Join Roadblock on Burns night for a fundraising Ceilidh to support their project to build a bike powered machine in Armley!

FEATURING the amazing Bandiera Rossa Ceilidh Band who’ve been playing together for 30 years.  On the menu for the night there will be veggie haggis!

Doors at 7pm for fun, dancing, food and fun and fundraising! Ceremonial (meat) haggis, veggie and vegan haggis are available. There will be neeps, tatties and your choice of vegan/non-vegan whiskey sauce, supper served around 8.30pm. 

On 13th February at Archive, Leeds based arts and culture group Rat Depot present a special screening of iconic Czech director Karel Zeman's The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)!

Join a baron, an astronaut and a princess on a grand adventure across time and space. 26 years before Terry Gilliam’s version, Zeman brought us his incredible, kaleidoscopic take of the classic book, packed with innovative animation techniques and spectacular set pieces.

For 33 years, the NYC-based and critically acclaimed Slackers have been touring the world with their blend of Ska, Reggae, and Soul.

INTRODUCING “ULTIMATE ELO” - THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE BAND TO JEFF LYNNE AND THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA!

ELO helped form the soundtrack to the seventies, and “Ultimate ELO” play sets packed with all the disco hits and lighter waving anthems that will have everyone singing along.

Like an abandoned T-Rex record found tattered in a gutter, The Drowns amp-up and tear down classic blues based rock riffage and drag it kicking and screaming into modern punk streets. Marrying rough and raw with catchy and bouncy, The Drowns bark thoughtful and relevant lyricism over foot stomping, fist pumping punk rock anthems that get your heart pumping faster than a defibrillator.

A black comedy by Tom Noonan that explores the personal psychic landscape of two lonely New Yorkers. Jackie and Michael are coworkers at a large law firm, who decide to meet at Jackie's for dinner one night. As this 'first date' plays out, the audience is guided through a mental minefield of disappointment, desolation, and desperation. Their conversation, with its awkward 'small talk', slowly reveals their unhappy lives....

A masterful work that uses unflinching cringe humour to gradually forge a richly compassionate portrayal of two wayward souls.

The first Scour Cinema screening of 2025 is this spectacular supernatural revenge fantasy by Toshiharu Ikeda (Evil Dead Trap). 

A woman, framed for the murder of her fisherman husband, seeks vengeance on the corrupt businessmen who had a hand in his death. 

This has long been officially unavailable in the west (when I first saw it, subtitles didn’t even exist yet) but has a strong cult following among those lucky enough to have experienced it. Now restored and made available thanks to the efforts of @thirdwindowfilms the esteem it has is sure to rise.

It’s 2025, and Chemistry kicks off another year of poetry and spoken word on Friday 31 January! Instead of our usual two wonderful headliners, we’ll be having three, as welcome South Yorkshire legend Ian Parks, and our first ever double act, the self-described “poetry twins” Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson. Plus, of course, our amazing open mic!

Cult keyboardists Brett Domino & Steven Peavis return to their spaceship for a one-off Northern performance of the highly successful ‘BRETT DOMINO TRIO IN SPACE’ show - this time featuring brand new music, as well as some old favourites and a few surprises. 

If you miss it, you'll kick yourself.