All content Archive | August 2026

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August 31st
- London Podcast Festival 2026 starts this week: Full show line-up and all the details
- World-beating Manchester cocktail bar is coming to London
- Edinburgh festival comedy awards winners announced — and where you can see them next
- Dishoom has plans for a new restaurant on London's South Bank
- Aardman’s Sir Peter Lord on his journey from a kitchen table to Hollywood, rocket packs and how the studio favours 'thumbiness' over AI
August 28th
- London horror story from Stephen King to become Prime Video series
- The Odyssey gets extended London BFI IMAX run – but you’ll need to be quick for tickets
- One of the world's best burgers now available in Camden Market
- All the songs in the GTA 6 trailer, from Lil Wayne to Cliff Richard
- Why this Pokémon-style video game is exploring the boring bits of London
August 27th
- Prince Charles Cinema is once again under threat of closure
- Notting Hill Carnival 2026: Everything you need to know before you go
- Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly talk Dark Matter season 2 — and the Back to the Future cameo they'd love for season 3
August 26th
- Pirates of the Caribbean is coming to London for a one-day-only concert with a full orchestra taking the iconic soundtrack
- London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition top photos revealed
- Ted Lasso season 5 to begin filming in London within months
- Bella Ramsey, Imedla Staunton, and Paapa Essiedu among the cast for a one-off charity reading of A Christmas Carol
- Woolwich Works is hosting its first ever beer festival this September
- Avengers Endgame: Encore spells end for The Odyssey’s BFI IMAX run?
- Gamescom 2026: 5 most exciting game trailers from the show
August 25th
- London’s 10 best craft beer bottle shops
- Childhood favourites and all-time classics: Mark Gatiss, Polly Walker, and Connor Finch share their favourite reads
- Can’t manage a full marathon? Now you can split it with your three best mates in new London race
- Freddie Mercury’s most spectacular Queen outfits are heading to London's V&A in a new free exhibition
- Sold out musical adaptation of Pride proves so popular, it's getting a big-sized theatre upgrade
- Deftones @ Outbreak x All Points East: 5 top bands from the London day festival
- Lorde @ All Points East review: Women of pop take over London
- Every Ridley Scott movie, ranked! From Alien to Exodus
August 24th
- One of London’s oldest theatres which hosted Shakespeare plays is opening up to the public with brand new tours
- Jorja Smith is set to headline a huge concert at the O2 to celebrate the London venue's 20th birthday
- TFL just unveiled a brand new merch line celebrating the designs of the Piccadilly line
August 21st
- Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is curating a new movie season in London
- Kpop Demon Hunters Jinu and Abby are heading to London's Outernet for a one-night-only gig
- Tom Kerridge is opening up a new bar at Corinthia London
- Noah Kahan announces gigantic Wembley Stadium gig
- David Shrigley exhibition is coming to South London next year, and it's not an ordinary one
- Sadie Sink, Tom Fletcher, and Ralph Fiennes amongst those shortlisted for 2026 Stage Debut Awards
- 1989 arcade game Golden Axe is getting a comedy-first TV show next month
August 20th
- Do you know what your kids are doing on Roblox? ('Cos it's probably playing Croydon: London Bus Simulator…)
- Sky’s new Your Multiview lets you watch four live sports events at once
August 19th
- London is getting a pop up mystery book shop inspired by Mark Gatiss’ new TV show
- London’s least friendly neighbourhood named: see how yours fares
- The Royal Opera House is launching a one-night-only after-hours night tour
- Move over Eurostar, Virgin given approval for London-to-Paris train services
- K-Music festival brings two months of Korean concerts to London
- London’s Natural History Museum is opening up a hidden gallery for the first time in 80 years
- A first-of-its-kind punk festival dedicated to women is heading to London
- Queen 1986 concert movie to get special 360-sound gig-like screening at London's Roundhouse
- The Odyssey is now London's BFI IMAX cinema's biggest ever film
August 18th
- Oasis documentary from Peaky Blinders creator just got its first trailer
- As a 36-year-old father who needs both style and comfort, these are Autumn’s most wearable menswear trends
- Your next job could be as the world’s first Martini tester – and you’ll be visiting some of London’s chicest bars
- London’s Borough Market is doing a one-night-only after-hours party – and this time it’s all about the BBQ
- I wish all pubs would follow Wetherspoons’ new rule
August 17th
- Ishbilia, Belgravia: A quiet slice of Lebanese luxury that brings back old-school West End class
- Liquid gold: The evolution of (and big money behind) sport's champagne shower victory celebrations
- The best luxury meal delivery kits in London
- BFI London Film Festival 2026 has officially revealed its competition line-up
- The Greatest Showman: The Musical is heading to the West End for London debut next year
- Knitted Italian food is coming to London — but no, you can't eat it
- Viral frozen yogurt is coming to London this week
- Here's what the new LEGO Mario Nintendo sets will cost
- The new Beatles’ biopics spotted filming at London's iconic Abbey Road crossing
August 14th
- Picturehouse is throwing its own Zillenial Odyssey series across different London cinemas
- Tom Holland says you need to try this London pub that serves Thai food
- Fallow team take over the OXO Tower Restaurant
- You can officially dine in Bridget Jones’ flat as a new Turkish restaurant opens up in the iconic rom com location
- Massive retro gaming bar is opening in Central London
August 13th
- Sarah Hyland and Skylar Astin are heading to London’s West End to star in KitKat Club's Cabaret
- The Barbican is launching a new furniture collection inspired by its Brutalist origins
- A huge immersive Twin Peaks weekender is heading to London this September
- KFC is opening a wine bar (yes, you read that correctly) in Shoreditch
August 12th
- Live from London: Saturday Night Live UK is officially heading back to our screens – and you won’t have long to wait
- Four Tet All Dayer 2026 review: The 5 best acts at Four Tet’s London Finsbury Park festival
- Chemo Camp, Cringe and Community: Sunny Dancer star Bella Ramsey and director George Jacques on their must-see indie comedy
- Phoebe Bridgers is playing a tiny secret gig in London next week – here’s how to get tickets
- Anthony Bourdain's London — 8 spots the legendary chef rated highly in the capital
- Nicholas Hoult officially cast as Gilderoy Lockhart in HBO's Harry Potter – but there's going to be a long wait to see him
- Vagabond Wines in Canary Wharf is open: 100+ wines by the glass
- London's Bodean's restaurants have all suddenly closed
- Ariana Grande's O2 London residency begins: 7 things you need to know
- Rough Trade's limited vinyl singles boxset is an 80s nostalgia-fest
August 11th
- This tiny South London boozer has just been crowned the best in London
- 50 Years of Punk: A Shortlist Celebration
- 50 years of punk: Why the DIY ethos still matters five decades on (and why the punk spirit is needed now more than ever)
- The 50 best punk albums of all time
- Exclusive: Frank Carter on Sex Pistols, Grime and his “unfinished business” with Gallows
- From punk to pop-punk: How the most raw musical movement of all time went bubblegum
- The 50 greatest punk songs, ever! Today's biggest punk stars pick the most influential songs
- Punks on punk: How the OG era of three chord rock shaped the music of today's biggest acts
- Patti Smith's Ultimate Playlist: The tracks that inspired the punk icon
- “I didn’t want to follow them, it was too good”: Iggy Pop on how his fear of Queens of the Stone Age led to his greatest album in decades
- "It takes a lot of work to look this bad": Poet John Cooper Clarke on punk, inspiring Arctic Monkeys, and getting blagged by Lou Reed
- Beefbar is heading to a new London home inside Broadwick Soho
August 10th
- London Stadium wants to challenge Wembley Stadium as key mega music venue for the capital
- David Fincher's Squid Game sequel for Netflix has been canned
- The Barbican is giving away free plant cuttings from its famous Conservatory ahead of its temporary closure
- London's historic ship The Golden Hinde is transforming into a floating pub this summer
- London bus strikes start this week: what you need to know
August 7th
- Free experimental watch exhibition opens in London later this month
- Four big concerts will take place in Battersea Park this August Bank Holiday
- Massive acts sign up for Blue Note London's opening gigs — tickets on sale imminently
- The Legend of Zelda movie casting update reveals Sam Neill in his final role
August 6th
- Ted Lasso's London: 8 places you can visit from the show in time for season 4
- The next big Netflix must-watch hit is a GTA 6 timed-exclusive deep-dive
- Is an Oasis Knebworth 2027 gig actually happening? New promoter licence points to definitely (maybe...?)
- The Manhattan Aero 4K saved me from the dreaded London renters' TV aerial hell
- Nish Kumar joins us in the Pub Corner: Binface vs Farage, sketch comedy's comeback, and traumatising Brett Goldstein
August 5th
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day packs out London cinemas as it hits $1 billion in series-record time
- Junction 2 review: The 7 best acts from London’s techno and house link-up
- London's Leicester Square McDonald's set to go 24-hour
- Violent Night 2 trailer offers look at one of your early Christmas 2026 cinema options
- Who needs Edinburgh? Camden Fringe begins this week: the details you need
- More acts revealed for Pitchfork Festival London, including Panda Bear and DIIV
- London's best burgers are coming to Camden
- "It's the best you're going to get on set": Ted Lasso's new S4 stars Faye Marsay, Abbie Hern, and Jude Mack go offside
August 4th
- Jesse Eisenberg’s new comedy is set to be the closing flick at this year’s BFI London Film Festival
- An award-winning immersive horror show is coming to London for the first time
- Secret Cinema’s Greenwich extravaganza will officially seat 1500 and become a permanent spot
- 4 amazing new(ish) Michelin Guide-approved restaurants to dazzle your tastebuds this summer
August 3rd
- London is getting a new immersive gaming experience this September that will bring your favourite arcade video games to life
- Xbox consoles are now a whole lot more expensive in the UK
- London’s getting a new film festival – and it’s entirely dedicated to Latino cinema
- Exclusive: Asa Butterfield on his darkest role yet, Hollywood's biggest problem, and his favourite East London haunts
- Ariana Grande backs out of London musical amid break from public life