Full line-up announced for South Asian Sounds: a five-day celebration of South Asian music and performance

The Southbank Centre today announces the full line-up for South Asian Sounds, which runs from Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 July 2026 as part of the multi-arts centre’s 75th anniversary year.

Taking place across the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, the series platforms the artists at the forefront of South Asian music and performance across the UK, from clubs to concert halls to international stages. Household names and electric new talent come together to present a rich and varied programme of South Asian culture, representing an array of genres that honour heritage while defining the future of the scene.

The programme brings together a breadth of artists and collectives working across classical, orchestral, experimental and popular forms, from heritage practices to genre-blurring live performance. From Indian classical music and South Asian film scores to diasporic pop, jazz-influenced songwriting and comedy, the Southbank Centre’s South Asian Sounds showcases the vast range and astonishing talents of the South Asian cultural scene.