The Royal Festival Hall is closed to the public on Tuesday 16 June. It will reopen for Harry Styles & Jules Buckley Orchestra ticket holders only at 5pm.

Vintage black and white photo of two men playing steel pans outside

Steel Scenes

Fri 24 – Sun 26 Jul 2026

Explore what steel pan has built, as a musical form and community, over the past 75 years

The riverside thrums with pan at a weekend takeover marking 75 years of steel pan in the UK, celebrating the instrument’s legacy and looking to its future.

Our thanks to the Steel Scenes advisory group, community partners and individuals who played a vital role in building this programme.