Four weekends of sound
Enjoy four free-to-attend weekends of live music and performance. With special curators like Footsie, Jamz Supernova, Shy One, FLOHIO and more building the lineups, this is where sound lives and culture moves.
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The Music is Black Festival
A celebration of sound, culture and community across an eight-month series of events. With four live festival weekends across the summer and a full programme of related events. Led by the artists, creators and collectives who built the legacy of Black British music and shape what’s next. From soundsystem culture to queer collectives. From Black women changing music to Afrofuturist artists driving it forward. Shaped by the stories, voices and movements that define it.
Don't miss the rest of the programme
Alongside the festival weekends, you can also experience an eight-month programme of additional events with music, exhibitions, talks, film screenings, club nights, dance performances and digital content.
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Festival Skills Programme
In partnership with London Legacy Development Corporation, East Bank is continuing its work with the Good Growth Hub, a creative industries skills and training centre based at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to deliver the East Bank Creative Academy. The programme delivered by A New Direction supports children and young people across London to develop their creativity, shape culture, and access pathways into the sector.
As part of the Festival, the Academy will work with East Bank partners and local creative organisations to present a programme of careers events and masterclasses inspired by the festival themes. These sessions will connect young people with industry professionals, helping them build networks and gain first-hand insight into careers in the creative industries, alongside 16–20 commissioned freelance roles supporting pathways into employment. These roles will span social media and marketing, photography, content creation, event management and production, artist liaison, stage management, and sound and lighting. More information is available here.
Find out moreEast Bank partners
The Music is Black Festival is the first season of combined event programming from East Bank at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Inspired by V&A East Museum's inaugural exhibition 'The Music is Black: A British Story', the programming is led by East Bank partners V&A East, Sadler's Wells East, UCL, the BBC and London College of Fashion, UAL.
East Bank represents the biggest ever cultural investment by the Mayor of London; it is a powerhouse for creativity, innovation and learning, helping to support local young people into training and employment opportunities.
Bloomberg Connects is the official digital guide for East Bank and the East Bank Festival. Find all East Bank content with behind-the-scenes insights on the Bloomberg Connects app.
