From merch to match-day looks and shirts to sticker books, this Late at Tate Britain will explore the creative influence of the beautiful game. Discover how football is inspiring designers, collectors, writers, artists, photographers and fans today.
We will showcase how iconic teams and much-loved players have had a lasting impact on culture beyond the pitch. Discover how football is the driver for online and offline community-building and the inspo for creative platforms that bring new perspectives on the game.
Music and Match Screening
Hiteca DJ set
Djanogly Lawn
18.00-20:00
Hiteca kicks off the night with a special set. Listen out for his footy-inspired half time mix in tribute to the beautiful game during the England vs Ireland screening.
England vs Ireland
Djanogly Lawn
20.00-22.00
Watch the Lionesses take on the Girls in Green in their penultimate qualifier for the 2025 Euros.
Workshops
Hollaaaa.FC
Story Space
18:00-21:30
Choose your favourite player or customise your own Panini-inspired collectors' card to take home, illustrated by @hollaaaa.fc.
Nicole Chui
Taylor Digital Studio
18:00-21:30
Stitch players names on pre-loved football kits in this drop-in workshop that mixes nostalgia and celebrates the love of the game through embroidery and sport. With artist Nicole Chui.
Versus presents: The Network
Turner Galleries
19.00-21.00
VERSUS takes over Late at Tate with ‘The Network’: a unique event that will give those with a desire to work in football 1:1 access to some of the most creative and disruptive minds in the game right now.
While every football fan at some stage dreams of becoming a pro baller, less than 1% of players in elite academies ever make a Premier League appearance. But as the beautiful game becomes more culturally fluid and far reaching than ever before, there are more ways than ever to make a career in the sport.
Writers. Photographers. Directors. Agents. Content creators. Campaigners. Activists. Football is an industry that can truly be for everyone and anyone.
‘The Network’ will see a squad of professionals take to the stage for a live panel, before the event breaks into a mixer event where our guests will be able to seek advice, guidance and knowledge on a 1:1 level.
Join us and take your first step into football’s creative industry.
Talks
SEASON zine presents: Football Fashion Vibe Check Panel
Art Now
18:45-19:15
Debate the ins and outs of football's connection to fashion in 2024 and leave with new opinions on how the game is inspiring designers and stylists today.
Explore
SEASON zine presents: Football Fashion Not Merch
Room 8
18:00-22:00
A display of seminal football and fashion designs to admire and appreciate from London-based designers.
Playing Away
Prints and Drawings Room
18.00-22.00
See a series of prints from the Tate collection documenting ad-hoc pitches found across South Africa. Documented by artist Neville Gabie who in 1998 travelled around the world taking photos of makeshift pitches.
Library and Archives Show and Share
Reading Rooms
18.00-20.00
Explore a curated selection of Tate archival materials relating to football, fandom, community and sport.
Bars
Djanogly Lawn
18.00-22.00
Manton Foyer
18.00-22.00
Quiet Space
Millbank Studio
18.00-22.00
Need a break? Reset your senses and recharge in this quiet, access-friendly and wellness-inspired room, full of things to activate each your senses or distract your mind.
