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Category: Live Music
Madonna: Sticky and Sweet Tour 2009
Multiple dates from 4th July to 5th July at The O2 Arena, SE10 0DX
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Extreme Challenges Challenge yourself for charity!
The Great London Swim has arrived
Take to the water at the Royal Victoria Dock this August and help raise money for Help a London Child. Find out more here.
Take on a Parachute Jump for Help a London Child!
Looking for an experience of a lifetime? Then why not tackle a parachute jump in aid of Help a London Child?
Live in London The top live music venue in London?
The Roundhouse
Another Camden venue with a difference. This place is large and attracts big acts. You can't miss this place from the high street; it's the big round building!
Barfly
Barfly and its sister The Fly in Holborn are famous for their music events. Make no mistake; this is a hardcore music venue with attitude. Not for the faint hearted.
Scala
This place puts Kings Cross on the map when it comes to live pop music, with the likes of Calvin Harris and Katy Perry walking the stage.
Damn the diet Easy ways to look better this year
The Lazy way to gorgeous
Forget the gym, wrap yourself in cling film and slap some mud on your face. Not all of us will be running to the gym this month, find out the alternatives here.
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Hair and Beauty Spa
We particularly like their body treatment enriched with vitamins and essential oils and are applied with traditional healing techniques. They feel fantastic and we definitely left with a sexy glow.
Charis Beauty Clinic
Even super celebrities like Kate Moss struggle to keep control of there cellulite and with a 40 minute G5 Ultratone treatment you can battle yours too. At £40 a pop it's cheaper than the other salons and you get excellent service.
Sisa Beauty Clinic
Oxyjet is a fantastic treatment that this spa offers. It gives you an extra boost of oxygen into your skin and body, and we left feeling clear and lighter. Its £80 for the full body treatment so maybe we'll just try it the once.
Show me the shops Take me shopping in...Finchley
Finchley Fantastic
If you're bored of your usual shopping haunts then get down to Finchley. With lots to offer to suit a range of budgets, check out our guide and watch Finchley fast become a shopping favourite.
Georgy's Jewellers
Specialising in Diamond Jewelery and able to make items to order. Georgy's offers a handmade range including Brooches, Earrings, Studs, Pendants, Necklaces all of which are bound to make you twinkle like the star you are.
Goya
Elegant hand beading and embroider, a swirl of beautiful colours and materials that just have to be touched. For a sumptuous party dress this has to be your one stop shop in Finchley.
Report Clothing
If your man's wardrobe is a bit worse for wear get him some designer threads from this oh-so-slick High Road Shop. One stop here and you'll transform him from slob to sexy, might cost you an arm and two legs though.
The Trophy Centre
With clients ranging from Arsenal FC and British Telecom to the Metropolitan Police the Trophy Centre is sure to offer a professional service. So if you're stuck for a personal Xmas gift for the man in your life why not get something engraved and make him feel really special.
Get Gok gorgeous Gok Wan's London shopping guide
Get gorgeous with Gok
Top boys boutiques, the best places to get Christmas party wear and great clothes on a budget. Get Gok's expert advice.
Rokit
Glam up your wardrobe with some retro style. Great party dresses for the Christmas season and cute clutch bags to boogie around on the dance floor.
Mango
Mango is great if your looking for the latest on trend looks without breaking the bank. Lizzy Jagger models some great clothes - it's good for inspiration.
Behave
A great independent shop in Soho, Behave has some top clobber for the fellas. Some brilliant jeans and jackets up for grabs here.
Celebs in the studio Where the celebs love to go in London
Celebrity London
All our celeb friends have been telling us about their favorite places in London. Find out where Estelle likes to get her Jerk chicken and Gordon takes his kids for tea. Check out where to spot all the celebs right here.
Jimmy Carr's top Comedy
We had a little chat with funny straight man Jimmy Carr and he let us know his top London comedy recommendations. Find out more here.
Billie takes us shopping
When Billie came into the studio Johnny just couldn't help himself and wanted to get up close and personal. She let us know her top underwear shops in London.
Leona loves London
We had East London girl Leona Lewis in the studios and she let us in on some of her favourite places to go in London. This is Leona's London.
Spot a Celeb Celebrity Safari
Spot Gareth Gates here
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes in Old Street is a ubercool hang out. Yep we were wondering what Gareth Gates was going there too!
Spot Alexa Chung here
The hottie can be stopped having a regular pint in The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch. It's quite a nice pub too.
Spot Tim Burton here
Now if your lucky and you pop into The Roebuck in Belsize Park for a pint or two, you may spot the legend that is Mr. Tim Burton.
Spot Kate Nash here
This grotty little place is a local hang out for Kate when she gets back home to Harrow. If you fancy a pint with her head on down to Trinity in Harrow.
Spot Peaches Geldof here
When she's not getting married in Las Vegas you can find here in The Three Crowns pub in Stokey, having a lovely Sunday Roast.