Bristol has a new home for country music, and it is not a new arrival so much as one that has already settled in. Lil' Nashville opened its doors on Friday 9 October at Unit 2B, The Programme, All Saints' Street, with opening celebrations running into the following Saturday. It bills itself as Bristol's home of country music, southern-inspired food, line dancing and unforgettable nights, and the programme coming up this week gives a good sense of what that actually looks like in practice.
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The music is the obvious draw. Wednesday 21 October brings The Country Roses, with mixed-ability line dancing from 6:45 to 7:45pm, and Thursday 22 October sees Biff playing from 7 to 9pm. Friday 23 October is a double bill, with Billy Driscoll from 7 to 9pm and Clint Fisher taking over from 9:30 to 11pm. Saturday 24 October is the busiest night of the lot: line dancing with The Country Roses at 1pm, Chris Ray live from 7 to 9pm, and the George Brown Band from 9:30 to 11pm. The following day, Saturday 25 October, Bronagh Riley plays from 1 to 3:30pm. Line dancing lessons run on Wednesdays and Saturdays, so there is a clear path from watching to joining in.
None of that would land as well without the food, which is built around a Southern-inspired menu. There is 14-hour smoked pulled pork, 16-hour slow-smoked brisket, and Nashville hot chicken that you can order mild, hot or XXX hot, alongside Southern fried chicken, burgers, loaded tater tots and mac and cheese, plus sharing dishes for the table. For vegans, there is a Smoky Jackfruit Bun, and on Sundays a Rise & Dine menu covers brunch as well as lunch and dinner. It is the kind of menu that works as well for a proper meal as it does for grazing between sets.
Opening hours are worth knowing before you commit to a night. The place is open Wednesday to Sunday, with Wednesday and Thursday 5pm to 11pm, Friday 5pm to 1am, Saturday 12pm to 1am and Sunday 12pm to 8pm. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, so midweek planning is key. The opening weekend was branded the Big Nash Bash, and the next big one is the Big Nash Monster Bash on 25 October, with further events scheduled for 31 October, 14 November and 27 November, all running from 5:30pm to 1am.
A bit of background helps place the whole thing. Lil' Nashville is a CMA (Country Music Association) member, and its London sister site opened at 11 Barley Mow Passage in Chiswick on 31 January 2025, where line dancing lessons run at £10 a person per session. The Country Roses, the line dancing and country western entertainment company managed by Khayla Jordan, work across both venues, which explains why they are a fixture here as well. Beyond the weekly line-up, the space is available for private party and corporate hire, and gift vouchers are on sale, so it is set up to be more than just a place to catch a gig. Whether you are there for the 16-hour brisket or the 9:30pm set, it is a specific kind of night out that Bristol has not had before.
Published Date
20 October 2026
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