YOU MAY HAVE HEARD FROM US. 👀

possibly from a man named Kevin who is unusually determined to get Britain’s art people into a dark room with a 99-year-old German silent film.

there is context.

this autumn, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis plays on the big screen while Vox Lumiere performs an original rock score live beneath it with a full band and powerhouse vocalists.

not background music.
not a conventional screening.

one complete film and one live performance happening together in the room.

we’re taking it across the UK for one night in each city.

because for nearly a century, Metropolis has survived for one very simple reason:

people who love ambitious art kept showing up for it.

we thought you might be those people. 🤖⚡

20 UK CITIES · SEPTEMBER + OCTOBER

🎟️ voxlumiere.com/shows

hello. 👋

if you are seeing this before we slide awkwardly into your inbox, excellent.

the machinery is functioning. ⚙️

a once-banned 1927 silent film that nearly disappeared is about to turn 100. naturally, we’re taking it across the UK on a giant screen with a live rock band, powerhouse vocalists and an original score performed in the room. ⚡🤖

we are inviting a small number of creators to join us.

🎟️ two VIP tickets.
🎬 behind-the-scenes access.
🤖 extremely photogenic 1927 robot.

your DM will arrive shortly. 📩

please pretend to be surprised.

Metropolis was released in 1927.

then cut apart.
banned in multiple places.
commercially battered.
partially lost.
rebuilt from fragments.
and somehow became one of the most influential films ever made.

now, on the eve of its 100th anniversary, Vox Lumiere is taking it across the UK on the big screen with a live rock band, powerhouse vocalists and an original score performed live in the theatre. ⚡

20 cities.
one very stubborn film.

if our name has recently appeared in your inbox, hello again. 👋

and if you cover film, music, culture, technology or the arts, we’d love you to help tell this story.

come review the show. talk to Kevin. dig into the film, the centenary, the music, the machine, or why a movie made in 1927 still feels unnervingly current.

📩 press info and interview requests: media@voxlumiere.com

this is the story.

you already hear from us by email. 👋

and yes, you gave us your mobile number when you signed up.

the robot remembers everything. 🤖

she assumed this meant texting privileges.

it does not.

apparently, the machine requires one final ceremonial tap.

tap it if you’d like:

🎟️ ticket alerts
⚡ last-minute tour news
🤖 occasional machine transmissions

if not, nothing changes.

she’ll continue communicating through email like it’s the early 2000s.

she hates this.

she’ll manage.