Going Out

The Casino at The Empire has announced the arrival of a happy hour with a difference at the Icon Bar & Terrace. Visit the stunning terrace bar for views over the West End between the hours of 5pm-8pm and you have the chance to roll the dice for your drinks.

This year, in a coup for Covent Garden, Designersblock, the godfathers of the London Design Festival bring their acclaimed show to No.1 The Piazza. Designersblock will be the epicentre of a range of design exhibitions and installations in Covent Garden and the surrounding area as a new ‘hub’ destination for London Design Festival is established in the heart of the West End.

Stereophonics have announced that they will play a second show at the Cardiff International Arena on the 7th December as part of their Decade In The Sun Greatest Hits tour, having sold out the first date in less than a week.

Oasis' biggest ever arena tour sold out within an hour of going on sale on August 20. Over 180,000 tickets were snapped up by fans for the 18 shows across the UK in October. Ticket web sites for all the venues experienced huge levels of demand and box office phone lines were jammed when the shows went on sale at 9.00am.

A Cumbrian town is gearing up for one of the region’s biggest and brightest street arts festivals. Around 200 performers from across the world will take to the stages, streets and parks of Kendal between Friday 29th and Sunday 31st August in a series of exciting and unusual performances for the Mintfest international street arts festival.

The Royal Albert Hall and 46664 will be hosting an exhibition of exclusive, specially commissioned photographs, taken during Nelson Mandela’s historic visit to London in June this year to celebrate his 90th birthday. I am 90 is part of the Royal Albert Hall’s exhibition series, reflect.

Now in its fifth year, Oktoberfest at Bavarian Beerhouse brings the spirit of the ‘Wiesn’ beer festival from Munich to London. A staggering 25,000 guests have taken part in Oktoberfest at Bavarian Beerhouse since the event started in 2004, and this year, 10,000 Londoners are forecast to join the party, taking place seven weekends in a row from 18 September until 1 November 2008.

The Shoreditch Festival, now in its 7th year, has announced one of the most exciting and musically diverse line-ups that will grace any festival all year and it all takes place on The Lift Main Stage and the Rising Tide EQ Stage, on Saturday 16 August in Shoreditch Park – the free opening day of the festival.

Alton Towers Resort - the UK’s No 1 short break destination for families - provides the ultimate escape and is an endless adventure for children of all ages. Boasting a unique combination of ground-breaking thrill rides, a tropical Waterpark, two fully themed Hotels, a luxurious Spa, an Extraordinary Golf course and even a huge Conference Centre, the Resort offers unlimited fun all year round.

This year’s Grand Designs Live is packed full of ideas and inspiration for every aspect of design and homebuilding. Featuring celebrity experts, new interactive features and great advice, there is also a huge range of free seminars in the Grand Theatre and free consultations with an expert in the Design Centre.