Bastille’s Dan Smith is combining his love for music and film by curating NME’s new big screen event Cinejam – in collaboration with BFI, Zig-Zag and the Rooftop Film Club.

The band’s love for cinema goes way back. Their 2012 ‘Other People’s Heartache’ mixtape was a fictional soundtrack for a dreamt-up film. And the artwork for latest album ‘Wild World’ is designed like an old-school movie poster. They’re film geeks who also happen to write massive pop songs.

Cinejam sees the band’s motion picture obsession go one step further. This summer, a carefully curated selection of films – from undisputed classics to modern-day triumphs, all handpicked by the band – will be screened on the roof of Peckham’s Bussey Building. South London’s music and arts space is also being taken over by a line-up of must-see bands, including fast-rising Scandipop star Dagny and future superstars Sundara Karma. Nowhere else will you be able to watch Ryan Gosling’s signature dreamy stares in Drive and catch some of the fastest-rising new bands all in the same space.

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Need to know

Where is it?


Rooftop Film Club, Bussey Building, Peckham

When is it?

July 5-August 30, 2017

How do I get tickets?

rooftopfilmclub.com/london/cinejam

How much are tickets?

£15 general admission; £50 for a two-person Love Seat (£25pp)

What’s showing and who’s playing?

Wednesday July 5

Film: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The artist: Jagara

Who: ‘80s-infused synth-pop from London trio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF3suT4qoFo

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Wednesday July 12


The film: The Big Lebowski

The artist: Sundara Karma

Who: Back-to-basics indie with angular riffs and soaring choruses

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Sunday July 23

The film: Whiplash

The artist: The Indien

Who: Mystical lo-fi rock perfect for lazy afternoons

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Wednesday July 26

The film: High Fidelity

The artist: Willow Robinson

Who: Rootsy Americana given a modern-folk makeover

Sunday July 30

The film: Trainspotting

The artist: Dagny

Who: Joyous Scandi-pop with an indie twist from the Norwegian star

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Wednesday August 2

The film: This Is Spinal Tap

The artist: Little Cub

Who: London electro trio who use vibey-pop as therapy

Wednesday August 9

The film: Drive

The artist: Georgie

Who: The latest contender in a line of astonishing female British singer/songwriters

Wednesday August 16

The film: Pulp Fiction

The artist: Artificial Pleasure

Who: If David Bowie fronted Talking Heads, it’d sound a little bit like the London quartet’s mind-melting funk

Sunday August 27

The film: Goodfellas

The artist: Lao Ra

Who: Visceral pop bangers with a Latin twist from the Columbian provocateur

Wednesday August 30

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The film: True Romance

The artist: Tom Grennan

Who: Chase & Status collaborator making heart-rending folk-pop