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Harry Styles reveals Meltdown festival line-up including Royal Festival Hall gig

The event will be held at the Southbank Centre in London this summer

Evening Standard

Harry Styles reveals diverse line-up for 2026 Meltdown festival featuring jazz, pop, indie and electronic artists

The event will be held at the Southbank Centre in London this summer

The Independent UK

Dua Lipa to curate 2026 London Literature Festival at Southbank Centre

The chart-topping pop star, 30, follows the likes of musician Self-Esteem in arranging the festival’s line-up.

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‘We’ve had people storm out’: Max Richter and Yulia Mahr stage a hopeful show for hard times

IN FOCUS: As part of its 75th anniversary, the Southbank Centre hosts the Oscar-nominated composer and his creative partner for a sweeping orchestral show that dares to imagine a more hopeful future. Yulia Mahr speaks to Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Southbank Centre: ministers must support innovation in the present as well as the past

Editorial: The decision to grant listed-building status to the brutalist arts complex was bold. Now artists need support to match it

The Guardian - UK

Harry Styles to curate Meltdown Festival 2026

Harry Styles has been named as the curator of this year's Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre.

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Harry Styles to curate 2026 Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre: 'I'm deeply honoured'

Harry Styles follows the likes of David Bowie, Yoko Ono, Chaka Khan, Grace Jones and Patti Smith in arranging the festival’s line-up

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The Southbank Centre is striking, polarising and now protected

Letters: Francis Bown says its grey concrete and childlike composition expressed the fatalism and despair of the time, while Helen Keats reflects on other brutalist builds

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London's Southbank Centre finally gets listed status after 35-year battle to secure 60s Brutalist landmark

The new listing marks a major victory for campaigners, who have long argued for the building’s architectural and cultural importance

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Southbank Centre to ‘galvanise’ nation with Festival of Britain celebration

Danny Boyle will oversee youth culture event in May to mark 75th anniversary of postwar ‘burst of colour’

The Guardian - UK

Danny Boyle to curate celebration of youth culture at Southbank Centre

Goalhanger, the podcast production company co-founded by Gary Lineker, will record live editions at the site during the arts venue’s 2026 season.

Evening Standard

Suede at the Royal Festival Hall: Brett's a hybrid of Jim Morrison and a cat

5/5 Brett Anderson is in fine fettle as Suede continue their electrifying residency at the Southbank Centre

Evening Standard

We Should Have Never Walked on the Moon review – riotous takeover of the Southbank Centre

A cast of 80 spray-paint the pavement, parade a 40-phone selfie stick and bring dirty bass to ballet in (La)Horde’s night of sensational dance morsels

The Guardian - UK

Suede on Oasis, anti-nostalgia and 'society at breaking point'

Suede are taking over the Southbank Centre this month but with a killer new album out this will be far from a wallowing in the past

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The Brutalist and Conclave among winners at this year’s Bafta film awards

Both Conclave and The Brutalist won four gongs each

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Architecture film sparks new call to list Southbank Centre

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

Evening Standard

Wicked stars pay homage to original Broadway production at UK premiere

British stars including Amanda Holden, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Olly Alexander flocked to the London premiere.

The Independent UK

Nina Simone’s ‘legacy of resilience and artistic brilliance’ to be celebrated in three-day concert

Laura Mvula and Corinne Bailey Rae are among the artists taking part in a joint partnership between London’s Southbank Centre and Montreux Jazz Festival

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Gillian Anderson To Headline Southbank Centre's Literary Season In London

Gillian Anderson and other renowned figures will headline the Southbank Centre's autumn literary season in London, featuring discussions, book presentation...

Evening Standard

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…

The Guardian - UK

Chaka Khan to curate 2024’s Meltdown festival in London

Funk and disco star promises June event series at London’s Southbank Centre will be ‘where magic of music meets the warmth of community’

Evening Standard

David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album celebrated at Southbank Centre on 50th anniversary

Aladdin Sane: 50 Years will feature a two-month long exhibition opening on April 6

The Independent UK

‘Improving lives’: Tim Cook on Apple’s pledge to help Black creatives in the UK

Exclusive: CEO tells The Independent his company has already gone ‘way beyond’ its initial commitment to support communities of colour

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s my age that’s the talking point, not that I’m black’: Toks Dada, the Southbank’s head of classical music

With its new season opening this weekend, the Southbank Centre’s 32-year-old leader talks about how he’s shaping the venue to reflect classical music today, the magic of live music, and the challenge of keeping the lights – and the heating – on

Evening Standard

Grace Jones’ Meltdown festival: Your gig-by-gig guide to the 2022 series at Southbank Centre

With a line-up as vibrant as the woman curating it, the latest edition of this long-running festival looks set to be a special one

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