Queen Elizabeth Hall
A brutalist icon on the banks of the Thames
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is a leading London venue showcasing world-class talks, gigs, dance, performance and classical music.
Originally opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, our Queen Elizabeth Hall underwent a significant refurbishment and renovation between 2015 and 2018 to bring through its original aesthetic.
The building contains both the 900-seat Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium and our most intimate hall, the Purcell Room. It’s also home to our vibrant Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, which, as the name suggests, can be found on top of the venue, up the yellow stairs.
What’s here?
- the Queen Elizabeth Hall auditorium
- the Purcell Room
- Concrete Cafe
- Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
- Roof Garden Bar & Kitchen
On now and upcoming
Tavares Strachan: There Is Light Somewhere
Sola Olulode: First Kiss
Naomi Rincón Gallardo: Sonnet of Vermin
Ruth Crawford Seeger: Three Chants for Women's Chorus
For your visit
Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank Centre
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
Plan your visit
The Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to both our second-largest auditorium and the Purcell Room.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our site.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Queen Elizabeth Hall is home to our glass-fronted Concrete Cafe, the ideal spot to recharge, or catch up with friends, whilst the bustle of Central London and the River Thames carries on around you.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.
While you’re here
Eating & drinking
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Shopping
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Related spaces
Purcell Room
The place to enjoy literature, poetry, performance and music in an intimate setting.
Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden
Experience our very own secret garden, nestled on top of our Queen Elizabeth Hall.