Saturday, 29 March 2025

Southbank Centre

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Festival ready?


The first acts in Little Simz's Meltdown line-up are here! Tickets are selling fast (with Little Simz & Chineke! Orchestra already sold out), so don't miss out on attending the hottest gigs this summer.

Plus, get plans in the diary for this week, including large-scale paper collaging, live music and classical melodies. Scroll on for more.


Our Meltdown line-up


Performer jumping with his legs tucked holding a cup and a microphone on stage

The Streets

THU 12 JUN

A person wearing an oversize white denim outfit and long brown hair standing looking down to the camera

Sasha Keable

SAT 14 JUN

A young person wears a white jacket and gazes off to the right

Lola Young

TUE 17 JUN

Ghetts in a field wearing a long white coat

Ghetts

WED 18 JUN

A person sat on a yellow fabric covered seat, resting her head in one hand looking to the right

Yukimi

WED 18 JUN

A man with brown eyes wearing a white linen shirt looks to the camera

Jon Batiste

SAT 21 JUN


New guests announced


DJ Yoda is photographed in red lighting wearing a white shirt.

DJ Yoda's 80s Mixtape

FRI 11 APR

Join DJ Yoda, with special guest appearances from Betty Boo and Lindy Layton.

Norman Jay wears a brown hat, black sunglasses, a white t-shirt and is dancing

Norman Jay's Good Times Band

FRI 30 MAY

Join Norman Jay, with special guests Natasha Watts and Omar.


This week's highlights


paper cut out artwork piece in blue, green and white by artist Beth Suzanna

Creative Encounters: Carve Out Your Space

WED 2 APR

Join illustrator and collage artist Beth Suzanna to create a large-scale collaborative paper collage that sprawls across The Clore Ballroom.

Portrait of Italian composer Luciano Berio as he smokes a cigarette

Hidden Voices

THU 3 APR

London Sinfonietta premieres a composition by Laurence Osborn, alongside works from Hannah Kendall and Luciano Berio on being heard, acceptance and community.

Concrete Voids: Lex Amor

SAT 5 APR

Lex Amor presents an immersive sound experience through a blend of live music, poetry and sound design that moves and evolves in real-time.

A man with locs is holding a microphone against a yellow background

Kindred

SAT 5 APR

Join us for the return of Kindred Spirit, a night of eclectic soul, R&B, jazz and spoken word, featuring a line-up of up-and-coming and established musicians.

A young woman with blonde hair sits at a wooden table, smiling softly, with a violin and bow resting beside her

Alina Ibragimova & Friends: Messiaen & Shostakovich

SUN 6 APR

Two towering works of 20th-century chamber music, bringing together the violinist Alina Ibragimova and three of her closest colleagues.

A very large choir performing on stage in the Royal Festival Hall with an orchestra

The Bach Choir: St Matthew Passion

SUN 6 APR

Hear the dramatic telling of the Passion of Christ, which features some of Bach’s most beautiful and poignant chorales, performed in full in English.


Magazine

Torrey Peters wearing a flowery top standing against a brick wall.

Artist on artist: Torrey Peters on the ‘pure pleasure’ of Elif Batuman

The author of the award-winning Detransition, Baby shares her admiration for her fellow American writer, Elif Batuman.


Coming up


Five performers dance in bright, colourful and patterned costumes.

Holly Blakey: A Wound with Teeth & Phantom

WED 9 – FRI 11 APR

A group of dancers performs In C by Sasha Waltz in front of a blue background

In C

Sasha Waltz & Guests x Terry Riley x London Sinfonietta

TUE 29 & WED 30 APR


Gif of a Meltdown merch

Turn it up

Hit all the right notes with our collection of music-inspired prints, homeware and accessories – designed to stand out.



From our friends


Khatia and Gvantsa Buniatishvili

WED 2 APR | BARBICAN

Pianist Khatia Buniatishvili joins forces with her sister Gvantsa for an exhilarating evening of piano duo music from Mozart to Gershwin via Ravel.


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