SSVII / LONDON / 24-28.03.2027
A GATHERING FOR EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC, DIY CULTURE AND ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF EXCHANGE.
LONDON
An independent, multi-venue festival bringing together live performance, film, talks and DIY culture. More information will be revealed soon.
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01 / ABOUT
ABOUT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sunday School is an independent event series embedded in London's underground music and experimental arts communities.
What began as a DIY platform for adventurous sound has evolved into a meeting point for artists across different disciplines, generations and scenes. Each edition develops its own curatorial identity, bringing together unconventional programming, artistic risk and a playful approach to experimentation.
SSVII: UNNATURAL CHANNEL
For its seventh edition, Sunday School expands into a five-day festival of live performance, film, talks and independent publishing across London.
Inspired by Drew McDowall's 2017 release Unnatural Channel, the festival explores underground culture as an alternative means of communication, discovery and exchange.
In an increasingly mediated cultural landscape, UNNATURAL CHANNEL celebrates the independent networks, DIY practices and communities that continue to create their own pathways for art and ideas to circulate.
02 / TALKS & SCREENINGS
Three days of screenings, talks and discussions exploring underground culture, alternative perspectives and the place of independent artistic practice within an increasingly complex cultural landscape.
Co-presented with CLOT Magazine.
24 MAR
WE’RE MAKING A FILM ABOUT MARK FISHER
Proposition Studios / Screening + Q&A / Moderated by Mila Azimonti.
An experimental film by Sophie Mellor and Simon Poulter (Close and Remote), developed through a DIY collaboration involving over 70 contributors, exploring the life, ideas and enduring influence of cultural theorist Mark Fisher.
Followed by a discussion with the filmmakers, moderated by Mila Azimonti, exploring Fisher's wider work and unfinished concept of Acid Communism, with a focus on collective experience, physical encounters and alternative forms of cultural exchange - ideas central to UNNATURAL CHANNEL.
25 MAR
TALKS
Proposition Studios / New perspectives and alternative lines of inquiry. Speakers to be announced.
26 MAR
FILM + LIVE SOUND
Garden Cinema / Moving images meet live interpretation. Separately ticketed through the cinema / Not included in festival passes. Details to follow.
27 MAR
CONVERSATIONS + DISCUSSION
Proposition Studios / Three talks and a panel discussion. Programme to be revealed.
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at Proposition Studios. Friday's screening at Garden Cinema. More information and ticket details coming soon.
03 / LIVE PROGRAMME
Two days of live performances, underground music and independent culture, with an emphasis on DIY practice, creative freedom and experimentation.
27 MAR
WARM-UP SHOW
EASTWAY BATHS / DREW MCDOWALL / Saturday 27 March / Further artists to be announced.
A centrepiece of the festival's live programme, bringing together a carefully curated selection of artists. Presented in a different unconventional space each edition, the Warm-Up Show is conceived as a singular event within the wider programme.
28 MAR
MAIN SHOW + INDEPENDENT MARKET
NEW RIVER STUDIOS / Sunday 28 March / Live performances, independent labels and makers / Lineup to follow.
The heart of Sunday School, bringing together an extensive programme of live performances spanning experimental music, noise, punk and beyond. An all-day gathering celebrating independent culture, accompanied by a market of underground labels, independent makers and esoteric rarities.
28 MAR
AFTER PARTY
LOW PROFILE STUDIOS / Sunday 28 March / A late-night continuation / Details to follow.
The final chapter of UNNATURAL CHANNEL, moving into the early hours with a programme of live performances and DJ sets spanning experimental electronics and industrial intensity.
Further artists and ticket details will be announced soon.
04 / TICKETS
Tickets will be released in stages, beginning with a limited allocation of ten week passes. Individual event tickets and further ticket options will follow.
Access to the Live programme and Talks & Screenings. Limited to ten passes. Price and booking details to be confirmed.
Access to the live music programme / Coming soon
Access to talks and screenings on Wednesday 24, Thursday 25 and Saturday 27 March. Coming soon.
Warm-Up / Eastway Baths / Saturday 27 March / Coming soon
Main Show / New River Studios / Sunday 28 March / Coming soon
After Party / Low Profile Studios / Sunday 28 March / Coming soon
Wednesday 24 March / Screening + Q&A / Coming soon
Thursday 25 March / Talks at Proposition Studios / Coming soon
Friday 26 March / Film + live sound at Garden Cinema / Booking details coming soon.
Saturday 27 March / Talks and discussion at Proposition Studios / Coming soon
Please note: Friday 26 March at Garden Cinema is ticketed separately through the cinema and is not included in any festival pass.
No tickets are on sale through this website yet. Join the mailing list on the home page for release announcements.