Southbank Centre

David Baddiel - Trolls Not the Dolls

Following his five-star Olivier-nominated hit My Family: Not The Sitcom and the return to number 1 of his seminal football anthem Three Lions, David Baddiel comes back to the stage with a brand new one-man show, Trolls: Not The Dolls. Trolls – the terrible people who spend all day insulting...

Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The reggae pioneer charges forward into his 80s, making music that recalls African roots while reaching for the vastness of outer space. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is one of the most enduring and original reggae producers and artists of all time, whose on-the-edge creative genius has seen him work with everyone...

Solange

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and visual artist Solange Knowles performs as part of Grace Jones' Meltdown festival.

Peaches

The legendary feminist pop icon Peaches makes a triumphant return to Royal Festival Hall with an explosive show specially crafted for Grace Jones' Meltdown. Pioneering musician and artist Peaches brings sex-positive feminism into the nightclubs and concert halls of the world through music, performance and cross-media practices. Called a ‘heroine’...

Jimmy Cliff

Be here for a one-off performance from the musician who penned immortal anthems including ‘I Can See Clearly Now’, ‘You Can Get It If You Really Want’ and ‘The Harder They Come’. The Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer, actor and humanitarian Jimmy Cliff joins us for a concert as part of Grace...

Oumou Sangare

While her sound remains rooted deep in Malian tradition, the Songbird of Wassoulou looks to the future on latest album Mogoya. The power of her voice and the potency of her message remain inviolable, but Mogoya (translated roughly as ‘people today’), represents an exciting new chapter in Oumou Sangaré’s storied...

Meshell Ndegocello

Mercurial and masterful, the authentic musical thinker and neo-soul pioneer brings her warm, fat and melodic groove to everything she does. Since her 1993 debut Plantation Lullabies, Meshell Ndegeocello has led her fans to expect the unexpected, taking forays into spoken word, R&B, jazz, hip-hop and rock. She’s survived the...

Skunk Anansie

The band whose electrifying sound delivered a shot of adrenaline to London's decadent 1994 music scene is as radical as ever. Their music slips effortlessly between the confrontational and the tender, the politically charged and the nakedly emotional, the upfront and attention-grabbing and the quiet and restrained. But it’s there...

Baaba Maal

Blending African roots and contemporary electronic influences, the Sengalese singer and guitarist is a born musical traveller. Baaba Maal belongs to the semi-nomadic Fulani people, and, for him, travel and music are inextricable. He began his journey as a musician with long-time friend Mansour Seck, releasing desert blues classic Djam...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Part of Grace Jones' Meltdown For 60 years the a cappella male choir have invoked the soul of South Africa with their intricate rhythms and harmonies and powerful, uplifting songs. They shot to global stardom after featuring on Paul Simon’s Graceland and have been touring the world ever since. Their...

Grace Jones

Famed for captivating audiences with her cross-genre music, avant-garde costumes and wild performances, Grace Jones is never one to disappoint a crowd. Jones promises a one-of-a-kind show to close her Meltdown – watch this space for more details. One of the most recognised figures of contemporary culture, Jones has had...

Rumer

This show has been rescheduled to 11th March 2021.

Joep Beving

With his contemplative piano music, the composer and musician can reach the depths of any heart. Joep Beving makes minimalist piano music, which he describes as 'accessible music for complex emotions'. His albums Solipsism from 2015 and Prehension from 2017 reached millions of listeners, gaining him a reputation as a...

Bring It On: the Musical

Simon Munnery

Multi award-winning comedian Simon Munnery reprises his notorious alter ego, the bedsit anarchist Alan Parker Urban Warrior. Once the most radical, now the only radical, Alan returns with the old gold, the old truths, and some new truths (based on the old truths).

Goldfrapp