Concerts

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Michael Jackson Totally pwns O2

Moonwalk on this Don’t stop till you get enough, indeed. For the fimo-featured King of Pop will play a further 35 shows at the O2, on top of the ten already announced. The run will extend well into 2010 and practically give Jacko squatter’s rights …

Hangin' Tough: They went and put us in a trance with a funky song.

Step By Step: The Londonist Guide to Surviving (and Totally Loving) the NKOTB Reunion Tour

Full disclosure: we weren’t always the immensely sophisticated and self-possessed adults who blog before you today. Once, some decades ago, we too had mouths full of metal; wore white Keds and hot pink socks; adorned our stone-washed denim jackets with badges that shouted “I ♥ …

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Screw Somerset, Love London

If you’ve not headed off to a muddy field in Somerset but still want some live music this weekend, then fear not! There are plenty of muddy fields in London to enjoy instead. Twickenham is the place of action for Bon Jovi fans today and …

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Mandela Flies In For Concert And Controversy

Nelson Mandela arrived in London yesterday in anticipation of his 90th birthday concert that takes place in Hyde Park this weekend. The former South African president is a frequent visitor to these parts: just last year he unveiled his statue in Parliament Square, and he …

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St Martin-in-the-Fields: Almost There!

Yesterday saw St Martin-in-the-Fields reopen its revamped and expanded crypt cafe hot on the heels of Sunday’s first church service for 90 weeks following a multi-million pound renewal and restoration project. The 18th century landmark church, which opens onto Trafalgar Square, is dearly loved in …