Vintage By Hemingway
VINTAGE FRINGE
We had been scouring Britain for cool vintage inspired stuff that is not strictly music, nor strictly fashion, art, design or film. We hereby offered you....( imagine a drum roll here ) ...... The Vintage Fringe
Vintage Tours Southbank
Online city guide The Vintage Guide to London and Penny Dreadful Vintage boutique had teamed up to transport you back to 1951 and the original Festival of Britain. Their twice daily tours of the Southbank evoked the spirit and splendour of the Festival of Britain - dubbed "a tonic for the nation" - explored its cultural context, architectural grandeur and long-term legacy. We found out how the festival site would have looked like back then, what attractions visitors could have expected, heard anecdotes and personal memories about the Festival and the Southbank site and discover its lasting influence on design and British culture.
To read our little blog and meet the guides click HERE
Tours were twice daily - at 11 and 14: 30.
They were free to attend. Meeting point was at the riverside entrance to the Royal Festival Hall (next to Foyles).
Peter Blake CCA Art Bus
The CCA Art Bus was thrilled to be returning to Vintage. The art bus is a mobile work of art designed by Sir Peter Blake, it is also a mobile art gallery. Sir Peter designed the bus in classic pop art style, with the aim of creating a rock 'n' roll tour bus for art and artists - being on board is like taking a trip back in time to the swinging sixties! You could hop on board to see an exhibition of artwork by the Godfather of Pop Art including his iconic 'Sgt.Pepper' in our top deck gallery, or put your feet up in the lower deck groovy lounge area. Sir Peter was on board over the course of the weekend... along with a few other surprises.
QEH Slip Road, 12-8pm
Admission Free
British Music Experience Bus 
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
The BME bus was equipped with everything you needed to make, record and sample music with an exhibition that offers you a flavour of music from the last 60 years. Throughout Vintage; the Co-operative made Queens Walk their home as they invite you come inside the BME Route master and take part in workshops ranging from making and uploading a new track to getting the inside info on the music industry. We hope you didn’t miss live performances from young up and coming musicians.
Queens Walk, 12-8pm
Admission Free
Rhythm of London
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
Busking has real Vintage Pedigree and is supported by the London Mayor, Rhythm of London puts a spotlight on the wealth of London’s young musical talent and offers them the chance to perform in busking spots across the city. Over Vintage we offered the bandstand over to the musical talent of the future, and invited you to come along and be a part of history to see young stars in the making.
Festival Terrace Level 2
Admission Free, 4-8pm
Vintage Cinema Bus
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
The Vintage Mobile Cinema is a unique slice of cinema and automotive history, which combines to give the audience an exciting film viewing experience unavailable anywhere else. We invited you to step in and watch some classic films.
Presented to you by Vue
QEH Slip Road
Admission Free, 12-8pm
Pink Bus
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
In response to today's throwaway society, artists Victoria Brook and Caroline Fletcher have created The Pink Bus. A double-decker treasure trove, the Bus has been transformed using rescued and recycled once-loved possessions otherwise destined for the landfill. Climb aboard and explore this cavern of kitsch, crammed with discarded bric-a-brac to relive memories of past decades and rediscover long-forgotten curios. Canoodle in Love Corner, complete with Mills and Boon wallpaper, snuggle up in the double bed, and marvel at the tasteless portrait gallery that leads you up to the junk-adorned top deck, which doubles up as a cosy performance space for live music, poetry, story-telling and stand-up comedy.
‘The Pink Bus is decorated with the most insane layers of kitsch. Imagine a public transport system provided by the cast of Abigail's Party and which peaks in a minibar wallpapered with Demis Roussos LP covers. The whole joint reeks, spiritually, of advocaat.’
Caitlin Moran, The Times
The Pink Bus continues its UK tour, delighting visitors from the Edinburgh Fringe to Glastonbury. One of its many stops was the banks of the Thames where it brings its unique retro charm Southbank Centre's Vintage Festival.
QEH Slip Road, 12-8pm
Admission Free
Chap Olympiad
Fri 29-Sun 31 July
The Chap Olympiad has been Britain’s most eccentric sporting event since 2005. It is a sporting contest for the unathletic, the unfit and the exceptionally well-dressed. Individual events test essential Chappish skills such as the ability to wield an umbrella while riding a bicycle, accurately toss a trilby on to a hat stand and cause a lady to swoon through caddish behaviour. Points were awarded for panache, archly-raised eyebrows and maintaining an immaculate crease in one’s trousers. Breaking a sweat, grunting or vulgar displays of victorious pride are penalised. Any contestant yielding a negative result in tests for alcohol content in the blood was immediately disqualified. For more info on The Chap at Vintage click here.
Jubilee Gardens, 1.00-2.30pm
Admission Free
WWF Fishing Net artwork
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
You were invited to join the WWF and pledge your support for the protection of natural environments across the world. Add a thought or pledge to a piece of cotton and tie this to an up-cycled fishing net that grew in content over Vintage at Southbank Centre.
Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, 12-8pm
Admission Free
Exhibition Match
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
110 years since the foundation of the Table Tennis Association, Exhibition Match put a new spin on the classic British game of Table Tennis. Dunlop had donated five full sized table tennis tables to the project. Five artists and designers customised a table tennis table each. This meant altering its shape, structure, appearance, anything really, although the tables remained, in some way, playable.The Artists and Designers were: Cristina Guitian, Kelly Hoppen, Wayne Hemingway,William Hardie and Will Nash. The Tables were open for visitors to play on over the three days, there was also be exhibition matches featuring special guests and past and future stars of UK Table Tennis.
QEH Fox Outdoor Theatre, 12-8pm
Admission Free
The St Bride Foundation Letterpress and Bookbinding 
The High Street, 12-8pm
Admission Free with a suggested donation
The Afloat
The AFLOAT concept was freeing art in exhibiting one off art installations on the back of my 1979 Electric Milk Float. 
Taking art to the people, touring the streets and to special events.
Tally Ho! Cycle Tours 
Fri 29 – Sun 31 July
Atop a classic 1920's style British made bicycle, lucky cyclists were able to enjoy a turn around some of London’s most recognisable landmarks, as well as some of it’s hidden wonders, whilst being treated to commentary from an experienced Tally Ho tour leader and British Cinema expert Richard Dacre. We have a whole page dedicated to Tally Ho! here
Jubilee Gardens, daily departures at 10.00, 13.00 & 16.00
Tickets from For more info and to book tickets click here
The Vintage Love Boat
WE INVITED YOU TO STEP ABOARD THE VINTAGE LOVE BOAT AS WE CELEBRATE LOVE AND PRESENT A CARNIVAL OF ALL THINGS NAUTICAL KITSCH & DISCO
Imagine you had been paraded back into the late 60s, 70s or 80s... you were all set for a gala of guilty pleasures along the banks of the River Thames... Swept away by the spectacle that is The Vintage Love Boat!
The Vintage Love Boat is £20 per ticket (+ booking fee) & will set sail from Festival Pier, the heart of the Vintage Marketplace! Book Tickets
OUT OF BOUNDS MUSIC HOSTING THE BANDSTAND STAGE
On Southbank Centre Square’s bandstand, you could listen to a range of Vintage-dressed musicians who entertained you whilst you nibbled on something delicious from the Real Food Market. We saw some stars of the future, and felt smug that we were there at the beginning! The free programme will run from 12-8pm each day. The Line Up is as follows!
Jade Sara
Adam Owen
Renny Field
Louiza Friday
Ellie Cornell
Daniel Handley
Lord Cee-Jay
Felicity Kaya
Kay Elizabeth
Cherie Jones
Up Down Go Machine
www.outofboundsmusic.co.uk
