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More info for Amex Unsigned
A blonde woman plays an acoustic guitar on stage, facing a massive outdoor festival crowd under a canopy of green trees.
Gigs

Amex Unsigned

A selection of emerging artists from the Amex Unsigned programme perform on our outdoor stage
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for For Vini: A Tribute to The Durutti Column
A young, shaggy-haired Vinni Reilly sits cross-legged on a shag rug surrounded by retro recording gear and a guitar.
Gigs

For Vini: A Tribute to The Durutti Column

Celebrate Vini Reilly, the guitar maestro and post-punk innovator, with his long-time collaborator Keir Stewart
Purcell Room
More info for Mulatu Astatke
Mulatu Astatke wearing a patterned shirt and leather jacket, playing a drum
Gigs

Mulatu Astatke

The ‘father of Ethio-jazz’ performs timeless classics from across his career
Royal Festival Hall
More info for futuretense x Meltdown: Joviale + Loie
Left: A woman in a white fur coat poses with a retro mic under red lights. Right: close up portrait of a woman in a white top with dark hair
Gigs

futuretense x Meltdown: Joviale + Loie

Sink into the sumptuous sounds of Joviale’s soulful electric blend and Loie’s sleek jazz-R&B
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland
Beverly Glenn-Copeland and his wife/artistic partner, resting their heads on each other.
Gigs

Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland

The legendary musician shares his latest album, a spellbinding love letter of memory, grief and joy
Royal Festival Hall
More info for bar italia
Three musicians stnading at different angles
Gigs

bar italia

Pull up to the hottest bar in town for pulsating indie rock vibes from the sizzling London trio
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Choose Love x Jon Hopkins
Illustration of a person with hair containing a sunlit sky and a starry galaxy, hugging a small house as white birds fly.
Gigs

Choose Love x Jon Hopkins

Immerse yourself in an audiovisual installation with art by refugees and a new Jon Hopkins score
Purcell Room
More info for Push the Button
A packed, vibrant nightclub crowd dances under purple lights and disco balls, with some people in festive costumes.
Gigs

Push the Button

London's premier pop party brings all the hits from the last 35 years of pop to our terrace!
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Devonté Hynes Ensemble
Devonte Hynes playing the cello, wearing a cap and t shirt with a blurred effect
Gigs

Devonté Hynes Ensemble

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Devonté Hynes premieres his sublime new compositions
Royal Festival Hall
More info for Orlando Weeks
A black and white profile portrait of a man with a shaved head and a small hoop earring looking toward the side.
Gigs

Orlando Weeks

Music, visual art and storytelling collide in the songwriter, artist and author’s sonic tapestries
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Foundation.FM: Movement
A large, joyful crowd dances with their arms raised under a tan canopy at an outdoor music festival during the day.
Gigs

Foundation.FM: Movement

The London-based radio station, creating space for female, queer and non-binary DJs to thrive, leads an afternoon party
Riverside Terrace
Tickets Free
More info for Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams
A man with cropped dark hair stands in a field
Gigs

Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams

Catch lightning in a bottle at an improvised live set from three masters of their craft
Queen Elizabeth Hall

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Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site on Wednesday 17 June.

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.