Skate 50
See an exhibition telling the story of London’s original skate space over the past half century, through photography, audio and video.
As well as being the Southbank Centre’s 75th anniversary, 2026 marks around 50 years since London skateboarders first adopted the concrete space under the Queen Elizabeth Hall as their own.
Since then, what is now known as the Undercroft Skate Space has become a cornerstone of UK skate culture – and a living, breathing monument to the creativity and DIY-spirit of skateboarders from all over the world.
To tell its story, we’ve worked with active members of the Southbank skate community to identify key events, figures and moments that have shaped this iconic space.
Skate 50 features contributions from film-makers Winstan Whitter, Dan Magee, Lev Tanju, Jack Brooks and the Keep Rolling Project, as well as sound artist Beatrice Dillon and animator Sofia Negri.
Skate 50 has been named one of the top art exhibitions to see in 2026 by The Guardian and as one of Vogue’s must-see spring exhibitions.
The exhibition design is by Woods Bagot.
Need to know
Free tickets are available, and skateboarders can enter for free by bringing their skateboard.
This event is offered on a ‘pay what you can’ basis. Free tickets are available, but if you’re able to pay the suggested ticket price of £8 or more, it will support those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend. We have ‘pay what you can’ ticket prices of £0, £4, £6, £8 (suggested) and £10.
Your visit
The total duration of the work in the exhibition is 38 minutes and it plays on a loop. Entering the exhibition after 7.15pm means you may not be able to experience everything.
For the best availability, we recommend visiting during the week.
You can learn more about the exhibition on the Bloomberg Connects app.
Times & tickets
Dates, times and prices
Dates & times
30 Apr – 21 Jun 2026
Tue – Sun, 12pm – 8pm
Closed Mon
Standard entry
Free – ticket required
Concessions
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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.