92 m. ago Tax hikes will ‘devastate’ London’s live music venues and raise ticket prices, warns O2 boss

Tax changes could result in higher ticket prices, fewer concerts and some grassroots music venues closing down, with London particularly vulnerable

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4 h. ago WICKED: FOR GOOD FILM DIRECTOR JON M. CHU VISITS THE LONDON COMPANY OF THE WICKED STAGE MUSICAL

WICKED: FOR GOOD FILM DIRECTOR JON M. CHU VISITS THE LONDON COMPANY OF THE WICKED STAGE MUSICAL  London Post

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12 h. ago London Musical Bronco Billy Dates Album Release; Get a 1st Listen to a Track

London Musical Bronco Billy Dates Album Release; Get a 1st Listen to a Track  Playbill

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13 h. ago Warning new tax plan will ‘devastate’ London’s live music venues resulting in ticket price hikes and closures

Tax changes could result in higher ticket prices, fewer concerts and some grassroots music venues closing down, with London particularly vulnerable

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23 h. ago Gramophone Classical Music Awards honour Simon Rattle for a second time; Raphaël Pichon’s Bach takes top prize

The awards also included a lifetime achievement honour for Sir Thomas Allen and two gongs for Spanish violinist María DueñasThe Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2025 were announced last night at a ceremony in central London in which Sir Simon Rattle made history as the first musician ever to win Artist of the Year for a second time, having first been awarded the title in 1993.The award recognises Rattle’s recent work with the London Symphony Orchestra (where he is Conductor Emeritus), the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Czech Philharmonic and a string of acclaimed recordings spanning the baroque to contemporary repertoire. In a video acceptance speech, the conductor said: “I was 10 years old when I started spending my pocket money on Gramophone magazine this is an extraordinary honour.” Video tributes to Rattle from fellow musicians included Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare, Thomas Quasthoff and composer John Adams, who said: “How c...

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44 h. ago London's unmissable gigs this weekend, from Little Simz to Jade

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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64 h. ago Albert Herring review – ENO heralds new era with witty staging of Britten’s story of a mummy’s boy

Coliseum, LondonEnglish National Opera’s first shared production between London and Salford is a fluent and finely sung take on Britten’s 1947 comic opera. Antony McDonald’s lively staging gives the slender tale a sitcom feelThis is English National Opera’s first production shared between London and Greater Manchester – where the company has been obliged to plan to move its base, following Arts Council England’s diktat. The choice of a relatively small-scale opera – necessary in the circumstances – means it was never going to be the kind of show to announce the new era with a bang. Albert Herring is Britten’s 1947 work based on a slender 19th-century French story about a mummy’s boy suddenly finding freedom calls for only a small orchestra and no chorus, so the company won’t be heading en masse to Salford next week. It’s regular fare at music colleges thanks to its large and even cast, but this staging, surprisingly, is an ENO first.Billing Antony McDonald’s production as a semi-sta...

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6 d. ago Music returns to legendary north London venue that hosted The Beatles and Bowie

Music returns to legendary north London venue that hosted The Beatles and Bowie  This Is Local London

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6 d. ago Robbie Williams review – tiny Camden gig offers blinding star wattage – and a surprising new song about Morrissey

Dingwalls, LondonPreviewing new album Britpop to an audience of 600, the star promises ‘no stadium bravado’ and delivers droll new songs alongside stripped-back oldiesWhat do you do if you’re a superstar who has pulled well over a million people to a stadium tour? If you’re as contrary as Robbie Williams, you play a gig in a shoebox. This late-night show at the 600-capacity Dingwalls, the smallest venue of his career to date, is a rum event. It was originally a launch evening for a new album, Britpop, now postponed to February. Williams makes no bones about why. “It’s because of Taylor Swift,” he admits, in a week where her new album The Life of a Showgirl is outselling the rest of the UK Top 20 put together. “I could pretend it’s not, but it is. It’s selfish. I want a 16th No 1 album.”Bounding on stage just as the pubs are closing, a grinning Williams clearly relishes the intimate environment. “I’m not doing all that stadium bravado and pointing,” he vows, launching into a full, st...

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7 d. ago Robbie Williams announces new UK tour dates to coincide with delayed album release

The run of shows will coincide with the release of his latest studio album, Britpop

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7 d. ago Robbie Williams announces run of shows to coincide with Britpop album release

The former Take That star has announced dates in Glasgow, Liverpool, London and Wolverhampton.

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7 d. ago Jack Savoretti announces first headline show at London’s Royal Albert Hall

His song, Do It For Love, was co-written with singer Miles Kane.

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8 d. ago London's unmissable gigs this weekend, from Rose Gray to Self Esteem

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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2 w. ago London's unmissable gigs this weekend, from Loyle Carner to Ethel Cain

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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2 w. ago Journalist who wrote English lyrics for Les Miserables ‘felt lack of credit’

The 40th anniversary of the English-language version of the musical, which opened in London in 1985, is on October 8.

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2 w. ago ‘We can leave knowing we left a mark’: how Corsica Studios transformed London nightlife – and why it’s closing

The beloved south London club has announced it will shut next year as redevelopment of the site goes ahead. Founder Adrian Jones, DJs and promoters look backAsk any music-loving Londoner to name the city’s best venues, and there’s a decent chance Corsica Studios will appear somewhere near the top of their list. Opened in 2002 by Adrian Jones and Amanda Moss, for 23 years this unassuming railway arch beneath Elephant & Castle station, with its pummelling sound, no-frills aesthetics and adventurous musical programming, has become one of the capital’s most influential and beloved clubs.Founded and envisaged as a multi-purpose creative space rather than just a nightclub, it’s attracted massive names such as Jeff Mills and Björk, nurtured underground scenes from acid techno to jungle and pushed the boundaries of what a clubnight can be, via Evian Christ’s maximalist Trance Parties, Hyperdub’s groundbreaking Ø series or more recent forays into sex-positive raving. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sigur Rós and the London Contemporary Orchestra review – crashing waves of refined harmony

Royal Albert Hall, LondonPerhaps the band that can best justify a mid-career gig with classical backing, the extra heft of the orchestra adds power to the Icelanders’ beautiful crescendosOn Sigur Rós’s most recent album Átta, their first in a decade, the group reversed course from the intriguing industrial experiment of its predecessor Kveikur and returned to safe ground – leaning back into the grand orchestral crescendos that defined their best-loved work, as glacial in pace as they are in beauty. It makes sense, then, that the USP of their current tour is a collaboration with a different set of classical musicians in every city.Though mid-career-band-joined-by-orchestra sets so often enlist classical musicians to fill the holes left by fading creativity, leaving awkward blends between the two parties, that’s not the case tonight. The Icelanders meld seamlessly with the London Contemporary Orchestra, musically and visually, with both camps all in monochrome, mingled together under ...

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2 w. ago London's unmissable gigs this weekend, from CMAT to Ethel Cain

Maddy Mussen rounds up the hottest music nights in London this week

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2 w. ago Madonna contemplated taking her own life during custody dispute over her son

The Material Girl singer revealed that her spirituality helped her get through one of the most ‘painful’ moments of her life.

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2 w. ago Doja Cat at London O2 seating plan, capacity and map for Ma Vie World Tour 2026

Doja Cat is visiting London next year as part of her Ma Vie World Tour

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