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Elton John announced as latest Hyde Park headliner

12:08pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

SIR Elton John is the latest name added to the mammoth Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time series at Hyde Park.

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Festival to raise awareness about homelessness

10:10am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A FOURTEEN hour festival of music, arts, film and theatre will raise money and explore the notion that homelessness can impact anyone.

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Crystal Palace Park to be transformed into three-day garden party

12:46pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

CRYSTAL Palace Park will transform into a giant garden party for a weekend in August with bands, proms, a fun fair and fireworks.

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The Saturdays, Amelia Lily and Brainiac for Summer Live at Bluewater

10:31am Tuesday 14th May 2013

NOT content with being one of the most impressive shopping centres in the country, Bluewater is throwing itself into entertainment too.

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Hop Farm Music Festival cancelled

5:02pm Friday 3rd May 2013

KENT’S biggest music festival has been cancelled because of low ticket sales.

Crystal Palace comic voted best new UK act to perform in Croydon

4:03pm Wednesday 24th April 2013

A CRYSTAL Palace comedian, recently voted the best new act in the UK, will perform at fundraising gig next week.

Hop Farm Festival line-up announced

12:32pm Monday 25th March 2013

ROCK bands My Bloody Valentine and Rodriguez are to headline this summer’s Hop Farm Festival, it has been revealed today.

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Country sensation LeAnn Rimes talks about appearing at the O2 in Greenwich

3:34pm Wednesday 6th March 2013

US Country star LeAnn Rimes speaks to Tina Campbell about performing at the London 02 and what advice she would give to her younger self.

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Stage set for Lambeth Country Show

5:10am Friday 14th September 2012

One of the UK’s largest free festivals is set to draw thousands of festival goers with attractions ranging from live music and owl displays to flower shows and stalls selling homemade jams.

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More Reading weekend tickets on sale

11:24am Thursday 26th July 2012

Reading Festival has released an extra 3,000 weekend tickets for sale after capacity was raised to 89,999.

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