ABBA Arena is a purpose-built concert venue in the Stratford district of east London, constructed specifically to host ABBA Voyage, a groundbreaking show in which the Swedish pop group appear as digital avatars, affectionately nicknamed ABBA-tars, performing alongside a live band. Opened in 2022, the demountable structure was designed to be the largest of its kind, seating several thousand spectators, and represents one of the most ambitious uses of motion-capture and projection technology in l.....

At 114.5 metres, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is the tallest sculpture in Britain, a looping lattice of red steel rising above the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London. It was created for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games as a permanent landmark for the new park. The work was designed by the artist Anish Kapoor with the structural engineer Cecil Balmond, and largely funded by the steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, whose company gave the tower its name and supplied much of the.....

Founded by the comedian Lee Hurst in 1998, the Backyard Comedy Club is a purpose-built comedy venue in Bethnal Green, in London's East End. It moved to its current site at 231 Cambridge Heath Road in 2013, a couple of minutes' walk from Bethnal Green tube and overground stations. Billed as one of the largest dedicated comedy clubs in the capital, it programmes professional stand-up featuring television names and circuit regulars, with the founder himself appearing from time to time. Since the m.....

Tracing the story of the Fab Four, the Beatles Explorer is an open-top bus tour of Liverpool that departs from the Royal Albert Dock on Gower Street. Run by City Explorer Liverpool, the tour gathers fans for a guided loop around the locations tied to the band's early life and music. Departing daily, usually at midday with extra services in the summer, the route lasts around ninety minutes to two hours with live commentary throughout. After leaving the dock and a second stop at the Pier Head, .....

Blending storytelling, theatrical design and immersive technology, this experience invites visitors to step into the world of Cleopatra, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic kingdom of Egypt and one of the most famous women of the ancient world. Staged in the exhibition halls beside the river in east London, the attraction uses recreated settings, projections, soundscapes and interactive elements to evoke the splendour of Alexandria and the dramatic events of Cleopatra's reign, from her relati.....

Spotlighting female, non-binary and queer artists across a programme that runs from jazz to techno, Colour Factory is a Black-owned nightclub, live-music venue and multi-functional events space in the heart of Hackney Wick. Open since 2018, it advocates cultural diversity and an all-inclusive environment, building a reputation as one of east London's most distinctive grassroots venues. The venue is made up of several connected areas, including the main Factory room, a three-hundred-capacity out.....

CQ Lounge is an Afrobeats-focused lounge and nightclub at 9 Warspite Road in Woolwich, south-east London. It pairs a cocktail bar and Afro-Caribbean kitchen with a late-night club floor built around a powerful sound system, presenting itself as a celebration of African and Caribbean music and culture. The club opens late on Fridays and Saturdays, with Sunday sessions, running into the early hours; entry is strictly for over-21s with a no-ID-no-entry policy and a dress code that bars tracksuits,.....

Cutty Sark, preserved in a dry dock at Greenwich on the bank of the River Thames, is the last surviving tea clipper of the great age of sail and one of the most celebrated ships in British maritime history. Built on the Clyde in Scotland and launched in 1869, she was designed for speed, racing to bring the first and most valuable cargoes of tea from China to Britain in an era when the swiftest ships commanded the highest prices. The opening of the Suez Canal in the same year soon allowed steamsh.....

Opened in 2017 inside a converted warehouse on Pennington Street in Wapping, E1 quickly established itself as one of east London's leading destinations for electronic music. Built within the cavernous shell of a former goods depot near the historic docks, it pairs raw industrial architecture with a sound and lighting rig designed for serious clubbing. The main room is built around a Funktion-One sound system, the standard for dance-music purists, and the layout of exposed brick, steel and concr.....

Carved out of the same Pennington Street complex that houses E1, Onyx is a club space launched by the E1 team in 2025 to sit alongside the venue's established main rooms. Conceived as a more intimate counterpart, it offers a self-contained environment with its own bar, sound and lighting, while sharing the warehouse character of the wider Wapping site. The room is built around a Funktion-One sound system and arranged across multiple areas, giving promoters flexibility to stage focused club nigh.....