Tiwa Savage
The ‘Queen of Afrobeats’ puts her stamp on Meltdown with her signature blend of soul, R&B and hip-hop.
Savage is a huge force in Africa’s music and entertainment industry, conquering the charts in her home country of Nigeria and becoming one of the most recognisable faces in the Afrobeats scene.
Starting off her singing career at the age of 16 with the Tuff Session singers, Savage’s first professional gigs included singing backing vocals for George Michael and Mary J. Blige.
After winning a scholarship to study Professional Music at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, Savage moved to Los Angeles, racking up studio sessions with the likes of The Underdogs and Frank Ocean, writing songs for many artists, and providing backing vocals for Whitney Houston’s final studio album, I Look To You.
Since moving back to Nigeria, she’s earned an abundance of award nominations, including for the World Music Award and MOBO Awards, and released several albums to critical acclaim.
Tay Iwar is a Grammy-nominated Nigerian artist whose genre-blending sound fuses R&B, Afro-fusion, and soul with unmistakable emotional depth. Known for his smooth falsetto and atmospheric production, Iwar first broke through as a leading voice in Nigeria’s alté movement.
Need to know
There is a purchase limit of four tickets per person for this event.
Please check final stage times here on the day of the event.
Haze and strobe may be used during this performance.
An exclusive box package is available, which includes:
Hire of a private box (seats up to eight people).
One free drink per guest on arrival (prosecco, wine, beer or soft drink).
Dedicated host to take drinks orders throughout the event.
Tay Iwar
For your visit
This event is held at the Royal Festival Hall Southbank Centre
The Royal Festival Hall is open six days a week.
Tuesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
Plan your visit
The Royal Festival Hall is home to our largest auditorium as well as The Clore Ballroom, National Poetry Library, Members’ Lounge, Festival Bar & Kitchen, Ballroom Cafe and Skylon restaurant.
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
On Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace. You can grab a coffee and a slice of freshly made cake from our Ballroom Cafe. Or alternatively enjoy destination dining in the restaurant at Skylon.
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.