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
What's On at the Royal Albert Hall, London
BBC Proms 2026 - American Classics Tickets
BBC Proms: American Classics
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 24 August 2026
Marin Alsop leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in a barn-storming celebration of American music, with works including Bernstein?s West Side Story, Gershwin?s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and Copland?s Appalachian Spring....BBC Proms 2026 - Bond and Beyond Tickets
BBC Proms: Bond and Beyond
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and the BBC Concert Orchestra train their sights on the greatest hits from Skyfall, The Spy Who Loved Me and others, promising to leave you stirred, not shaken....Royal Albert Hall Songbook
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 25 August 2026
The Royal Albert Hall Songbook is a free, interactive concert which explores the vast musical history of one of the world?s most iconic venues....BBC Proms 2026 - The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss Tickets
BBC Proms: The Met Orchestra Plays Strauss
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 26 August 2026
The Metropolitan Opera?s Met Orchestra and Director Yannick N?zet-S?guin present a sumptuous all-Strauss programme that includes the final scene of the composer?s Salome, performed with celebrated South African soprano Elza van den Heever....BBC Proms 2026 - The Met Orchestra Plays Mahler Tickets
BBC Proms 2026 - Ultimate Calm Tickets
BBC Proms: The Met Orchestra Plays Mahler
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 27 August 2026
For their second concert of the season The Met Orchestra is joined by Joyce DiDonato for Mahler?s Ru?ckert- Lieder. We also heard the composer?s nature-loving Symphony No. 4 and Kaija Saariaho?s Lumi?re et pesanteur....BBC Proms: Ultimate Calm
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 27 August 2026
Scottish composer Erland Cooper leads an intimate late-night sequence inspired by Radio 3 Unwind?s Ultimate Calm series. A serene sequence for the night hours....BBC Proms 2026 - Altın Gün Tickets
BBC Proms: Altın Gün
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 28 August 2026
The Grammy-nominated Dutch-Turkish band brings its unique blend of psychedelic folk-rock to the Proms. They join forces with Jules Buckley and the BBC Symphony Orchestra to turn cool riffs and Anatolian folk textures into rich orchestral co...BBC Proms 2026 - Stravinsky and Prokofiev with the Oslo Philharmonic Tickets
BBC Proms: Stravinsky and Prokofiev with the Oslo Philharmonic
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 29 August 2026
Mirga Gra?inyt?-Tyla and the Oslo Philharmonic join maverick virtuoso Patricia Kopatchinskaja for Stravinsky?s Violin Concerto. We also hear ?yvind Torvund?s symphonic poem ?Forest Morning? and excerpts from Prokofiev?s ballet Romeo and Jul...BBC Proms 2026 - Berlioz's ‘The Damnation of Faust' Tickets
BBC Proms: Berlioz's ‘The Damnation of Faust'
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 30 August 2026
Jakob Lehmann and period-instrument group Les Si?cles bring to life Berlioz?s ?Dramatic Legend? in a concert performance with an international cast of soloists, including American tenor John Osborn, Gerald Finley and V?ronique Gens....BBC Proms 2026 - Enchanted - Alan Menken's Music for Disney Tickets
BBC Proms: Enchanted - Alan Menken's Music for Disney
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 31 August 2026
The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra is joined by performers from the National Youth Music Theatre to celebrate the music of Alan Menken, with sets from his scores to classic Disney films such as The Little Mermaid and Aladdin....BBC Proms 2026 - Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto Tickets
BBC Proms: Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Jakub Hr??a and the BBC Symphony Orchestra join Czech pianist Luk?? Vondr??ek for this Everest of Romantic piano concertos. Bookending the concert are Kapr?lov??s Suita rustica and Jan??ek?s best-loved orchestral work, the Sinfonietta....BBC Proms 2026 - Berlin Philharmonic Plays Elgar and Tchaikovsky Tickets
BBC Proms 2026 - Steve Reich at 90 Tickets
BBC Proms: Berlin Philharmonic Plays Elgar and Tchaikovsky
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 2 September 2026
The Berlin Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko return to the Proms with two works filled with musical secrets and concealed identities: Elgar?s ?Enigma? Variations and Tchaikovsky?s Symphony No. 4....BBC Proms: Steve Reich at 90
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 2 September 2026
The Gesualdo Six and the Colin Currie Group appear in a Late-Night Prom that combines choral works by Renaissance composers including Hildegard of Bingen, Josquin and P?rotin with Steve Reich?s take on traditional Hebrew Psalms, Tehillim....BBC Proms 2026 - Berlin Philharmonic Plays Beethoven and Scriabin Tickets
BBC Proms: Berlin Philharmonic Plays Beethoven and Scriabin
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 3 September 2026
The Berlin Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko return for their second Prom of the season, joining forces with Augustin Hadelich for Beethoven?s Violin Concerto before a performance Scriabin?s intoxicating Third Symphony....BBC Proms 2026 - Vaughan Williams's ‘Fantasia' and Symphony No. 9 Tickets
BBC Proms: Vaughan Williams's ‘Fantasia' and Symphony No. 9
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 4 September 2026
Andrew Manze conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a celebration of English music, featuring works by Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten....BBC Proms 2026 - Martha Argerich Plays Beethoven Tickets
BBC Proms: Martha Argerich Plays Beethoven
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 5 September 2026
Legendary pianist Martha Argerich returns to the Proms, joining Lahav Shani and the Munich Philharmonic for Beethoven?s Second Piano Concerto. We also hear Louise Farrenc?s dramatic Overture No. 2 and the final symphony by Brahms....BBC Proms 2026 - Dvořák's ‘New World' Symphony Tickets
BBC Proms 2026 - John Wilson Conducts the Sinfonia of London Strings Tickets
BBC Proms: Dvořák's ‘New World' Symphony
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 6 September 2026
The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sakari Oramo perform Dvo??k?s famous ?New World? Symphony alongside a new Triple Concerto by Gwilym Simcock featuring three former BBC Young Musician finalists: Jess Gillam, Ben Goldscheider and Sheku Kanneh-M...BBC Proms: John Wilson Conducts the Sinfonia of London Strings
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 6 September 2026
John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London present a concert of English music, pairing two works by Britten ? the Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge and orchestral song-cycle Les illuminations ? with music by Berkeley, Bridge and Imogen Hols...BBC Proms 2026 - Rattle Conducts Schumann Tickets
BBC Proms: Rattle Conducts Schumann
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 7 September 2026
Robert Schumann is in the spotlight for Sir Simon Rattle and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, who present the overture to Genoveva, his much-loved Second Symphony and ? with soloist Isabelle Faust ? his enigmatic Violin Concerto....BBC Proms 2026 - Rachmaninov Bartók and Varèse Tickets
BBC Proms 2026 - Weyes Blood and the Jules Buckley Orchestra Tickets
BBC Proms: Rachmaninov Bartók and Varèse
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 8 September 2026
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth celebrate the orchestra?s 90th anniversary with a snapshot of a golden year in musical history, performing works written in 1936 by Bart?k, Rachmaninov and Var?se....BBC Proms: Weyes Blood and the Jules Buckley Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 8 September 2026
Jules Buckley and his own hand-picked ensemble return to the Proms with Weyes Blood ? aka Natalie Mering ? for an orchestral exploration of the American singer-songwriter?s wistful, transcendent folk-pop....BBC Proms 2026 - Strauss's ‘Four Last Songs' Tickets
BBC Proms: Strauss's ‘Four Last Songs'
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 9 September 2026
Pawe? Kapu?a conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for its final Prom of the season. They perform works by Hans Werner Henze, Schubert and Mahler before soprano Natalya Romaniw takes to the stage for Richard Strauss?s famous musical ...BBC Proms 2026 - Bach's Mass in B minor with Arcangelo Tickets
BBC Proms: Bach's Mass in B minor with Arcangelo
Royal Albert Hall, London
Thursday 10 September 2026
Continuing their Proms performances of sacred Baroque masterpieces, Arcangelo and Music Director Jonathan Cohen return with an exciting team of soloists to perform J. S. Bach?s Mass in B minor, one of the most powerful and universal stateme...BBC Proms 2026 - Mahler's Ninth with the Mahler Academy Orchestra Tickets
BBC Proms: Mahler's Ninth with the Mahler Academy Orchestra
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 11 September 2026
Musicians from across Europe come together under Philipp von Steinaecker in the Mahler Academy Orchestra?s Proms debut. They perform Mahler?s monumental Ninth Symphony, journeying from the first movement?s brooding farewell to the radiant f...BBC Proms - Last Night of the Proms
Auditorium
Saturday 12 September 2026
The culmination of a summer of over 80 concerts - including at venues around the country - classical music's greatest international party draws the 2026 Proms to a close while echoing some of the themes of the season. Superstar pianist Yuj...Beethoven's Ninth 2026
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 19 September 2026
Experience an evening of musical greatness at the Royal Albert Hall with an concert celebrating the genius of Beethoven....Beethoven's Ninth 2026 - London Philharmonic Orchestra London Tickets
The Planets 2026
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 19 September 2026
Join us as we journey to the stars with Holst?s The Planets, from fiery battles to shimmering serenity. ...The Planets 2026 - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London Tickets
Magic at the Musicals
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 20 September 2026
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...Snow Patrol
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 21 - Thursday 24 September 2026
Dundee-formed Northern Irish trio Snow Patrol have carved out a unique place for themselves by constantly delivering melancholic ballads and music of depth that's painted from a broad palette. They shot to fame with their third album, Final...Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at 80
Royal Albert Hall, London
Wednesday 23 September 2026
Vasily Petrenko conducts a big anniversary celebration concert as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra turns 80....Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In Concert Tickets
Royal Albert Hall, London
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 September 2026
Harry Potter and the Philosopher?s Stone In Concert at London Royal Albert Hall...Royal Albert Hall Inside Out Tour
Royal Albert Hall, London
Saturday 26 September 2026
Conceived by Prince Albert and realised by his supporters, a cultural-educational quarter known as Albertopolis was built in South Kensington, central to which is the Royal Albert Hall. On an Inside Out Tour, you'll join a friendly tour gui...Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone™ In Concert (PG)
Royal Albert Hall, London
Sunday 27 September 2026
Experience the momentous scenes from the film on a giant HD screen all whilst John Williams? unforgettable score is performed live. ...Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree)
Royal Albert Hall, London
Monday 28 September - Thursday 29 October 2026
Steven Wilson is an self taught composer, musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Hemel Hempstead. Currently a successful solo artist with three UK Top 5 albums to his name, he was the founder, guitarist, lead vocalist and...First Aid Kit
Royal Albert Hall, London
Tuesday 29 - Wednesday 30 September 2026
Blending the bright indie folk vocal harmonies and pastoral, contemplative songwriting inspired by the likes of Fleet Foxes, Leonard Cohen, Emmylou Harris and Simon & Garfunkel, Stockholm sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg have topped the ...How to get to the Royal Albert Hall, London
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