After a slump last week, the Proms ignite like a Roman candle starting tonight. (And in case you were wondering, the Pärt concert was exactly as uninspired and unrevealing as we feared in terms of programming, and excellently sung as we expected. Gubaidulina’s piece on …
Imagine for a moment that you’re Ivan Basso. If anyone’s going to beat Lance Armstrong it’s going to be you. And if you’re going to do it at any point it’s going to have to be on the toughest part of the toughest stage of …
As London gets back into her groove, it has become time to get back to what we do best. For other Londonist writers, that would involve a weekend overdosing on zombie flicks, or maybe a trip to the opera, perhaps a brisk walk around some …
Is it just us that gets utterly bored with Wimbledon by mid-way through the second week? It’s not just the fact that there are no British players by this stage of the tournament; because let’s face it, if it’s a choice between the charisma-less Come-On-Tim …
With the football season well and truly over, it’s time to get out and investigate the other sports the capital has to offer. And then sit and wait for the rain to stop and the covers to come off. To start with next week sees …
Londonist Recommends: Sons of Genius Play Works Of Genius We might be looking forward to the bank holiday but not half as much as we are to being in the Royal Festival Hall on the 2nd November. We’ll let the press release speak for itself… …
It’s a very modern quandry: if a man pays £279 for two tickets to a Shania Twain concert, who should be punished: the man who sold him the (horribly overpriced) tickets or the man who was stupid enough to buy them? Ok, so we’re being …
Now that the clocks have changed and good weather is upon us, it feels like it’s time to work off that winter fat by engaging in some outdoor pursuits. Surely our fair city has a wealth of opportunities for those willing to shun the pub …
A wealth of sports news today, the major story being that London’s bid to host the opening stages of the Tour de France looks likely to be accepted. According to “French officials” whose job it is to assess the applications, London’s bid is currently wearing …
Ken Livingstone’s campaign to have just about everything happen in London continued this week when he submitted a revised bid for London to host the start of the 2007 Tour de France. Ken was at the dinner to celebrate the Entente Cordiale bike race between …
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