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Harry Styles to curate Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre – and play an intimate gig

The pop superstar will oversee the annual music and art celebration in June, marking the festival’s 31st edition and the venue’s 75th anniversary

The Guardian - UK

Harry Styles to curate 2026 Meltdown Festival

British pop star joins a long line of prestigious past curators including David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith and Elvis Costello

The Independent UK

Bluey’s ‘cool dad’ Bandit doesn’t impress his own kids as voice star admits they’re ‘embarrassed’ by him

EXCLUSIVE As Bluey’s Big Play arrives in the West End this Christmas, Bandit and Chilli voice stars Dave McCormack and Melanie Zanetti reflect on awkward fan encounters and parenting myths

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Gary Lineker to take over Southbank Centre for The Rest is Fest podcast event

Goalhanger are hitting the Southbank Centre next year to give Londoners a chance to see live versions of their hit podcasts

Evening Standard

Are you ready for Kunsty? Southbank Centre to turn into late-night cabaret nightclub

The Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer is set to become a late night cabaret bar celebrating radical and queer art

Evening Standard

Danny Boyle turns Southbank Centre into a playground for its 75th birthday

London’s cultural landmark goes full technicolour... and everyone is invited to the party

Evening Standard

We Should Have Never Walked On The Moon at the Southbank Centre review: an irresistible rush of horny vibes

4/5 Come for discourse, but stay for sex and sociability, the skill and the sweat

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Jon Batiste on joining Little Simz' Meltdown: 'the system is trying to commodify young artists'

The musical pioneer Jon Batiste, along with the Southbank Centre’s Jane Beese , tells us about the philosophy of Meltdown and why its now more important than ever

Evening Standard

‘It is trance-like’: pianist Igor Levit performs Erik Satie’s Vexations 840 times

The 16-hour performance, a collaboration with the artist Marina Abramović, began at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thursday morning

The Guardian - UK

More stellar acts unveiled for Little Simz’ Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre

"It's going to be epic," previously said Little Simz. Oh, she wasn't kidding...

Euronews

Little Simz’s Meltdown 2025: first acts announced, including The Streets and Ghetts

All performances will be between June 12 and 22 at the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall, with Meltdown based at the Southbank Centre

Evening Standard

Little Simz reveals first acts for Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre

The first acts have been announced for this year’s Meltdown Festival, curated by British rapper Little Simz.

Euronews

Little Simz to curate Meltdown Festival 2025

The 2025 edition of London's Meltdown festival will be curated by Little Simz.

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Little Simz to curate 30th Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre

It comes after the singer earned rave reviews for her Pyramid Stage performance at the Glastonbury Festival last year.

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Little Simz named as curator of Southbank music festival Meltdown 2025

It’s “going to be epic” promises the London rapper and Top Boy star

The Independent UK

Keanu Reeves says ‘movies are tough to get made’ when asked about new comic book project

Reeves has recently released a novel, ‘The Book of Elsewhere’, inspired by his BRZRKR comic book series

Evening Standard

Black History Month: your guide to the best cultural events in London

From Neneh Cherry to Ghetts, there’s a lot going on in the capital

The Independent UK

Sally Rooney kicks off book event with impassioned pro-Palestine speech: ‘Keep protesting’

Exclusive: The ‘Normal People’ author urged listeners to ‘not give in to despair’

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London Pride 2024: the biggest and best events in the capital this weekend

From the parade and club nights to guided tours and a sleepover at London Zoo: here’s where to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture this weekend in the capital

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LIFT 2024: the events not to miss at London's International Festival of Theatre this year

From reimaginings of classic ballets, to experimental dance shows and a show where the actors don’t know what’s going to happen next... these are among our picks of the major theatre festival

Evening Standard

Theatre for kids: the best shows to see this Easter from Paddington in Concert to The Everywhere Bear

Looking for some exciting ways to fill the bank holiday? From musical adaptations of best-selling children’s books, to thoughtful takes on Shakespeare, London is packed with children’s shows

Evening Standard

Chaka Khan’s Meltdown Festival confirms Todrick Hall, Mica Paris, and more on the lineup

The Southbank Centre takeover, curated by a different star every year, kicks off in June

International Business Times UK

Afghan Youth Orchestra Welcomed to UK After Home Office U-Turn and Border War Debates

More than 40 Afghanistan nationals have now had their performance visas granted, following a last-minute refusal from the Home Office.

Evening Standard

Home Office denies visas to young Afghan musicians, Southbank Centre says

The Afghan Youth Orchestra was due to travel to the UK to begin their UK tour at the Southbank Centre

The Guardian - UK

Southbank Centre celebrates 50 years of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album

Anniversary of 1973 album featuring lightning bolt cover to be marked with exhibition, music and poetry in central London

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