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17/09/2026

Few artists command the Royal Festival Hall stage like Dame Shirley Bassey 💎✨

In June 1998, she made venue history with a record 10 consecutive sold-out nights, before making a triumphant return in June 2000 for her UK Millennium Tour 🙌

Celebrate her iconic legacy this Sunday at This Is My Life: Duckie Salutes Shirley Bassey, a vibrant dance club and variety show honouring the girl from Tiger Bay.

12/09/2026

What a summer it’s been ☀️ From dancing on the Riverside Terrace to Harry Styles’ Meltdown, Anish Kapoor, and Poetry International, we’ve loved every second and we hope you have too.

What was your highlight of the season? Drop your fave memory in the comments 👇

In order:
📸 1 IG: wendy_yuchien
📸 2 IG: camillafranceschetti_
📸 3 IG:marvinschvlz
📸 4 IG: deanatta & sianaarrgh
📸 5 IG: clarelutherauthor

09/09/2026

If you're a creative person, you've no doubt got an opinion on AI. Are you worried about it or do you see its potential? 🤖🧑‍💻

👁️ Creative Intelligence is a weekend of events and talks exploring the new ideas, art and technologies that are shaping our future. Join us Fri 11 - Sun 13 Sep!

Creative Intelligence is commissioned and produced by the Southbank Centre. Curated with PACT – Planetary Art Culture Technology. Creative Intelligence is supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

06/09/2026

Ready to explore the future? 🧑‍💻 Expect fascinating talks on AI, algorithms, and digital platforms, art, live performances, music, demos, debates, and hands-on experimentation (pssst most of it's free too).

1️⃣ Dark Forest OS: Build Your Own Internet with Danielle Paterson

2️⃣ The frontiers of AI & Creativity with K Allado-McDowell

3️⃣ Mark Leckey: Batter My Heart 3-Personed God

4️⃣ Practicing Democracy: Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley

5️⃣ Small Revolutions: the history of UK skateboarding told through VR

👁️ Creative Intelligence: Fri 11 – Sun 13 Sep

01/09/2026

What's your favourite book set in a school? 📚✨

The bestselling author Rebecca F Kuang is known for her dark academia novels like Babel and Katabasis, so it makes sense that she's passionate about education! Here are her picks of four novels that taught her what it meant to be a teacher:

1. A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
2. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
3. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
4. Stoner by John Williams

31/08/2026

A duet with only one dancer, how does that work? 💭

Meet Kevin Peter He, the artist using film-making technology like cameras and motion capture to create live dance.

In his multimedia performance, Vestige, one dancer is on stage and one presented remotely via motion capture. The two dancers' performances are intertwined with one another without ever actually meeting ✨

26/08/2026

We love you Dolly 💔

We all know her as a country music icon, but did you know about her passion for reading? Her has donated books to millions of children around the world.

We should all be more Dolly 💎📚

22/08/2026

Here’s a few exciting gigs, performances, workshops, exhibitions, opportunities, free events and lots more coming up in September ⬇️

1️⃣ Creative Intelligence, Fri 11 – Sun 13 Sep
A weekend of performance, music and workshops showcasing how digital innovation and AI are reshaping our world through art.

2️⃣ Letters to the Future, Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sep
Listen to talks and interactive debates driven by the leading thinkers of tomorrow who address the pivotal issues of today.

3️⃣ THIS IS MY LIFE: Duckie Salutes Shirley Bassey, Sun 20 Sep
A dance club and variety show feat. performance, downtown diamond drag, musical chairs, boogie bingo, debate, dance floor shimmers and singalongs.

4️⃣ Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons, Fri 25 Sep
With typical experimental flair, violinist Pekka Kuusisto joins forces with Aurora Orchestra for two of classical music’s greatest nature-inspired hits.

5️⃣ Musquiqui Chihying: A Life of Navigation, Until 18 Oct
A free multimedia exhibition from the Taiwanese artist, uses humour and societal critique to explore themes of urban life and technological advancement.

12/08/2026

If you could ask your favourite writer one thing, what would it be? 📚💭

We're so excited for this year's London Literature Festival that we had to take a look back at last year!

London Literature Festival is generously supported by Bukhman Philanthropies.

05/08/2026

What is Dua Lipa reading ahead of this year’s London Literature Festival? 📚

1️⃣ White Teeth by Zadie Smith
2️⃣ Bread of Angels by Patti Smith
3️⃣ Nour by Mustafa

Don’t miss Dua Lipa in conversation with these three iconic writers at London Literature Festival, plus a whole host of events with Service 95 Book Club! Readers, you can’t miss this 👏

📅 21 Oct - 1 Nov

29/07/2026

Dua Lipa and Service 95 have curated some very exciting writers for our London Literature Festival! 💛

Dua will be having conversations with literary icons:
📚 Mustafa
📚 Patti Smith
📚 Zadie Smith

Plus there’ll be a whole host of events celebrating best-selling authors and emerging voices!

28/07/2026

The ultimate weekend of rhythm, vibes and history 🥁🔥

Steel Scenes took over the South Bank to mark 75 years since the steel pan first landed in the UK at the Festival of Britain. We wrapped an incredible weekend with Steel Legacies - a massive finale at Jubilee Gardens bringing together an incredible selection of the UK’s finest steel bands 🎶✨

Thank you to all the legendary players, arrangers and everyone who came through to dance and celebrate with us!

27/07/2026

Here’s a few exciting performances, workshops, gigs, talks, free events and lots more coming up in August ☀️ ⬇️

1️⃣ Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine, Sat 22 Aug
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author discusses his new novel that brings 1980s New York to life.

2️⃣ Gaia x BBC Concert Orchestra: Sounds of the Earth, Fri 28 Aug
Under the glow of Luke Jerram’s replica of planet earth, hear a concert of heavenly works for strings, from Vaughan Williams to Hildur Guðnadóttir.

3️⃣ Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow, Fri 28 Aug
The International Booker Prize-shortlisted author presents her bold noir thriller set in Tokyo’s underbelly.

4️⃣ Riverside Sessions, Until Mon 21 Sep
Enjoy our summer series of free events and activities on our Riverside Terrace – curated by young people for everyone.

5️⃣ Gift to the Future, Until Sun 27 Sep
See our brutalist buildings transformed with this giant poetry installation created by thousands of brilliant school pupils.

26/07/2026

What does it mean to drift, yet still feel connected? 🛟💭

Designed by Palestinian artist Malak Mattar alongside young refugees from Ukraine and Greece, alongside drawings by children from Gaza, 'Floating Together' honours childhood memories, sanctuary and the courage of human journeys.

Presented with Counterpoints Arts and Choose Love as a central part of Refugee Week in our 75th anniversary year, we invite you to come take a moment to slow down, look up and feel connected by the river 🌊✨

📍 Riverside Terrace, Southbank Centre
🎟️ Free - until 21 September

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