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Frequencies

The sounds that shape us

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A person wears a headset, immersing themselves in a VR world

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats in exhibition at the Phi Centre, Montreal. Photographer Adil Boukind.

A season that brings you music and takes you beyond, to interrogate how you perceive and encounter sound.​

How does what we hear shape how we think?​

This summer, immerse yourself in sound and the frequencies that get us moving.​

Feel the Sound with our new immersive exhibition that will rearrange what you think sound is and take you through multi-sensory installations across our Centre, from The Curve to our carparks.​

Tune into music disruptors who pioneered political change with live broadcasts, workshops and a club night from Rebel Radio. Travel to the heart of Acid House via an epic VR journey with In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats.​
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Plus, electrifying live sets from trailblazers like Rampage Sound System, techno legend Jeff Mills and Anna Meredith.

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A large, smoke-filled room full of people, with two rows of large column speakers down the length of the room.

Feel the Sound

22 May – 31 Aug

Imagine experiencing sound for the very first time.

Our new immersive exhibition will rearrange what you think sound is, including multi-sensory installations that take you on a journey across locations in the Barbican, from our car parks to the Lakeside Terrace.

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Against a dark, starry background, a giant eye radiates blue light. Inside the iris is a smiley face.

In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats

22 May - 3 Aug

Join the UK's biggest VR experience into the heart of a music revolution. Enter into the euphoria of a 1989 Acid House rave.

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Rebel Radio

Rebel Radio

Throughout June

Revisit the radical history of radio’s rebels and see how the legacy of pirate radio continues to inspire today in this month-long celebration with live broadcasts, film screenings, talks, and more.

Full programme to be announced in April

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Major events all summer long

Lakeside Terrace CREDIT Photo by Dion Barrett

Summer at the Barbican

From our Frequencies season exploring shapes our world, Giacometti, the return of our iconic Outdoor Cinema and more, heat up your summer with major events in our galleries, theatre, cinema and hall

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