Things to do 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
'Tiffany

Thursday 30 May 2024:
Hari Kunzru: Blue Ruin Thursday 30 May 2024

Thu 30 May 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Hari Kunzru shares his searing new novel, a reflection on art and success against a backdrop of a global crisis, in conversation with Alex Peake-Tomkinson.
Read, watch and listen more Once, Jay was an artist. Shortly after graduating from his London art school, he was tipped for greatness, a promising career already taking shape before him.
Now, undocumented in the United States, he lives

Saturday 1 June 2024:
Dr Federica Amati: Every Body Should Know This Saturday 1 June 2024

Sat 1 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
and the WHO Collaborating Centre.
She also leads scientific communications for personalised

Wednesday 5 June 2024:
Special Edition: Joy//Us - Poems of Queer Joy Wednesday 5 June 2024

Wed 5 Jun 2024, 20:00 - Southbank Centre, London
celebrating things that make LGBTQ+ people happy.
Read, watch and listen more Joy//Us was published to
Richard Flanagan: Question 7 Wednesday 5 June 2024

Wed 5 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
' Question 7 is the greatest memoir of parents and place I have read ... Devastating and beautiful, mighty in its rage and tenderness: his most momentous book yet.'
Laura Cumming Booker Prize-winning author Richard Flanagan presents his magnificent memoir, a tale which weaves through history and continents, in conversation with Samira Ahmed.
Read, watch and listen more Beginning at a love

Wednesday 12 June 2024:
Miranda July: All Fours Wednesday 12 June 2024

Wed 12 Jun 2024, 19:30 - Southbank Centre, London
Writer, director, screenwriter, artist and actress Miranda July introduces her subversive second novel in conversation with Eley Williams.
Read, watch and listen more Part absurd entertainment, part tender reinvention of the sexual, romantic, and domestic life of a forty-five-year-old female artist, All Fours transcends expectation while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman.


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






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