New Events in London
This section has a list of new events in London including Art Exhibitions, Music, Performing Arts and Sport.

The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army
British Museum - 13/09/07 to 06/04/08

This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition will explore one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century and provide an insight into China's First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, and his legacy. Objects featured in the exhibition will include a number of the world-famous terracotta warriors from Xi'an, China, which were buried alongside the First Emperor in readiness for the afterlife, as well as some of the most striking recent discoveries made on the site.

Winter Events 2008 in London

17/11/07 to 17/02/08 - London Ice Rink's including Greenwich, Kew & Hampton - Book Online
07/12/07 to 20/01/08 - Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs @ New Wimbledon Theatre - Book Online
07/02/08 to 10/02/08 - Holiday on Ice @ Wembley Arena - Book Online
Women of Troy @ National Theatre, 26/01/08 to 27/02/08 - Book Online
The Mikado @ Gielgud Theatre, 30/01/08 to 09/02/08 - Book Online
Speed-The-Plow @ Old Vic Theatre, 01/02/08 to 26/04/08 - Book Online

Music Concerts

January 2008 London Music Concerts
Michael Feinstein @ Shaw Theatre, 08/01/08 to 11/01/08 - Book Online
James Blunt @ Hammersmith Apollo, 15/01/08 - Book Online
Van Morrison @ Hammersmith Apollo, 18/01/08 - Book Online
Boy George @ Shaw Theatre, 23/01/08 to 27/01/08 - Book Online

Top Concerts over the next few months in London.
Dionne Warwick @ London Palladium, 03/02/08 - Book Online
Chita Rivera @ Shaw Theatre, 08/02/08 to 10/02/08 - Book Online
Elkie Brooks @ Shaw Theatre, 01/03/08 - Book Online
Editors @ Alexandra Palace, 05/03/08 - Book Online
Rihanna @ The O2 Dome, 07/03/08 - Book Online
X Factor Live Tour @ The O2 Dome, 09/03/08 - Book Online
Westlife 'Back Home' Tour 2008 @ Wembley Arena, 28/03/08 - Book Online
Cliff Richard:The Time Machine Tour @ Wembley Arena, 12/11/08 - Book Online

Exhibitions and Events in London

From Russia @ Royal Academy of Arts
26th January 2008 - Fri, 18th April 2008
The Royal Academy of Arts will stage a landmark exhibition presenting modern masterpieces drawn from Russia’s principal collections: the State Pushkin Museum and the State Tretyakov Museum in Moscow and the State Hermitage Museum and the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg.
Over 120 paintings by Russian and French artists working between 1870 and 1925 will be displayed together for the first time ever in the United Kingdom in an exhibition which surveys the main directions of modern art from Realism and Impressionism to Non-Objective painting. Works will include paintings by Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin and Matisse together with those by Kandinsky, Tatlin and Malevich.
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Tutankhamun Exhibition
22nd November 2007 to 30th August 2008.
Marking the first time the treasures of Tutankhamun have visited London in over 30 years, an extensive exhibition of more than 130 artifacts from the tomb of the celebrated Pharaoh and other Valley of the Kings ancestors visits London on 15 November 2007. London is the only European city to host the treasures. Featured treasures in the exhibit, which are all between 3,300 and 3,500 years old, include Tutankhamun's royal diadem - the gold crown discovered encircling the head of the king's mummified body that he likely wore while living - and one of the gold and precious stone inlaid coffinettes that contained his mummified internal organs.
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Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008
National Portrait Gallery - 14/02/08 to 26/05/08
Some of the greatest portrait photographs of the twentieth century were taken for, or published in, Vanity Fair. This remarkable selection of 150 classic images features works from the magazine displayed for the first time including Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin and Jean Harlow. And from the magazine's re-launch in 1983, the works of photographers including Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, Bruce Weber and Mario Testino are featured, depicting a wide range of subjects from Arthur Miller to Madonna.
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Pop Art Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
11th October 2007 - 20th January 2008
This exhibition explores the role of Pop Art. Featuring 52 key works by Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein alongside those of Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney and Patrick Caulfield. Divided into six sections, Precursors of Pop; Portraits and the Question of Style; Fantasy; Film; Marilyn; Innocence and Experience it covers the 1950s and 1960s.
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Family Events

Varekai Cirque Du Soleil
Royal Albert Hall - 06/01/08 to 10/02/08
Deep within a forest, at the summit of a volcano, exists an extraordinary world--a world where something else is possible. A world called Varekai. From the sky falls a solitary young man, and the story of Varekai begins. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary. On this day at the edge of time, in this place of all possibilities, begins an inspired incantation to life rediscovered.
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Tintin at the Playhouse Theatre
6th December 2007 to 23rd February 2008
Tintin was created by Herge in the 1929 comic strip, Le Petit Vingtieme. Since then, his adventures have spawned countless books and even the odd film or two. The stories follow child journalist Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy on adventures across the globe. This play sees Tintin in Tibet attempting to save his friend, Chang, from the freezing world of the Himalayas, home of the legendary abominable snowman.
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Sing-a-long-a Sound of Music
Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, Selected Fridays until the June 2008.
Have you ever been to a musical film and had an uncontrollable urge to burst spontaneously into song? Well here's your chance. Boo the Nazis! Hiss the Baroness! Attend the ultimate communal karaoke event of the century! In the spirit of the event you are strongly encouraged to get in the habit and don a wimple or anything creative made of old curtains. During the intermission at each performance there's even a Fancy dress competition with (Mother) Superior Prizes.
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Ballet and Opera in London 2007

English National Opera & Royal Opera House & Other Opera
L a traviata - 14/01/08 to 14/02/08
Sylvia - 22/01/08 to 31/03/08
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) - 28/01/08 to 01/03/08
Salome - 21/02/08 to 12/03/08
Eugene Onegin - 08/03/08 to 07/04/08

 

English National Ballet & Royal Ballet & Other Dance
The Nutcracker - 19/12/07 to 06/01/08

London Coliseum Theatre
Swan Lake - 08/01/08 to 19/01/08
The Mikado - 02/02/08 to 04/03/08
New York City Ballet - 12/03/08 to 22/03/08
Carlos Acosta - 13/03/08 to 03/04/08
Stuggart Ballet - 25/03/08 to 30/03/08
Sylvie Guillem - 04/04/08 to 07/04/08
The Merry Widow - 24/04/08 to 30/05/08
Der Rosenkavalier - 22/05/08 to 07/06/08
Candide - 23/06/08 to 12/07/08

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Other Venues in London

In London many venues hold specific events including music concerts. Below you will find some of the venues and some of the events they are holding in 2007. Click on Book Online to purchase tickets.

Comedy Store - Book Online
The Comedy Store Players, Improve stand up.
The Best in Stand Up, Classic stand up from around the world.

Hammersmith Apollo - Book Online
Lemar, Lily Allen, Michael Ball, The Best Disco In Town, Scooby-Doo Live On Stage!, Barenaked Ladies, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pink Martini, Journey, Ray Lamontagne. For more information on - Hammersmith Apollo

Brixton Academy - Book Online
Massive Attack, Guillemots, Billy Talent, Babyshambles, Omarion, The Fratellis, Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire, Deftones, The Rakes, Fall Out Boy, Tyrese, Incubus, Paolo Nutini, James, Twisted. For more information on - Brixton Academy

Jazz Cafe - Book Online
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Royal Albert Hall - Book Online
Cirque Du Soleil, Madam Butterfly, Russell Watson, Joan Armatrading, Beethoven & Mussorgsky, G4, Swan Lake, Roger Hodgson

Royal Opera House - Book Online
Ballet - Manon, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet.
Opera - Falstaff, The Cunning Little Vixen, Madama Butterfly. For more information on - Royal Opera House

London Astoria - Book Online
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Soho Theatre - Book Online
Andre Vincent, A Little Fantasy, Club Seals, 100, Steve Furst, Gladiatrix, Noel Fielding - Voodoo Hedgehog, Julia Morris, Dirty Butterfly, Brendan Burns, Tower Of Bagel, Robert Newman, Comedy Rep - Writer In Progress IV, Poetry and Film Night and more.

Shepherds Bush Empire - Book Online
Béla Fleck And The Fleckton, The Decemberists, Plan B, Eddi Reader, Europe, 10cc, The Beat + Neville Staple's Specials, Matt Willis, The Black Keys, Inspiral Carpets, Soul II Soul, Tim Finn, Donavan Frankenreiter, Steven Seagal and Thunderbox, Glenn Hughes, Midlake, Keith Urban, Spiritualized, Willy Mason. For more information on - Shepherds Bush Empire

Mean Fiddler - Book Online

The Garage - Book Online

The Forum - Book Online

Barfly - Book Online

London Sport

Throughout the year across the country there are many different sports going on, see if your favorite sport is going on at the moment-:

Rugby Union - Book Online
England, Powergen Cup Final

Football - Book Online
Manchester, Liverpool, West Ham, England, Scotland, Arsenal, Charlton Athletic and more.

Tennis/Squash - Book Online
International Cup Finals

Athletics - Book Online
International Athletics, Indoor Trials, London Grand Prix Athletics and more.

Basketball - Book Online
Harlem Globetrotters, Brighton Bears, Scottish Rocks, Newcastle Eagles, London Towers and more.

Boxing - Book Online
World Championship Boxing.

Cricket - Book Online
England.

Golf - Book Online
Open Golf Championship.

Ice Hockey - Book Online
Bracknell Bees, London Knights, Belfast Giant, Valerengen Vikings and more.

Wrestling - Book Online
Global Wrestling Force Aftermath, Big Time American Wrestling and more.

London Events
This section has a list of events that occurs in London every year, click on the month that you are interested in to find out what events are going on in London throughout the year.