LIVE MUSIC
Future Rhythms: CHEZA LUCINA B2B Maldita Vaina
CHEZA LUCINA and Maldita Vaina play back-to-back in a free Southbank Centre foyer set that connects Caribbean, African and global club sounds.
The essentials, in one place
Choose your date, check your ticket and plan the journey.
- Date
- 20 Sept 2026
- Venue
- Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer South Bank
- What time does it start?
- 15:30 London local time. A door opening time is not a stage time.
- How long is it?
- Approximately 1 hour
- Tickets
- Free; no ticket required Availability and prices can change.
Access, line-up and the journey home
- Access
- All ages; under-12s must be accompanied by an adult Venue access information ↗
- Finish and running time
- Allow extra time for any introduction, interval and exit queues; confirm the full event length with the venue.
- Return journey
- Use your actual departure date and time in the journey planner, especially if you expect to leave after midnight.
- Date
- Sunday 20 September 2026
- Start
- 15:30
- Runtime
- Approximately 1 hour
- Venue
- Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer
- Admission
- Free; no ticket required
- Age
- All ages; under-12s with an adult
The quick decision
Choose this if you want an energetic Sunday-afternoon music stop without a ticket or late finish. The official listing gives a 15:30 start and an approximate one-hour runtime in the Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer. It is a standing, public foyer set rather than a reserved-seat concert, so capacity and sightlines may vary.
Who is playing?
Maldita Vaina is a Dominican-Sudanese trans non-binary DJ whose sets connect Caribbean rhythm, African electronic music and Afro- and Arab-diasporic club sounds. The organiser notes appearances at Elsewhere and Bossa Nova Civic Club in Brooklyn, Sala Sol in Madrid and Dalston Superstore. CHEZA LUCINA is described as an artivist and DJ whose selections move across soca, dembow, amapiano, jungle, dubstep and garage; published appearances include Somerset House, Secret Garden Party, Howl, Riposte, Queer Rave and Popola.
What the back-to-back format means
B2B means the two DJs share the set and respond to each other rather than presenting two separate concerts. Expect quick changes of tempo and style, with dance-floor energy shaped by Caribbean and African diasporic sounds. No track list or exact running order is published, so the musical description is a guide to their stated styles, not a promised playlist.
Admission and age rule
Southbank Centre lists the event as free with no ticket required. It is suitable for all ages, and children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Free admission does not guarantee space if the foyer reaches safe capacity; check the live organiser page before travel and arrive early enough to find the correct foyer.
Venue, access and travel
Queen Elizabeth Hall is part of the Southbank Centre complex beside Royal Festival Hall. Waterloo is the closest large rail and Underground interchange for many journeys; Embankment is across the river. Use TfL for live routing and the venue access page for current step-free routes, lift information and assistance rather than relying on a generic map pin.
Build a compact South Bank plan
The set follows Duckie’s 14:00 discussion in the nearby Clore Ballroom, whose listed runtime is about 90 minutes; the timings overlap at 15:30, so treat them as alternatives unless you are comfortable leaving one early. For a calmer extension, add the free riverside art route or a South Bank meal after the set instead of crossing London for another fixed booking.
Freshness and source
Checked against the direct Southbank Centre event page on 20 September 2026. LONNOW removes the listing from active discovery after the stated approximate finish; Southbank Centre remains the final authority for capacity, cancellation, access and any same-day change.
