Ten Reasons to Spend Summer in London
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"Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London."
So said Samuel Johnson and he only had public executions to watch and a dictionary to write! Here’s a selection of what’s on offer this summer in the capital.
July 10 to 19. The Fratellis kick off the outdoor gigs at Somerset House which also includes The Zutons, The Feelings, and, in her only UK summer date, Adele.
July 23 to 26. Damon Alburns highly anticipated pop opera, Monkey: Journey to the West complete with acrobats, martial artists and cartoon characters comes to the Royal Opera House.
July 26 to August 4. "Can’t get you out of my head!" Kylie brings her X2008 tour to a close at the O2 Arena.
July 31 to 9 August. Film 4 Summer Screen at Somerset House. A nightly 35mm offering including ‘Singing in the Rain’ (hoping that’s not going to be ironic!), Scarface and a double bill on 1 August of Pan's Labyrinth and The Exorcist.
July 31 to August 24. Contortionists, sword swallowers, hula queens and host of other acts performing nightly in Miss Behaves Variety Night at Camden’s Roundhouse.
August 2008. Charles Saatchi opens his new 50,000 square foot gallery at the Duke of York’s HQ just off Kings Road.
August 5 to 9. Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court. 450 beers and the opportunity for some unique people watching!
16 August. Premiership football kicks off with home games for Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham. If you can’t wait till then, The Championship kicks off the week before.
August 16 to 24. With its theme of sports and arts the parks, gardens, streets, historical buildings and many weird and wonderful venues of London's trendiest corner open up to a bewildering variety of art and performance in this years Shoreditch Festival.
24 to 25 August. Notting Hill plays host to Europe's largest street carnival, starting with the traditional children’s day.
July 10 to 19. The Fratellis kick off the outdoor gigs at Somerset House which also includes The Zutons, The Feelings, and, in her only UK summer date, Adele.
July 23 to 26. Damon Alburns highly anticipated pop opera, Monkey: Journey to the West complete with acrobats, martial artists and cartoon characters comes to the Royal Opera House.
July 26 to August 4. "Can’t get you out of my head!" Kylie brings her X2008 tour to a close at the O2 Arena.
July 31 to 9 August. Film 4 Summer Screen at Somerset House. A nightly 35mm offering including ‘Singing in the Rain’ (hoping that’s not going to be ironic!), Scarface and a double bill on 1 August of Pan's Labyrinth and The Exorcist.
July 31 to August 24. Contortionists, sword swallowers, hula queens and host of other acts performing nightly in Miss Behaves Variety Night at Camden’s Roundhouse.
August 2008. Charles Saatchi opens his new 50,000 square foot gallery at the Duke of York’s HQ just off Kings Road.
August 5 to 9. Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court. 450 beers and the opportunity for some unique people watching!
16 August. Premiership football kicks off with home games for Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham. If you can’t wait till then, The Championship kicks off the week before.
August 16 to 24. With its theme of sports and arts the parks, gardens, streets, historical buildings and many weird and wonderful venues of London's trendiest corner open up to a bewildering variety of art and performance in this years Shoreditch Festival.
24 to 25 August. Notting Hill plays host to Europe's largest street carnival, starting with the traditional children’s day.
Here Is The Writer : Martin Gallagher
Martin Gallagher has never played for West Ham or England, nor had a number one hit single, but he has worked in the City for many years (for what that's worth). A life-long Londoner, he made the migration from east to west a few years back and is still trying to get used to the absence of fried chicken takeaways and the over abdundance of coffee shops. Martin is married, has two daughters, and is also interested in travelling, football and writing. He hopes to publish his first novel 'sometime in the future'.
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