Age of Consent - Live & Reimagined (London)

Name: Age of Consent - Live & Reimagined (London)
Start: 2026-05-24T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Southbank Centre, London, SE1 8, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Southbank Centre, London, SE1 8, United Kingdom | London, EN

his re-energised and revitalised performance, presented by The Chateau, originally created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the record, is a collective call to action for the work still to be done in the fight for queer and trans liberation.
The show features a powerhouse line-up including feminist punk icon Beth Ditto, legendary cabaret and performance artist David Hoyle and remarkable art-pop vocalist David McAlmont. Plus, we’ve got Bishi, Planningtorock and Tom Rasmussen bringing their musical prowess to the line-up. Having performed on the original album in 1984, the Pink Singers, Europe’s longest-running LGBTQ+ choir, are making a special return to the show for 2026 with an 80-person strong chorus. Alongside them, The Chateau Collective, a specially curated queer house band, perform bold new arrangements of the record.
The Age of Consent’s brand of bold, political synth-pop took the charts by storm with era-defining hits like ‘Smalltown Boy’ and ‘Why?’
An unashamed portrait of radical queerness in 1980s Britain, the record was a pivotal moment in LGBTQIA+ cultural history and a beacon of hope for a disenfranchised generation.
The Age of Consent is presented four decades on with its message as relevant today as ever, as the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights continues.
Musicians include KK Brown (percussion), Maxie Cheer (drums), Chris Clarke (harp) and Tom Foskett-Barnes (keys/musical director/arranger) with more to be announced.
The Age of Consent is curated and produced by Laurie Belgrave, founder of The Chateau, with arrangements by Tom Foskett-Barnes and curation consultancy by Lulu Manning.
The Chateau is an LGBTQIA+ record label and arts incubator born in south-east London. They’ve worked with Glastonbury Festival, British Film Institute and the Southbank Centre’s own Meltdown festival.