The Barbican’s new immersive exhibition will rearrange what you think sound is. Feel the Sound includes multi-sensory installations that take you on a journey across locations in the Barbican, from the car parks to the Lakeside Terrace.

Dance to beats from car sound systems.
Join an ever-expanding choral experience.
Discover your inner symphony.
Feel music without any sound.

Are you listening?

Participating artists:

Raymond Antrobus, Patty Ayukawa, Alejandra Cárdenas Tatiana Heuman, Cities and Memory, Domestic Data Streamers, ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS! / Ei Wada, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Holly Herndon, Miyu Hosoi, Evan Ifekoya, ILĀ, Intelligent Instruments Lab, Giacomo Lepri, Nicole L’Huillier, Daito Manabe, Sarah Mackenzie, MUTEK, Amor Muñoz, MONOM, Elsewhere in India, Nexus Studios, Nicola Privato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Yuri Suzuki, Jan St. Werner, Temporary Pleasure, TRANS VOICES, Kinda Studios.

The season also includes:

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

22 May – 3 August

The Pit

£25

It’s 1989 and finding the party is the only thing that matters.
Join in this culture revolution and travel back in time to the heart of the Acid House scene with the UK’s biggest VR experience.

Using technology to create a truly collective experience, groups of four people can share the same virtual space and interact together as rave culture pioneers.

The rave scene has always been about organic, energised communities creating shared experiences in physical and spiritual spaces. With the world premiere of its newest version, In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats honours that spirit and unifies us all in a new and transformative way.

Following the VR experience, there is a small exhibition containing archive and other audio-visual materials exploring the British Acid House scene to enjoy at your leisure.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is an experience designed for groups of 1-4 people

Rebel Radio

Explore the radical influence of pirate radio

1-30 June

Pirate radio was a movement. A rebellious force that gave Black British music and underground sounds a platform when mainstream stations wouldn’t. It shaped UK culture then, and its influence continues today.

Discover the radical influence of pirate radio across June through our programme of live radio broadcasts, a Rinse FM party, Sunday Selecta listening sessions, talks, workshops, film screenings, a 6-part podcast series and more.