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The O2 announces second Rod Stewart date after ‘phenomenal demand’
Rod Stewart has added a second and final show to his ‘Time’ tour at The O2 in London in September.
Album review: Sigur Rós – Kveikur
Their trademark glacial, widescreen and delicate beauty is blown into stormier waters following the departure of multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson. The result? No lifeboats needed.
Album review: Miles Kane – Don’t Forget Who You Are
The Paul Weller-endorsed, choppy Brit-rock boy returns, but is there any staying power beneath the bold sonic bluster?
Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups
A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.
Music review: Josh Groban’s All That Echoes tour at The O2
The last time Josh Groban was in London on tour he played the Hammersmith Apollo, a relatively small, pretty intimate venue.
Have a whale of a time at Moby Dick! The Musical
A musical theatre group is getting ready to make a splash with its latest show, a St Trinian’s-esque production.
Restaurant review: Bird of Smithfield, Finsbury, EC1
»A new restaurant near Smithfield Market always conjures exciting images of meat, and the well-lauded opening of Bird of Smithfield is no exception.
Graeae’s tale of limbless knight to ask theatre-goers at Greenwich festival what it means to be alive
Jenny Sealey, co-director of the London 2012 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, writes about a new production by Hackney-based disabled-led theatre company Graeae, which will be shown at the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival.
Film review: Man of Steel
When Christopher Nolan rebooted Batman in 2005, everyone breathed a sigh of relief - at last, the days of cheesy, over the top superhero films was over, in their place, new, darker, grittier retellings.
In pictures: 13 London buildings pick up top architectural award
Modernist family houses in Tower Hamlets, a sculptural Energy Centre at the Olympic Park and a state-of-the-art cancer treatment centre in Camden are among 13 buildings in London which have been given a national architectural award.
Picture gallery: Man of Steel premiere
A little rain didn’t prove to be kryptonite for the stars of the new Superman film as they descended on Leicester Square for the premiere of the movie.
Popstars take to Thames stage in G8 poverty campaign
Singer-songwriter Paloma Faith joined other artists to perform outside the Tate Modern gallery this afternoon as part of a campaign to fight world poverty.
I have come to terms with ‘older women’ roles, says Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, who will grace London’s Old Vic theatre when a new show opens this week, has said she has come to terms with taking on the roles of “older women”.
Top 10: The Big Noise Festival’s favourite places in Peckham
In Peckham and don’t know where to go for a touch of culture or a bite to eat?
Former Broadway musical about con artist from Iowa to be performed in Ilford
A 1950s hit Broadway musical following the life of a con artist from Iowa will be played out in Redbridge next week.
Musicians find new way to protest as they urge G8 to act on world hunger
Will.i.am, Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons are among the stars who have recorded new versions of celebrated protest songs to highlight issues of global poverty.
Design Museum to recreate original Paul Smith boutique
A London museum is going to recreate the tiny shop where Sir Paul Smith launched his fashion empire as part of a new exhibition about the designer.
Album review: Queens Of The Stone Age – ...Like Clockwork
Josh Homme spreads his creative wings, with startling results.
Album review: Big Deal – June Gloom
Fleshing out their understated but beautiful debut, this London duo deliver a beguiling follow-up.
Picasso’s work to auction at ‘accessible’ prices in London sale
Original work by Picasso will sell in London later this month for just a few hundred pounds a pop, it has been announced.
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