Night is Short, Walk on Girl

Tue 19 August // 20:00

Let director Masaaki Yuasa (The Tatami Galaxy) walk you through an eccentric, colourful journey of love, … [more]

Weighted My Hand #2

WMH: KOP-Z, BIPED, SDEM, ANINA, JACKSON VEIL PANTHER

Fri 22 August // 19:00

WEIGHTED MY HAND returns to The Cube Microplex, summoning aberrant solo artists from far flung corners … [more]

Oslo Stories Trilogy:

Sex

Sun 24 August // 20:00

Two chimney sweeps living in monogamous, heterosexual marriages both end up in situations that challenge their … [more]

Oslo Stories Trilogy:

Love

(Kjærlighet)

Mon 25 August // 17:00

In defiance of societal norms, a pragmatic doctor and a compassionate nurse seek intimacy beyond the … [more]

Oslo Stories Trilogy:

Dreams (Sex Love)

(Drømmer)

Mon 25 August // 20:00

A Berlin Golden Bear Winner (2025), Dreams is a coming-of-age story about Johane, who falls in … [more]

The Cube Presents

Rubie / Oh, The Guilt / Nervous Rex

A genre-spanning evening of queer music, joy and resistance

Wed 27 August // 19:30

We are truly excited to welcome Rubie for her debut at your favourite Microplex, supported by … [more]

Splot presents

The Adam Buxton Band (WIP)

+ SQUID DJs

Thu 28 August // 18:00
Thu 28 August // 20:00 (SOLD OUT)

Join treasured comedian Adam Buxton for a work-in-progress music show at THE CUBE. + SQUID DJs [more]

Selena (1997) Film Party

Fri 29 August // 20:00

Follow the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Selena Quintanilla - a Texas born Mexican-American who … [more]

Czechtember

Who wants to kill Jessie?

(Kdo chce zabít Jessii?)

Mon 1 September // 20:00

A delightfully demented, absurdist 1966 comic fantasy that is unlike anything else in the Czech New … [more]

GAY SEX TUESDAYS (but it's a Wednesday) PRESENTS

Equation to an Unknown

Équation à un inconnu

Wed 3 September // 19:30

A handsome young stud rides his motorcycle through a myriad of sexual fantasies in this melancholic … [more]

Crick Crack Club presents:

Amelia Ace Armande: Dionysus

Fairytales For Grown-Ups

Thu 4 September // 20:00

Amelia Ace Armande's moving performance unstoppers the life story of the Greek God of the Vine, … [more]

The Volcano Lounge Surf Party

The Volcano Lounge Surf Party

An Evening of Exotica & Tropical Chaos

Sat 6 September // 19:00

An after-dark deep dive into surf and the strange. One Night Only – Bristol's never seen … [more]

Czechtember

Joseph Kilian and Diamonds of the Night

(Postava k podpírání / Démanty noci)

Sun 7 September // 17:00

A double-bill of surreally unsettling shorts from the Czech New Wave. [more]

Put Your Soul on your Hand and Walk

Mon 8 September // 20:00

PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK is a haunting testament to the resilience of … [more]

Liquid Library Presents...

Jessica Ackerley/Eli Wallace/Rachel Musson/Mark Sanders, Vicky Sparrow, Carnivorous Plants

Tue 9 September // 19:00

Liquid Library returns to The Cube Microplex to bring for you various types of music. That … [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]

Bristol Vinyl Guy presents:

Nadja, Urzah, sevenyearVictimUnit, Crash Bandighoul

Sun 14 September // 20:00

Post metal & noise from Bristol's biggest noise fan. FFO: Sunn O))), Earth, Boris, Neurosis, Agoraphobic … [more]

Sorry, Baby

Mon 15 September // 20:00

Blending heartache, humour and healing, Sorry, Baby is the stunning and star-making debut from director, writer … [more]

The Cube's Downtown Lights presents

Led Bib & Omega Institute

Motorik, prog and punk charged jazz & electronic pulse

Tue 16 September // 19:00

With 11 albums & countless international tours across 22 years, including a Mercury Prize-nomination, Led Bib … [more]

Marching in the Dark

अंधारातल्या मशाली

Thu 18 September // 20:00

In the midst of India’s farmer suicide crisis and shunned by cultural traditions, a young widow’semerging … [more]

Pablo Jiménez‑Moreno presents:

In’sive: Film & Live Improvisation

Bristol's Underground No-wave & Experimental Music Scene (documentary short w/live score) + A/V support

Sat 20 September // 19:00

An enthralling snapshot of Bristol's experimental music scene captured on film. Expect portraits of Cube regulars … [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]

Remember Tomorrow presents:

Wolf's Hole

(Vlčí bouda)

Mon 22 September // 20:00

Surreal 80s Czech sci-fi set in a ski camp. [more]

Bluescreen

Wed 24 September // 19:30

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

Czechtember

The Cremator

(Spalovač mrtvol)

Mon 29 September // 20:00

Darkly comic film about totalitarian ideology. [more]

The Bristol Cable presents: A Cable Live Podcast

People Just Do Something...

Special Guest To Be Announced.

Tue 30 September // 19:30

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

Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy:

Ticket of No Return

(Bildnis einer Trinkerin)

Wed 1 October // 20:00

A mysterious woman drinks her way through West Berlin’s underground in this surreal, subversive, and visually … [more]

Wilderness 荒野 presents:

The Little Unsaid

{ synth-folk-post-rock-prog-jazz-alt-electronica }

Wed 8 October // 20:00

Renowned for stadium-sized epics played in intimate rooms, this 'utterly life-affirming' (Bristol 24/7), boundary-pushing, leftfield post-rock … [more]

Live Score Weekender 2025

Palooka 5 (Live Score): Metropolis (1927)

+ Lee Grimshaw (DJ Score): The Impossible Voyage (1904)

Sat 11 October // 19:30

Surf garage band Palooka 5 re-scores Fritz Lang's 1927 crazed futurist dystopian sci-fi epic 'Metropolis', one … [more]

Live Score Weekender 2025

Death And Vanilla (Live Score): Whistle And I'll Come To You (1968)

{ in association with CUBE Of Wyrding }

Sun 12 October // 19:30

Swedish baroque/psychedelic pop trio Death And Vanilla, sonic archaeologists with a hauntological bent, conceive a foreboding … [more]

Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy:

Freak Orlando

Wed 15 October // 20:00

​Ottinger's surreal, five-episode "history of the world" reimagines Virginia Woolf's Orlando as a riotous, visually extravagant … [more]

Party Girl Productions Presents

Practical Magic Halloween Party

Fri 17 October // 19:00

It's MIDNIGHT MARGARITA time! Come watch your favourite witchy sisters make potions, fall in love and … [more]

Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy:

Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press

(Dorian Gray im Spiegel der Boulevardpresse)

Wed 22 October // 19:30

The final film of Ottinger's Berlin trilogy: A powerful media mogul (Delphine Seyrig) aims to create … [more]

Gamblefest

Sat 25 October // 19:00

SLOP, SLOTS, AND GAMBLECORE For ONE NIGHT ONLY the Cube will become a temple to Fortuna. … [more]

Laura Snowden + A.L. Lacey

Debut album launch tour

Wed 29 October // 19:30

Described as possessing 'multi-dimensional gifts, imagination and fearless artistic sensibility' by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Laura Snowden … [more]

Masterclass with Laura Snowden

Thu 30 October // 13:00

Laura Snowden returns to The Cube to give a masterclass. This is a rare chance for … [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]

Party Girl Production Presents

Moonstruck Film Party (and Cher celebration!)

Fri 14 November // 19:00

Mom, she IS a rich man. That's right, we are giving you a whole lotta CHER. … [more]

BLUESCREEN

Wed 26 November // 19:30

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

Crick Crack Club presents:

Debs Newbold: Hot Crones & Other Revelations

Fairytales For Grown-Ups

Thu 11 December // 20:00

Fearlessly imaginative storyteller Debs Newbold knows the meaning of the word 'bawdy' as well as any … [more]

AUGUST 2025

Tue 19 20:00 .... Night is Short, Walk on Girl

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

Fri 22 19:00 .... Weighted My Hand #2 WMH: KOP-Z, BIPED, SDEM, ANINA, JACKSON VEIL PANTHER

Sun 24 20:00 .... Oslo Stories Trilogy: Sex

Mon 25 17:00 .... Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love (Kjærlighet)

20:00 .... Oslo Stories Trilogy: Dreams (Sex Love) (Drømmer)

Wed 27 19:30 .... The Cube Presents Rubie / Oh, The Guilt / Nervous Rex A Genre-Spanning Evening Of Queer Music, Joy And Resistance

Thu 28 18:00 .... Splot Presents The Adam Buxton Band (WIP) + Squid Djs

20:00 .... Splot Presents The Adam Buxton Band (WIP) + Squid Djs (SOLD OUT)

Fri 29 20:00 .... Selena (1997) Film Party

SEPTEMBER

Mon 01 20:00 .... Czechtember Who wants to kill Jessie? (Kdo Chce Zabít Jessii?)

Wed 03 19:30 .... Gay Sex Tuesdays (But It's A Wednesday) Presents Equation to an Unknown Équation À Un Inconnu

Thu 04 20:00 .... Crick Crack Club Presents: Amelia Ace Armande: Dionysus Fairytales For Grown-Ups

Sat 06 19:00 .... The Volcano Lounge Surf Party The Volcano Lounge Surf Party An Evening Of Exotica & Tropical Chaos

Sun 07 17:00 .... Czechtember Joseph Kilian and Diamonds of the Night (Postava K Podpírání / Démanty Noci)

Mon 08 20:00 .... Put Your Soul on your Hand and Walk

Tue 09 19:00 .... Liquid Library Presents... Jessica Ackerley/Eli Wallace/Rachel Musson/Mark Sanders, Vicky Sparrow, Carnivorous Plants

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

Sun 14 20:00 .... Bristol Vinyl Guy Presents: Nadja, Urzah, sevenyearVictimUnit, Crash Bandighoul

Mon 15 20:00 .... Sorry, Baby

Tue 16 19:00 .... The Cube's Downtown Lights Presents Led Bib & Omega Institute Motorik, Prog And Punk Charged Jazz & Electronic Pulse

Thu 18 20:00 .... Marching in the Dark अंधारातल्या मशाली

Sat 20 19:00 .... Pablo Jiménez‑Moreno Presents: In’sive: Film & Live Improvisation Bristol's Underground No-Wave & Experimental Music Scene (Documentary Short W/Live Score) + A/V Support

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

Mon 22 20:00 .... Remember Tomorrow Presents: Wolf's Hole (Vlčí Bouda)

Tue 23 19:00 .... The Song Has No Ending Presents DANA GAVANSKI + SLIPPER + PICTUREFRAMES An Evening Of Art-Pop Songcraft

Wed 24 19:30 .... Bluescreen

Mon 29 20:00 .... Czechtember The Cremator (Spalovač Mrtvol)

Tue 30 19:30 .... The Bristol Cable Presents: A Cable Live Podcast People Just Do Something... Special Guest To Be Announced.

OCTOBER

Wed 01 20:00 .... Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy: Ticket of No Return (Bildnis Einer Trinkerin)

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

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

Sat 11 19:30 .... Live Score Weekender 2025 Palooka 5 (Live Score): Metropolis (1927) + Lee Grimshaw (Dj Score): The Impossible Voyage (1904)

Sun 12 19:30 .... Live Score Weekender 2025 Death And Vanilla (Live Score): Whistle And I'll Come To You (1968) { In Association With Cube Of Wyrding }

Wed 15 20:00 .... Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy: Freak Orlando

Fri 17 19:00 .... Party Girl Productions Presents Practical Magic Halloween Party

Wed 22 19:30 .... Ottinger's Berlin Trilogy: Dorian Gray in the Mirror of the Yellow Press (Dorian Gray Im Spiegel Der Boulevardpresse)

Sat 25 19:00 .... Gamblefest

Sun 26 19:00 .... Echoic Memory Presents: Sealionwoman With Support From Stereocilia And Annie Gardiner

Wed 29 19:30 .... Laura Snowden + A.L. Lacey Debut Album Launch Tour

Thu 30 13:00 .... Masterclass with Laura Snowden

NOVEMBER

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

Fri 14 19:00 .... Party Girl Production Presents Moonstruck Film Party (and Cher celebration!)

Wed 26 19:30 .... BLUESCREEN

DECEMBER

Thu 11 20:00 .... Crick Crack Club Presents: Debs Newbold: Hot Crones & Other Revelations Fairytales For Grown-Ups

 

* cheap night