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The Destination: in association with Mercedes-BenzThe 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.
Hear the sounds of tomorrow, today14 MAY 2012: Brainlove Festival is back, landing at the delightfully ramshackle Brixton Windmill on Saturday 26 May. Run by the record label of the same name, the day involves a whole heap of new and exciting acts, as well as a free barbecue in the garden.
Let’s do brunch26 APRIL 2012: The weekend tradition of brunch has been enjoying a makeover recently. So, wave farewell to eggs Benedict and the newspapers, and say hello to Champagne, DJs and beautiful people.
All the world’s a stage26 APRIL 2012: The world’s best-loved playwright is also one of the UK’s most iconic figures, so what better way to celebrate the cultural importance of the British Isles in 2012 than with a gigantic festival dedicated to William Shakespeare?
Home is where the art is26 APRIL 2012: The queen of contemporary art is back, and she’s returning to her roots. Tracey Emin (pictured) is set to unveil a major solo exhibition at the Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate – the town she grew up in.
A roll around the Hay20 APRIL 2012: 2012 sees the 25th anniversary of the Hay Festival, with appearances from comedic musician Tim Minchin, Booker Prize-winner Hilary Mantel (author of Wolf Hall), and a lecture from James Watson, who discovered the structure of DNA with Francis Crick.
Literary libations at Islington's Public HouseIslington’s Public House is launching a monthly liquid book club that sees attendees dissect a book that has strong links with alcohol – be it in the plot or the author’s penchant for it – while supping on specially created cocktails throughout the evening.
Damien Hirst at Tate Modern Another blockbuster art exhibition is about to hit London with the imminent opening of a new Damien Hirst exhibition at Tate Modern. The show is going to be the first substantial retrospective of the Turner Prize-winner’s artwork in the UK, taking in two decades of his work with more than 70 pieces on display.
Latitude line-up announcedIt’s official: Latitude Festival and its candy-coloured sheep are coming back for another year. And it has announced one of the strongest line-ups of the summer season. Falsetto-voiced folk artist Bon Iver, Mercury Prize winners Elbow and the Modfather, Paul Weller, are all billed to headline the main stage, with indie miserablists White Lies, psychedelic goth rockers The Horrors and delightful eccentrics Wild Beasts topping the second stage.
Lovebox announces first artistsLimber up for the summer season as the first of Lovebox festival’s acts are revealed - with BRIT winner Lana Del Rey as a headline act.
The Fourth WallThis itinerant nightspot asks would-be drinkers to discover its secret weekly location via cryptic clues online. A pop-up replica of Bourne & Hollingsworth, it looks like a 1930s’ sitting room, and its walls visibly shake to thumping beats as a well-stocked bar tries to keep up with demand for cocktails, some served in teacups. Entrance is free at this weekends-only shindig.