Tati Cubed:

Mon Oncle

Sun 15 June // 17:30

Old world meets new in this brilliantly observed satire of suburban modernity. When Hulot visits his … [more]

PLAYTIME

Mon 16 June // 11:00

Monsieur Hulot has a job interview - but before he can worry about impressing his future … [more]

Tati Cubed:

Playtime

Mon 16 June // 20:00

Tati’s boldest and most ambitious work. In a vast, imagined Paris built from glass, steel and … [more]

Through the Olive Trees

Zīr-e Derakhtān-e Zeytūn

Tue 17 June // 20:00

Iranian cinema great Abbas Kiarostami takes meta-narrative gamesmanship to masterful new heights in the final installment … [more]

One Leg One Eye

Drone, noise & traditional music

Wed 18 June // 20:00

One Leg One Eye is the project of Ian Lynch (founding member of Irish group Lankum) … [more]

Liquid Library Presents:

Avant-Country Jamboree

A night of experimental country music

Fri 20 June // 20:30

Liquid Library are proud to present a night of experimental country-adjacent music. Live music from Jack … [more]

Cube trans solidarity meeting

Sat 21 June // 14:00

Our second meeting about how we can support our trans siblings in the hostile environment created … [more]

The Absurdist A/V Jumble Sail #11

Sat 21 June // 19:00

The Absurdist A/V Jumble Sails back for Solstice mr_hopkinson & Paul Hanson splice, dice & doctor … [more]

The Phoenician Scheme

Sun 22 June // 18:00
Thu 26 June // 20:00

In a bid to secure his family’s legacy, an international tycoon brings his nun-daughter into his … [more]

The Bristol Cable presents:

People Just Do Something... With Jodi Dean

A Cable Live Podcast

Tue 24 June // 20:00

The Bristol Cable, the award-winning, independent, investigative newsroom, presents 'People Just Do Something' in front of … [more]

Daddy Superior and Other Short Films

plus Q&A with Benjamin Partridge and Mike Wozniak

Wed 25 June // 20:00

Come and see a new short film written and directed by Benjamin Partridge, starring Mike Wozniak, … [more]

The Cube Microplex Presents:

Margin Forever All-Dayer 2

Experimental music from the margins, forever

Sat 28 June // 14:00

Margin Forever is an experimental music and art collective; bringing together promoters and artists behind events … [more]

The Encampments

Tue 1 July // 20:00

THE ENCAMPMENTS is a brave and powerful new documentary following the Palestine solidarity protests that erupted … [more]

Enter the Noid & Left Foot Shows presents:

Slit Throats, Fleshlicker, Pale World, Viimeinen & Playworker

Wed 2 July // 19:00

Absolutely stacked harsh noise bill courtesy of Enter the Noid & Left Foot Shows [more]

Music at the World Junction presents

Maggie Nicols & Dan Johnson w/ Aly Eissa & Chris Cundy

Improvisation, composition & collaboration across borders

Thu 3 July // 19:00

Maggie Nicols & Dan Johnson - improvisers who share an approach to performance based in radical … [more]

Rosanna Arquette Double Bill:

Desperately Seeking Susan

40th Anniversary

Fri 4 July // 20:00

Susan Seidelman’s 1985 screwball classic returns for its 40th anniversary. Rosanna Arquette stars as a bored … [more]

Rosanna Arquette Double Bill:

Black Rainbow

Fri 4 July // 23:45

In this atmospheric supernatural thriller, Rosanna Arquette plays a clairvoyant whose visions start coming true. A … [more]

Cables & Cameras presents

Inspired25

Day Programme

Sat 5 July // 14:00

Inspired25 is a community film culture event created by Cables & Cameras. The exciting and mixed … [more]

The Swimmer

Sun 6 July // 17:00 (cancelled)

A hauntingly surreal odyssey through the shimmering backyards of American suburbia, The Swimmer follows Ned Merrill … [more]

Inbetweens

An evening of LGBTQIA+ animation

Tue 8 July // 20:00

Bristol Animation Meetup (BAM) presents Inbetweens in partnership with Encounters Film Festival and The Cube - … [more]

TOUGH SELL and Liquid Library present

Marija Kovačević / Speed Archer / Robin Foster

Music for Broken Violins; Non-Verbal TV Remixes; Rummaged Object Chaos

Wed 9 July // 20:00

Tough Sell and Liquid Library Join Forces to bring you an evening of performance straddling the … [more]

Stray Dog

(Nora inu)

Mon 14 July // 20:00

While a rubble-strewn Tokyo swelters through a torrid heat wave, awkward young white-suited detective Mifune finds … [more]

High and Low

(Tengoku to jigoku)

Mon 21 July // 19:30

Akira Kurosawa's electrifying thriller where a kidnapping shatters a wealthy industrialist's life. Toshiro Mifune excels in … [more]

GAY SEX TUESDAYS presents

SHAKEDOWN

Tue 22 July // 19:30

An immersive dive into the brief, legendary life of a black lesbian strip club, SHAKEDOWN is … [more]

Cinema Rediscovered

YEELEN

Restored & Rediscovered

Sat 26 July // 13:00

The late Malian director Souleymane Cissé (1940 – 2025) once described the power of the imagination … [more]

What Does That Nature Say To You

Mon 28 July // 20:00

Finally Hong Sangsoo screens at the Cube! Fresh from this year’s Berlinale, his latest film follows … [more]

BLUESCREEN

Wed 30 July // 19:30

Welcome to Bluescreen: Screening YOUR Short Films! Come along and enjoy the best in local short … [more]

Truth Seekers Ball 2025

Grand high council meeting of the illuminated finno-korean Dastūr

Thu 11 September // 19:00

We're back for another Truth Seekers Ball on this; the most holy day in the western … [more]

Darkroom Festival 2025

[ experimental, documentary and video art short films ]

Sun 21 September // 15:30

Celebrating the power of artistic exploration and pushing the boundaries of creative expression, Darkroom Festival presents … [more]

Wilderness 荒野 presents:

The Little Unsaid

{ weird-folk-post-rock-prog-jazz-alt-pop }

Wed 8 October // 20:00

Renowned for stadium-sized epics played in intimate rooms, this 'utterly life-affirming' (Bristol 24/7) alt.folk/post-rock/electronica band is … [more]

Palooka 5 (Live Score): 'Metropolis' (1927)

+ (DJ Score): 'The Impossible Voyage' (1904)

Sat 11 October // 19:30

Headliners Palooka 5 are a surf band who tonight will play a rescore to the silent, … [more]

Real Degenerates Hour Presents:

Gamblefest

Sat 25 October // 19:00

SLOP, SLOTS, AND GAMBLECORE COME WIN BIG AND BET YOUR TICKET FACE VALUE AWAY! [more]

Plant The Seed Promotions presents:

Gecko

Fri 7 November // 20:00

South London singer-storyteller Gecko, known for his sharp lyricism and evocative storytelling, tours his ambitious and … [more]

JUNE 2025

Sun 15 17:30 .... Tati Cubed: Mon Oncle

Mon 16 11:00 .... PLAYTIME

20:00 .... Tati Cubed: Playtime

Tue 17 20:00 .... Through the Olive Trees Zīr-E Derakhtān-E Zeytūn

Wed 18 20:00 .... One Leg One Eye Drone, Noise & Traditional Music

Fri 20 20:30 .... Liquid Library Presents: Avant-Country Jamboree A Night Of Experimental Country Music

Sat 21 14:00 .... Cube trans solidarity meeting

19:00 .... The Absurdist A/V Jumble Sail #11

Sun 22 18:00 .... The Phoenician Scheme

Mon 23 20:00 .... The Cube Presents Extra Life (NYC) With Support From Sans Froid & Mxlx (Bristol)

Tue 24 20:00 .... The Bristol Cable Presents: People Just Do Something... With Jodi Dean A Cable Live Podcast

Wed 25 20:00 .... Daddy Superior and Other Short Films Plus Q&A With Benjamin Partridge And Mike Wozniak

Thu 26 20:00 .... The Phoenician Scheme

Sat 28 14:00 .... The Cube Microplex Presents: Margin Forever All-Dayer 2 Experimental Music From The Margins, Forever

JULY

Tue 01 20:00 .... The Encampments

Wed 02 19:00 .... Enter The Noid & Left Foot Shows Presents: Slit Throats, Fleshlicker, Pale World, Viimeinen & Playworker

Thu 03 19:00 .... Music At The World Junction Presents Maggie Nicols & Dan Johnson w/ Aly Eissa & Chris Cundy Improvisation, Composition & Collaboration Across Borders

Fri 04 20:00 .... Rosanna Arquette Double Bill: Desperately Seeking Susan 40th Anniversary

23:45 .... Rosanna Arquette Double Bill: Black Rainbow

Sat 05 14:00 .... Cables & Cameras Presents Inspired25 Day Programme

19:30 .... Cables & Cameras Presents Inspired25: BAM BAM: THE SISTER NANCY STORY // DJ STYLES Night Programme

Sun 06 17:00 .... The Swimmer (CANCELLED)

Tue 08 20:00 .... Inbetweens An Evening Of Lgbtqia+ Animation

Wed 09 20:00 .... Tough Sell And Liquid Library Present Marija Kovačević / Speed Archer / Robin Foster Music For Broken Violins; Non-Verbal Tv Remixes; Rummaged Object Chaos

Mon 14 20:00 .... Stray Dog (Nora Inu)

Wed 16 20:00 .... Cube Microplex Presents Flowers/Corsano Duo + Annie Gardiner and µ Ensemble Psychedelic Improv From World Renowned Duo

Sun 20 20:00 .... Enter The Noid Presents: 7038634357, Drumloop & Thomas Lobban

Mon 21 19:30 .... High and Low (Tengoku To Jigoku)

Tue 22 19:30 .... Gay Sex Tuesdays Presents SHAKEDOWN

Sat 26 13:00 .... Cinema Rediscovered YEELEN Restored & Rediscovered

Mon 28 20:00 .... What Does That Nature Say To You

Wed 30 19:30 .... BLUESCREEN

AUGUST

Wed 20 19:00 .... The Song Has No Ending Bridget St John, Eva May, Henry Ayling Legendary 60s Folk Singer Bridget St John Alongside Two Of Bristols Finest Songwriters Eva May And Henry Ayling

SEPTEMBER

Thu 11 19:00 .... Truth Seekers Ball 2025 Grand High Council Meeting Of The Illuminated Finno-Korean Dastūr

Sun 21 15:30 .... Darkroom Festival 2025 [ Experimental, Documentary And Video Art Short Films ]

OCTOBER

Wed 08 20:00 .... Wilderness 荒野 Presents: The Little Unsaid { Weird-Folk-Post-Rock-Prog-Jazz-Alt-Pop }

Fri 10 20:00 .... Echoic Memory Presents: The Utopia Strong With Support From Andrew Liles

Sat 11 19:30 .... Palooka 5 (Live Score): 'Metropolis' (1927) + (Dj Score): 'The Impossible Voyage' (1904)

Sat 25 19:00 .... Real Degenerates Hour Presents: Gamblefest

NOVEMBER

Fri 07 20:00 .... Plant The Seed Promotions Presents: Gecko

 

* cheap night