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The Destination: in association with Mercedes-Benz
The Destination is your essential guide to what’s hip and what’s happening in London and around the UK. Be in the know before anyone else with Square Meal’s round-up of the latest must-attend events, brought to you in association with Mercedes-Benz. From cool festivals to intimate music gigs, and from molecular mixology to celebrity events, The Destination is your passport to all that’s cool in the worlds of food, drink, music, film and the arts.
Six is the Magic Number
Sometimes a new festival appears on the UK circuit that makes even hard-core habitués of the scene sit up and take notice. Last year it was the turn of Festival No. 6 in Portmeirion, which was handed the accolade of Best New Festival at the UK Festival Awards. And now they’re back, with a brand-new line-up just announced. 13-15 September
Winter(well) is coming
The kooky Winterwell festival has taken inspiration from F Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, to set this year's festival within the frame of a Roaring Twenties theme. 8 June
Pop! Goes the Tate
His art may have been overlooked by many in favour of Andy Warhol's work during the heady days of the pop-art movement (Life magazine once ran a feature in 1964 asking 'Is he the worst artist in the US?'), but artist Roy Lichtenstein's distinctive style is instantly recognisable and loved by many today. 21 February-27 May
The man who fell to earth
One of the greatest pop icons of all time, David Bowie has transfixed and delighted audiences across six decades. It's no surprise, therefore, that the V&A Museum are set to host the world's first-ever retrospective of his work, having mined his archive of more than 300 items. 23 March-28 July
The Destination: round-up
The Destination is back with more hot events for your diary. Whet your appetite for essential happenings coming up this year.
D.I.S.C.O
The latest London pub to host a chef residency is Disco Bistro, a dual-personality offering at The Rising Sun pub on Carter Lane near St Paul’s that includes an upstairs dining room with a robata-style grill, where rare-breed meats and fresh fish are served, and a downstairs pub menu of 'trash food', including fried chicken wrapped in pig skin. 19 November 2012 to 31 May 2013