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Queen Elizabeth Hall building at Southbank Centre

Queen Elizabeth Hall

A brutalist icon on the banks of the Thames

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a leading London venue showcasing world-class talks, gigs, dance, performance and classical music.

Originally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, our Queen Elizabeth Hall underwent a significant refurbishment and renovation between 2015 and 2018 to bring through its original aesthetic.

The building contains both the 900-seat Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium and our most intimate hall, the Purcell Room. It’s also home to our vibrant Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, which, as the name suggests, can be found on top of the venue, up the yellow stairs.

 

What’s here?

On now & coming up

More info for futuretense: Teshay Makeda + NEONE The Wonderer
Side-by-side portraits of a woman in green against yellow and a black-and-white profile of a man looking up.
Gigs

futuretense: Teshay Makeda + NEONE The Wonderer

Sparks fly as genres fuse in this double bill of reggae, soul and R&B and alt hip-hop vibes
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for The Moth Mainstage: Tightrope
A woman with her hands raised wearing a black top and speaking into a microphone.
Literature & poetry

The Moth Mainstage: Tightrope

Hear extraordinary true stories, told live, about what happens when there's no clear path ahead
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Gift to the Future
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Art & exhibitions

Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Paul Smith: Threads
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Literature & poetry

Paul Smith: Threads

Fashion icon Paul Smith brings his story, and his wit, warmth and eccentric flair, to our stage
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Creative Intelligence Summit
An abstract, highly stylized digital graphic of a human eye rendered in textured orange, purple, and pale grey tones.
Talks & debates

Creative Intelligence Summit

An industry day for the culture-makers, artists, writers, designers and engineers shaping our world
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Katie Paterson: Ideas
A woman stands with outstretched hands before a giant, glowing disco ball reflecting specks of light across a dark room.
Art & exhibitions

Katie Paterson: Ideas

A constellation of reflections on deep time and imagined worlds forms a dreamlike sound installation
Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
Tickets Free
More info for Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors
A dancer in a golden animal mask with large antlers poses on a stage beneath a bright spotlight creating a sunburst flare.
Art & exhibitions

Andrew Thomas Huang: The Deer of Nine Colors

A hypnotic, dreamlike installation offering a modern sci-fi retelling of a Buddhist folktale
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech
A series of laptops using the Hydra coding software in a purple lit room
Art & exhibitions

Get Your Hands-Dirty with Creative Tech

Performances, workshops and interactive art showcasing London’s creative computing communities
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Holly Herndon: Listening Session
A woman with red hair lounges in a blue chair in a rehearsal room with stacked chairs and a Go board nearby.
Gigs

Holly Herndon: Listening Session

Rewrite the rules of art-making with an artist and composer at the frontier of music and AI
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Algorave
Two women dance on a dark stage in front of a giant projection screen displaying color-coded lines of live computer code.
Gigs

Algorave

See a spectacle be created in real time at a live-coded electronic music event hosted by AlgoRhythms
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Jeanette Winterson: Creativity, Artists, Us
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Literature & poetry

Jeanette Winterson: Creativity, Artists, Us

Join the renowned author for a fearless discussion about art, AI and our future
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Dance of the Nine-Colored Deer
a colourful deer puppet stands astride a dancer in a crouched position
Performance & dance

Dance of the Nine-Colored Deer

A live performance telling a tale of the afterlife and reincarnation, transformation and return.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Jack Thorne: Authorship in the Age of AI
A close-up portrait of Jack Thorne smiling, wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and dark textured tie.
Literature & poetry

Jack Thorne: Authorship in the Age of AI

The award-winning screenwriter takes an urgent look at what AI means for the future of storytelling
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for futuretense x Letters to the Future: BUKKY + MA.MOYO
Side-by-side black-and-white portraits of a person on a city rooftop and a woman posing against white.
Gigs

futuretense x Letters to the Future: BUKKY + MA.MOYO

Strike gold with sound artist and poet MA.MOYO and alternative R&B producer and songwriter BUKKY
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for Future Sounds: RAP Party x Out-Spoken
An audience watching a poet with a DJ off to one side, in a studio theatre with multi-coloured lighting
Literature & poetry

Future Sounds: RAP Party x Out-Spoken

Join ten incredible writers for a future-focused evening of live literature and moving music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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For your visit

Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.

A seat in the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall with a dedication affixed  to it

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