No Glastonbury tickets? There’s plenty of music action in London this summer and chances are the weather will be better too! Glastonbury might have the impressive line-up of Blur and Bruce Springsteen, but you can see them both right …
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24 Jun
2009
2009
Wimbledon Players’ Lounge at Gilgamesh
Want to watch this year’s Wimbledon in luxurious surroundings with a cocktail close at hand? If you didn’t get tickets for the real thing, head over to pan-Asian restaurant Gilgamesh in Camden, where they’ve created a Wimbledon-themed Players’ Lounge. There’s …
Read more...24 Jun
2009
2009
A Hofftastic time for the Met Bar at the Quintessentially Summer Party
With recovery time now over, we can share our tales from last Thursday, when the Met Bar team headed to the Quintessentially and Perrier Jouet Summer Party held at the Orangery at Kensington Palace. Greeted by belly dancers clutching magnums …
Read more...24 Jun
2009
2009
Visiting London: Chris Dexter
How old are you, Chris? I’m 29. And where are you from? I’m visiting London from Manchester. How long are you staying in London? I’m here for the weekend. I’m staying with friends in Wandsworth Town. What have you been …
Read more...24 Jun
2009
2009
Photo of the Week: Sunshine and the London Eye
The London Eye looking pretty in the summer sunshine. Photo by Mr Wind-Up Bird from the Visit London flickr pool. Have you got some great London photos you’d like to share with us? Then join our flickr pool now…
Read more...23 Jun
2009
2009
JW Waterhouse at the Royal Academy of Arts
The JW Waterhouse: The Modern Pre-Raphaelite exhibition at London’s Royal Academy of Arts feels a little overshadowed by the Summer Exhibition‘s excitement and debate, but it’s the perfect companion to the bigger show. The paintings have been gathered together from …
Read more...22 Jun
2009
2009
Walking In My Mind at Hayward Gallery
The Hayward Gallery has gone all John Malkovich on us with their surreal, new exhibition Walking In My Mind. Through a series of giant works and sculptures, ten artists invite us to enter their imaginations. The exhibition begins before you even …
Read more...22 Jun
2009
2009
Visit London Asks: What Song Reminds You of London?
Last week we wanted to know about the best places for food after midnight in London. Thanks for your tips! And so to this week’s burning question. Earlier this month, I arranged to meet my sister at Baker Street, and was instantly …
Read more...20 Jun
2009
2009
Radical Nature at the Barbican
This year, for its summer exhibition Radical Nature: Art and Architecture for a Changing Planet 1969 – 2009, the Barbican has cast its net wide in every sense of the word. The main action takes place in the Barbican Gallery …
Read more...19 Jun
2009
2009
The British Music Experience in London
The British Music Experience at The O2 in London is a tribute to great modern British music. Check out Humphrey Lyttleton’s trumpet and Bat For Lashes’ sequinned cape! My five favourite things about the British Music Experience: 1. You can …
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