OK, it might not quite be up there with Manchester or Liverpool but Bristol has a long and proud history when it comes to great music.
The biggest names to emerge from the city are still the 1990s triumvirate of Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky, all of whom are credited for their contribution to the so-called ‘Bristol Sound’, whatever that is.
In recent years, former Bristol students Idles have become one of the city’s hottest exports, their explosive and often outrageous live shows making them firm festival favourites.
Here are eight of the greatest ever Bristol music acts of all time. Of course, if we have missed any, or you have your own favourites, get in touch and tell us.
5. Vice Squad
Fronted by Beki Bondage, punk band Vice Squad formed in Bristol in the late 1970s and are still recording and touring | Vice Squad
6. Idles
Idles formed when they were students at Bristol’s University of the West of England and are now one of the biggest bands to emerge from the city | Getty Images
7. The Pop Group
Formed in 1977 at the height of the punk scene, Bristol band The Pop Group, fronted by Mark Stewart, fused punk, dub, funk and jazz into a unique sound that influenced future musicians including Nick Cave and Nine Inch Nails | Pop Group
8. Massive Attack
Formed in 1988, trip hop collective Massive Attack made their name with their 1991 debut album, Blue Lines, and are often credited for creating the ‘Bristol Sound' | AFP via Getty Images