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Festival
The ultimate generation zen event: the UK's most easy-going festival returns with a spectacular line-up of world music
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Talks
For International Women's Day 2019, we speak to Women of the World (WOW) founder Jude Kelly about feminism in today's society and the ongoing fight for women's rights
Tried and Tested
Cinema
Based on one of the most ridiculous stories never told, Spike Lee's Oscar-winning Blackkklansman shows he hasn’t lost his touch but that may just be out of it
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Festival
Underbelly Festival Southbank is back – featuring comedy, circus and much more
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Gigs
Urban music festival Wireless brings Cardi B, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky and more to Finsbury Park
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Contemporary Music
R’n’B queen Kelis is headlining Peckham’s Jam on the Rye festival, a celebration of music and street food
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Gigs
Field Day 2019: Meridian Water is the new home of the festival, with Skepta and Jorja Smith headlining in 2019
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Themes
The UK's fastest-growing arts extravaganza returns with underground parties, comedy and theatre at The Vaults Festival 2019
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Immersive
Ukrainian folk opera Counting Sheep is essential viewing at Vault Festival 2019
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Cinema
Innocence and experience jostle in Shoplifters, a beautiful, alchemical family drama from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda who snapped up the Palme d'Or at Cannes
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Cinema
A directorial debut from actor Paul Dano and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, Wildlife is a stripped-back drama about being reckless in your quietest moments
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Classical Music
Where else would Schumann, Purcell and Handel rub shoulders with Joy Division and Arcade Fire? Musical barriers come down at this sparky winter fixture
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Festival
A festival celebrating Scottish craft gins is coming to London
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Cinema
A revenge story of cosmic proportions from visionary director Panos Cosmatos featuring a career-defining performance from Nicolas Cage, Mandy has us holding on to our seat
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Design
designjunction, one of London Design Festival's most hotly anticipated events, is now in full swing. We tell you what to do, see, and eat
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Design
In celebration of London Design Festival 2018, we've scouted out the female artists, designers and makers you should have on your radar
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Cinema
Somerset House and Film4 bring a curated selection of films to the great outdoors
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Cinema
Here's what you'll be watching next: the buzziest and best films that screened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival
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Cinema
The second Star Wars anthology film, Solo: A Star Wars Story, is a broadly enjoyable adventure with only a few standout moments and star turns
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Gigs
Listen up: From Björk to Charlotte Gainsbourg standout acts abound at the best London music festivals – buy your tickets now
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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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Classical Music
Baroque around the clock with a few festival designed to bring early music bang up to date
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Talks
Being a Man, the Southbank centre's festival on the plight of the 21st century male, returns this November
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Opera
Can't live with him, can't live without him ... or can they? The lascivious don meets his match in Donna Anna and Donna Elvira
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Festival
Pack your bags, we're off to Cheltenham! Literary festival programmes don't get much better than this
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Festival
The acclaimed jazz musician Paolo Conte returns to London for a single performance this November
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Festival
ZEE London Mela, the festival celebrating all things South Asian, makes its fifteenth anniversary appearance at Gunnersbury Park
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Festival
With Glastonbury on sabbatical, the BBC steps in with its own festival: the Biggest Weekend
Things To Do
As festival season draws to a close, we round up the best gigs to help you keep the beat going
Things To Do
Looking for the perfect soundtrack for your summer? We round up the best music festivals in and around London
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Festival
Celebrate the opening of the V&A's new Exhibition Road Quarter with an exciting array of performances, workshops and interactive activities for the kids
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Festival
A year-long cultural exchange between Britain and South Korea kicks off this July with a wealth of events across London