futuretense: Catherine + Sola
Catherine’s subtle club-music-influenced synths and jazz rhythms pair with Sola’s expansive take on trip-hop in a truly alluring gig.
Catherine, a London-based singer-songwriter and producer, seamlessly blends soul and jazz with subtle club music influences.
Her music, developed over five years in London and Palm Springs, is grounded in raw lyricism, piano, immersive synths and dance floor rhythms.
Drawing inspiration from artists like Kelela, Moodymann, Sampha and Sault, her sound is both intimate and expansive. She’s collaborated with Boddika, Ryan Hope (Gabriels) and Ben Marc, and her band includes players from the London jazz collective Orii.
South London polymath Sola reimagines the formal structures of classical music through an avant-garde, Black British lens. A producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist, she dismantles her classical piano background to build something entirely her own: a sound rooted in the heavy atmosphere of trip-hop, electronic R&B and jazz noir.
Following her 2023 mixtape Warped Soul and a ‘One to Watch’ nod from The Guardian, Sola’s artistry has earned the respect of both legends and the new vanguard. Her work has caught the attention of Elton John and Doechii, and led to collaborations with Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel on The Book of Clarence film soundtrack.
Sola also opened for Sabrina Carpenter at BST Hyde Park, proving her ability to translate an experimental, moody sound to major stages.
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.