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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.

 

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On now & coming up

More info for Shradhanjali: A Homage to Zakir Hussain
A man in a khaki shirt with flames layered over the image.
Gigs

Shradhanjali: A Homage to Zakir Hussain

An extraordinary evening of rhythm, improvisation and global musical dialogue, led by Talvin Singh.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Hemantika and Beyond
Young girls in vibrant blue tunics and bells around their ankles perform a traditional Indian dance on stage.
Gigs

Hemantika and Beyond

Seventy-five Kathak dancers dazzle in an extraordinary evening of classical Indian music and dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Gift to the Future
Collage of handwritten poetic notes about the future pasted over a black-and-white line drawing of city buildings.
Art & exhibitions

Gift to the Future

See our brutalist buildings transformed with a giant poetry installation
Site wide
Tickets Free
More info for Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader
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Literature & poetry

Anish Kapoor in Conversation with Darian Leader

The internationally celebrated artist shares rare insight into his remarkable work
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Lambeth Music Service: Harmonise Youth Showcase
A music ensemble of young musicians play instruments on stage with blue lights
Family & young people

Lambeth Music Service: Harmonise Youth Showcase

Talented young musicians from Brixton Hill and In Harmony Lambeth bring their music to our stage.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Maggie Nelson
A woman with blue eyes and light hair looks directly at the camera, wearing a grey sweater over a polka-dot collared shirt.
Literature & poetry

Maggie Nelson

Ambition, patriarchy, Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift – the revered author’s latest book unpacks it all
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Allen Ginsberg at 100
Black and white portrait of a bearded man with glasses and a hat, adjusting his patterned tie while looking at the camera.
Literature & poetry

Allen Ginsberg at 100

Rejoice in the life and work of the American bard and 20th-century icon with a stellar mix of guests
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Debut Sounds: Hidden Realities
Five LPO Young Composers standing in front of a beige wall.
Classical music

Debut Sounds: Hidden Realities

The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Young Composers present new music inspired by sculptor Brâncuși
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music
Image of actor wearing white reading from a lectern.
Literature & poetry

Red Sky at Sunrise: Laurie Lee in Words and Music

Spell-binding music plus the words of the inimitable Laurie Lee equals one extraordinary story
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for An Evening with Rough Trade Books
Max porter wears a blue workman's jacket buttoned up to the collar and looks straight at camera. In the background are polaroid images and sketchings.
Gigs

An Evening with Rough Trade Books

Drop by for a night full of surprises, laughs and emotional jolts with a bumper crop of authors
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Scritti Politti
A man wearing a green and yellow tartan jacket, standing against a blue brick wall
Gigs

Scritti Politti

From the underground to chart-topping hits – Green Gartside has credentials few can claim
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for caroline + My New Band Believe
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Gigs

caroline + My New Band Believe

Revel in caroline’s expansive sounds and the always-in-flux music of My New Band Believe
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN
Dancers in silhouette perform on a dark stage beneath a row of intense vertical blue spotlights.
Performance & dance

Hofesh Shechter: IN THE BRAIN

Surrender to the rhythm and music of acclaimed dance company Shechter II’s latest work
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Dog Man: The Musical
A cartoon drawing of Dog Man from the popular book series, wearing a police uniform and crown, walking on a line above a purple city skyline, set against a blue polka dot sky.
Family & young people

Dog Man: The Musical

Dive into this epic adventure featuring the hilarity and heart of Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Tomorrow's Warriors: Extraordinary Summer Showcase
Close-up of a young man playing an alto saxophone in a line of musicians under purple and red stage lights.
Gigs

Tomorrow's Warriors: Extraordinary Summer Showcase

Catch live music from some of the finest young jazz musicians on London’s bubbling scene
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free

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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