Hot Hot Hot with New Generation
Master the technique, capture the groove and bring the classic tunes of The Merrymen to life in a workshop led by Joelle Gardiner.
Join Joelle Gardiner, Romaya Sorzano and New Generation steel players for a deep dive into the legendary sounds of the joyous and iconic anthem ‘Hot Hot Hot’!
Gardiner, alongside New Generation Steel Orchestra players, hosts this remarkable rhythmic workshop with the aim of sending you home with some new skills and a deeper understanding of the instrument.
Joelle Gardiner is the founder and artistic director of New Generation Steel Orchestra. Her journey began at age seven with the Ebony Steel Band, where the steel pan became a passport to global travel and professional success. Driven by these life-enriching experiences, she founded New Generation Steel Orchestra to pay that legacy forward: providing young people with the same transformative opportunities, community and musical excellence that shaped her own life.
Founded in 2019, New Generation Steel Orchestra is dedicated to providing free steel pan lessons, uniforms, trips and mentoring to disadvantaged young people. Beyond their core educational programs, the organisation performs and facilitates workshops for schools, community organisations, corporations and private functions, in addition to hosting various community events.
Need to know
This workshop is free but ticketed.
One ticket books a spot to play on an instrument. Please note, instruments are shared between two or more participants. Where possible, we try our best to group you with the people you came with.
Tickets don’t guarantee entry: admission is on a first-come, first-served basis for those with tickets. Please arrive early, at least ten minutes before the start, to avoid disappointment. Late arrival may result in your spot being offered to those waiting. Depending on capacity, tickets may be available on the day.
There are seated and standing sections available for spectators and no ticket is need to come and watch.
For your visit
This event is held at the Riverside Terrace Southbank Centre
The Riverside Terrace is open all day, every day*.
*If you’re attending an event on our Riverside Terrace, check the event listing for start and finish times.
Plan your visit
The Riverside Terrace is an outdoor space overlooking the River Thames, on Royal Festival Hall, Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Through the glass from Riverside Terrace on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.