Scritti Politti
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XX , [Venue Details]From the underground scene to the top of the UK pop charts – Green Gartside has credentials few figures in pop can claim.
After witnessing a show by the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, and The Heartbreakers while at university in Leeds in 1976, Green Gartside felt as if he had been ‘given permission’ to form a band. Scritti Politti was the result. A Camden-based, squat-dwelling collective who produced what he terms as ‘scratchy-collapsy’ music, all tumbling drums, stumbling reggae bass lines, and tinny guitars.
A clutch of singles and EPs followed, culminating in Songs To Remember, the band’s debut album melding philosophical ideals with a burgeoning pop sensibility. This album also marked the beginning of their relationship with Rough Trade Records, which would become a key foundation as Scritti Politti’s creative universe grew.
Gartside’s sense of creative adventure led to a tectonic shift in Cupid & Psyche 85, a pop masterpiece and a landmark in music production, which spawned numerous hits, including ‘Perfect Way’, ‘Absolute’, and ‘The Word Girl’.
Scritti Politti’s sense of artistic adventure echoes through all their glittering golden pop – 2006’s White Bread Black Beer was released on Rough Trade’s label and received a Mercury Prize nomination.
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Concessions: No
Performer name: Scritti Politti
Age restriction: 14+. Under-14s must be accompanied by an adult
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Scritti Politti
Saturday, 18 Jul 2026 @3.00pm
Southbank Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, SE1 8XXMore Information
From the underground scene to the top of the UK pop charts – Green Gartside has credentials few figures in pop can claim.
After witnessing a show by the Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, and The Heartbreakers while at university in Leeds in 1976, Green Gartside felt as if he had been ‘given permission’ to form a band. Scritti Politti was the result. A Camden-based, squat-dwelling collective who produced what he terms as ‘scratchy-collapsy’ music, all tumbling drums, stumbling reggae bass lines, and tinny guitars.
A clutch of singles and EPs followed, culminating in Songs To Remember, the band’s debut album melding philosophical ideals with a burgeoning pop sensibility. This album also marked the beginning of their relationship with Rough Trade Records, which would become a key foundation as Scritti Politti’s creative universe grew.
Gartside’s sense of creative adventure led to a tectonic shift in Cupid & Psyche 85, a pop masterpiece and a landmark in music production, which spawned numerous hits, including ‘Perfect Way’, ‘Absolute’, and ‘The Word Girl’.
Scritti Politti’s sense of artistic adventure echoes through all their glittering golden pop – 2006’s White Bread Black Beer was released on Rough Trade’s label and received a Mercury Prize nomination.
Admission: To be confirmed
Concessions: No
Performer name: Scritti Politti
Age restriction: 14+. Under-14s must be accompanied by an adult
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