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Here's a slice of music history worth clearing your diary for. The 100 Club is marking 50 years since the iconic 1976 Punk Special - the two-night bill widely cited as the moment UK punk broke from the underground into the mainstream - with two special anniversary shows. The original featured legends like Sex Pistols,.
Fitzrovia is having a moment! From 21 to 27 September, the Fitzrovia Food Festival takes over the neighbourhood, with more than 30 restaurants, bars, cafes and pubs offering exclusive discounts, complimentary drinks and set menus for one week only. It's a chance to eat your way around the world without leaving one of L
If you've ever wanted to get closer to Freddie Mercury than the front row, this is about as close as it gets. This October, eight looks from his wardrobe go on display at V&A South Kensington, timed to coincide with what would have been his 80th year – and the whole thing is free. The...
A former blinds workshop on Hackney Road is now a natural wine bar thats proving a big hit with the locals. As a nod to its roots, they've kept the name Blinds, and the two-floor space also doubles up as a bottle shop and events space. The wine menu centres around bottles with character from small,...
Black Culture Market is back in Brixton this October for a special Black History Month edition, celebrating African and Caribbean culture, creativity, entrepreneurship and community across one weekend. Taking over Lambeth Town Hall on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th October, it brings together 40+ Black-owned businesses,
We've written a lot about the IRL community movement in London and for Episode 7 of our Insider Access series we wanted to explore the BTS of a real life movement in action. Lowri started Girly Dips after injuring her neck and having to stop the sport she’d grown up doing. She still wanted to...
London Hoops started completely by accident. Although Jay had no previous connection to basketball, his time at the University of East London led him to form close friendships with several basketball scholars, sparking an interest in the sport that would later become an obsession. He’d post highlights from courts acros
Borough Market is firing up the coals this September for Flame & Smoke – a brand-new after-hours celebration of the theatre and flavour of live-fire cooking. Taking place on Thursday 10th September from 6.30pm to 9.30pm, it hands the spotlight to the market's expert traders, chefs and restaurateurs, who'll serve up spe
If your idea of a good weekend is not stopping, this one's for you. Waterworks Extended is landing at The Cause in September for a special 36-hour edition – one continuous dance running from 12pm on Saturday 12th September through to midnight, spread across the venue's warren of dance floors. It's extended hours, exten
Wax London has been making fabric-led menswear out of London since 2015, and Autumn '26 is the season where the sourcing does the talking. The headline is the Felix jean, cut in Japanese selvedge from the Kaihara mill in Hiroshima, the first time Wax has worked with selvedge at all. Next to it is a...
Bonfire season's biggest London hitter is back: Alexandra Palace's Fireworks & Drone Festival returns on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November, with fireworks, choreographed drone displays, music and street food set against those unbeatable panoramic views across the London skyline. The headline spectacle is the same on
Collaborations are everywhere at the moment, from the kitchen to your living room, and often, the more unlikely the duo, the better. This one is about as unlikely as they come: fabric the Farringdon club that's spent decades soundtracking London's biggest nights out, is teaming up with St Paul's Cathedral for a series
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