If our enthusiastic dance previews didn't inspire you to go as far as actually parting with cash for contemporary dance then perhaps you could cut your teeth on free events happening as part of London's International Festival of Contemporary Dance: Dance Umbrella. If you work near Liverpool Street then, this lunchtime or any lunchtime in the next 29 days, you can stumble across Paul-Andre Fortier performing "Solo 30x30" whilst you nip out for a......

Ah, the glamorous life of the street entertainer. These fine fellows were photographed yesterday in Jubilee Gardens, near the London Eye. Feel the giddy abandon and joie de vivre of South Bank performers at the very top of their game. Whoever can think of the best caption wins some chocolate coated nuts and an annoying bird-whistle-flute-type thing*. *Not really.......

The ever-kooky Tracey Emin wants us all to get amorous in the long grass this summer, inspired by her latest piece. The rather large flag, which is a backdrop of swimming sperm with the words “One Secret Is To Save Everything” written in large red letters, will be on display at Jubilee Gardens until 31 July as the second in a series of artworks commissioned by the Southbank Centre. Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff......

The ambitiously named Jubilee Gardens, or the Great Lawn of Yawn as we like to call it, is set for an exciting revamp. We reported on the original plans for the South Bank park back in June. Well, now they’ve been modified after input from a steering group. It’s fairly humdrum, as far as we can judge from the pictures, with curvy paths that call to mind the Diana Memorial Log flume - hopefully......

It seems like only the other day we were talking about the plans for the South Bank beach project (well, actually we did mention it on Tuesday), but if you need your memory jogging here's a quick recap. The Jubilee Gardens area of the South Bank was supposed to get a bit of a makeover this summer, with the Coach Park and part of Queen's Walk being turned temporarily into a beach and outdoor......

Londonist has seen a few parks and gardens recently, what, with our recent visit to 40 of them in two days. So we've been eagerly awaiting news of the proposed redevelopment of Jubilee Gardens (that's the big empty lawn next to the London Eye). Today, the winner of a four-way contest was announced. After much public consultation, the judges have awarded the contract to landscape architects West 8. At first glance, the designs hardly......

The Clash's performance at the Rainbow Room in 1977 has been voted the Best London Gig Ever by Time Out. The Finsbury Park gig, which also included The Jam, Buzzcocks, Subway Sect and The Prefects as support, came top of the 100 strong list compiled by "journalists and contributors". The 'middle aged journos reminiscing about their youth' factor may have contributed to the Clash wining, but second place went to a much more recent......

Full marks to the London SE1 site for picking up the story that the Hungerford Coach Park next to Jubilee Gardens may be looking at a bit of a makeover this summer. According to the site, a company called South Bank Beach Ltd has applied to Lambeth Council for permission to temporarily turn the Coach Park and part of Queen's Walk into a beach and outdoor cinema. "Planned entertainment includes beach volleyball, mobile barbecues,......