Free Live Music in London this summer during and post 2012 Olympics
A couple of you have been asking me about where you can see the best Live Music in London this summer. So here is the latest news and availability for FREE live gigs.
BT River of Music - 21st- 22nd July
Hundreds of exceptional events combine this summer to form the London 2012 Festival but one of the most eagerly anticipated is the BT River of Music series of concerts. This weekend some 1,500 musicians from more than 200 countries will gather to perform at six separate stages along the Thames for a free music festival. Each of the stages represents a different continent and it’s musicians from that region that will contribute to its programme. The Scissor Sisters headline the Americas stage at the Tower of London; Beverley Knight appears at the Europe stage which is divided between Somerset House and Trafalgar Square; the Noisettes feature on the Africa stage in London Pleasure Gardens, but this is also a one-off opportunity to experience authentic performances from lesser-known musicians that rarely have the opportunity to play in London.
Please note that tickets for the Americas stage (Tower of London), Europe stages (Somerset House, Trafalgar Square) and Saturday at the Africa Stage (London Pleasure Gardens) are now completely fully booked and there will be no tickets available over the weekend of the festival at the site.
Get your FREE tickets for Africa (Sunday), Asia and Oceania here: FREE TICKET LINK
FREE tickets to BT London Live During the Olympics
Don't worry if you didn't get any Olympic tickets the games will be streamed lived to Hyde Park, Victoria Park and Trafalgar square every day of the Olympics in the BT London Live Event.
Open every day at 11am you can get guaranteed entry to the Hyde Park arena before 2pm to experience the screenings of all the Olympic medal events, sports participation and daily arts and cultural events.*
*Guaranteed Entry Tickets for August 4 at BT London Live Hyde Park are valid from 7am until 9am. Guaranteed Entry Tickets for August 7 at BT London Live Hyde Park are valid from 8.30am until 11.30am. (Subject to license)
Guaranteed Entry Tickets do not allow for readmission to the site, however customers will be able to rejoin the queue. Admission will not be guaranteed. You can book Guaranteed Entry up until 23:59 the day before your chosen date of attendance.
There is loads of great live music from Tom Jones to Paul Carrack, The Feeling, Temper Trap and others.
Victoria Park in London's East End will host live music across the 17 days & include Alexandra Burke, Soul II Soul, Norman Jay and Friends, Club de Fromage, Courtney Pine, Sean Rowley’s Guilty Pleasures, Slow Club, Sound of Latin London and more.
You can also have a go on a special zip wire and Observation Wheel at extra cost.
ParaOlympics - Live at Trafalagar Square - 29th August - 9th September 2012
Live Music continues to be a part of the BT London Live experience during the Paralympics, with a concert planned each evening.
BT London Live relocates to the iconic London landmark for the Paralympic Games, featuring Channel 4 coverage of the Games on a 60m² giant screen daily between 11am to 11.30pm.
Aspiring able-bodied and non able-bodied athletes alike will also be able to experience and try out a range of Paralympic sports in what will become one of the world’s most iconic sporting venues – albeit just for 12 days.
Guaranteed Entry tickets are not available for BT London Live Trafalgar Square which offers walk in entry at all times, on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to capacity.
Itunes festival at the Roundhouse Camden, London - FREE TICKETS FROM THE WEBSITE
The iTunes Festival is coming back in September 2012. There will be more than 60 artists to perform 30 consecutive nights of brilliant live music at the Roundhouse in London. This year’s spectacular line-up includes Usher, Jack White, Norah Jones, One Direction and more. Every ticket to the iTunes Festival is free—you can apply to win tickets to any performance.
If you can’t make the gigs, watch the shows live or view them afterwards for a limited time on your computer with iTunes, or on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with the iTunes Festival app. You can also stream the concerts to your big screen wirelessly using AirPlay and your Apple TV.
I hope this has helped. London really is giving away tickets to the best Live Music in the world.
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