{"id":477353,"date":"2026-04-14T19:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=477353"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:08:41","slug":"royal-festival-hall-set-to-receive-millions-from-central-government-for-urgent-repairs-ahead-of-harry-styles-meltdown-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-bank\/royal-festival-hall-set-to-receive-millions-from-central-government-for-urgent-repairs-ahead-of-harry-styles-meltdown-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Festival Hall set to receive millions from central government for urgent repairs ahead of Harry Styles\u2019 Meltdown Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>The Southbank Centre is set to receive <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a3<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>10 million from a capital grant to make critical repairs on the Royal Festival Hall ahead of its 75th birthday celebrations, writes Oliver London\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 75 years of hosting legendary acts such as Count Basie, David Bowie, and Jimi Hendrix, the Royal Festival Hall is to receive financial support from the government as a part of their Arts Everywhere Fund.&nbsp;<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"co81sputiQj8PySz3wO0AVMewHzlprdZD5ivGLgqBhqRRHrTfnQGmaUSVeZgOINjfs2FK5dxP3\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eQej5v28El\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-bank\/southbank-centre-appeals-for-festival-of-britain-memories-in-75th-anniversary-year\/\">Southbank Centre appeals for Festival of Britain memories in 75th anniversary year<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Southbank Centre appeals for Festival of Britain memories in 75th anniversary year&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-bank\/southbank-centre-appeals-for-festival-of-britain-memories-in-75th-anniversary-year\/embed\/#?secret=jt5fzH9htV#?secret=eQej5v28El\" data-secret=\"eQej5v28El\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, we <a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/south-bank\/southbank-centre-faces-a-50m-repair-backlog-with-water-pooling-on-top-of-the-royal-festival-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that the Southbank Centre\u2019s needed \u00a350 million in overdue maintenance to the venue&#8217;s infrastructure. This news came just days after the centre\u2019s eastern buildings, the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery were awarded Grade II listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grade I listed venue will now receive \u00a310 million that it will put towards the critical maintenance at the Royal Festival Hall, including replacing its broken roof and modernising the auditorium rigging system.\u00a0<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"68153\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448385\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMjcyNjUyMjg2OCIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWNvbnRlbnQgc291dGgtZW50aXR5LXBsYWNlbWVudCIgc3R5bGU9Im1hcmdpbi1sZWZ0OiBhdXRvO21hcmdpbi1yaWdodDogYXV0bzt0ZXh0LWFsaWduOiBjZW50ZXI7Ij48IS0tICAvMTU0NzI1MDcwLDIyNjk0MTk2OTY5L3NvdXRod2Fya25ld3Mvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cyAtLT4NCjxkaXYgaWQ9ImRpdi1ncHQtYWQtMngxIj4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLTJ4MScpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICAgICAgIDwvZGl2Pg==<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Southbank Centre was awarded this cash by the Creative Foundations Fund, a capital grant backed by Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport that comprises \u00a396 million in funding for creative and cultural organisations in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Walker, the London Area Director for Arts Council England, said: \u201cBy supporting these essential improvements this funding will help ensure that these venues remain open, sustainable and accessible for years to come, protecting the creative spaces that London\u2019s artists and audiences rely on.\u201d<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71156\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448386\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtNDg5MTk4MDE0IiBjbGFzcz0ic291dGgtaW4tYXJ0aWNsZS1tcHU5IHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHU5Ij4NCjxzY3JpcHQ+DQpnb29nbGV0YWcuY21kLnB1c2goZnVuY3Rpb24oKSB7IGdvb2dsZXRhZy5kaXNwbGF5KCdkaXYtZ3B0LWFkLW1wdTknKTsgfSk7DQo8L3NjcmlwdD4NCjwvZGl2PiAgICAgPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The Southbank Centre received the largest portion of the \u00a326 million funding that the CFF grant awarded to 24 London organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding arrives ahead of the Southbank Centre\u2019s 75th anniversary celebrations that will feature the yearly Meltdown festival, curated by pop icon Harry Styles, and a one-off immersive performance titled \u2018You Are Here\u2019 that will celebrate the venue\u2019s artistic legacy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More details about the Creative Foundation Fund can be found here<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artscouncil.org.uk\/our-open-funds\/creative-foundations-fund-guidance-applicants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Creative Foundations Fund: Guidance for applicants | Arts Council England<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>The line-up of the Southbank Centre&#8217;s 75th anniversary celebrations can be found here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/our-75th-anniversary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.southbankcentre.co.uk\/our-75th-anniversary<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMzI2NjU2NjMzNyIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"o3IMn\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"koOBPGwphM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/borough\/coin-streets-affordable-housing-on-the-south-bank-and-borough-markets-as-a-foodies-paradise-are-the-two-glorious-legacies-george-leaves-behind\/\">Coin Street&#8217;s affordable housing on the South Bank and Borough Market as a foodie paradise are the two glorious legacies George leaves behind<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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