Free Events | Southbank Centre

Free Events

Free Events at Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre regularly hosts free events, performances and exhibitions across the site. Wind down at the end of the working week and enjoy live music on Friday evenings from leading musicians performing everything from jazz and blues to folk. Alternatively drop in for free lunchtime music in the Central Bar of the Royal Festival Hall on Fridays and Sundays.

Events in this series

  • Poetry of Unknown Words

    Friday 9 March 2012 - Friday 25 May 2012

    See five double-sided prints (shown recto and verso) in response to work by Gertrude Stein, HD, Mary Wollstonecraft, Emmy Hennings and Valerie Solanas.

    Event tags:
    Literature & Spoken Word | Poetry

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  • Nicki Rolls

    Nicki Rolls

    Wednesday 28 March 2012 - Sunday 3 June 2012

    See a free exhibition by Nicki Rolls, an artist who is interested in how film and video can convey an experience of a particular moment in time.

    Event tags:
    Visual Arts

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  • Central Bar Foyer

    Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

    Friday 18 May 2012

    Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin are two musicians with a fast-growing following on the folk and roots scene, drawing inspiration from Indian, American and Traditional English folk music.

    Event tags:
    Folk & World | Music

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  • Gochag Askarov

    The Front Room at QEH

    Gochag Askarov

    Friday 18 May 2012

    Gochaq Askarov is Azerbaijan's finest exponent of the mugham vocal style, the traditional Azeri art music that requires an exceptional musical memory, a fine ear and great improvisational ability.

    Event tags:
    Folk & World | Music

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  • Real Food Market

    Friday 18 May 2012 - Sunday 20 May 2012

    Packed full of delicious treats, unique gift ideas and fresh seasonal produce from across the UK, this market is becoming a top London destination for food lovers.

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  • Sounds From A Room: Amadou & Mariam

    The Front Room at QEH

    Sounds From A Room: Amadou & Mariam

    Wednesday 23 May 2012

    Having performed together for over 30 years, the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam play a one-off gig in A Room for London.

    Event tags:
    Folk & World | Music | Visual Arts

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  • The Front Room at QEH

    The Yuri Galkin Nonet

    Friday 25 May 2012

    The charismatic nine-piece jazz orchestra presents new music by award-winning composer and bassist Yuriy Galkin, to coincide with the release of 'Nine of a Kind'.

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • Purcell Room

    Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

    Tuesday 29 May 2012

    A recital by a winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

    Event tags:
    Chamber | Music

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  • Unsuk Chin

    Royal Festival Hall

    Philharmonia Orchestra: Music of Today

    Thursday 31 May 2012

    One of 20th century's greatest musical innovators, Gérard Grisey created his own visionary universe by exploring thoroughly the nature of musical time, perception and sound.

    Event tags:
    Contemporary Classical | Music

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  • Respectable Groove

    Respectable Groove

    Friday 1 June 2012

    One of the most unusual groups on the current scene, Respectable Groove work on the interface between jazz and baroque music and were described on Radio 3 as 'the future of early music'.

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • Paul Holgate

    The Clore Ballroom

    Paul Holgate & The Sinatra '62 Sextet

    Friday 1 June 2012

    This homage to Frank Sinatra's world tour line-up of 1962 coincides with the exact date of his televised Royal Festival Hall show as part of that tour.

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • Poetry Library

    London Literature Lounge

    Wednesday 6 June 2012

    Some of London's finest poets and musicians share some city tales as London Literature Lounge explores where literature can integrate with other artforms.

    Event tags:
    Literature & Spoken Word | Music | Poetry

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  • Royal Festival Hall

    Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund

    Thursday 7 June 2012

    A recital by a winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.

    Event tags:
    Chamber | Music

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  • Burton Bradstock

    Central Bar Foyer

    Burton Bradstock

    Friday 8 June 2012

    Burton Bradstock is the stylistic alter ego of the multi-instrument musician and composer Jimmy Cannon, and was born to present his newest creation, 'All Upon A Lovely Summer's Day' in which he mar

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • Cecilia Stalin

    The Front Room at QEH

    Cecilia Stalin's Step Like A Giant

    Friday 8 June 2012

    Swedish jazz artist Cecilia Stalin's new album project explores her love of John Coltrane.

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • Malambo

    Central Bar Foyer

    Malambo

    Friday 15 June 2012

    Peru has a strong oral tradition, meaning that much of its history is passed on through people telling each other stories, and Peru's capital Lima and its coastal region is a land brimming with cap

    Event tags:
    Folk & World | Music

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  • Dennis Rollins

    The Front Room at QEH

    Dennis Rollins' Velocity Trio

    Friday 15 June 2012

    Virtuoso trombonist Dennis Rollins has played at the forefront of UK jazz, funk and pop for 25 years, performing with such stars as Maceo Parker, Courtney Pine and The Brand New Heavies.

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • Imogen Heap

    The Clore Ballroom

    Sounds From A Room: Imogen Heap

    Friday 22 June 2012

    The Grammy and Ivor Novello Award-winning British singer and songwriter Imogen Heap is incrementally releasing her fourth solo album 'Heapsongs' with bi-monthly new songs on her website - the resul

    Event tags:
    Music | Rock & Pop

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  • Rob Terry

    Central Bar Foyer

    Rob Terry Trio

    Friday 22 June 2012

    The Rob Terry Trio features the music of pianist Rob Terry, whose compositions are a fresh and exciting weave of modern jazz, with harmonies reminiscent of the classical world.

    Event tags:
    Jazz & Blues | Music

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  • The Golden Age of Steam

    The Front Room at QEH

    The Golden Age of Steam

    Friday 22 June 2012

    For their atmospheric second album 'Welcome to Bat Country', out on Basho Records this autumn, the regular trio of James Allsopp (reeds), Kit Downes (organ and keyboards) and Tim Giles (drums and e

    Event tags:
    Electronic | Jazz & Blues | Music

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