Royal Albert Hall Announces July-August Listings

The Royal Albert Hall was built to fulfil the vision of Prince Albert (Queen Victoria's consort) of a 'Central Hall' that would be used to promote understanding and appreciation of the Arts and Sciences and would stand at the heart of the South Kensington estate, surrounded by museums and places of learning.

Janet Jackson
Thursday 30 June - Sunday 3 July, 7.30pm

The legendary icon, singer, actress and five time Grammy Award winner arrives for three special nights at the Hall for what will be the only UK dates of her Number Ones: Up Close and Personal world tour.

Corporate hospitality and VIP reception packages are available.

Tickets: £45 - £125

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THE SUNFLOWER JAM: SUPERJAM 2011
Friday 8 July, 8.15pm

A truly unique evening of rock 'n' roll with music legends Rick Wakeman, Jon Lord, Joe Bonamassa, Newton Faulkner and members of Deep Purple joining together to raise money for the Sunflower Jam charity.

Corporate hospitality and exclusive dinner packages are available.

Tickets: £75 - £170

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CARMINA BURANA
Sunday 10 July, 7.30pm

The Really Big Chorus returns with Carl Ordd's amazingly powerful choral cantata; a setting of poems by medieval monks on the unlikely themes of gluttony, wine and women!

Tickets: £10- £36

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BBC PROMS 2011
Friday 15 July - Saturday 10 September

The world's greatest classical music festival returns to the Hall for its 117th year.

Highlights this year include the returns to the BBC Proms of Gustavo Dudamel with the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Brian's colossal ‘Gothic' Symphony, a free Horrible Histories Prom for all the family, two Human Planet Proms with music by Nitin Sawhney and an intimate recital of solo violin works by JS Bach performed by Nigel Kennedy, as well as the annual festivities of the Last Night of the Proms and Proms in the Park.

For more information and for full listings, please visit www.royalalberthall.com or call the Box Office on 0845 401 5005.

Tickets from £5

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MORE AT THE HALL
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ELGAR ROOM
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HUSH IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROCKFEEDBACK PRESENT: THE WAVE PICTURES & UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
Saturday 9 July, 8.15pm

Continuing the Hall's commitment to supporting up and coming UK talent, hush offers new artists the opportunity to play the 350 capacity Elgar Room.
This hush features The Wave Pictures and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, with the final act TBC.
Not suitable for under-16s

Tickets: £7.50

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ELGAR COMEDY: EDINBURGH WARM-UPS
Each night two comedians en route to the Edinburgh Festival perform a preview of their upcoming show.
Shows begin at 8.30pm. Not suitable for under-16s
Supported by the British Comedy Guide

Wednesday 6 July - Ahir Shah and Andy Zaltzman

Tuesday 12 July - Tim Key and Idiots of Ants

Tickets: £8

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CLASSICAL COFFEE MORNINGS
Enjoy music by exciting young classical music artists.

In partnership with the Royal College of Music.

Sunday 3 July - Francesca Dego & Francesca Leonardi

Sunday 10 July - Kitty Whately

Tickets: £11, including hot drink and pastry

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CAFÉ CONSORT

IGNITE

Free lunchtime jazz and world music - just turn up and enjoy in the relaxed atmosphere of the Café from 12 noon.

 

Friday 15 July - Darius Brubeck Quartet

Friday 22 July - Sumudu

Friday 29 July - Chancery Blame & The Gadjo Club

Friday 5 August - Stephen Steinhaus Quartet

Friday 12 August - Sugar Kings

Friday 19 August - Kasaï Masaï

Friday 26 August - Moscow Drug Club

Free Entry

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IGNITE BRUNCH
Enjoy a welcome drink, two-course brunch menu, tea or coffee and vibrant live music from 11.30am. The perfect opportunity to relax and enjoy a lazy Sunday brunch!

Sunday 3 July - Jumoke Fashola

Sunday 10 July - Gill Manly & Simon Wallace

Sunday 14 August - Atila

Sunday 21 August - Juliet Kelly

Sunday 28 August - Fugata Quintet - Tango Nuevo

Charlie Wood Trio
Tickets: £28.50, £15 under 12s

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"POYEKHALI!" - YURI GAGARIN AND THE DAWN OF SPACE EXPLORATION
Thursday 9 June - Monday 4 July

Organised by the Science Photo Library and RIA Novosti, "Poyekhail!" ("Off we go!") marks the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's first human journey into outer space, with rarely seen pictures from throughout Gagarin's life.

 

Free Open Days:

Saturday 25 June, 11am - 3pm

Saturday 2 July, 10am - 2pm

Sunday 3 July, 11am - 3pm

Free Entry
Ground floor corridor
Enter through Door 1
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TOURS

Join our entertaining guides for a journey through the fascinating history of this iconic building and experience the excitement inside one of the most famous entertainment venues in the world. For further information please call the Box Office.

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EVENTS PREVIEW
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September 2011
10 Proms in the Park
18 Asia Rocks!
21 Adele
22 Elgar at the Royal Albert Hall
25 I Don't Feel Like Dancing

October 2011
3 Metronomy
5 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Tchaikovsky Portrait
8 Crosby & Nash
9 Four Seasons by Candlelight
11 Spiritualized
13 International Ballroom Dancing Championships 2011
14 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Best of Broadway
15 National Brass Band Championships
16 Alternative Hair Show
17 Pink Martini with the BBC Concert Orchesta
18 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: Symphonic Queen
20 Sezen Aksu
21 Matt Goss
22 Carmina Burana
23 Matrix Live
25-29 George Michael - Symphonica: The Orchestral Tour

November 2011
1 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: English Masterpieces
2 Tori Amos
3 Engelbert Humperdinck
5 Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy
14 ABBA The Show
16 Beverley Knight
17-20 Classical Spectacular
22 Rumer
25-26 Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
30 - 4 December AEGON Masters Tennis