Join The Experiment.

Culture, without a formula.

Bath Laboratory of Culture is an independent, community-led cultural space in the heart of Bath.

BLOC is a place for live music, performance, exhibitions, workshops, food, ideas and the unexpected. We’re here to give artists, audiences and communities the space to experiment, create and connect.

No fixed formula. Just culture in all its different shapes and sizes.

This is BLOC.

About Us

What’s On ….

What's On
The Spark
Sep 12
The Spark

The Spark lands at BLOC: a day of local bands, live music, friendly competition, food, drinks and unexpected moments, with the audience deciding who shines.

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BLOC Piano Sessions
Sep 14
BLOC Piano Sessions

An hour or two away from the noise. Beautiful music. Great company. A drink in your hand. Come on your own, bring a friend, or make one while you're here.

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Dolly Day : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Sep 19
Dolly Day : The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Big hair. Big heart. Even bigger songs.

We’re celebrating Dolly Parton’s life and legacy with two classic films on the big screen, a fabulous Dolly’s Drag Disco, and her greatest hits playing in the bar all day. Expect rhinestones, country bangers, big hair, singalongs and a whole lot of Dolly.

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Dolly Day: 9 to 5
Sep 19
Dolly Day: 9 to 5

A box-office smash on its release, 9 to 5 is funny, furious and brilliantly satisfying, with a feminist streak that still hits more than 45 years later. It also marked Dolly’s big-screen debut and gave us one of the most instantly recognisable songs of her career.

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Dolly Day: Dolly’s Drag Disco
Sep 19
Dolly Day: Dolly’s Drag Disco

We’re closing Dolly Day with Dolly’s Drag Disco, a full-blown celebration of the Queen of Country, mixing live drag performances with Dolly anthems, country bangers and enough floor-fillers to keep you dancing way past 9 to 5.

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BLOC Piano Sessions
Sep 21
BLOC Piano Sessions

An hour or two away from the noise. Beautiful music. Great company. A drink in your hand. Come on your own, bring a friend, or make one while you're here.

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Dave Rowntree - No One You Know
Sep 25
Dave Rowntree - No One You Know

Dave Rowntree shares untold BLUR stories, candid photographs and memories from the band’s formative years and rise to Britpop stardom.

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Opening BLOC Party
Sep 26
Opening BLOC Party

BLOC opens its doors for a new chapter in Bath culture. Join us for live music, DJs, drinks and unexpected moments as we celebrate creativity, community and the future.

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Bath Folk Festival - French and Breton Bal and Workshop
Oct 3
Bath Folk Festival - French and Breton Bal and Workshop

Step into the rhythms of France with Steve Day and Daniel Woolverson. Learn playful traditional dances from Brittany and the Massif Central, then put your moves into practice with a live band of pipes, hurdy-gurdy and fiddle.

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Bath Film Festival Supper Club: Tampopo (1985)
Oct 18
Bath Film Festival Supper Club: Tampopo (1985)

For the first time at BLOC, Bath Film Festival’s Supper Club brings Tampopo to the table — a night of cult cinema, food, conversation and connection.

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Every ticket, pint, donation and idea helps build the next chapter.

What happens when you give artists space?
What happens when you give communities a place to meet?
What happens when you give people permission to try something new?

We're finding out.

BLOC is an independent cultural space built around experimentation, collaboration and community. Your support helps us take risks, support artists, improve the building and make space for things that wouldn't happen anywhere else.

You can help us see what happens next

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