venue marked its 40th anniversary in 2024, still moored where it first docked.
About Thekla
Thekla is a former cargo ship moored in the Mud Dock area of Bristol's Floating Harbour, and one of the most distinctive venues in the country by virtue of being a boat. Built in Germany in 1958, she was bought by Ki Longfellow-Stanshall and Vivian Stanshall and brought to Bristol in 1983 as the Old Profanity Showboat, a floating theatre and cabaret stage. Run as an underground nightclub through the 1990s, she was refurbished and taken over by Daybrook House Promotions in 2006, and is now an established music venue and club. A Banksy Grim Reaper once adorned the hull at the waterline.
Since the 2006 takeover the boat has hosted Franz Ferdinand, the New York Dolls, Santigold, Phoebe Bridgers and Stormzy, among many others. A refurbishment in 2019 saw a new steel hull welded into place, and the venue marked its 40th anniversary in 2024, still moored where it first docked.
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Soundtrack
50 tracks from 25acts who've played here or are coming through soon. Click any track to play it in the player.
Look At My Body - Pt. I
Mabel
Waster
49th & Main
Ken Doll
Duckwrth
Zoinks!
JOHN 5
Coming Up Stronger
Calum Bowie
Elizabeth
LSD and the Search for God
20,000 Rezillos Under the Sea
The Rezillos
Catching Eyes (Tom Ferry Remix)
49th & Main
thanks for nothing
Beauty School
Sliding Doors
Calum Bowie
Phoenix
Hope Tala
(easily) moved
Pem
Stupid Kids
Master Peace
Outer Space
Ugly Ozo
Good Times
Master Peace
Suspend
The Kairos
Seattle
Momma
The Man Who Seeks Pleasure
Madra Salach
Lucid
MOULD
I Was Just A Boy
Madra Salach
Faraway
Cast
First Smile Ever
Cast
overkill
Ugly Ozo
Motorbike Beat
The Rezillos
Decent Human Beings
King No-One
Moviestar
Remy Bond
How It's Gotta Be
Nectar Woode
Marmite - Fcukers Remix
Porij
Lucid
MOULD
Major System Error
Marmozets
Come Over, Do Me Wrong
Opus Kink
Patience
Kid Kapichi
Ghost
Porij
Without You
LSD and the Search for God
Crank It
JOHN 5
A Kiss From A Mother
Marmozets
Look At My Body Pt. II (feat. Shygirl) (Kingdom Club Shy Mix)
Mabel
Marble Arch
Erin LeCount
Grey Scale
Duckwrth
I BELIEVE
Erin LeCount
other ways of landing
Pem
The Sweet Goodbye
Opus Kink
If You've Got Legs
Kid Kapichi
Head Above Water
Nectar Woode
Summer Song
Remy Bond
Suspend
The Kairos
Magic or Medicine
Hope Tala
Cowboy Milk
Beauty School
Christian Brothers
Momma
Note Boys
King No-One
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