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 season include:

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.

THU 16 OCT Experience up-and-coming R&B with pop artists Ashley Iman and Harrison Mayo.

THU 30 OCT Hear an all-women line-up with electro-pop by ALESSIA and all-female Arabic psychedelic rock band Seera.

THU 6 NOV Danceable, off-kilter hyperpop club music from a DJ and producer duo on the rise Big Softy. 

THU 4 DEC Feel the creativity with genre-blending rapper and producer JoeJas and immersive hip-hop and punk storyteller RetroPxssy. 

THU 11 DEC Jazz, soul and alt-R&B from rising stars GESELLE and KeepVibesNear.