London future: There's somuch to look forward to in London in July.
• Monday 11th July 2005: Open for business - normal life continues. • Tuesday 12th July 2005:Bloc Party(Somerset House, 8pm) The penultimate in the annual series of summer concerts. • until Wednesday 13th July 2005:City of London Arts Festival (but you've missed the concert at the top of the gherkin) • Friday 15th July 2005:Queen(Hyde Park) Supported by Peter Kay and Razorlight, but without Freddie. • Friday 15th July 2005:The First Night ofthe Proms(Albert Hall, 7pm) Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Elgar and Tippett [until 10th Sept] • Saturday 16th July 2005:Rise Festival(Burgess Park, Camberwell, 12 noon) "London's top free music and dance festival, celebrating the capital's diversity and promoting anti-racism in a day-long festival." • Saturday 16th July 2005:Renaissance(Three Mills Green, E3, 9:30pm) "Audiences will be surrounded by towering architectural imagery, choreographed JCBs, aerial performance and pyrotechnics as a city of dreams takes shape around them." [Part of the Greenwich and Docklands Festival] • Sunday 17th July 2005:The Big Day Out(Hackney Town Hall Square, 12 noon) "Hackney Council has let the Spice Festival use the two adjoining squares for an open day of cultural multrilism (sic)." [part of the Spice Festival] • Thursday 21st July 2005:First Ashes test(Lord's) England v Australia - time for a good thrashing • Friday 22nd July 2005:Sprite Urban Games(Clapham Common) "See the world’s best skateboarders, BMXers, Freestyle Motor Cross riders and B-boys." [until Sunday 24th] • Saturday 23rd July 2005:Drako(Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, 9:30pm) "A dragon awakens and sets off on a terrifying journey through the streets of Woolwich accompanied by a foolhardy circus impressario." [Part of the Greenwich and Docklands Festival] • Friday 27th July 2012:The Olympic Games(down the end of my road, 7pm-ish) Open to the world - abnormal life continues.
