The Metropolis

London agenda for Monday 30 July 2012

Darren Atwater | Monday 30 July, 2012 10:34

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1. Hear a festival curated by east London Nu World Reggae guitarist Planetman at Global Beats Festival [Le Cool]

2. Listen to the Olympic edition of the Velvet Tongue Erotic Literary Soiree [Run Riot]

3. Go to Camden’s Barfly for Wiley [Don’t Panic]

4. See how the Victorian period, viewed in the West as a time of self-confident progress, was experienced by Asians as a catastrophe [Ian Visits]

5. Attend the Peninsula Festival [Tired of London]

6. See Kyla La Grange for free at Rough Trade East [London in Stereo]

There is all sorts of free stuff going on at the various Olympic Country Houses. Check out Snipe’s guide here.

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