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Royal Albert Hall

Venues don't come much more iconic than the Royal Albert Hall, which since its opening in 1871 has been the most prestigious concert hall in Britain. For a long time, its cavernous acoustic prompted the joke that it was the only place where a British composer could be sure of hearing his work twice; in 1969 the echo was tamed when the famous 'flying saucers' were hung from the auditorium ceiling. The Hall gives top-flight concerts in the main auditorium, and has seen numerous UK premieres of famous works; Wagner, Elgar and Verdi conducted their own premieres here. In the classical world it's most famous for being the original home of the Proms, which were first held here in 1895, but it's also hosted famous events in rock history -- Frank Zappa got his keyboard player to play 'Louie Louie' on the Albert Hall pipe organ -- and its boards have been trodden by stars from Sinatra, the Beatles and Hendrix to Jay Z, Adele and One Direction. Two of the six restaurants (Café Consort and Elgar Room) also host intimate classical and jazz recitals, and of the 14 bars, the Cloudy Bay Wine Bar offers a selection of seafoods as well as New Zealand wine. With the exception of the Café Bar, which is open to visitors without tickets, all bars and restaurants are only open to ticketholders. The nearest Tube stations are South Kensington (District, Circle and Piccadilly) and High Street Kensington (District and Circle), each about 10 minutes' walk away. The Hall is served by six bus routes: 9, 10, 52 and 452 (Kensington Gore), 70 (Queen's Gate) and 360 (Prince Consort Road). London Victoria is the nearest railway station. Parking is available at Imperial College London, with entrances on Exhibition Road and, in the evenings only, Prince Consort Road.

What's On @ Royal Albert Hall

The Australian Pink Floyd Show

The Australian Pink Floyd Show

26 Oct 2026 - 5 Dec 2026

Performing the music of Pink Floyd with note for note perfection, this critically acclaimed show has been astonishing audiences worldwide for more than three decades. Always striving to reproduce the complete Pink Floyd experience and bring the music to new audiences, the show continues to include a stunning light and laser show, video animations, state of the art, high resolution LED screen technology and other special effects.
10cc's Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs
10cc is one of the UK’s most innovative and influential bands. They have announced their return to the UK concert scene with the typically tongue-in-cheek ‘And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour’ — celebrating a genre-defying repertoire that continues to captivate audiences across the world.
Steve Hackett

Steve Hackett

2 Oct 2026 - 26 Oct 2026

The legendary Genesis album Foxtrot which, in 1972, was pivotal in establishing the band as a major force in British rock. Guitarist Steve Hackett joined Genesis in 1971, making his band debut on the Nursery Cryme album which enjoyed a greater commercial success in Europe than the UK. After extensive touring, the band were encouraged, by audience reactions, to further experiment with ever longer compositions and develop their ability to incorporate strong narratives. This, in turn, allowed frontman Peter Gabriel more opportunity to indulge in the theatrics which helped to raise the band’s profile. Foxtrot was critically acclaimed and became the first Genesis album to make the UK album charts. The Steve Hackett Genesis Revisited - Foxtrot at Fifty + Hackett Highlights tour also promises more Genesis favourites and highlights from Hackett’s extensive solo catalogue.
Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae

27 Oct 2026 - 27 Oct 2026

In 2006 Corinne Bailey Rae released her self-titled debut album, a record she had recorded on a shoestring budget while still unsigned. An early appearance on BBC2's 'Later With Jools' and some intimate gigs around the UK had already started a word-of-mouth buzz leading her to be tipped as the next big thing. But the success of that album was instant and immense. Debuting at Number One in the UK, featuring hit singles such as 'Put Your Records On' and 'Like A Star', becoming a smash-hit around the world, and crashing straight into the Billboard Top 20 in the US - the first British female singer-songwriter to do so in decades - meant Bailey Rae gained a huge global audience within months. And now, four years and four-million album sales later, comes the long-awaited second album. For the 30-year-old singer and songwriter from Leeds, this meant politely declining the suggestions that she work with this or that big-league producer in this or that big-money studio. It meant co-producing the album herself with friends and musicians she had worked with in the past to retain intimacy and control, shrugging off the huge, worldwide expectations engendered by the self-titled debut and refusing to be bedazzled by that album's multiple Grammy and Brit Award nominations.
The Temptations & The Four Tops

The Temptations & The Four Tops

29 Jun 2026 - 3 Jul 2026

THE TEMPTATIONS & THE FOUR TOPS £53.80 - £80.00 (incl. service fee and facility fee) plus £2.95 order processing fee. 30th June 2026 Four years after their last UK appearance, soul legends The Temptations and The Four Tops return to the UK for a short co-headlining tour in June and July. Almost 60 years after they first performed in the UK, these two Motown giants will join forces to bring the golden age of Soul to the stage with decades of chart-topping hits, unforgettable harmonies and timeless stage charisma giving fans a night of pure fun and sing-a-long nostalgia that transcends generations. Expect an evening of Top 40 hits and Number One singles including ‘Reach Out I`ll Be There’, ‘It`s The Same Old Song’, ‘I Can`t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)’, ‘My Girl’, ‘Get Ready’ and ‘Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone’ and many others. Otis Williams: “I always, always love coming to the UK. I think of it as my second home. The people here make us feel so at home. They love and appreciate the music and they have always strongly supported us. They are so loyal and dedicated. What`s not to love about coming to the UK.” Lawrence Payton Jr. “The Temptations with their choreography is matched by no one. When they first came out, it was so exciting to see that. It was something we'd never seen before. With the Four Tops, there's the vocal prowess. You had that bellowing lead voice of Levi and those beautiful harmonies that they put together. So it's like a perfect contrast. We're not going to out-dance them and they're not going to out-sing us.”
Magic at the Musicals

Magic at the Musicals

20 Sept 2026 - 20 Sept 2026

Following sell-out shows over the past three years, Magic at the Musicals returns to the beautiful surroundings of the Hall. Hosted by West End legend Ruthie Henshall and star of Disney’s Aladdin, Trevor Dion Nicholas, the dazzling show, complete with sixty-piece orchestra, is set to wow audiences all over again. Magic at the Musicals returns with a brand new line-up of leading cast member performances from the West End’s most celebrated shows: Disney’s Aladdin, Jesus Christ Superstar, SCHOOL OF ROCK and Come From Away as well as Fiddler On The Roof, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical, Disney’s The Lion King and MAMMA MIA! The Musical. Joining on the night will be Six, the sell-out intoxicating Tudor take-off!, smash hit musical comedy Waitress and very special performances from icons of the West End stage John Owen Jones & Louise Dearman.
John Bishop: Back At It

John Bishop: Back At It

29 Apr 2027 - 15 May 2027

After years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, dog walking and decorating the spare room, John is getting back to the thing he loves most; standing on stage and making people laugh. John has achieved huge success with a number of his own comedy, entertainment and documentary shows including- John Bishop’s Australia (BBC1), John Bishop’s Britain (BBC1), John Bishop’s Only Joking (Sky1), The John Bishop Show (BBC1), The John Bishop Christmas Show (BBC1) and John Bishop’s Gorilla Adventure (ITV1). More recently John Bishop’s Ireland for ITV1 and four mammoth series of the critically acclaimed John Bishop: In Conversation With… which saw him chatting, one to one with some of the World’s biggest household names.
Deep Purple

Deep Purple

18 Nov 2026 - 12 Nov 2027

Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Ian Paice, Steve Morse and Don Airey, Mark VIII of the band, continue to travel the scope of hard rock — the textures and nuances of recent works are anything but thudding retreads. If you set a random play setting for the band’s entire catalogue, the result is one of the finest musical outputs to grace rock music. The latter-year Purple has moved progressively into new areas, piquing fans’ interest who were not born when the mighty Purple machine ruled the music world’s money trees. Their holy grail of ‘In Rock’ (1970) ‘Machine Head’ (1972) and ‘Made In Japan’ released in 1973 catapulted Deep Purple to the top in concert grosses and album sales around the world, with track ‘Smoke On The Water’ ascending to mega-status.
Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra
Recently co-starring as The Wizard of Oz with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in the critically acclaimed global box office smash, “Wicked” and “Wicked: For Good”, Jeff Goldblum’s storied career now spans nearly six decades of award-winning work as a starring actor in film, television and theater. He has also produced both film and television projects and is an Oscar nominated director for his short feature film, “Little Surprises”. Goldblum’s many cinema credits include “The Big Chill”, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”, and “The Fly”— and box office behemoths “Independence Day”, “Jurassic Park”, and “Thor Ragnarok”. On television, Goldblum most recently starred in the highly regarded Netflix limited series, “KAOS”. In addition, he has been Emmy nominated for his work on “Will and Grace” and for his National Geographic/Disney Plus off ering “The World According to Jeff Goldblum” which he also executive produced. On the stage, Goldblum has starred in Broadway productions including “The Pillowman” and “Domesticated”, and the London production of “Speed the Plow”. Goldblum launched the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra 30 years ago. Since then, he and his band have performed for delighted audiences throughout the United States and all over the world playing contemporary arrangements of classic jazz and American Songbook standards. The group has released four albums, all with Decca Records, that have featured brilliant guest artists including Gregory Porter, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus, Fiona Apple, Freda Payne, Haley Reinhart, Imelda May, Maiya Sykes and more. Their most recent fourth album, “Still Blooming,” debuted at #1 on the Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart and #10 on the UK Official Albums Chart in 2025. Upcoming, Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra will present “Night Blooms,” the companion album to “Still Blooming,” on June 5, 2026 under Universal’s recently relaunched Fontana label. Featured guests on this album include: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Charlie Puth, dodie, Scarlett Johansson, and Melody Gardot.
Steven Wilson

Steven Wilson

28 Oct 2026 - 29 Oct 2026

The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman of Porcupine Tree, plays an experimental mix of progressive rock and psychedelic rock with his backing band.
Jill Scott

Jill Scott

28 Sept 2026 - 14 Oct 2026

Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best selling poet, and critically acclaimed actress are only a few titles held by Jill Scott. Before having the #1 album in the country with "The Light Of The Sun", performing at The White House, being named People Magazine's Top TV Breakout Star of 2010 and appearing on VH1 Divas alongside Aretha Franklin, the triple threat began her career collaborating with musical icons, The Roots, Will Smith, and Common in the late 90s. In 2000, she released her much anticipated debut record, Who is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds, Vol. 1, a double platinum album that earned Scott several Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist. Two more critically acclaimed albums followed, Beautifully Human: Words & Sounds, Vol. 2 and The Real Thing: Words & Sounds, Vol. 3 which garnered two more Grammy Awards and spawned multiple worldwide tours. Never limited to music, Jill Scott is a true multimedia brand across books, clothing, TV and film. Most recently, Jill starred in Get On Up: A James Brown Biopic, as DeeDee, the wife of James Brown. She also starred alongside Tyler Perry & Janet Jackson in the #1 national movie series Why Did I Get Married? (Pt. 1 and 2), Baggage Claim, Steel Magnolias and Sins of the Mother which aired on Lifetime and became the second-most watched premiere in the network's history. Jill was casted as the lead character in the HBO/BBC mini series filmed on location in Botswana, The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, a Peabody Award-winning show directed by the late Oscar Award-winning director Anthony Minghella. A consummate writer at heart, she penned The Moments, The Minutes, The Hours, a compilation of poems that instantly became a New York Times bestseller. Scott also developed an intimates line for Ashley Stewart and founded Blues Babe, a registered 501(c)3 foundation that has raised over hundreds of thousands dollars to support minority students pursuing college degrees. Jill released her highly anticipated 5th studio album WOMAN on July 24, 2015 which opened on the music charts at #1 giving Jill her 2nd consecutive number one album. Her “Woman” tour was a successful nationwide sold out tour in the Summer 2015 and she toured both internationally and domestic in the Summer of 2016.
First Aid Kit

First Aid Kit

29 Sept 2026 - 30 Sept 2026

First Aid Kit is a Swedish folk duo composed of sisters Johanna (b. 1990) and Klara (b. 1993) S├Âderberg, whose close vocal harmonies and woodsy, folk-influenced songwriting take influence from the likes of Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom. Hailing from Enskede, a southern suburb of Stockholm, the teenaged siblings began composing songs in 2007. Their 2008 YouTube video cover of the song "Tiger Mountain Peasant Song" by the Fleet Foxes spread their name rapidly on the Internet, the sisters subsequently appeared alongside Fleet Foxes performing the song in a concert in Holland.
Sir John Rutter's Christmas Celebration
Back by popular demand, Sir John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall. Join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and John for this much-loved Christmas spectacular – full of John’s own works and arrangements, as well as seasonal symphonic classics and sing-along carols – all conducted by John himself and featuring the highly esteemed Bach Choir.
First Five: Candice Carty-williams

First Five: Candice Carty-williams

15 Jul 2026 - 15 Jul 2026

Two books, two tracks, one person. First Five invites artists, innovators and cultural leaders to share the stories behind five things that have shaped them. First Five Live cannot wait to welcome award winning author and showrunner behind Queenie, People Person and Champion Candice Carty-Williams. Fast becoming a one of the defining voices in contemporary British storytelling, Yomi Ṣode sits down with Candice for a warm, insightful conversation about the influences that shaped her writing and world building. Through her “First Five”, she explores the books that formed her craft, the tracks that energise and focus her and the person that inspires her the most in conversation with Yomi Ṣode. With DJ Conrad Kira weaving her musical choices into the room and Roundtable selling Queenie 2 (with post show signing) the night will feel like stepping inside a creative, thoughtful and funny mind at work. The Elgar Room is the Royal Albert Hall’s versatile contemporary performance space. It's steeped in history and a great way to enjoy live entertainment at the Hall beyond the main stage. Presented by Royal Albert Hall. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over
First Five: Jamelia Donaldson

First Five: Jamelia Donaldson

3 Oct 2026 - 3 Oct 2026

Two books, two tracks, one person. First Five invites artists, innovators and cultural leaders to share the stories behind five things that have shaped them. Yomi Ṣode is joined by founder of TreasureTress and a leading voice in beauty, business and culture Jamelia Donaldson. Yomi and Jamelia will explore the influences behind her entrepreneurial vision, sharing the books that have grounded her, the tracks that powered her forward and the inspirations that helped her build a community first brand that changed the landscape. With DJ Conrad Kira curating the soundtrack and joining the discussion, expect a night full of insight, ambition and the creative spark that defines Jamelia’s work. The Elgar Room is the Royal Albert Hall’s versatile contemporary performance space. It's steeped in history and a great way to enjoy live entertainment at the Hall beyond the main stage. Presented by Royal Albert Hall. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over
What The World Needs Now

What The World Needs Now

2 Jul 2026 - 13 Oct 2026

The evening honours one of the most influential songwriters of the past century and features performances by beloved UK artist Rumer and the Mercury nominated singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt both of whom worked directly with Burt Bacharach - plus additional guests to be announced. The show will be brought to life with the WTWNN Band accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra under the musical direction of Rob Shirakbari - Bacharach’s long time arranger and music director. The show features Bacharach’s classics including ‘The Look of Love’, ‘Walk on By’, ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’, ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart’, ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ and the timeless anthem ‘What The World Needs Now Is Love’ plus lots more. Bacharach remains one of the most decorated songwriters in modern music with a catalogue that includes 73 US Top 40 and 52 UK Top 40 hits as well as three Academy Awards, six Grammy Awards and an Emmy. His songs have been recorded by hundreds of artists across multiple generations and genres.
Freya Ridings

Freya Ridings

6 Sept 2026 - 5 Oct 2026

Freya Ridings announces details of a major UK and Ireland tour in support of her new record. The ‘Blood Orange’ tour will represent Freya’s first full scale headline tour in four years.
Jamie Cullum

Jamie Cullum

10 Dec 2026 - 11 Dec 2026

Blessed with a raspy croon and deft piano chops, England's Jamie Cullum has gained acclaim for his stylistically broad mix of jazz, melodic pop, and rock. Just as likely to cover a song by Radiohead as Thelonious Monk, Cullum broke into the mainstream with 2002's Pointless Nostalgic and 2003's Twentysomething, the latter of which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Compared early on to Harry Connick, Jr. and Norah Jones, Cullum has developed into a distinctive singer/songwriter, able to move from earnest ballads to pop songs of sardonic wit. He has continued to grow stylistically, exploring electronica on 2005's Catching Tales and original soft rock on 2010's The Pursuit and 2019's Taller. Still, he often returns to his jazz roots, as on the 2014 orchestral standards album Interlude.
Bicep

Bicep

26 Nov 2026 - 26 Nov 2026

DJ and Production duo from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Composed of Andrew Ferguson (3) and Matthew McBriar, founders and owners of Feel My Bicep. Together with Rory Hamilton aka Hammer, they run the famous cult-defining music repository Feel My Bicep.
Six60

Six60

24 Jul 2026 - 12 Oct 2026

Six60 is a New Zealand pop rock band formed in Dunedin, Otago in 2008. The band consists of Matiu Walters, Ji Fraser, Chris Mac, Marlon Gerbes, Hoani Matenga and Eli Paewai. Their self-titled debut album was released on 10 October 2011 on their own label Massive Entertainment.
Kings of Convenience

Kings of Convenience

17 May 2027 - 25 May 2027

Kings of Convenience is a Norwegian indie folk-pop duo from Bergen, formed in the late 1990s by schoolmates Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye.
Loreena McKennitt

Loreena McKennitt

31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2027

After three highly-successful runs in Canada and the US, Loreena McKennitt is taking her trio performance to 20 cities in central Europe this March, including Gateshead, marking her first concerts there since 2012. The critically-acclaimed performances feature music and stories inspired by McKennitt’s exotic travels in pursuit of the history of the Celts – from China and Mongolia to central Turkey and Ireland. It is enriched with the interlacing of mystical Irish poems by Yeats and such classical writers as Shakespeare and Tennyson and includes material from her 2012 Grammy-nominated recording Troubadours on the Rhine, recorded in Mainz, Germany in 2011. Joining her are two of her long-time musical collaborators, guitarist Brian Hughes and cellist Caroline Lavelle. Traditionally performing with her band in large concert halls around the world, Loreena’s latest tour takes a more intimate approach and is entwined with personal and inspiring stories that directly connect with the audience.
Goat

Goat

25 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2027

Formidable psychic warriors, channelers of the mystic and proponents of a spiritual quest that transcends this realm, Goat remain a band shrouded in mystery. Travelling from their inscrutable origins in the Swedish village of Korpilombo across the stages and festivals of the world in the last decade, this band has created their incendiary music entirely according to their own co-ordinates, and conducted their affairs strictly by their own code.
Late Night Jazz: Nadine Khouri

Late Night Jazz: Nadine Khouri

25 Jun 2026 - 25 Jun 2026

Nadine Khouri is a British-Lebanese musician and songwriter currently living in Marseille. Influenced by alternative folk, film soundtracks and spoken-word poetry, her sound has been described as a “music born of perennial outsider-status." Nadine will give an exclusive one-off performance accompanied by her London band, featuring Basia Bartz (violin, keys, vocals), Francis Booth (bass), Tomas Garcia (drums.) She will be performing songs from her catalogue alongside a first look at unreleased material from a forthcoming album. Our intimate Late Night Jazz series presents sensational music in the Elgar Room, celebrating the freshest sounds on the London scene alongside the finest in jazz standards. We have a laid-back attitude at Late Night Jazz at the Royal Albert Hall. Customers are welcome to dance, move around, sing along, and enjoy themselves in whatever way feels most comfortable! Presented by Royal Albert Hall. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over.
The Sleeping Beauty - English National Ballet
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s exquisite production of The Sleeping Beauty comes to the Royal Albert Hall for the first time. For wonder and enchantment, look no further than this classic fairytale ballet: experience all that is grand, gleaming and gorgeous with English National Ballet in this stunning version of one of the world’s favourite stories. As a baby, Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked Carabosse: on her 16th birthday, she will prick her finger and die. Her godmother the Lilac Fairy alters the spell so Aurora will not die, but sleep for 100 years. Only a true love’s kiss can break the spell and awaken her. From Aurora’s christening in the grand hall of the palace, to her jubilant wedding celebrations, the bewitching fairy tale is brought to life before your eyes. Brimming with beautiful choreography and sumptuous costumes, by legendary designer Nicholas Georgiadis, you’ll be whisked away to an enchanted land to a story of good versus evil. This lavish spectacle is heightened by one of Tchaikovsky’s greatest ballet scores, played live by English National Ballet Philharmonic.
Baby Broadway Family Concert

Baby Broadway Family Concert

1 Jul 2026 - 1 Jul 2026

Get ready for an interactive experience where the entire family can sing and dance along to tunes from classic musicals and films, performed by West End singers. Little ones will delight in the bubbles, charming puppets, lively actions and dance moves to copy, whilst grown ups indulge in a delightful singalong. Concerts last 45 minutes, open to all ages 0+ (recommended up to age 7 and their grown ups).
Gil Scott-Heron By Brian Jackson & Yasiin Bey
Over 55 years since they released their first album together, Brian Jackson is stepping on stage to transport us back to the rich indulgent sound of Gil Scott-Heron ‘live’ for one night only, at the Hall; accompanied by iconic US rapper, Yasiin Bey. One half of the Scott-Heron/Jackson legendary duo, Brian has chosen his own birthday as the special night to bring this incredible show to London, igniting the Hall with a roof-busting explosion of jazz, blues, soul, spoken word and poetry, in memory of his illustrious partner, Gil Scott Heron.

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