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Northern Soul Orchestrated at Royal Festival Hall
Stuart Maconie and the BBC Concert Orchestra revisit Northern Soul’s dance-floor heritage in an orchestral concert on Wednesday 11 November.
Source checked · current programme and visitor/admission information; no live ticket availability is promised.
Club music heard through an orchestra
Broadcaster and curator Stuart Maconie joins conductor Joe Duddell, singers and the BBC Concert Orchestra for a programme rooted in the Northern Soul movement.
The official description looks back to the 1960s and 1970s club culture of northern England and the Midlands. This date offers a symphonic treatment of that heritage, not a claim that the original recording artists are appearing.
Date, venue & tickets
- Date
- 11 Nov 2026
- Venue
- Royal Festival Hall South Bank
- Start time
- 19:30 London local time. Doors and stage times are different.
- Duration
- Approximately two hours 30 minutes
- Tickets
- From £46; confirm selected seats and basket total Availability and prices can change.
Access, line-up and the journey home
- Access
- Check the specific official event and venue access arrangements before booking Venue access information
- Finish and running time
- Approximate total length two hours 30 minutes; no precise finish promised.
- Return journey
- Use your actual departure date and time in the journey planner, especially if you expect to leave after midnight.
- Date and start
- Wednesday 11 November 2026 · 19:30 GMT
- On stage
- BBC Concert Orchestra · Stuart Maconie · conductor Joe Duddell · singers
- Listed price
- From £46
- Published length
- Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes; subject to change
- Last source check
- 20 October 2026; live seat inventory not checked
On this page
Concert or all-nighter: make the distinction
Choose this if you want the songs and the orchestral setting to be the main event.
Do not book on the assumption that it is an all-night club session or that a dance floor is included. If dancing is essential to your group’s plan, check the specific venue arrangement before paying.
A concert inspired by a club movement and a club night answer different needs.
A simple listening plan
Our suggestion is to notice what the larger ensemble changes: the shape of a bass line, a vocal phrase or a familiar rhythmic accent.
You do not need to identify every recording to enjoy a programme with someone who does. Let the shared conversation happen before and afterwards rather than turning the event into a test of specialist knowledge.
No fixed song-by-song set list is promised here.
Set the budget from the seat you select
The page displayed standard entry from £46 and an approximate total length of two and a half hours when checked on 20 October.
It also warns that prices can change with demand. Compare the chosen seat, any eligibility-based rate and the final basket total.
We have verified a listed tariff and date, not a block of seats held at the headline amount.
A workable midweek outing
For a Wednesday concert, decide first whether everyone can reach Royal Festival Hall without rushing after work.
Keep dinner close to the venue or allow a relaxed meal afterwards only if the return journey supports it. The running time is approximate, so avoid making a precise finish the foundation of another booking.
Confirm any access arrangement before payment and use a current journey planner rather than an old transport notice.
Questions, answered
Is this a club all-nighter?
No. It is billed as an orchestral concert at Royal Festival Hall.
Who conducts?
Joe Duddell, with Stuart Maconie presenting and curating.
What is the starting tariff?
Standard entry was displayed from £46 at the 20 October source check; confirm current seats and the basket total.
