futuretense

The Southbank Centre's futuretense series is all about showcasing the best new British and international music, giving you the chance to discover artists on the up, and find your next musical obsession – for free!

Typically happening twice a month on Thursdays, these live gigs are hosted in partnership with BBC Introducing and take place in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. The music showcased is an eclectic mix of new pop, rap, soul, alternative, jazz, folk, electronica and more, with two different local acts featured on the lineup at every edition.

Acts scheduled to perform at futuretense this spring include:

THU 19 JUN Performances by two young musicians – Ben DSP and Nat Oaks – whose magnetic hip-hop, jazz and soul speak volumes

THU 10 JUL Hear a fusion of sounds that range from R&B to indie rock from Leicester-born, London-based singer-songwriter and DJ Shivani Day, and the genre-defying nikhil.

THU 24 JUL futurettense takes over the open-air Riverside Terrace stage for the evening. Performers include London-based Greek-Nigerian pop fusion artist Love Itoya, and REIGNS who will be serving classic soul and blues with a jagged pop edge.

THU 11 SEP Raw and radical music from British-Kurdish producer, pianist, and songwriter Pelin Pelin, and raw, rough-edge alternative music from Darlington's Pollyfromthedirt.

THU 18 SEP Unapologeically original MC performance from Dublin-born Sierra Leonean rapper Ahmed, With Love and a mix of grime, guitar, R&B and rave from Third Kulture, a hybrid rock-rap band formed in Manchester.