Southbank Centre featured free events, 19 – 25 August 2019
These are some of the selected free events taking place at The Southbank Centre. Click on the event title for further information.
Disco Loco
Various times | 14 Jul 2019 – 26 Aug 2019| Run times may vary | Riverside Terrace, Level 2 | Free
Sunglasses? Check. Disco pants? Check. Time for some alternative family entertainment with Disco Loco.
The wild and wonderful family party welcomes revellers of all ages to an afternoon of DJing and performances.
Boogie to back-to-back tunes from the Disco Loco Allstar DJs and marvel at live music, dance and cabaret, hosted by the genial MC Chu-i.
Disco Loco have been entertaining families across East London since 2006 in a programme of arts, culture and a spirit of togetherness, running inclusive monthly events for families.
Part of Southbank Summer programme
Tw*t Boutique
Saturday 24 August| 4pm | Riverside Terrace, Level 2 | Free
The era-defining club night is back for a free one-night-only summer special. Because you need it.
Tw*t Boutique is a club night for LGBTQI+ people and their friends. In their own words, ‘It’s quite good. Exciting people play exciting music while you dance, sweat and chase honeys.’
Past guests of Tw*t Boutique have included The Kills, Gossip, Peaches, The Horrors, La Roux, Anna Calvi and Ms. Dynamite.
Full line-up to be announced.
Age recommendation
Please note that after 9pm this event may contain adult content.
Event information
This event finishes at 1am.
ID and bag checks are in place on entry. We have a zero tolerance drugs policy across all of our venues at Southbank Centre.
Only alcohol purchased at Southbank Centre bars can be consumed at this even
Queer Tango on the Thames
Sunday 25 August| 4pm | Riverside Terrace, Level 2 | Free
Bringing fresh air to real tango, Queer Tango London hosts free gender-blind classes, followed by dancing under the stars late into the night.
Kick off at 4pm with an Absolute Beginners Class, where you choose to lead or to follow, or both – no experience or partner needed.
From 5pm onwards, beginners and experienced dancers are invited to tango to intoxicating music provided by live bands including the Tango Terra Quartet, and Corina Patti with Simon Morris on guitar.
With queer tango performances, a bar on hand, and DJ sets from Claudio Tedesco and Anna Jorgensen, the whole evening is rounded off by dancing under the stars till 1am.
Queer Tango London collaborates once again with Peng Newman and Tango on the Thames to welcome absolutely everyone to Queer Tango on the Thames, held alongside our Hayward Gallery exhibition Kiss My Genders
Age recommendation
Please note that after 9pm this event may contain adult content.
Event information
This event finishes at 1am.
Location and times
- Royal Festival Hall / London’s leading classical music venue
- Hayward Gallery / Hayward Gallery is a world-renowned contemporary art gallery
- Queen Elizabeth Hall / Enjoy classical music, gigs and performance events
- Purcell Room / Literature, performance, classical, jazz and electronic
- National Poetry Library / Find the most comprehensive collection of poetry from 1912 in Britain on Level 5 of Royal Festival Hall
- Southbank Centre Archive Studio / An extensive archive of information accessible for the first time
Buses and underground
Waterloo and Waterloo East stations in the South of the river Thames and Embankment station in the North provide good underground and rail services. The area is served by many bus routes. Click here or the image below for directions.
Disclaimer: WISE16 publish public notices from London Borough of Southwark with the aim to encourage participation. Please visit Southwark Council’s website for further in