{"id":422121,"date":"2025-09-13T22:01:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T22:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/422121\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T22:01:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T22:01:20","slug":"new-book-captures-bristols-iconic-nightlife-and-the-people-keeping-it-alive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/422121\/","title":{"rendered":"New book captures Bristol’s iconic nightlife and the people ‘keeping it alive’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Their project began during the covid lockdowns when clubs fell quiet\"UpUp All Night, a Bristol Nightlife story has been put together by Colin Moody and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley as a celebration of Bristol’s unique nightlife scene(Image: The History Press\/Plaster PR)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been five years in the making but now a new book capturing, documenting and celebrating Bristol\u2019s unique, diverse and famous nightlife scenes<\/a> is finally ready to be launched. Called \u2018Up All Night: A Bristol Nightlife Story\u2019, it is described as a love letter to Bristol\u2019s after-dark music and cultural scenes, venues, people and artists.<\/p>\n

The photobook has been put together by two of the city\u2019s well-known creative people – with words from journalist and musician Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley and photos from award-winning photographer Colin Moody – the man behind initiatives like the \u2018Proper Bristol\u2019 postcard competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The idea to document and celebrate Bristol\u2019s nightlife began when it didn\u2019t exist – when the Covid pandemic saw everything shut, and everyone staying at home. It was only then that people realised what Bristol had, so when it began to return, Colin and Jasmine said they began to work to record its story.<\/p>\n

\u201cA huge part of life had been put on pause,\u201d said co-author Jasmine. \u201cBut what emerged was a deeper appreciation of what nightlife gives us – joy, resilience and community. We wanted to preserve that,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

\"UpUp All Night, a Bristol Nightlife story has been put together by Colin Moody and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley as a celebration of Bristol’s unique nightlife scene(Image: The History Press\/Plaster PR)<\/p>\n

Bristol\u2019s nightlife scene is renowned across the world, and is incredibly diverse, with nightclubs and bars catering for the city\u2019s reputation as a stag and hen capital, to the iconic nightclubs like Lakota <\/a>and the recently-closed Motion.<\/a> Then there\u2019s also the underground and grassroots venues and parties that spawned the Bristol sound, drum n bass and jungle, as well as Carnival, queer spaces <\/a>and youth centres.<\/p>\n

The book features drag artist Roux, DJ El-Ze and Annie McGann from the Save Bristol Nightlife campaign, who each talk about the power, but also the vulnerability, of nightlife spaces.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung people aren\u2019t just looking for a night out,\u201d said DJ El-Ze. \u201cThey\u2019re looking for a space to belong. That starts in our smaller venues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book has been published by the History Press and will be launched in October. \u201cThe book blends striking street photography with interviews, poems and reflections from the people who keep the city\u2019s nightlife alive,\u201d said a spokesperson for the publishers.<\/p>\n

\"UpUp All Night, a Bristol Nightlife story has been put together by Colin Moody and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley as a celebration of Bristol’s unique nightlife scene(Image: The History Press\/Plaster PR)<\/p>\n

\u201cDescribed as a love letter to Bristol\u2019s nightlife, the book blends vivid street photography with interviews, poems and reflections from the artists, promoters and communities that make the city come alive after dark.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt highlights the cultural, social and economic importance of these spaces at a time when venues across the UK are under pressure,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: ‘Motion is world famous – yet our ‘city leaders’ killed it’<\/a>READ MORE: ‘Legendary’ Stokes Croft music venue confirms reopening date one year on<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWith nightlife venues facing ongoing pressures across the UK, Up All Night highlights the cultural, social and economic role that night-time spaces play in urban life – not just as entertainment, but as places of identity, creativity and connection,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

There will be a series of events to launch the book, which will first be previewed at Martin Parr Foundation on October 10, with an outdoor exhibition as part of the annual photobook festival called Books On Photography.<\/p>\n

\"UpUp All Night, a Bristol Nightlife story has been put together by Colin Moody and Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley as a celebration of Bristol’s unique nightlife scene(Image: The History Press\/Plaster PR)<\/p>\n

A second larger street gallery will follow on Thursday, October 23, with a major event that begins at 5.30pm that day with a Jack Arts installation near Lakota. \u201cA dramatic outdoor gallery of images and quotes from the book will be unveiled near Lakota, one of Bristol\u2019s most iconic and long-standing nightclubs,\u201d said a spokesperson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis immersive installation will showcase the energy and voices of the city\u2019s nightlife communities on a grand scale, offering a unique street-level celebration of Bristol after dark,\u201d they added. Then, at 7.30pm, an evening event full of talks, performance and music will get underway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Their project began during the covid lockdowns when clubs fell quietUp All Night, a Bristol Nightlife story has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":422122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,920,4884,9028,15125,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-422121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-events","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-pubs-and-bars-in-bristol","14":"tag-things-to-do-in-bristol","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115199245529648355","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/422122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}