'Love letter to city's nightlife' New book celebrates cultural scene

IT’S been five years in the making but now a new book capturing, documenting and celebrating Bristol's unique, diverse and famous nightlife scenes is finally ready to be launched. Called Up All Night: A Bristol Nightlife Story it is described as a love letter to Bristol’s after-dark music and cultural scenes, venues, people and artists.

- Tristan CORK

The photobook has been put together by two of the city’s 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 ‘Proper Bristol’ postcard competition.

The idea to document and celebrate Bristol's nightlife began when it didn’t 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.

“A huge part of life had been put on pause,” said coauthor Jasmine. “But what emerged was a deeper appreciation of what nightlife gives us - joy, resilience and community. We wanted to preserve that,” she added.