From 20^th October – 1^stNovember, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, said to be one of the most haunted buildings in the world, will host late-night theatre tours for Halloween. Once featured on Most Haunted, the one-hour guided tour will begin at 10pm, taking guests on a whistle-stop tour of ghostly theatrical history across the front of house and backstage of this iconic London landmark. Included in the ticket will be a cocktail, enjoyed in The Lane’s Cecil Beaton Bar from 9:15pm, at the beginning of the tour.

Theatre Royal Drury Lane, affectionately called The Lane, notoriously has a cast of ghostly residents, whose stories will intrigue and haunt theatregoers, tourists, and Londoners alike. For this Halloween season only, on this exclusive tour, guests can unearth hidden tales, scandal, conspiracy and hear ghost stories from the theatre, past and present.

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Last night, 14-time GRAMMY® and Emmy Award winner Lady Gaga launched the sold-out UK/Europe leg of her MAYHEM Ball tour with the first of four nights at The O2 in London. The show featured a surprise appearance from Wednesday stars Emma Myers and Evie Templeton who joined Gaga onstage for a stunning performance of her current hit single “The Dead Dance.”

The performance drew rave reviews, with The Independent calling it “the concert of the year” and The Times lauding it as “pop opera at its finest.” The iPaper described the evening as “utterly magnificent,” while The London Standard noted, “If we could give this show six stars we would.” BBC News said Gaga was “a pop star operating at the peak of her powers,” and the Financial Times hailed it as “an expert piece of pop musical theatre.”

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GRAMMY® Award-winning, global superstar Doja Cat has announced new dates for 2026 across Latin America, Europe, the UK, and North America as part of her massive Tour Ma Vie World Tour. The run kicks off in São Paulo, Brazil at Suhai Music Hall and will hit major cities including Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Dublin, London, Lisbon, Paris, Chicago, Denver, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Toronto, and more, before culminating with a headline performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.

These newly announced 2026 dates follow Doja’s previously revealed 2025 shows across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia later this fall/winter. The Tour Ma Vie World Tour, promoted by Live Nation, marks Doja’s biggest run yet and her first time headlining across multiple regions, including Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Latin America.

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Winners of The Stage Debut Awards 2025, in association with Netflix, were revealed on September 28 at a star-studded ceremony taking place at 8 Northumberland Avenue, London. Rachel Zegler scooped the prize for Best West End Debut Performer, one of the evening’s most coveted awards, for her tour de force performance as Eva Perón in Jamie Lloyd’s triumphant revival of Evita. She follows in the footsteps of previous winners Jodie Comer, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Jack Wolfe.

Hosted by comedy royalty and actor Julian Clary in front of some of UK theatre’s most influential figures, Zegler’s win – the people’s favourite – was the only award category to have been decided by the public. The starry shortlist also included Zegler’s Evita co-star Diego Andres Rodriguez; both Tosin Cole (Netflix’s Supacell) and his co-star Heather Agyepong for Shifters; Kat Ronney for Titanique; The Devil Wears Prada’s Georgie Buckland; Clueless the Musical’s Emma Flynn and Samuel Brewer in Oedipus.

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The polar bear, known as Ursus Maritimus or sea bear has become one of the most recognised symbols of climate change as a result of their natural habitat, the Arctic drastically melting away and sea levels rising as a consequence. With estimations placing the number of polar bears at 26,000 worldwide, the risk of this number dwindling further persists. Alongside climate change, other contributing factors impacting the polar bear’s existence include – commercial activities, conflicts with people, pollution, disease, inadequate habitat protection and the potantial for over-harvest in smaller or declining polar bear populations (Polar Bears International). An exploration of this disheartening reality, Disney animator, writer and director Aaron Blaise presents Oscar 2026 Qualifying short film Snow Bear, a literal, as well as metaphorical tale about a lonely polar bear’s search for connection amid crisis.

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Celebrating 40 years since their genesis in 1986, Pixies announce details of a headline worldwide tour for 2026 titled Pixies 40. Today, the first shows have been confirmed, beginning in the UK in May, including a very special show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall before continuing onto Europe through June and July 2026. Tickets are on sale from Friday 26th September via Metropolismusic.com

The major live plans will see founding members Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering, together with bassist Emma Richardson, visit cities across the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands to celebrate this epic milestone, including their first performance at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall.

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Lottery Winners have today announced their biggest ever UK headline show – a huge, career-defining homecoming at LSV Stadium in Leigh on Saturday 30^th May 2026.

This landmark event marks a full-circle moment for the unstoppable Leigh band, who over the past three years have transformed from cult heroes into chart-topping national treasures.

Lottery Winners are pulling out all the stops for what promises to be an unforgettable night. They’ll be joined on stage by a stellar lineup of special guests they’ve previously collaborated with, and who have appeared on their albums, including Frank Turner, and Reverend & The Makers, with further to be announced.

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Triple BAFTA winning stand up sensation Mo Gilligan has announced his biggest ever World Tour with The Mo You Know in 2026.

The mammoth tour will see Mo head all across the globe, with the first wave of territories just announced including United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, UAE, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, France, Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, and Portugal, as well as a run of UK dates across 2026.

Kicking off at The Alban Arena in St Albans on Wednesday January 28th, Mo will play an initial run of 28 dates across the UK in 2026. O2 and Live Nation pre-sales begin at 10am BST on September 24th and 25th, respectively, with general sale on Friday September 27th at 10am BST. More info HERE.

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Fresh off the back of a run of summer festival headline dates, Kasabian have announced a massive headline date at London’s Finsbury Park on July 4th 2026, the band’s biggest ever London headline show. The announcement comes alongside hypnotic new single ‘Hippie Sunshine’. Listen HERE.

Known for their explosively raucous live shows, Kasabian have cemented themselves as one of the UK’s finest live acts. With another summer of live shows under their belts and closing their chart topping Happenings campaign with a huge hometown Summer Solstice II celebration last summer the band are set to blow the lid off London next summer. Support comes from Louis Dunford, Razorlight, The K’s, Miles Kane and SOFY. Artist pre-sale begin Thursday September 25th at 9:30am BST, with general sale on Friday September 26^th at 9:30am BST. 
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Penn & Teller, the undisputed masters of modern magic, were today, after 50 years of performing magic together, inducted into the Magic Circle. The long-awaited presentation took place on the steps of The Palladium today (Friday 19 September) where the duo are currently halfway through their first ever west end 11-date residency to celebrate their incredible 50^th Anniversary. Tickets available here…

In the past, Penn & Teller, two of the world’s most famous magicians, were always denied membership to the Magic Circle due to their unconventional style, but their 50^th anniversary was the perfect moment to end this long rejection. The presentation of the society’s highest honour was made by Magic Circle President Marvin Berglas.

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