WHAT'S ON AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON
What's On at the Royal Albert Hall, London
The Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria herself in 1871 and named after her beloved husband. The venue, located in South Kensington, has a seating capacity of 5272. The venue has been home to the BBC Proms every summer since they began in 1941.
The Royal Albert Hall hosts concerts, events, productions and events ranging from classical, opera, pop, rock, comedy, dance, live orchestra film screenings, sports, awards, charity and national events, including the Festival Of Remembrance, The Olivier Awards, Cirque du Soleil, and The Royal Variety Show. Premieres include 101 Dalmatians, James Bond, and the Harry Potter series.
The Royal Albert Hall was a meeting place for The Suffragettes. Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle made speeches there. The likes of Rachmaninov, Dame Shirley Bassey, Eric Clapton, and Muhammad Ali have appeared at the venue. Events to look forward to include Eric Clapton, Holly Johnson, Brandi Carlisle, Ludovico Einaudi, Eric Idle and the BBC Proms. You can book tickets online below for the Royal Albert Halls.
The Royal Albert Hall was opened by Queen Victoria herself in 1871 and named after her beloved husband. The venue, located in South Kensington, has a seating capacity of 5272. The venue has been home to the BBC Proms every summer since they began in 1941.
The Royal Albert Hall hosts concerts, events, productions and events ranging from classical, opera, pop, rock, comedy, dance, live orchestra film screenings, sports, awards, charity and national events, including the Festival Of Remembrance, The Olivier Awards, Cirque du Soleil, and The Royal Variety Show. Premieres include 101 Dalmatians, James Bond, and the Harry Potter series.
The Royal Albert Hall was a meeting place for The Suffragettes. Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and Charles de Gaulle made speeches there. The likes of Rachmaninov, Dame Shirley Bassey, Eric Clapton, and Muhammad Ali have appeared at the venue. Events to look forward to include Eric Clapton, Holly Johnson, Brandi Carlisle, Ludovico Einaudi, Eric Idle and the BBC Proms. You can book tickets online below for the Royal Albert Halls.
Most Popular Shows and Events at Royal Albert Hall, London
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
Fri 21 - Sat 22 Nov 2025
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
Fri 21 - Sat 22 Nov 2025
What's On at the Royal Albert Hall, London
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - The Film with Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 25 April 2025
The European premiere of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with live orchestra. Witness Ang Lee's cinematic masterpiece on the big screen, with Tan Dun's Oscar®-winning score performed by the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and pipa solois...Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - Gladiator in Concert
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 26 - Sunday 27 April 2025
Presented in association with CineConcerts, sword-and-sandals epic Gladiator returns to the Royal Albert Hall for a special 25th anniversary screening with live orchestra. Relive the legendary and five-time Academy Award-winning film on the...Gregory Porter
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 28 April - Friday 2 May 2025
Gregory Porter, international best selling artist and two time Grammy Award-winning jazz/soul singing sensation, is honoured to announce a thirteen date UK tour. With his irresitable warm baritone vocals, Porter continues to perform to ...The Rest Is History
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 4 May 2025
Historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook take their award-winning podcast on the road to interrogate the past and attempt to de-tangle the present. They question the nature of Greatness, why the West no longer has civil wars and whether...Hundred Reasons
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 7 May 2025
Surrey rockers Hundred Reasons set out to put further distance between themselves and their cry-baby emo peers, ratcheting up the heaviness and shelving the relationship cliches endemic to the post-hardcore genre in favour of brutal, fist-p...Kevin Hart
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 9 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Emmy and GRAMMY-nominated comedian Kevin Hart has confirmed the next leg of his stand-up comedy tour "Acting My Age." Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he launched his career as a comedian during an amateur night at ...Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - RRR Live in Concert
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 11 May 2025
Experience the smash-hit Indian action epic and Oscar®-winner RRR with a live orchestra. Join us for the world premiere of S. S. Rajamouli's modern masterpiece in concert, featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra playing M. M. Ke...Gary Barlow
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 12 - Tuesday 13 May 2025
One of Britain's most successful songwriters and record producers, as part of the Manchester group Take That, Frodsham's Gary Barlow has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records. Aside from his achievements with Take That, he ...Arcade Fire
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Emerging from Montreal, Canada in the early 2000s, indie rockers Arcade Fire quickly earned a reputation for transcendent live shows that brought arena-size ambition to stages of all sizes. Their debut album Funeral - widely hailed as one o...Arcade Fire London Tickets
Anna Lapwood plays Max Richter, Hans Zimmer and more
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 15 May 2025
Classical music sensation and Royal Albert Hall associate artist Anna Lapwood brings the organ to the fore in her Royal Albert Hall headline debut, accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Philharmonia Chorus, conducted by Andre de Rid...Highways - Eric Church
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 May 2025
Live Nation Entertainment and the Royal Albert Hall present the return of Highways festival, showcasing Country and Americana's brightest stars. This year, ten-time GRAMMY nominee Eric Church will headline both nights of the Festival with h...City and Colour
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 18 May 2025
Folk artist City and Colour, the solo moniker of Alexisonfire guitarist, singer-songwriter Dallas Green, is undeniably one of the biggest groundswell stories to emerge from Canada. With multiple songwriter awards under his belt and four Pla...Daryl Hall (Hall & Oates)
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 19 May 2025
Legendary Pennsylvanian singer, pop culture icon, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and one half of the most successful duo of all time, Hall & Oates singer Daryl Hall returns for the first time in over a decade with his new solo project...Yunchan Lim
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 20 May 2025
Frederic Chopin took the piano and transformed it into the ultimate vehicle for the Romantic imagination. There's a burning fire beneath the poetry of his music, or as one contemporary put it 'cannons hidden in flowers'. In the hands of So...
Eric Clapton
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 21 - Saturday 24 May 2025
Eric Clapton's solo career has seen him become, arguably, the UK's most influential and commercially successful guitarist after his formative years as a member of classic groups The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Cream and Blind Fa...Joaquin Sabina
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 22 May 2025
The legendary Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquin Sabina is embarking on the final chapter of his extraordinary 50-year career with his emotional 'Hola y Adios' Tour. Known for his poetic lyrics, evocative storytelling, and unmatched ability ...Maxim Vengerov
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 25 May 2025
'You could never accuse violinist Maxim Vengerov of playing it safe' wrote one critic - going on to praise 'the sense of meaning and purpose... and, above all, that effortless charisma'. The Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and ...Sleeping At Last
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 27 May 2025
Sleeping At Last is the moniker of Chicago-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, Ryan O'Neal. His music is often heard on TV and Film: Grey's Anatomy, The Twilight Saga, The Fault In Our Stars, American Idol, Station 19, Criminal ...Pete Tong - Ibiza Classics
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 29 May - Sunday 1 June 2025
DJ, broadcaster and global dance music legend Pete Tong has announced the return of his critically acclaimed Ibiza Classics show featuring long-time collaborator Jules Buckley and The Essential Orchestra. Ibiza Classics debuted in 2015, ...Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Worlds of Fantasy: Video Games in Concert
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Leap into the fantastical realm of video game music at the Royal Albert Hall in a concert performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Ivor Novello Award-nominated composer and producer Eimear Noone. Experience the soun...Nurse John
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 5 - Friday 6 June 2025
A max of 10 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of this will be cancelled. Tickets must not be purchased with the intention of reselling them. If you can no longer use your tickets, you may only resell them throu...Nurse John London Tickets
Ministry of Sound Classical
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 7 June 2025
Following sold out shows in 2023 and 2024, two of London's great music institutions are back together again for one iconic show as Ministry of Sound Classical returns. The greatest dance compilations of all-time hit the stage with your fa...Holly Johnson
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 9 June 2025
Liverpool music legend and global LGBTQ+ icon Holly Johnson has announced the Welcome To The Pleasuredome 40th Anniversary Tour celebrating four decades since the iconic debut album by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Following his critically acc...Greg Davies
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 10 June 2025
Star of shows such as Taskmaster, The Inbetweeners, The Cleaner, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Man Down and Cuckoo, comedian Greg Davies is heading back out on tour for the first time in 7 years with his brand-new 2025 stand-up show Full Fat Le...Ani DiFranco
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 11 June 2025
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and feminist icon Ani DiFranco is often referred to as the "Little Folksinger." The New York musician's eclectic music blends punk, funk, hip-hop, jazz, soul, and electronica, showcases her remarkable ve...Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 12 June 2025
Born to Blue Peter and Jigsaw presenter Janet Ellis and film producer and director Robin Bextor in April 1979, Sophie Ellis-Bextor first delved into the world of music in the mid-'90s as the lead singer of Britpop outfit Theaudience. The ba...Bonnie Raitt
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 16 June 2025
Californian GRAMMY Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Bonnie Raitt is back with her unique brand of folky-blues Americana. 50 years after the release of her debut album, Raitt continues to personify what it means to stay creati...Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 18 - Thursday 19 June 2025
After supporting the Strokes and the White Stripes, New York's art punk trio the Yeah Yeah Yeahs earned a significant buzz for their arty yet sexy take on garage punk. Their clean sound and eclectic songwriting won critical acclaim and ...
Brandi Carlile
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 20 June 2025
Known as one of music's most respected voices, Brandi Carlile is an 11 times Grammy Award, 2 time EMMY-winning singer/songwriter, and a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. Throughout her acclaimed career, the Washington State country an...Bob Weir and Wolf Bros London Tickets
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 21 June 2025
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros at London Royal Albert Hall...
Wilco
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 22 June 2025
Chicago's eloquently straightforward Grammy-winning Americana band return to the UK with their forthright music of romantic separation and reconciliation. Formed following the breakup of the influential alt-country group Uncle Tupelo in 19...KT Tunstall
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 23 June 2025
Grammy-nominated Edinburgh troubadour KT Tunstall burst onto the music scene with her 2004 multi-platinum debut, "Eye to the Telescope", which spawned the global hits "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree", "Other Side of the World" and "Sudden...English National Ballet - Sleeping Beauty
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 25 - Saturday 28 June 2025
For wonder and enchantment, look no further than this classic fairy tale ballet: Kenneth MacMillan's The Sleeping Beauty will leave you spellbound. Experience all that is grand, gleaming and gorgeous with English National Ballet in this stu...Billy Ocean
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 25 June 2025
Billy Ocean is the biggest selling black recording star Britain has ever produced and has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime to date. Having achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter, Billy has collected mu...John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 26 June 2025
Prepare to be enchanted as John Wilson and Sinfonia of London bring the timeless music of Rodgers & Hammerstein to life in a spectacular concert featuring beloved songs from some of the greatest musicals of all time including South Pacif...
Ludovico Einaudi
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 29 June - Friday 4 July 2025
Ludovico Einaudi is a pianist and alternative classical musician from Turin, Piedmont who has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including This Is England, The Intouchables, I'm Still Here, the TV miniseri...The Strongman Classic
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 5 July 2025
Witness strength sport and entertainment at its absolute best and biggest in the incredible surroundings of the Hall! The Strongman Classic will deliver the epic, blood-pumping action Giants Live are known for, but with an old-time strongma...Vivace Chorus & Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - Berlioz Te Deum
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 13 July 2025
The thrilling combination of the 400+ voices of four adult choirs, two youth choirs, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and world-renowned soloists Nicky Spence and Lucy Crowe will guarantee a night to remember. A fantastic all-French...Beethoven's Ninth 2025 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London Tickets
The Planets 2025 - London Philharmonic Orchestra London Tickets
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Symphonic Queen
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Get ready for an evening of rock like no other as Symphonic Queen returns to the Royal Albert Hall. Back by popular demand, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra will deliver a tribute to one of the world's most iconic rock bands: Queen. Experie...
Eric Idle
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 27 September 2025
Eric Idle-star of stage, screen and crossword puzzle-has often been compared to Noel Coward. But never favourably. He has been in showbusiness since 1961. 'Unfortunately I can't find the exit,' he says. 'My role in life seems to be cheering...Magic at the Musicals
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 28 September 2025
Magic at the Musicals will celebrate the best of London's West End and beyond as it returns to the beautiful surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall. Listen to Magic Radio for more announcements on 105.4FM in London and across the UK on Digit...Agnes Obel
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 29 September 2025
A Berlin-based, Danish-born singer/songwriter and classically trained pianist with an elegant and elastic voice, Agnes Obel's poised and melancholic chamber pop draws from the same atmosphere-heavy well as cinematic spellcasters like Antony...Sigur Ros
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 30 September - Friday 3 October 2025
Named in part after a sister of one of the bandmembers, Icelandic art rock group Sigur Ros (Victory Rose) was formed in 1994 by guitarist and vocalist Jon Bor Birgisson (who later went by the name Jonsi), bassist Georg Holm, and drummer A...Best of Broadway London Tickets
The Bootleg Beatles
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 7 October 2025
The world's Premier Beatles band continues to draw critical acclaim with their flawless recreation of the greatest songbook in history. Tracing the Fab Four's journey through the swinging 60s, every tiny detail is forensically observed fro...How to get to the Royal Albert Hall, London
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Most Popular Shows and Events at Royal Albert Hall, London
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
Fri 21 - Sat 22 Nov 2025
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall
Fri 21 - Sat 22 Nov 2025
