Andrew Bird LIVE… On Screen

You may have heard of Southbank Centre’s A Room For London – a single hotel room in the shape of a riverboat that has come to rest upon the roof of Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Well, aside from offering a truly unique experience with perhaps one of the best views in London, Artangel has invited some of the world’s leading artists to London for a whole range of performances to be broadcast from the capital’s most intimate temporary venue.

First up this Saturday 28 January is multi-instrumentalist from Chicago – Andrew Bird, your only opportunity to see him live in the UK this spring other than his sold out show at Barbican.

Check the rest of the programme below, with more dates to be announced:

 

Sounds from a Room: Andrew Bird

28 January / 2­­‑3pm / FREE / The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall (via screen)

 

Sounds from a Room: Heiner Goebbels

26 February / 6-6.45pm / FREE / Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall  (via screen)

 

Sounds from a Room: Laurie Anderson

25 March / 5-6pm / FREE / Spirit Level Blue Room at  Royal Festival Hall (via screen)

 

Fiona Banner presents Orson Welles’ screenplay of Heart of Darkness

31 March / 4 – 9pm / FREE / Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall

 

WIN WIN WIN! Petra Jean Phillipson Competition

As part of Death: Southbank Centre’s Festival for the Living, one of the latest stars on the indie-folk scene, Petra Jean Phillipson, launches her new LP Notes On: Death at Purcell Room on 30 January, and we have FIVE pairs to give away.

Phillipson, is currently garnering much attention ahead of the release, including The Guardian’s very positive preview. She’s previously collaborated with artists as diverse as Martina Topley-Bird, David Holmes and Marianne Faithful, and Notes On: Death is set to mark her breakthrough.

To be in with a chance to win Notes On: Death on CD, Simply answer this question:

What was the name of Petra Jean Phillipson’s first album, released in 2005?

Send your answers to competitions@southbankcentre.co.uk with the subject line ‘Petra’ by midday on 30 January

You can hear a few tracks from Notes On: Death, and buy tickets for the show here.

Here is a live version of Petra covering Nick Cave’s Into My Arms