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Gigs
The Strokes, The Chemical Brothers, Christine and the Queens, Mumford and sons and Bon Iver headline All Points East 2019
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Classical Music
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is making its UK debut with orchestral accompaniment at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2019.
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Cinema
After composing the music that won last year's Oscars for La La Land, Justin Hurwitz returns on Damien Chazelle's latest film, First Man
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Classical Music
Tales of refuge and migration brought to life through music and visuals by Aurora Orchestra at the Southbank Centre
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Cinema
It won the Golden Globes for Best Picture and Best Actor, but Bohemian Rhapsody, the Freddie Mercury biopic, is still a bad film that gives a disappointing tribute act
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Contemporary Music
There was drama round every corner in 2018: movies, plays and music changed the game – here's the playlist to celebrate
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Classical Music
Baroque at the Edge returns to London and promises to be a weekend filled with dazzling Baroque delights
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Gigs
A new documentary from Supersonic director Mat Whitecross covers Coldplay's glorious career. A Head Full Of Dreams is in cinemas worldwide for one night only
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Opera
The China National Peking Opera Company returns to Sadler's Wells with two new productions
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Contemporary Music
We round up some of the more unusual and quirky London gigs in autumn, winter and beyond, available to book right now
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Gigs
A new destination for electronic music
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Classical Music
Come and experience Aurora Orchestra's gothic showstopper Smoke and Mirrors at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, if you dare...
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Cinema
The latest film from UK-based Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, Cold War is a chilling black-and-white melodic odyssey through Communist Europe, Paris and beyond
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Things to do
Venture into the great unknown
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Festival
Stellar outdoor art, music and dance festival comes to Grosvenor Square this summer for its inaugural year
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Visual Arts
Catch never-before-seen photos of hip-hop's greatest pioneers
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Gigs
Sampled by Kanye West and many others, the father of Ethio-Jazz arrives in Hackney in September
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Cinema
Rediscovering her African-American identity as well as uncovering her rocky childhood, Whitney is the latest, and hopefully last chapter on the phenomenal singer. Directed by Kevin McDonald.
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Best of
Sun, friends, tunes – bliss: your definitive guide to the summer's best day parties
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Gigs
Known for controversy, hardcore fans, and inspiring the likes of Beyoncé, Pattinson, Bowie, and Shatner, Death Grips’ tour comes to conquer London in August with Year of the Snitch
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Visual Arts
Celebrate the man in the mirror and the art he has inspired at the new National Portrait Gallery exhibition
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Contemporary Music
Legendary musicians and leading artists collaborate to produce 700 original 7" album artworks to raise money for mental health charity Mind
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Best of
The screen has never sounded so good: soak up the biggest blockbusters, from Star Trek to Harry Potter, alongside a live orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall
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Gigs
The return of the legendary Steel Yard to the capital with the world's biggest electronic acts performing
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Festival
Music, theatre, comedy, literature, dance and more all in one fabulous festival: the Latitude 2018 line-up is here
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Contemporary Music
If you like festivals that offer plenty of zing with a side of zen then head to the wonderland of the Wilderness Festival this summer
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Food
Take a culinary trip to Sierra Leone with this supper club from The Krio Kanteen. Live music and poetry adds an extra dimension to the pop-up experience
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Podcast
Earworms, cliffhangers and cultural pass notes: these new podcasts will keep your ears up to date
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Opera
400 years, 7 operas, and a display spanning geography, history and art: the V&A and Royal Opera House collaborate to stage the first blockbuster exhibition on opera
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Lifestyle
Get the party started with a playlist of 40 of 2017's most anthemic tracks
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Lifestyle
From furious grime anthems to a bubblegum pop hit about inverting the male gaze, we review 2017's signature soundtrack with a list of its biggest songs
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Gigs
Calling all swifties: the Queen of millennial pop comes to London's Wembley Stadium as part of her trailblazing album tour