EAR Present
London's Southbank Centre lends us their EARs
The eclectic hub for free new music and performance presented by Southbank Centre's multi-talented group of Emerging Artists in Residence (EAR) returns for the third time. The line-up on 11 April includes, hot from a US tour, Riz MC presenting his forthcoming EP as a live set. There are also full band performances from Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and Natascha Eleonoré, debuting a new live band line-up featuring fellow EAR Renell Shaw. Other artists on the bill, spanning jazz, hip-hop, experimental and way beyond, include Ping Lee, Braydz, Nila Raja and Max Hallett.
Threading across the night, April's EAR Present throws a spotlight on some of the most exciting spoken word talent around, with guest artists Dockers MC and Polar Bear Poet, alongside EAR Yemisi Blake.
This event takes place in the Clore Ballroom from 8.30 on Friday the 11th of April 2008.
Find out more about free events at the Southbank Centre.
How to get there
Rail - Waterloo, Waterloo East or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross.
Underground - The closest tube stations are Waterloo (on the Northern, Bakerloo & Jubilee lines), Southwark (on the Jubilee line) or walk over the Hungerford Bridge from Embankment (on the Northern, Bakerloo, District and Circle lines).
Buses - All the following buses stop on Waterloo Bridge and you can take the steps down to Southbank on either side of the bridge or use the pavements that slope down away from the river and then double back to take you to Upper Ground, which runs behind the Southbank Centre: 1, 4, 26, 59, 68, 76, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68, Riverside Bus (RV1 - which also stops on Upper Ground which runs by the back of the Southbank Centre). 77 (Upper Ground near the Festival Hall), 211 & 507 (Waterloo Road near the main station), 381 (Stamford Street). 45, 63 & 100 all stop at the southern end of Blackfriars Bridge, and there is a 10 minute walk along the riverside to the Southbank Centre.
