futuretense: Big Softy + Princess Xixi
Catch danceable, off-kilter music from a DJ and producer duo, and a ‘dollstep’ artist on the rise in this edition of our free gig series.
Absolutely massive, not particularly soft: Big Softy, the brainchild of Hijac and s.g.cackle, delivers a digital, dirty and delicious brand of electro to make your mouth water. Serrated basses and playful synth lines underpin vocals that rubber-band between intimacy and screamed catharsis.
While early PC Music gigs were warping Hijac’s brain chemistry, s.g.cackle was cutting his teeth in hardcore bands. The two were brought together by chance as participants in a SoundCloud collaborative album and their live shows fuse their disparate influences, bringing a cheeky yet commanding presence to the stage in a way rarely seen in electronic music.
Artist, writer, cultural critic and DJ Princess Xixi is the London queer scene’s best-kept secret. With a sound as transgressive as it is rooted in cultural and historical literacy, her artistry is a melting pot of different genres and influences as diverse as the city that raised her.
Her boundary-breaking sound – which she has labeled ‘dollstep’ – mixes elements of UK bass, drill, footwork, emo, grime, alt pop, alt rock and more. She matches her sonic freak with a ferocious pen game and undeniable skills as a vocalist, equally at home with vicious grime flows or emotive singing.
Need to know
For your visit
This event is held at the 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.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.