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King says he ‘can’t believe’ David Attenborough’s age as pair walk blue carpet

King Charles marvelled at Sir David Attenborough’s longevity during the premiere of a poignant environmental film highlighting the crucial role of oceans.

The Independent UK

LPO/Gardner review – no recording could match the visceral thrill of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony live

Gardner’s pacing was virtuosic as his cast of hundreds proved the Southbank Centre’s maxim that you cannot experience the Multitudes festival at home

The Guardian - UK

‘Be playful, try new things!’ The Southbank Centre’s Mark Ball on his new festival, Multitudes

The arts centre’s artistic director is on a mission to bring new audiences to the joys of classical music. He explains why mixing it with circus, grime, poetry, and film might be the way to do it

The Guardian - UK

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Little Simz announces more artists for Meltdown 2025

Mercury Prize-winning rapper is overseeing the 30th edition of the prestigious event

The Independent UK

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

Baftas 2025: the red carpet, the ceremony, the winners – as it happened

It was goths galore on the red carpet, while David Tennant sang on stage and Conclave locked horns with The Brutalist. Here’s what happened at the 78th British academy film awards

The Guardian - UK

Architecture film sparks new call to list Southbank Centre

Twentieth Century Society wants London landmark to get listed status with brutalism in Oscars spotlight

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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’

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Southbank Centre is UK's fifth most visited attraction, but we need more government investment

The Southbank Centre is the UK’s fifth most visited attraction and the UK’s largest arts centre. We’re an important space for local communities and the UK's visitor economy as a major attraction yet we receive no public funding for the upkeep and maintenance of our venues and we now need…

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

Evening Standard

Bowie’s Aladdin Sane artwork ‘as powerful today as it was then’

Launching on April 6 at the Southbank Centre, the collection marks half a century since the 1973 release of the musician’s sixth studio album.

The Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Christine and the Queens Southbank’s Meltdown Festival line-up announced, including Warpaint and Sigur Rós

The 28th edition of the festival will take place in London in June

Evening Standard

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