The first picture is the face we made when we saw RuPaul in person 😮 🤩

Pop culture icon and international drag superstar RuPaul blessed us with his presence last week in the Royal Festival Hall... what an inspiration!

In anticipation of BAFTA Games Awards (BAFTA Games) taking over our building tonight, we asked AI to turn the Southbank Centre into a location from a video game. Which one gets your vote? 🎮

#AIArtwork #BAFTA Games #BAFTA #SouthbankCentre

Our Summer Literature Season is now on sale 📚

Featuring:
🖋️ Gillian Anderson (Gillian Anderson)
🖋️ Richard Ayoade (@RichardAyoade)
🖋️ Neneh Cherry (@misscherrylala),
🖋️ James Comey (@Comey)
...and many more!

FULL LINEUP + BOOKING: southbankc.re/3TJgsFK

📣📣 CAREER OPPORTUNITY! 📣📣

Exciting opportunity to join @SouthbankCentre, working with me to curate and deliver the classical music programme, one-off festivals, and other cross-artform projects at Europe’s largest arts centre!

Full details here: bit.ly/SC_Programmer

The Queen Elizabeth Roof Garden lift is out of order and there is currently no step-free access to the free 'In the Spring Garden' event (Wednesday 3 April, 11am). We apologies for the inconvenience caused. southbankc.re/3VQk2Aq

🌿 Southbank Centre New Poets Collective w/ Rona Luo

Dive into experimental poetry-making! Step off the page and explore natural materials to develop poems in new shapes and formats. Don't miss this inclusive workshop on 27 April at 2 pm (BST)! 📚

poetryschool.com/courses/blurri…

Ready for another one?

April’s edition of Out-Spoken Live features:

🎙️Azad Ashim Sharma
🎙️Rowan Ricardo Phillips
🎙️Glyn Maxwell
🎙️Benjamin Cook
🎙️Isaac Stuart

🎟️ £12 southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/liter…
📅 Thursday 25 April
🕝 7.45pm
📍Southbank Centre
🧏 BSL interpreted

We are saddened to hear of the passing of one of the most outstanding musicians of our time, Maurizio Pollini

We've looked back into our Southbank Centre archive to explore his unbelievable six decade-long career: southbankc.re/43umcaZ

Happy World Poetry Day! To celebrate, enjoy this reading from Carol Ann Duffy from 2014.

This was a landmark year for British poetry as it was the first time in history that all five poet laureates were women!

✏️ WATCH HERE:
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Words of wisdom from the icon herself 💅 Tickets to Chaka Khan’s Meltdown are NOW ON SALE!

🎟️ Get your tickets here: southbankc.re/4cbilU6

#MusicFestival #London #ChakaKhan #GigsInLondon

Welcome to Run The Track ⏩💿 …where we discover the tunes that inspire the lives of amazing artists!

Author Daniel Rachel Author creates the perfect 2 Tone playlist for both fans of ska and people brand new to the genre! What's your favourite 2 Tone track?

CALLOUT: Be part of Chaka Khan’s Meltdown choir 🖤🎙️

We’re inviting London-based Black and Black mixed heritage female and non-binary people aged 18 – 25 to be a part of this unique festival choir.

MORE INFO: southbankc.re/49Qglz6

Congrats to Bluey's Big Play and The House With Chicken Legs for their well-deserved Oliver Award nominations! 🥳👏

Line-up reveal 👀✨ She’s an icon, she’s a legend and she is the moment… the first acts that @chakakhan has curated for Meltdown festival 2024 are here!

Tickets coming very soon:
📅 MEMBERS PRESALE | Wed 13 Mar 10am
📅 GENERAL ON SALE | Fri 15 Mar 10am

#MusicFestival #London

Happy International Woman's Day! 💗 Celebrate by checking out our playlist of incredible talks by inspiring women: southbankc.re/3Packx0

Happy 50th Birthday #GuyGarvey 🎂

To celebrate we're reliving Guy Garvey's 2016 Meltdown! Watch the video featuring highlights of the festival.

🎶 What's your favourite Guy Garvey song?!
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✨ This Wednesday ✨

Last week, the NOSPR_official and Edward Gardner gave the stunning world premiere of Studio Wayne McGregor and Ben Cullen Williams’s A Body for Harnasie 😍 We’re so excited to present the UK premiere at the Southbank Centre this week. Grab last-minute tickets now!

Update on the Afghan Youth Orchestra.

Event details here: southbankc.re/3V6nVRr