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The Paul Garner Band, Oval Tavern, free entry, Sun Jan 18
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Kneecap and Alanis Morissette are park’s 2026 headline acts
Economic impact survey suggests almost £5m generated for businesses in four boroughs adjoining Crystal Palace Park by the annual summer music festivals The line-ups for the 2026 big stage music festival in Crystal Palace Park have been revealed, and include … Continue reading
£1m project to restore David Bowie’s Bromley childhood home
No4 Plaistow Grove in Bromley is, in most respects, an unremarkable suburban terraced house, similar to tens of thousands of 20th Century homes, but for the fact that it was where, between the ages of eight to 20, David Jones … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, History, Music
Tagged 4 Plaistow Gardens, Bromley, David Bowie, V&A, Victoria and Albert Museum
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Friday lunchtime music recitals, Croydon Minster, Jan-Mar 2026
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Live music venue where the bands are part of the audience
From Metal Mania to Lego nights to craft and knitting afternoons, a new arts venue on George Street, opened during post-covid uncertainties, is trying to offer something for everyone, as NADIA AZIZUDDIN explains Riff Raffs on Croydon’s George Street is … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Business, Dance, Music, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs
Tagged Adam Pearson, Claire Hoggs, Croydon, George Street, Lego nights, Nadia Azizuddin, Riff Raffs
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Florence Joelle at The Oval Tavern, free entry, 6pm, Sun Jan 11
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Beats and Eats at The Oval, live music and DJs, Sat Feb 7
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Blues at The Oval, Addiscombe: free every Sunday, from 6pm
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Westfield Scrooges stop choir singing carols in Whitgift Centre
The traditional free, charity fund-raising Christmas carol concert by a long-established Croydon choir never took place in the Whitgift Centre this month. Last year, the Scrooges at Westfield turned away the Croydon Male Voice Choir from what was once an … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music, Sutton Council, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Beddington, Croydon, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Hammersfield, Shirley, St John's Church, St Nicholas Centre, Sutton, Sutton Council, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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PANTO WARS! Which shows are worth seeing this Christmas
OUTSIDE CROYDON: Ken Towl has reviewed the pantomimes being performed in Croydon and Bromley this festive season. But there’s lots more family shows available across London. Here’s DAVID MORGAN’s suggestions
PANTO WARS! Which is the Beauty? And which is the Beast?
Christmas 2025 has Beauty and the Beast as the seasonal pantomime at the Fairfield Halls. And Beauty and the Beast is also on at the Churchill Theatre, just a short bus ride away in Bromley. Oh yes it is! KEN … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ashcroft Theatre, Bromley Council, Churchill Theatre, Comedy, Fairfield Halls, Ken Towl, Music, Theatre
Tagged Ashcroft Theatre, Beauty and the Beast, Churchill Theatre, Croydon, EastEnders, Ellie Dadd, Fairfield Halls, Hi De Hi!, Ken Towl, pantomime, Royal Variety Performance, Samantha Womack, Su Pollard
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101 Records to shut with final blast at landlords and council
One of the stalwarts of the Croydon music scene since the period of peak punk, where singer Kirsty MacColl once worked in its mail order department, is to close next month. NADIA AZIZUDDIN reports Another key part of Croydon’s retail … Continue reading
By George! She’s Got it! My Fair Lady’s a triumph for Scorziello
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW: The classic Lerner and Loewe musical can be a challenge to stage even for the biggest theatre companies on the West End or Broadway. In Coulsdon this week, the local community centre is staging ‘a lavish, fast-paced show… … Continue reading
Teenager from Warlingham wins Trinity’s prestige piano prize
Isaac Rogers, aged 17, from Warlingham, has been named as Trinity School’s Steinway Scholar for 2025-2026. Rogers is the 12th pupil to win the prestigious annual award, which challenges pianists to perform at an exceptional level. Boys, and the girls … Continue reading
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Tagged Isaac Rogers, Richard Evans, Steinway, Trinity School, Trinity-Steinway Scholarship
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South Croydon workshop that is music scene’s best kept secret
A small team of luthiers working just off South End have carried out repairs on guitars played by some of the biggest names in rock music, including Judas Priest, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand and Queen’s Brian May. By NADIA AZIZUDDIN … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian May, Feline Guitars, Franz Ferdinand, Guitar repairs, Jonathan Law, Judas Priest, Les Paul, Nadia Azizuddin, Queen, South Croydon, The Darkness
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Kevin Costner Christmas show is Shirley teen’s screen debut
EXCLUSIVE: ABC in the United States is airing a biblical epic tonight, with a starring role played by an 18-year-old actor from Croydon A Croydon teenager tonight makes his screen debut in an American television show fronted by Hollywood superstar … Continue reading
Live music through December at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe
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Live music through December at The Oval Tavern, Addiscombe
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Jamaica and Cuba Benefit Concert, Ruskin House, Sat Dec 6
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Fundraising Fajitas Night, Crystal Palace Park, Fri Dec 5
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Sounds for the Season concert, St John’s Selsdon, Sun Dec 7
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TfL offers discounted theatre tickets in 25th birthday giveaway
As the 25th anniversary year of Transport for London approaches an end, the capital’s transport authority has teamed up with Official London Theatre to offer exclusive savings on Theatre Tokens that can make the perfect Christmas gift for an array … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th anniversary, Christmas, Official London Theatre, TfL, Transport for London, West End
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South Croydon Sings Christmas, St Peter’s, Fri Dec 5
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