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The best of what’s on in London this weekend

Rugby, flowers and lots of excellent East Asian food — this is your weekend, sorted

Feb 4, 2022
Music

Who will (and who should) win at the BRITs?

Our mystic music man looks into his crystal ball

Feb 4, 2022
Music

The weird, wonderful life of a tribute act - the proxy heroes of music

Historically derided, tribute acts are now booming — so what’s it really like to become someone else on stage?

Feb 3, 2022
Events and Things To Do

Welcome to Richmond, Zendaya: The best restaurants, bars and more

Make like Tomdaya and get to know this lovely, leafy part of south-west London

Feb 3, 2022
Food + Drink

A £73m shrine to Guinness is coming to Covent Garden

Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard will offer tours, limited-edition brews, an open-fire kitchen and more

Jan 31, 2022
Film

A history of the most shameless Hollywood makeunders

Suffering for their art or trying to fatten up the trophy cabinet? As Jessica Chastain piles on the eyeshadow to play Tammy Faye, we investigate the good, the bad and the ugly of movie transformations

Jan 31, 2022
Music

The best UK festivals confirmed for 2022

Already dreaming of the summer? These are the festivals you need to know about

Jan 28, 2022
Events and Things To Do

The best of what’s on in London this weekend

Cut-price dinners, DJ sets, and comedy clubs — Jochan Embley on how to spend your weekend in the capital

Jan 28, 2022
Clubbing

‘Full of pride’: Sink The Pink announce last ever club night

“It’s the right time to hang up our heels and make way for a new generation”

Jan 25, 2022
Music

A female-led dance music festival is coming to Hackney Wick this April

The line-up will be dedicated to those who “represent the feminine energy”

Jan 21, 2022
Music

‘There are meteorites coming at us’: London’s music venues on Omicron

After weeks of disruption due to the new Covid variant, London’s gig venues are once again in crisis mode

Jan 19, 2022
Music

Harry Styles confirms huge new UK stadium gigs as part of 2022 tour

Two cancelled tours later, Harry Styles is (finally) coming back to London

Jan 19, 2022
Events and Things To Do

The best of what’s on in London this weekend

From immersive film screenings to laugh-out-loud roast battles, Jochan Embley has the weekend hit-list

Jan 18, 2022
Comment

I’m under 30 and know people who don’t pay the licence fee. Here’s why

Young people love the Beeb but routinely dodge the annual fee. Something needs to change, says Jochan Embley

Jan 17, 2022
TV

What can we expect from jeen-yuhs, Netflix’s three-part Kanye doc?

The feverishly anticipated “trilogy” is arriving next month

Jan 13, 2022
Music

The 25 hottest gigs to book now, from Billie Eilish to Sam Fender

From arena heavyweights to the Next Big Things, these are the dates for your gig-going diary

Jan 12, 2022
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

New LGBTQ+ bar and social space Common Counter to open on Brick Lane

The bar’s drinks menu has been designed as “a celebration of queer history”

Jan 12, 2022
Music

Who is PinkPantheress, BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2022 winner?

The genre-melding 20-year-old has set the internet alight

Jan 6, 2022