Music See all
Band hit new high with rooftop performance at The O2
American rock band 30 Seconds to Mars took to the roof of the The O2 today for a special acoustic set.
Free bike checks extended into three more boroughs
Barclays has extended its free bike checks to another three boroughs to celebrate Bike Week and so riders can stay safe on London’s roads.
Stephen Lawrence memorial concert line-up announced
A concert in memory of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence will feature Emeli Sande, Rizzle Kicks and Labrinth amongst many others.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Arts See all
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- Popstars take to Thames stage in G8 poverty campaign
- Design Museum to recreate original Paul Smith boutique
- Picasso’s work to auction at ‘accessible’ prices in London sale
- Exhibition review: Today I’ve Been You by Christian Vogt
- John Constable masterpiece acquired in Tate deal
- Tate Modern ‘live encounters’ artist up for Turner Prize
- Outgoing National Theatre chief says ‘contradiction at heart’ of government’s art funding approach
Books See all
- Romance and politics mix for Sandra Howard
- Sophie McKenzie reaches out to a more grown-up audience
- Hilary Mantel misses out on awards treble at London ceremony
- Malorie Blackman will fight library closures as Children’s Laureate
- Tina Seskis took big steps to pen ‘One Step Too Far’
- From dog in night-time to a tortoise enclosure at London Zoo
- Dannie Abse ponders fleeting inspiration in new poetry collection
- Sebastian Faulks in discussion with Mariella Frostrup at Woolwich Centre
Cinema See all
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- DVD review: The Last Stand
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- Fast And Furious 6 ‘will not be the last’, says Vin Diesel at Leicester Square premiere
- Film review: Iron Man 3
Days Out See all
- Watch out, a clumsy anteater’s about at London Zoo’s late-night events
- Works depicting psychological consequences of nuclear tests to exhibit in capital
- Things to do in London to mark 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation
- London Eye capsule renamed in honour of Queen’s coronation
- Signed Shakespeare property deed goes on display at London Metropolitan Archives
Music See all
- Band hit new high with rooftop performance at The O2
- Free bike checks extended into three more boroughs
- Stephen Lawrence memorial concert line-up announced
- The O2 announces second Rod Stewart date after ‘phenomenal demand’
- Album review: Sigur Rós – Kveikur
Showbiz See all
- Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups
- Music review: Josh Groban’s All That Echoes tour at The O2
- Have a whale of a time at Moby Dick! The Musical
- Graeae’s tale of limbless knight to ask theatre-goers at Greenwich festival what it means to be alive
- Film review: Man of Steel
Theatre See all
- The Audience breaks record - for audience figures
- Graeae’s tale of limbless knight to ask theatre-goers at Greenwich festival what it means to be alive
- I have come to terms with ‘older women’ roles, says Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall
- Old postal sorting office to host unconventional production
- Jeeves and Wooster stage production to hit the West End
