Bars and Clubs
Kelvingrove wins major accolade
Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum has won a major award for the outstanding way it communicates with its visitors. The Interpret Britain and Ireland Award was presented to Sue Latimer, the museum’s Senior Education & Access Curator, by popular Irish actor Frank Kelly in Ireland on 26 November.
Jack and the Beanstalk – A sky high adventure
Fe-fi-fo-fum, Theatre Royal Winchester presents a pantomime that is full of beans this Christmas. Jack and the Beanstalk, opening on 6th December, is a traditional family pantomime full of larger-than-life characters, original music, audience participation, jokes and special effects.
Music Hall gig for Amy Macdonald
Scots singer-songwriter sensation Amy Macdonald is to play Aberdeen’s Music Hall for the first time on Monday, February 25, 2008. Hot on the heels of winning the Best New Artist of 2007 at Radio Forth’s annual awards and her new single This Is The Life (out on Monday, December 10) going straight on the A playlist at Radio 2, the gig will kick off what looks to be a big 2008 for the 20-year-old performer.
Just the ticket for festive film fanatics
This Christmas, Odeon has the perfect present for stressed shoppers who want to avoid giving (and receiving!) the sort of gift voucher that gathers dust in wallets.
Stylish smoothie & cocktail bar opens in London’s Soho
China Town Zone launched in October 2007 in the heart of London’s Soho offering a vibrant all-day smoothie counter, a stylish cocktail bar and a food court. Ideally located for surrounding offices and bustling central London nightlife, China Town Zone is an informal and atmospheric breakfast, lunch and evening drinks destination.
Peter House – the coolest place to be in Manchester
The IoD Hub at Manchester’s Peter House, has been voted the 5th COOLest venue for small meetings in the UK by an independent panel at Prestige Events’ COOL Venue Awards.
A New Year's Eve winter wonderland at belowzero
This New Year’s Eve, belowzero restaurant and lounge will be transformed into a winter wonderland with the ever popular Absolut Icebar London.
Iron Maiden release world tour tickets
There’s Maiden mania in Sweden, Finland and Columbia as tickets go on sale for the band’s Somewhere Back In Time world tour, with an extra stadium show in Finland added to the schedule.
Film festival has lift off
Sponsors and guests gathered at the Carriageworks on Wednesday 7 November to celebrate the start of the 21st Leeds International Film Festival. The sponsors, alongside members of the public, watched Persepolis, one of the most talked-about and acclaimed films of the year in the main auditorium.
Historic London pub gets revamp
Raise a glass to London’s history at one of Wandsworth’s oldest pubs. The Brewers Inn has been serving pints to thirsty customers since the 1800s. Looking at the smart interior, it’s hard to believe that this veteran watering hole is more than 200 years old.
Kerrang! Tour 2008 confirmed
Kerrang! is proud to announce that the Kerrang! Tour 2008 will be taking place across January and February next year, hitting 13 cities across the UK and Ireland with the best of this year’s – and next’s – rock talent!
We Start Fires announce winter tour dates
They’ve not even come off the road yet from their October tour and Darlington’s hottest indie electro punkas We Start Fires are getting back on that tour bus for more UK dates in November.
Glasgow hosts Magners International Comedy Festival
Now in its sixth year- and still growing - the Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival is the largest event of its kind in Europe. Taking to the stage for 18 days in March, the festival programme is side-splittingly stuffed with top national and international stand-ups, plus brand new comedy dramas, classic films, workshops and shows for the whole family.
Sea Monsters – A Prehistoric Adventure
National Geographic’s new giant-screen film “Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure”, the first release to premier simultaneously across all UK IMAX cinemas and selected specialty theatres on 20 October 2007, brings to life the extraordinary marine reptiles of the dinosaur age in spectacular photo-realistic 3D.
Foreigner to play 30th anniversary tour
Celebrating their 30th anniversary of Foreigner, the band, led by its founder, Mick Jones, will play a 7 date tour visiting Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff, Portsmouth, Wolverhampton, Manchester and London, and runs from 9 to 17 November. At all of the concerts a local school choir will be invited to join the band on stage to sing Foreigner’s classic hit ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’.