There’s a wealth of gigs to look forward to here at Southbank Centre in 2010, from John Cale & Heritage Orchestra playing Paris 1919 to our major festivals Ether and Meltdown, as well as shows from Henry Rollins, Mariza and Richard Hawley. There’s plenty more in the pipeline too so watch out for new announcements. [...]
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To celebrate our current exhibition, Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting, the Hayward Gallery held an open competition challenging film-makers to produce the best 30-second video about the exhibition, conveying the spirit and look of the artist’s ground-breaking work. We are delighted to announce that Fiona Skinner’s film, featuring words and music from Smiths’ guitarist [...]
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JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2009 AND THE NOUGHTIES It’s been an incredible year for gigs here at Southbank Centre. We’ve seen Brian Eno join David Byrne onstage at Ether, Ornette Coleman reuniting with Charlie Haden, Spiritualized performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, Yo La Tengo covering Bob Dylan and The Velvet [...]
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With Nick Cave watching in the wings, Bad Seed Warren Ellis took centre-stage as Dirty Three raced, roamed and rocked through favourites from their back-catalogue including ‘Kim’s Dirt’, ‘Sue’s Last Ride’, ‘Hope’, ‘Sea Above, Sky Below’ and ‘Authentic Celestial Music.’
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Recently pronounced by The Daily Telegraph as ‘the country’s most accomplished songwriter’, on the 9th January 2010, Richard Hawley brings his extraordinary songwriting talents to Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre. Hawley performs songs from throughout his career, focusing particularly on his latest critically acclaimed studio album Truelove’s Gutter. Hailed as ‘the record of his [...]
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Photos and reviews from an evening of beautiful new folk music. Reviews One might be tempted to describe her as being “girl next door”, except nobody really lives next door to anyone this cute and talented. – Russ Coffey, The Arts Desk
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