in Royal Festival Hall - between 2002 and 2004

from Southbank Centre Archive:

Meltdown 2002 - David Bowie sound-checking with 'Ashes to Ashes' which he didn't play in the concert later on - it was quite a great moment to watch (hidden away in one of the boxes on level 5) him singing in an otherwise almost empty auditorium.
October 2003: watching Concorde's last flight from RFH level 5 balcony with lots of RFH staff, which was quite a historic moment on a beautiful & sunny afternoon! 
July 2004 - Bang on the Hall with Evelyn Glennie, part of Rhythm Sticks
Evelyn Glennie had been commissioned to devise a unique new work and this involved local…   more >>

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1445868472874 accessed: 19 April, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

location of experience: Royal Festival Hall

Listening to

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Various performed by David Bowie, Evelyn Glennie

Experience Information

Date/Time between 2002 and 2004
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Mon, 26 Oct 2015 14:07:53 +0000
Approved on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:31:16 +0000