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Saturday 28 September

The Multi-Story Orchestra: Verified
Large group of musicians holding their instruments gather for a photo in a multi-story concrete parking garage

The Multi-Story Orchestra: Verified

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £10.00
Matthew Barley: Light Stories
Matthew Barley playing the cello with light graphics

Matthew Barley: Light Stories

Classical music
Purcell Room
Tickets From £25.00
Matthew Barley: Light Stories
Matthew Barley playing the cello with light graphics

Matthew Barley: Light Stories

Classical music
Purcell Room
Tickets From £25.00

Sunday 29 September

Scottish Ensemble Performs Philip Glass
Scottish Ensemble playing violins in an ornate concert venue

Scottish Ensemble Performs Philip Glass

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00

Saturday 12 October

Manchester Collective & Zubin Kanga (Double Bill)
Zubin Kanga using electronic gloves to make musical sounds

Manchester Collective & Zubin Kanga (Double Bill)

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00
Zubin Kanga: After Dark
Zubin Kanga standing in the middle of keyboards in a square around him

Zubin Kanga: After Dark

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £10.00

Saturday 9 November

Lawrence Power’s Lock-in
Lawrence Power playing the violin next to the ocean

Lawrence Power’s Lock-in

Classical music
Purcell Room
Tickets From £20.00

Thursday 14 November

Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco
Abel Selaocoe playing Cello with one hand on the strings and the other holding the bow

Manchester Collective & Abel Selaocoe: Sirocco

Classical music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00

Whilst you’re with us

Modified Social Benches

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

Ground & Sound
Gardener Paul Pulford listening to Ground and Sound in the Roof Garden

Ground & Sound

Experience an enchanting musical score in our very own secret garden.

Shopping
A variety of Block Scene merchandise on sale at the Royal Festival Hall shop including colourful printed t-shirts, mugs and tea towels.

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.