Join us for a lineup of thought-provoking events that bring together artists, thinkers, and collectives to imagine liberated ...

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite in a heart-pounding thriller where brothers return home for a fresh start - only ...

Experience the sound of resistance and reinvention across this month-long celebration of pirate radio and its lasting impact ...

We are delighted to welcome you to the Barbican Theatre for The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. This exquisite jazz-club staging of Charles Mingus’ legendary album is delivered by award-winning ...

Capturing Pink Floyd's unforgettable 1971 performance in the ruins of Pompeii, Adrian Maben's film returns, beautifully re-mastered in 4k. Set against the backdrop of this haunting, strikingly ...

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Eliades Ochoa, the star of Buena Vista Social Club, performs in our Hall as part of La Linea Festival. Eliades Ochoa is one of the original members of Buena Vista Social Club, famously lending his ...

A Russian in exile, an Englishman in despair, and a Puerto Rican take on fantastical fandangoes: a welcome visit from the RLPO under its charismatic Chief Conductor Domingo Hindoyan. There’s an ...

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy. Did you know the Barbican’s theatre and concert hall go deeper underground than the nearest Tube line; early plans for the Centre included a Pyramid; ...

Yann Tiersen returns with the premiere of his new album Rathlin from a Distance | The Liquid Hour – a solo piano + electronics performance. In an era of climate urgency, Yann Tiersen is redefining ...

Travel back to the 1970s, when LGBTQ+ lives were shown on screen with an unapologetic gusto unthinkable a decade before. Following the Stonewall Riots in 1969, the next decade saw the rise of Gay ...