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WHAT'S INSIDE
                                                                           EN G LIS H PREMIER LEAG UE TEAMS
                                                                           DOMIN ATE B OTH EURO FIN A LS –
                                                                           C ON TAC T US N OW TO B OOK

                                                                           TH E RICH ES T G AME IN WORLD
                                                                           FOOTB ALL – TH E PLAY- OFF FI NAL –
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                                                              THE LEG EN D, MADON N A WILL
                                                                 PERFORM AT THE LON DON
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                                                                           IN S IDE THIS WEEK ’ S EMAG

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                                                                           IN LON DON TO EN JOY, B OOK NOW
                                                                           FOR QUEEN S AN D WIMB LEDON

FRONT, INSIDE & BACK COVERS: SPRING - LONDON ROOFTOP BARS

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LAST CHANCE TO GRAB

           MARIAH CAREY
   25 to 27 May – Royal Albert Hall    City Nights at Yauatcha
           HUGH JACKMAN
                                       Balmy days and long summer evenings in London are best spent outside on the
          2 to 7 Jun – The o2
                                       terrace at Yauatcha City.
           FRANK SKINNER               Every Wednesday throughout the summer months, City Nights celebrates the return
   13 Jun – Leicester Square Theatre   of sunshine to the capital. Enjoy an extensive range of fruity, refreshing cocktails
                                       and several wines by the glass, bottle or carafe.
            TOM JONES
       15 Jun – Live at Chelsea        Complimentary dim sum will be offered from 5.30pm until 7.30pm. A DJ will be
                                       playing throughout the evening until late, providing the soundtrack to the summer.
BOSTON RED SOX v NEW YORK YANKEES
   29 and 30 Jun – London Stadium      No reservations necessary.

          JERRY SEINFELD
       13 Jul – Eventim Apollo

          ROBBIE WILLIAMS
      14 Jul – BST at Hyde Park

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WAHLBURGERS
                   ARROS QD                         JAMES STREET WC2
                        EASTCASTLE                  Is London ready for another
                                                    US burger invasion? The
                         STREET W1
                                                    brothers behind Wahlburgers
    NEW OPENINGS

                         Multiple Miche-            certainly think so as they have
                      lin-starred Quique            their sights set on Covent Gar-
                     Dacosta is coming              den for the first in a probable
                        to the UK with a            UK expansion of their burger
                     restaurant that has            brand.
                    a big focus on rice,
                    and maybe a bit of
                                 paella…

                                                          MEATLIQUOR
                        TAYER AND                         MARGARET
                       ELEMENTARY                         STREET W1
                           OLD STREET EC1                 The original MEATliquor
                                                          relocates to a brand new -
                        When the bartender who            and much more permanent
                     ran the World's Best Bar for         - site just 500 metres away
                      years prepares to open an           from where they first started.
                    all-day bar and restaurant in         Expect the usual dose of
                    London with fellow top class          burgers, hot-dogs, cocktails
                   mixologist Monica Berg, you            and more that have made
                   better believe people are go-          them such a big hit ever
                   ing to sit up and take notice.         since that first opening.
                    And when TÁ TÁ Eatery is in
                        charge of the food too…

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT
         GREAT BRITISH
        TATTOO SHOW
               25 to 26 May –
         Alexandra Palace N22
       With over 300 artists buzzing
        about the place and some of
     the best international and home-
      grown artists attending, this is a
       fantastic opportunity to get tat-
    tooed from some of the very best
          artists in the tattoo industry.

    So if you’re serious about tattoos,
        unique art, fashion and some
    pretty cool people, then you’re in
                       the right place!

                                            FOODIES FESTIVAL
                                            25 to 27 May –
                                            Syon Park TW8
                                            Foodies Festival, the UK’s biggest
                                            food festival, returns to Syon Park
                                            25th, 26th, 27th May 2019. A
                                            mouth-watering summer festival with
                                            live music, workshops, masterclass-
                                            es and of course, top chefs too!

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT

                                                                        COLOUR PALACE
                                                                        12 Jun to 22 Sep –
                                                                        Dulwich Pavilion SE21
                                                                        This summer, the Dulwich Pavilion returns with
                                                                        The Colour Palace. Free and open to the pub-
                                                                        lic throughout the summer months, The Colour
                                                                        Palace is a fusion of West African and Euro-
                                                                        pean influences, inspired by the buzz of fabric
                                                                        markets in Lagos, Nigeria, and incorporating
                                                                        symmetry, curves and right-angles – all ele-
                                                                        ments present in Sir John Soane’s iconic 1811
                                                                        design of the Gallery.

                                                                                ROOF FEST AT
                                                                                JOHN LEWIS
                                                                                On now until 28 Oct –
                                                                                John Lewis W1
                                                                                A festival themed summer rooftop with live
                                                                                entertainment, music, comedy, street food,
     STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING                                                cocktails and much more. Set high above
                                                                                the hustle and bustle of Oxford Street,
     WORLD TOUR                                                                 one of the largest rooftops in London has
                                                                                undergone a festival makeover complete
     25 and 26 May – Copperbox Arena E20                                        with bookable boho and flower dens, a
     The SLS World Tour is heading back to London! Tickets will go              Caravan stage, plus a variety of cocktails
     fast, so get yours now!                                                    and street food.

     Get to the tenth season at the Copper Box Arena and check                  Throughout the summer season, be enter-
     out the all new multi-round World Tour event format where more             tained with headline performances from
     skaters will have the opportunity to work their way up the rank-           DJs, artists and acoustic musicians along-
     ings and solidify a spot on the SLS World Tour!                            side Filipino food from Bong Bongs Manila
                                                                                Kanteen, formerly known as BBQ Dreamz,
                                                                                and refreshing cocktails from Background
                                                                                Bars.

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT

LAS MEXICANAS AT                                 PERGOLA
QUEEN OF HOXTON                                  PADDINGTON
On now until 2 Oct –                             On now until 28 Oct –
Queen of Hoxton EC2                              Paddington Central W2
Queen of Hoxton invites you to a long hot        It’s back for the summer! A slick line-up of restau-
summer of tacos, tequila and giant frozen        rants, two huge open bars set over two levels,
Margaritas... step into the world of Lola        seating for 850 and comfy day beds on their
Gonzalez, the rebel Queen of the Lucha           top deck terrace to soak up the sun – making this
Libre movement. Tuck into 'filthy-good' tacos    hidden alfresco garden and rooftop once again
washed down with tequila shots and giant         one of the hottest hangouts this summer. A secret
frozen Margaritas - from the back-street         hideaway in the heart of West London - food
bar - all inspired by the vibrant town of San    vendors, include Babek Brothers, Honi Poké, An
Cristóbal in Mexico.                             Choi, a new food trader from the Salvation in
                                                 Noodles team, and Smash Patty, a new burger
                                                 concept from the guys behind Patty & Bun.

COPPA CLUB’S                                     GIANTS LIVE –
SURF SHACKS                                      THE WORLD’S
On now until 30 Sep – EC3                        STRONGEST MAN
The terrace is full of bright bold colours,      6 Jul – The SSE Arena Wembley
lush palm leaves and surfing parapher-
nalia as their igloos have melted away           By popular demand, a brand NEW Wem-
and summer is bringing with it, their new        bley show has been added to the 2019
surfers paradise.                                World’s Strongest Man Qualifying Tour. Yes,
                                                 the BIGGEST strongman show in the world
Expect knockout views of London’s iconic         is coming to London in 2019! The jaw-drop-
skyline, with the south-facing terrace           ping show will be filmed for Channel 5 as
decked out with tropical flora, bright           part of the World’s Strongest Man Series.
furnishings and an iconic vintage VW
camper niftily converted into an outdoor
bar - making this the ideal spot for sun-
downers.

THE APEROL BIG                                   A NIGHT AT STUDIO 54
SPRITZ SOCIAL                                    3 Aug – Queen Elizabeth
                                                 Hall Foyer SE1
26 May to 1 Jun – Shoreditch
Electric Light Station N1                        As Nile Rodgers and Chic open their set,
                                                 there will be a recreation of legendary glam-
Row on the ‘Aperol orange’ canal in the          our playground, Studio 54. The foyer of the
sunshine, relax under the pergola before         Southbank Centre will play host to a tribe of
riding down the slide, or take a turn on the     go-go dancers and original Studio DJ’s.
Vespa carousel, or jump into one of the
Aperol-100, Fiat-500 hot tubs - all whilst
raising a refreshing glass of Aperol Spritz.
Tickets (priced at £10) include two Aperol
Spritz and some traditional Italian aperitivo.

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TASTE OF LONDON
                                                                                                           19 to 23 Jun – Regents Park NW1

                                                                                   The five-day festival will feature appearances from The World Restaurant Awards win-
                                                                                    ners and judges - including an exclusive 30-seat dining experience with ‘Restaurant
                                                                                                          of the Year’ South African based Wolfgat.
                                                                                    The food celebration will feature 50 per cent new restaurants including Brigadiers, Kutir,
                                                                                    Berenjak, Kym’s, Indian Accent, Lina Stores and a bespoke BBQ from Flesh & Buns.
                                                                                    Heavyweights from the London restaurant scene will descend on Regent’s Park for a
                                                                                     series of TedX style talks – focusing on issues from wellbeing to investing in talent.

                                                                                       Tickets are available to purchase now from https://london.tastefestivals.com

           SUSHI SAMBA IN BLOOM
     On now until 5 Jun – Sushi Samba Covent Garden WC2
     SUSHISAMBA Covent Garden is in full bloom this season with a colourful
     botanical springtime celebration that features edible art, a bespoke floral
     installation and a custom Fleurs de Villes mannequin sculpture. From fresh
      flowers to warmer temperatures to long-awaited sunshine, SUSHISAMBA
               ‘In Bloom’ comes alive from May 15th through June 5th.

                                  THE MENU:
     With a focus on wellbeing and sustainability, the SUSHISAMBA ‘In Bloom’
      edible art menu showcases 5 custom creations curated by master sushi
      chef John Um. Using sushi as his medium and tapping the restaurant’s
      signature flare, fresh ingredients and artful presentation the menu pays
                  homage to the nourishing bounty of planet earth.

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THEATRE                                                   9 To 5                                          Come From Away
                                                               £34.50                                               £32.50

        BOX
                                                              Best Seats                                         3rd Best Seats
                                                             (Special Discount)

       OFFICE
     Each week we feature special offers with up to 50%
      discount for Theatreland in London. Everything is
          subject to availability at time of booking.

                                                          Everybody's Talking                                       The Play That
                                                              About Jamie                                           Goes Wrong
                                                                £22.50                                                 £31.00
                                                             3rd Best Seats                                          Best Seats
                                                            (Normally £35.00)                                      (Normally £48.00)

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FLEABAG
                                           20 Aug to 14 Sep –
                                           Wyndham’s Theatre
            A MID-                         WC2
         SUMMER’S                          Following a sold-out run
                                           in New York, FLEABAG,
            NIGHT                          Phoebe Waller-Bridge's
                                           award-winning comedic
           DREAM                           play comes to London.
                                           The play that inspired the
       28 Jun to 27 Jul –                  hit television series, Flea-
      Regents Park Open                    bag is a rip-roaring look
       Air Theatre NW1                     at some sort of woman
         Shakespeare’s fantas-             living her sort of life. Flea-
           tical fable of desire,          bag may seem oversexed,
     confusion, jealousy and               emotionally unfiltered and
         growing up. Through               self-obsessed, but that's
              live music, playful          just the tip of the iceberg.
      adventure and physical               With family and friend-

                                                                                      T H E AT R E
     invention see the lovers’             ships under strain and a
     world transformed into a              guinea pig café struggling
       place of magic, laugh-              to keep afloat, Fleabag
       ter and healing, as we              suddenly finds herself with
      journey into the woods.              nothing to lose.

                                                  & JULIET
                                                  2 Nov to 28 Mar ’20
                 HEARTBEAT                        – Shaftesbury Theatre
                                                  WC2
                  OF HOME
                                                  Romeo & Juliet final scene
       4 Sep to 13 Oct – Picca-                   – she picks up the dagger
               dilly Theatre W1                   and… gets a life!
                                                  & Juliet is the irreverent and
          From the producers of River-
                                                  fun-loving new West End mu-
              dance comes an extraor-
                                                  sical that asks: what if Juliet’s
               dinary dance and music
                                                  famous ending was really
         extravaganza, Heartbeat Of
                                                  just her beginning? What if
          Home. Heartbeat Of Home
                                                  she decided to choose her
       is a spine-tingling, tantalizing,
                                                  own fate? This is Juliet’s story
       high octane, sexy, dance and
                                                  now. So don’t tell her how it
           music extravaganza. It is a
                                                  ends…
          heart-stopping tour de force
                                                  Soaring with pop anthems
             that features the dynamic,
                                                  including …Baby One More
          vibrant components of tradi-
                                                  Time, Everybody (Backstreet’s
           tional Irish, Latin, Hip-Hop,
                                                  Back) and more, & Juliet is a
          Afro-Cuban and Contempo-
                                                  riotous blast of fun and glori-
       rary music and dance, uniting
                                                  ous music that proves when it
            performers and audiences
                                                  comes to love, there’s always
          on journeys to find a home,
                                                  life after Romeo…
                 wherever that may be.

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EXHIBITIONS

                   LEE KRASNER:
                   LIVING
                   COLOUR
                   30 May to 1 Sep –
                   Barbican EC2
                   Centre retrospective of the
                   innovative abstract expres-
                   sionist artist Lee Krasner.
                   As the title suggests, one
                   reason for buying a ticket
                   is to check out Krasner's
                   vivid, large-scale canvases
                   that explode in fireworks
                   of colour… but that’s not
                   all. You'll also be able to
                   see her superb charcoal
                   drawings and some early
                   self-portraits too.

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STEWART LEE: SNOW-
                                                        FLAKE/TORNADO
                                                        29 Oct to 25 Jan –
                                                        Leicester Square Theatre WC2
                                                        Double-bill of two new 60 minute sets, back
                                                        to back nightly from “the world’s greatest
                                                        living stand-up” (Times).

                                                        Tornado questions Stew’s position in the
                                                        comedy marketplace after Netflix mistakenly
                                                        lists his show as “reports of sharks falling
                                                        from the skies are on the rise again. No-
                                                        body on the Eastern Seaboard is safe.”

                                                        Snowflake questions Stew’s worth in a
                                                        society demolishing the liberal values he has
                                                        been keen to espouse in a fairy-tale land-
                                                        scape of winter wonder.

                                                                                                                       COMEDY
        ROMESH
 RANGANATHAN
   – THE CYNIC’S
        MIXTAPE
                24 Apr ’20 –
          Eventim Apollo W6
    He's back with a brand new
 show ‘The Cynic’s Mixtape’, his
   most brutally honest show yet.

    Fresh from the ‘Misadventures
                                        LENNY HENRY – WHO AM I AGAIN
      of Romesh Ranganathan’, ‘A        8 Nov – Hackney Empire
       League Of Their Own’ and
                                        Lenny Henry is one of Britain’s best-known and celebrated comedians,
      ‘Judge Romesh’, he's putting
                                        with a career which began with cult stardom on children's television to
        showbiz aside to deliver a
                                        including writer, radio DJ, TV presenter, co-founder of Comic Relief and
  carefully curated selection of all
                                        an award-winning actor.
the things he has found unaccept-
            able since the last tour.   In the first half of the evening, Lenny will take the audience through a jam
                                        session of funny and sad memories and stories.

                                        In part two, Lenny will be interviewed by friend, broadcaster and author
                                        Jon Canter, for further insights into his life and career, followed by ques-
                                        tions from the audience.

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FOOTBALL
           SPORT

                   THE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF                                  29 May – Olympic Stadium Baku
                                                                              Arsenal strolled through to the final and Chelsea won
                   FINAL – THE RICHEST MATCH IN                               on penalties – this completes the set of four English
                                                                              teams for both European finals – unprecedented!
                   WORLD FOOTBALL                                             Contact your Lifestyle Manager for up to date prices
                   27 May – Wembley                                           and travel options.
                   Aston Villa v Derby in the final will be an absolute
                   humdinger! Old comrades, John Terry and Frank Lam-
                   pard duel for the chance to get back into the Premier
                   League. Contact us for tickets and packages.               NATION’S LEAGUE SEMI FINAL
                                                                              – ENGLAND v NETHERLANDS
                                                                              6 Jun – Porto
                   2019 CHAMPION’S LEAGUE                                     England will play the Netherlands in the Nations
                   FINAL – LIVERPOOL v                                        League semi-finals in Guimaraes, Portugal.
                                                                              The hosts face Switzerland on 5 June at Porto's Estadio
                   TOTTENHAM                                                  do Dragao in the other semi-final, with the final on 9
                   1 Jun – Estadio Metropolitano Madrid                       June.
                   Following the most dramatic couple of days in the
                   Champions League Semi Finals ever, it’s a unique and
                   all English affair in Madrid!                              EURO 2020
                   Packages start from £3,500 per person.                     England's path to EURO 2020 has been mapped out
                   Please note accommodation options in Madrid are            following the European Qualifiers draw.
                   highly limited. Contact your Lifestyle Manager for up to   The Three Lions have kicked off their campaign with
                   date prices and travel options.                            two great wins under their belt and here are the rest of
                                                                              the matches taking place at the stadium.
                                                                              o 7 Sep – England v Bulgaria
                   2019 EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL –                                 o 10 Sep – England v Kosovo
                   ARSENAL V CHELSEA                                          o 14 Nov – England v Montenegro
SPORT

                                                                                                                                             GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP RUGBY FINAL
                                                                                                                                             1 Jun ’19 – Twickenham
                                                                                                                                             After 22 hard-fought rounds and two semi-finals, it will come down to one final game to decide the
                                                                                                                                             Gallagher Premiership Rugby 2019 Champions.

                                                                                                                                             THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019
                                                                                                                                             20 Sep to 2 Nov – Across Japan
   C RIC KET

                                                                                                                                             The 2019 Rugby World Cup will be the ninth Rugby World Cup and is to be held in Japan. This
                                                                                                                                             will be the first time the tournament will be held in Asia, the first-time consecutive tournaments have
                                                                                                                                             been staged in the same hemisphere, and also the first time that the event will take place outside the
                                                                                                                                             traditional heartland of the sport.
                                                                                                                                             Contact us for packages for all matches – we can also assist with travel to Japan.

ICC CRICKET                                     THE ASHES:                                  WOMEN’S ASHES
WORLD CUP 2019                                  AUSTRALIA IN                                2 to 31 Jul – Across the UK

                                                                                                                                     RUGBY
30 May to 14 Jul ’19 – Across                   ENGLAND                                     England's women will face West
                                                                                            Indies and Australia this summer. The
England and Wales
                                                1 to 5 Aug - Edgbaston                      centrepiece of the points-based multi-
The 2019 Cricket World Cup is the                                                           format Women's Ashes series in July is
12th edition of the Cricket World               14 to 18 Aug - Lords                        a four-day Test at Taunton.
Cup, and is scheduled to be hosted
                                                22 to 26 Aug – Headingley                   There are also three one-day
by England and Wales.
                                                                                            internationals and three Twenty20
                                                4 to 8 Sep – Old Trafford
The first match will be played at The                                                       games at Leicester, Canterbury,
Oval while the final will be played at          12 to 16 Sep – The Oval                     Chelmsford, Hove and Bristol.
Lord's. It is the fifth time that the Cricket
                                                England and Australia will renew
World Cup will be held in England
                                                hostilities this summer in the Test match
and Wales.
                                                arena, with the first Ashes series on
The format for the tournament will be           British soil in four years. The two sides
a single group of ten teams, with each          will face off in five Test matches at
team playing the other nine teams, and          Edgbaston, Lord's, Headingley, Old
the top four teams progressing to a             Trafford, and The Oval as they do
knockout stage of semi-finals and a final.      battle for the urn.

Contact us now for ticket and
hospitality packages for all matches.
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SPORTS

          WHYTE v RIVAS
          20 Jul – The O2
          Dillian Whyte will face Oscar Rivas for the number one Heavyweight spot with the WBC.
          'Body Snatcher' Whyte (25-1 18KOs) puts his current title on the line as he takes on the undefeated Rivas.

                                                                                                                       NFL
 BOXING

                                                                                                                             CHICAGO BEARS v OAKLAND RAIDERS
                                                                                                                             6 Oct – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
                                                                                                                             The Chicago Bears haven't played in London since 2011, where they were victorious against the
                                                                                                                             Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Will the Oakland Raiders stop them making it two out of two in London?
                                                                                                                             Register your interest today to secure your VIP seats.

                                                                                                                             CAROLINA PANTHERS v TAMPA BAR BUCCANEERS
                                                                                                                             13 Oct – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
                                                                                                                             This will be the first time that the Carolina Panthers will visit London as part of the NFL UK series.
                                                                                                                             Can they secure a win away from home soil? Register your interest today to secure your VIP seats.

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SPORT

                                                                                                          PHYNOVA
                                                                                                          6 DAY
                                                                                                          LONDON

                                                                           C YC LIN G
 DIVIN G

                                                                                                          22 – 27 Oct 2019 -
                                                                                                          Lee Valley VeloPark
                                                                                                          Still buzzing from the
                                                                                                          excitement of this year's
                                                                                                          cycling blowout? Make
                                                                                                          sure you're there in 2019 –
                                                                                                          tickets are on sale now so
                                                                                                          contact us now!

           THE DIVING
           WORLD SERIES
           17 to 19 May – London                                                        WWE
           Aquatic Centre E20
                                                                                        SMACKDOWN
           This prestigious and exclusive event will host Olympic,
           World, and European champions from both Great                                13 and 14 May –
           Britain and across the world. The event will take place                      The O2
           across 3 days of exciting action in the iconic London
                                                                                        WWE have announced that
           Aquatics Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
                                                                                        its unique brand of action
                                                                                        packed entertainment is once
                                                                     WWE

                                                                                        again returning to the UK, in
                                                                                        May 2019. Fans will be able
                                                                                        to see all their favourite WWE
                                                                                        Superstars under one roof on
                                                                                        13th May for WWE Raw.
                                                                                        WWE Raw will see
                                                                                        Intercontinental Champion
                                                                                        Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose;
                                                                                        Braun Strowman vs Drew
                                                                                        McIntyre, plus Bobby Lashley
                                                                                        and Nia Jax live.

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SPORTS

                                                                                               FORMULA 1 BRITISH
                                                                                               GRAND PRIX

                                                                       MOTORSP ORT
                                                                                               12 to 14 Jul – Silverstone
                                                                                               Five-time world champion Lewis
                                                                                               Hamilton reigned supreme this season,
                                                                                               but with rising stars Max Verstappen,
                                                                                               new Ferrari recruit Charles Leclerc, and
                                                                                               Sebastian Vettel all in hot pursuit, can
                                                                                               anyone catch Lewis in 2019?
                                                                                               Contact us for day packages, hospitality
                                                                                               and tickets.

                                                                                                 CANOE
                                                                                                 SLALOM WORLD
                                                                                                 CUP 2019

                                                                              WAT ERS POR TS
                                                                                                 14 to 16 Jun – Lee Valley
                                                                                                 White Water Centre EN9
                                                                                                 The 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World
                                                                                                 Cup London is a fun day out for all
     THE BOSTON RED SOX v THE                                                                    the family, with the chance to try
     NEW YORK YANKEES                                                                            paddle sport, alongside supporting
                                                                                                 the British team as they take on the
     29 to 30 Jun – The London Stadium, Queen Eliz-                                              world's best paddlers in preparations
     abeth Olympic Park                                                                          for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

     Major League Baseball is coming to the UK for the first time
     ever. The Boston Red Sox will play the New York Yankees
     in one of the greatest rivalries in American sport history. The
     two-game series will be held at the iconic London Stadium.
     Please contact us for ticket only and official hospitality
     packages.

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SPORT

                                                                                                               CHESTER-
                                                                                                               TON’S POLO
                                                                                                               IN THE PARK
                                                                                                               7 to 9 Jun –
                                                                                                               Hurlingham SW6
 T EN N IS

                                                                                           P OLO
                                                                                                               Chesterton’s Polo in the
                                                                                                               Park is set to kick summer
                                                                                                               off in style as it returns to
                                                                                                               Hurlingham Park, Fulham
                                                                                                               with the ultimate three-day
                                                                                                               summer celebration to host
                                                                                                               their 10th birthday this
                                                                                                               June.

             QUEENS – THE FEVER TREE
             CHAMPIONSHIP
             17 to 23 Jun – Queens Club                                                            ROYAL ASCOT
             The hotly anticipated Fever-Tree Championships, hosted at The                         18 to 22 Jun – Royal As-
             Queen's Club, attracts the world's best male tennis players,                          cot Racecourse
             and is a thrilling, action packed week for fans.                                      Royal Ascot is an occasion like
                                                                                 RAC ING

                                                                                                   no other in the sporting calendar
             WIMBLEDON 2019                                                                        as whilst it is demonstrably a
                                                                                                   celebration of horse racing at its
             1 to 14 July – The AELTC Wimbledon SW19                                               very best, with a total of £5m
             Wimbledon 2019 promises to offer world class performances                             on offer in prize money, it is
             and intense theatre. If you want to experience the British tennis                     also a social occasion, steeped
             season in all its glory, rest assured we can help. By purchasing                      in history and synonymous with
             debenture tickets you are guaranteed the most fantastic day of                        pageantry and elegance.
                                                                                 HO RS E

             tennis steeped in heritage and tradition.                                             On each of the five race days,
                                                                                                   The Queen arrives by Royal
                                                                                                   Procession along the racecourse
             THE ATP AT THE O2                                                                     with her guests, in full view of up
                                                                                                   to 80,000 spectators this adds
             10 to 17 Nov – The O2                                                                 to the unique and memorable
             The ATP World Tour Finals - the largest indoor tennis                                 experience.
             competition in the world - takes place at London’s O2 Arena in                        Enjoy a Fantastic VIP Experience
             November each year, and is a must-see annual tournament for                           with our Royal Ascot Hospitality
             fans across the globe. Here, eight of the world’s best singles                        Options.
             and doubles.
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MIGHTY HOOPLA
                                                                                               8 Jun – Brockwell Park SE24
                                                                                               Now in its third year, Mighty Hoopla is London’s biggest pure pop festival
                                                                                               and a highlight of the LGBT+ summer calendar. Chaka Khan will headline
                                                                                               this year’s event, which takes place in Brixton’s Brockwell Park for a second
                                                                                               year running, but on a Saturday for the first time. The Queen of Funk presides
                                                                                               over an impressive line-up that includes legendary girl bands All Saints and
                                                                                               Bananarama, plus Liberty X, Samantha Mumba, Jamelia and cult Swedish
                                                                                               pop artist Tove Lo.

     CHELSEA FRINGE
     On now until 26 May
                                                                            F E S T I VA L S
     The eighth Chelsea Fringe at a host of different venues and
     settings. Building on the success of the previous Chelsea Fringe
     festivals, it will feature a wonderful mixture of public spectacles,
     horticultural happenings and community celebrations.

     The Fringe is all about harnessing and spreading the excitement
     and energy that fizzes around gardens and gardening. The
     idea is to give people the freedom and opportunity to express
     themselves through the medium of plants and gardens, to open
     up possibilities and to allow full participation.

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THE
                                                   RACONTEURS
     CONCERTS & GIGS

                                                   22 May – The
                                                   Electric Ballroom
                                                   Ahead of their appearance
                                                   at All Points East festival,
                                                   The Raconteurs - Jack White,
                                                   Brendan Benson, Jack Law-
                                                   rence and Patrick Keeler -
                                                   announce that they will play a
                                                   super intimate show in London
                                                   - their first UK live appearance
                                                   in over ten years. Support
                                                   comes from special guests
                                                   YAK.

                          MONSTA X
                            9 Jul – The SSE
                           Arena Wembley
                       One of the hottest K-Pop
                            bands in the world
                          returns to the UK this
                        summer with their third
                         world tour, the 2019
                         Monsta X World Tour
                              ‘WE ARE HERE’.

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CONCERTS & GIGS

                                      FLORENCE AND
                                      THE MACHINE
                                      13 Jul – BST Hyde Park
                                      Florence + The Machine are set to headline the Saturday
                                      of British Summer Time Hyde Park 2019. Returning from
                                      their recent US tour and off of their 2018 album High As
                                      Hopes, this is set to be a night to remember.

        RICK ASTLEY
         14 Jul – Kew The
      Music, Royal Botanic
                  Gardens                                   NEW PURPLE CELEBRATION –
        The much-loved multi-mil-
            lion selling 80s icon,                          THE MUSIC OF PRINCE
            known for his upbeat                            14 Sep – The Eventim Apollo
      dancing, hook-laden pop
     songs and the odd cheeky                               Celebrate the life, legacy and the music of Prince, this brilliantly funky
       lyrical reference, is set to                         show featuring the world class New Purple Celebration delivers a non-
       headline Kew The Music                               stop 2-hour hit packed extravaganza.
          and capture our hearts                            Expect to see, hear and feel all of the hits from one of the most loved
        with viral hits like 'Never                         artists of all time. 1999, Little Red Corvette, Purple Rain, Kiss, Dia-
      Gonna Give You Up' and                                monds And Pearls, Raspberry Beret, U Got The Look, When Doves
                 'She Makes Me'                             Cry, Cream, I Wanna Be Your Lover and so many more…

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CONCERTS & GIGS

THE LIGHTENING                                    MADONNA – MADAME X TOUR
SEEDS                                             TO THE LONDON PALLADIUM
7 Nov – The London Palladium                      26, 27, 29, 30 Jan and 1 to 2 Feb ’20 –
The Lightning Seeds are an English alter-         The London Palladium
native rock and pop band from Liverpool,          Following her incredibly stunning performance at the Billboard
originally a studio-based solo project for        Music Awards and the announcement of her highly anticipated
Broudie, they’ve expanded into a touring          new album Madame X, Madonna kicks off a series of rare
band. The group experienced big success           and special performances celebrating the release of the new
throughout the 1990s and are well-known           album giving fans an opportunity to see the artist in a uniquely
for their single "Three Lions", a collaboration   intimate environment.
with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner which
reached No. 1 in the UK in both 1996 and          Register now at;
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MOSTACK                                                              ANGEL OLSEN
1 Nov – The O2 Academy Brixton                                       11 Feb ’20 – Eventim Apollo
A British rapper from North London. After                            Known for her “boldly and admirably un-
releasing a string of online songs and                               compromising performances”, Angel Olsen
non-album singles between 2014–16, he                                returns to the UK with a brand new live
released his debut mixtape, High Street                              show after, most recently, her two sold out
Kid in 2017.                                                         intimate shows at Union Chapel last year.
                                                                     This will be Angel’s first tour with the full
                                                                     band since 2017 and her biggest London
                                                                     headline show to date.

SHAKESPEAR’S SISTER                                                  FRANCESCO RENGA
5 Nov – London Palladium                                             16 May ’20 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush
Shakespear’s Sister has announced their offi-                        Francesco Renga, Italian singer-songwriter
cial reunion as a band with their Ride Again                         and Sanremo winner will perform a series of
tour. They’re also set to release a Singles                          live dates in the main cities of Europe. These
Collection entitled Singles Party.                                   dates form the European tour supporting his
                                                                     eighth studio album "L'ALTRA METÀ", which
                                                                     translates to “The Other Half”, and is the result
                                                                     of collaborations with some of Italy’s best
                                                                     songwriters.
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