South Bank’s sprawling outdoor venue Between The Bridges is now open for the 2025 season — bringing back its signature mix of street food, riverside views and a packed line-up of live events, DJs and drag brunches.

Between the Bridges: The Lowdown

Tucked between the London Eye and the Thames, the space has become one of the capital’s go-to warm weather hangouts. This year’s programme runs from spring through to late summer and includes a mix of free and ticketed nights, covering everything from throwback club nights to brass band reworks of 00s indie hits.

Between the Bridges: What’s On

Highlights include the return of the Old Dirty Brasstards (2nd May), the ten-piece brass band famed for their chaotic, high-energy takes on noughties classics. Barrioke — Barry from EastEnders’ cult karaoke night — is also back (9th May), as is Swiftageddon (25th May), the Taylor Swift-themed party for those who know all the words.

Later in the month, Femininomenon returns (30th May) with a full femme-powered DJ lineup, and Redfreya & Friends takes over on 31 May with a heavyweight daytime session featuring Super Flu, Marcus Worgull and more. On 7th June, queens Tomara Thomas and Michael Marouli headline another edition of the ever-popular drag brunch series.

Meanwhile, the venue’s resident DJs take over Thursday to Sunday, with free-entry sets spanning everything from house and hip-hop to cosmic disco. Thursdays lean nostalgic with garage and R&B, Fridays are for disco heads, Saturdays mean pop anthems, and Sundays wind down with Balearic beats and leftfield grooves.

Between The Bridges is open all summer — no tickets needed for most nights, just a good weather forecast and some stamina.

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The Queen’s Walk, London SE1