Entertainment calendar at Southbank Centre


futuretense: THEO + The Shellers Thursday 23 May 2024

Thu 23 May 2024, 18:00 - Southbank Centre, London
An evening of high-energy, high-originality music awaits at our free concert, where you’re invited to stumble on new sounds by up-and-coming artists.
Read, watch and listen more UK-born Irish artist and producer THEO blends smooth soulful sounds with her chaotic energy to get you in your feels.
At 17, THEO moved to London to pursue music and, following her first releases, was discovered by

Sunday 26 May 2024:
Tiffany Poon: London Debut Sunday 26 May 2024

Sun 26 May 2024, 15:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Kalichstein.
Tiffany Poon: London Debut is presented by the Southbank Centre & Askonas Holt
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Thursday 13 June 2024:
futuretense: Chisara Agor + J Casa Thursday 13 June 2024

Thu 13 Jun 2024, 18:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Wordplay, storytelling, hip-hop and soul all share the stage in this edition of our free twice-monthly music series, platforming exciting new musicians.
Read, watch and listen more Chisara Agor is an interdisciplinary artist from Peckham. An award-winning composer, producer and writer, Agor’s sound combines elements of afro-folk, soul, pop, indie and jazz, creating a sound and unconventional a

Friday 14 June 2024:
Chaka Khan: A Celebration of 50 Years in Music Friday 14 June 2024

Fri 14 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
The incomparable curator of this year’s Meltdown festival celebrates 50 years of a pioneering career with a concert of her biggest hits, with Trevor Nelson.
Read, watch and listen more It´s impossible to categorise the irresistible charisma of Khan’s vast vocal range, which has earned her ten Grammy wins, a 2023 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and music sales and downloads in exce
Norman Jay & Friends Friday 14 June 2024

Fri 14 Jun 2024, 22:30 - Southbank Centre, London
It’s good vibes all round with this line-up of three iconic DJs - Norman Jay, Charlie Dark and Marcia Carr - spinning the decks in a late-night party.
Read, watch and listen more Norman Jay is unquestionably one of the most respected and popular DJs in the world today. Co- founder of the legendary Good Times Sound System and London dance music station KISS FM, Jay fostered the 'Rare Groove’ sc
Tell Me Something Good with Habibti Nation Friday 14 June 2024

Fri 14 Jun 2024, 18:00 - Southbank Centre, London
Dance along to remixed SWANA and traditional Arabic music and high-energy anthems from emerging women, non-binary and trans DJs.
Read, watch and listen more Dance along to remixed traditional Arabic music and high-energy anthems from emerging Arab women, non-binary and trans DJs.
Expect high-energy house and disco sounds mixed with darbuka drums, mahraganat and raï and your favourite music

Saturday 15 June 2024:
Emeli Sandé Saturday 15 June 2024

Sat 15 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
An icon of British singer-songwriting takes to the stage: emotional, honest and with a heartfelt pop sensibility, Emeli Sandé has a decade of hits to her name.
Read, watch and listen more Sandé’s debut album Our Version of Events has sold over 5.4 million copies to date. It was the biggest selling album in the UK in 2012 and 2013 and is certified platinum eight times in the UK and Ireland.
London Queer Soundsystem Day Saturday 15 June 2024

Sat 15 Jun 2024, 14:00 - Southbank Centre, London
London’s foremost underground LGBTQIA+ nightlife crews lead an open-air party, celebrating Chaka Khan’s gift to London’s queer dance floors through the decades.
Read, watch and listen more London Queer Soundsystem Day (L.Q.S.D) celebrates queer soundsystem collectives and the UK´s unique LGBTQIA+ cultural heritage.
Featuring the likes of Deptford Northern Soul Club, Black Obsidian Sound S

Sunday 16 June 2024:
Funk This with New Movementz UK Sunday 16 June 2024

Sun 16 Jun 2024, 13:00 - Southbank Centre, London
centre of Chaka Khan’s musical expression.
This event brings the dynamic and explosive world of dance
anaiis Sunday 16 June 2024

Sun 16 Jun 2024, 19:45 - Southbank Centre, London
Settle in for a stunning and intimate art performance as anaiis reflects on Black motherhood, with a live quartet and choir.
Read, watch and listen more anaiis is an artist, a mother and a sculptor of healing sounds whose work embodies the multitude of cultures and influences imparted by her widely travelled upbringing, spanning across Toulouse, Dublin, Dakar, Oakland and now London.
She h






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