Southbank Centre featured free events, 8th -14th July 2019
These are some of the selected free events taking place at The Southbank Centre. Click on the event title for further information.
Location and times
- Royal Festival Hall / London’s leading classical music venue
- Hayward Gallery / Hayward Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery
- Queen Elizabeth Hall / Enjoy classical music, gigs and performance events
- Purcell Room / Literature, performance, classical, jazz and electronic
- National Poetry Library / Find the most comprehensive collection of poetry from 1912 in Britain on Level 5 of Royal Festival Hall
- Southbank Centre Archive Studio / An extensive archive of information accessible for the first time
Buses and underground
Waterloo and Waterloo East stations in the South of the river Thames and Embankment station in the North provide good underground and rail services. The area is served by many bus routes. Click here or the image below for directions.
The Batty Mama
Thursday 11 July – 25 July 2019 | Run times may vary | Riverside Terrace, Level 2 | Free
Unwind to old-school summer anthems at the QTIPOC (queer, trans and intersex people of colour) south London collective’s DJ residency.
Over three Thursday evenings in July, come down for a sexy and carefree vibe and hear all the classics from the 1990s onwards at sets bursting with R&B, hip-hop, garage, Afrobeats, bashment and funky house.
The Batty Mama is a down and dirty, open and enticing dystopic space for queer and trans bodies and Black and Brown, queer, QTIPOC and LGBTQI+ identifying people.
#LGBT+ #Music
Drag Syndrome
Friday 12 July 2019 | 5pm | Royal Festival Hall, River terrace, Level 2
The world’s first collective of drag kings and queens with Down’s syndrome take over Riverside Terrace with DJs and performance.
The dazzling line-up includes Horrora Shebang, Justin Bond, Lady Francesca and special guests from the London drag scene.
Come on down to dance till the early hours.
Drag Syndrome is a production by Culture Device.
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Friday Tonic: Clara Serra López
Friday 12 July 2019 | 6 pm |Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer
The jazz vocalist, composer and arranger brings body-moving rhythm, flowing lines, raw lyrics and improvisation to a free Friday evening concert.
Inspired by grooves from Chicago to Havana, melodies from Erykah Badu to Sílvia Pérez Cruz and sounds from jazz to West African music, Clara Serra López is a classically trained musician who has been drawn to jazz and gospel voices from an early age.
Influences include Sarah Vaughan, Patti Austin and Billy Holiday, the songwriting of Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon, the improvisation of Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis as well as the Latin songs Serra López’s mother sang around the house.
Her project brings together some of the finest musicians in London, providing a creative, collaborative environment and a vehicle for individual expression.
#FridayTonic #Music
Pecs Drag Kings
Saturday 13 July| 4pm | Royal Festival Hall Riverside Terrace, Level 2 | Free
Get sweaty with DJs, hot cabaret performances, 1990s R&B and incredible kings at a drag-packed celebration of inclusivity, queerness and community.
Get sweaty with DJs, hot cabaret performances, 1990s R&B and incredible kings at a drag-packed celebration of inclusivity, queerness and community.
Everyone’s favourite London royalty Pecs Drag Kings host us through the party. A true summer romance with the drag king scene of London, this love letter to all things ‘macho’ is 100% manly, sexy fun.
Pecs Drag Kings are an all-female/non-binary theatre and cabaret company who have been creating critically acclaimed shows for the LGBTQI+ community since 2013.
Age recommendation
Please note that after 9pm this event may contain adult content.
#LGBT+ #Music
Disco Loco
14 Jul 2019 – 26 Aug 2019| Various times | Royal Festival Hall Riverside Terrace, Level 2 | Free
Sunglasses? Check. Disco pants? Check. Time for some alternative family entertainment
Disclaimer: WISE16 publish public notices from London Borough of Southwark with the aim to encourage participation. Please visit Southwark Council’s website for further in