Booking and tickets FAQs
Payment
We accept payment by Mastercard, Visa, Visa Delta, Electron, Maestro, or Amex online. Online booking fee is £1.75 per transaction.
If you wish to purchase through our Ticket Office please call on 0844 875 0073. (Open 9am - 8pm, 7 days a week). Telephone booking fee is £2.75 per transaction.
Please do not email or post credit card details to us.
Why am I being asked additional security questions after submitting my card details?
Southbank Centre is now required to ensure that additional security questions are asked during an online purchase, if your bank requires it. These additional security measures are known as MasterCard SecureCode and Verified by Visa. This will mean that after filling in your card details on southbankcentre.co.uk you may be asked additional security questions known only to you and your bank, in order to authenticate your purchase. In some cases you may be asked to register for either MasterCard SecureCode or Verified by Visa as part of your online transaction on southbankcentre.co.uk.
Find out more about MasterCard SecureCode
Find out more about Verified by Visa
If you find that your payment is rejected at this stage, it may be that you have mistyped your card details or your answers to the security questions. We recommend that you re-try entering your card details, ensuring that everything is correct. You can also call or Ticket Office on 0844 875 0074 (open 9am - 8pm, 7 days a week).
Having trouble with online bookings?
If you are using an AOL web browser, you may encounter difficulties with online booking. This is due to a fault with the standard AOL browser. To resolve this, you can download another web browser:
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Ticket Return & Exchange
Tickets can be returned for a Credit Voucher valid for a year or can be exchanged for another performance if they are received by the Ticket Office 48 hours before the performance.
This service is offered to the original purchaser of the tickets only and there is an transaction fee of £2 per ticket.
Occasionally this service may not be available.
Ticket Replacement
Should duplicates tickets be needed, please call our Ticket Office on 0844 875 0073.
Duplicate tickets cannot be sent out in advance and must be collected in person up to 1 hour before a performance.
Change of Programme/Event
We will contact you if there is a major change to your chosen performance by email, letter or telephone.
Latecomers & Re-admission
To ensure that other audience members are not disturbed, latecomers admission cannot be guaranteed, although it is offered when ever possible this service may not be available.
How do I redeem a Southbank Centre gift voucher or membership voucher online?
You should select the events or membership that you wish to purchase and then enter your voucher number in the basket page (you will see a field for entering your code at the bottom of the basket page). Your amount to pay will then be adjusted accordingly and you can then go on to complete your purchase. Please note that we cannot process credit vouchers online.