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Queen Elizabeth Hall building at Southbank Centre

Queen Elizabeth Hall

A brutalist icon on the banks of the Thames

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a leading London venue showcasing world-class talks, gigs, dance, performance and classical music.

Originally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, our Queen Elizabeth Hall underwent a significant refurbishment and renovation between 2015 and 2018 to bring through its original aesthetic.

The building contains both the 900-seat Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium and our most intimate hall, the Purcell Room. It’s also home to our vibrant Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, which, as the name suggests, can be found on top of the venue, up the yellow stairs.

 

What’s here?

On now & coming up

More info for Skate 50
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Art & exhibitions

Skate 50

Our exhibition uncovers the story of London’s original skate space through imagery, audio and film
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets Free
More info for GROOVE
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Performance & dance

GROOVE

In a lively dance concert, The Ruggeds and Ghetto Funk Collective take us 50 years back in time
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto
Violinist playing violin expressively
Classical music

Chineke! Orchestra: Coleridge-Taylor Violin Concerto

Chineke! Orchestra finds harmony in the rhythms of Black American dances alongside a colourful concerto
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Time Entwined: Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason
Harrison Birtwistle wearing a white shirt and round orange glasses.
Classical music

Time Entwined: Birtwistle, Gerber & Mason

The London Sinfonietta shines a light on new voices and pioneering music – and you can be part of it
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for Shabaka & Friends
Shabaka stood in a forest with arms by side facing camera. Wearing berret & glasses
Gigs

Shabaka & Friends

The multi-instrumentalist and composer treats us to a one-off performance featuring a host of guests
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Ninajirachi
A woman in a room filled with laptops and speakers, wearing a jumper that says 'RABID'
Gigs

Ninajirachi

An electrifying artist raising the flag for a new generation of Australian electronic artists
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Fousheé
A woman laying on a wooden floor, next to a chandelier
Gigs

Fousheé

Revel in next-level songwriting, stirring vocals and an eclectic, genre-bending sonic palette
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Nilüfer Yanya
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Gigs

Nilüfer Yanya

A blend of strings, beats, soul-tinged melodies and swooning harmonies peer into life’s crevices
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for bar italia
Three musicians stnading at different angles
Gigs

bar italia

Pull up to the hottest bar in town for pulsating indie rock vibes from the sizzling London trio
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Orlando Weeks
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Gigs

Orlando Weeks

Music, visual art and storytelling collide in the songwriter, artist and author’s sonic tapestries
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams
A man with cropped dark hair stands in a field
Gigs

Jon Hopkins with Maddie Ashman & Leo Abrahams

Catch lightning in a bottle at an improvised live set from three masters of their craft
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for James Murphy
James Murphy wearing a tie dye t shirt and a suit jacket
Gigs

James Murphy

The in-demand DJ – and lead of LCD Soundsystem – carries the party right through the night
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert
A man with curly grey hair playing the cello
Classical music

Vienna 1897: Brahms' Last Concert

The OAE reconstructs the programme of the last concert Brahms attended, for its 40th year finale
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Multi-buy
More info for COLOSSUS
Large group of dancers lying down in a circle around one stood dancer lifting one arm and look at their hand
Performance & dance

COLOSSUS

Fifty dancers move as one in the UK debut of leading Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak
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Literature & poetry

Counterpoints Lecture with Elif Shafak

The global bestselling writer explores whether creativity can help heal our divided world
Queen Elizabeth Hall

For your visit

Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre

The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.

A seat in the Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall with a dedication affixed  to it

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