Why Meltdown:Not your typical cider-in-the-park festival, this annual series of London gigs — the longest-running artist-curated music festival in London — reaches its 28th festival in 2024. The legendary singer, songwriter and all around superstar that is Chaka Khan was recently announced as...
After he took up the bass guitar at age sixteen, his earliest gigs were in 1964 for the Selfs, which later evolved into the Syn. In 1968, Squire formed Yes with singer Jon Anderson; he would remain the band's sole bassist for the next 47 years. Squire was widely regarded as the ...
Browse all manner of craft objects atMade London. Image: Mapperia FOR THE CULTURE:A festival honouring Blackness through art, performance, conversation, love, and joy,For The Culturecomes to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. The programme includes performances, gigs and special events, all with a lo...
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources. Robb Storme – lead vo...
The stadium is an extremely good venue for gigs. We were standing and the atmosphere was immense. Security and queuing on the way in was well managed, there was free drinking water at multiple points inside the stadium and an extensive range of bars and food outlets (a bit pricey, bu...
Things to do in London in March, April and May 2024 Cultural events in London this spring WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH:March is Women's History Month, so there's plenty going on to celebrate the achievements of women and non-binary people, including exhibitions and one-off events, as well as ...
George and Ringo went from being Britain’s most popular band to international stardom. The images reveal McCartney’s personal perspective on what it was like to be a Beatle at the start of what became known as ‘Beatlemania’ through images captured everywhere from gigs in Liverpool and Londo...
London Gigs Diary: 18 – 24 April 2011by Ben Urdang published: 18 Apr 2011 in London Gigs The Glastonbury line-up was fleshed out last week just ahead of the remaining tickets being snapped up. In some strange scheduling, Morrissey will be warming the Pyramid Stage crowd up ahead of U2 ...
I was hunting around for a great photo from one of these gigs, but I kept coming back to this picture of Dave Swarbrick and Martin Carthy. It’s a promo shot from the 60s and the woman is a Danish weightlifter… and she really was holding them up. Marvellous. ...
A night out in London could mean anything from throbbing techno clubs to intimate indie gigs and late-night performances at art galleries. Soho is a good starting point for after-dark fun, offering cool cocktail bars and some of the best LGBTQ+ venues, including the iconic superclub Heaven....