The Time Out London blog team

When Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, and Shane Lynch took their last bow as Boyzone in 2019 with their ‘Thank You And Goodnight’ farewell tour, well, turns out it wasn’t actually goodnight.  That’s because, seven years later, the Dublin boys are back for a two-night show in London. ‘One For The Road: Live At Emirates Stadium’ is set to be the boyband’s biggest ever headline show, with capacity for 44,000 fans.  Put together by Louis Walsh back in 1993, Boyzone’s weighty discography includes 18 top 10 singles and six number ones, with hits like ‘No Matter What’, ‘I Love the Way You Love Me’ and ‘Baby Can I Hold You’. If you’ve got a ticket (or you’re looking for one), here’s everything you need to know. When are Boyzone playing the Emirates Stadium? The boyband’s farewell shows are taking place in north London on Friday 5 and Saturday 6 June 2026. What time do doors open? Doors will open at 5pm on both days. What time will the band come on stage? Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch are set to take to the stage at 8.15pm. The show is expected to finish at 10.30pm before the stadium closes at 11pm. What’s the seating plan? Here’s the seating plan at the Emirates Stadium, according to Ticketmaster: Photograph: TicketmasterBirdseye view of Emirates Stadium seating plan for Boyzone concert Who’s supporting Boyzone at the Emirates? There’ll be one support slot on each night. On Friday June 5, pop band S Club will be taking to the stage ahead of...

The world’s largest space dedicated to illustration is here. More than two decades after celebrated English cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Quentin Blake began championing the idea, the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration opened this week in Clerkenwell as the UK’s first permanent public home for illustration. More than a museum, the Centre combines three exhibition galleries with a free public library, landscaped gardens, a café, shop and community spaces. Its ambitions extend beyond the gallery walls too, with programmes for schools, families and community groups, alongside plans to resume touring exhibitions across the UK from 2027. The Centre officially opens this Friday 5 June, but Time Out was lucky enough to get a sneak peek inside ahead of its grand opening. Here’s what the Centre has in store. Photograph: © Hufton+CrowExterior of the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration What’s the Quentin Blake Centre like inside? The Centre occupies a former 18th- and 19th-century waterworks at New River Head in Clerkenwell. Led by Tim Ronalds Architects, the redevelopment preserves much of the site’s industrial character, with the former Engine House now home to the public library and the Boiler House transformed into a café overlooking the gardens. The library, the UK’s first dedicated public illustration library, is stocked with more than 1,000 picture books, graphic novels and zines. The shelves range from Quentin Blake’s own books to classics by Maurice...

The Big Smoke is no stranger to food festivals. In May, bibimbap and tteokbokki fanatics queued round the block to get a taste of the city’s first ever Korean food fête, Jung. In June, the great and the good of the capital’s restaurant scene will be peddling plates in Regent’s Park for the 2026 edition of Taste of London. Even fezzies with a niche USP are welcomed with open arms by London locals. The Big Brine, which debuts in September, is putting pickles centre-stage, with chef demos, live music and fermentation workshops taking over Hackney for two days. Now, Europe’s first major international chicken festival is being welcomed to the summer schedule.  Launching in September, Roost is a four-day event dedicated to one thing, and one thing only: chicken. Taking place at the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, it’ll bring food vendors from the US, Jamaica and around the UK to show off their signature wings, thighs and drumsticks to hungry meat-eating Londoners.  Among the big-name kitchens will be Chicken George JR, as well as FOWL, Coqfighter, Maureen’s Kitchen, Schnitzel Heaven, Killa Waffle, Game and Flames, Ginger Wings (Marlow) and Shwings. Flying in from the US, Chicken Baptiser will bring a taste of South Carolina, while Harlem’s Charles Pan Fried Chicken and Pecking House will rep the Big Apple. Roost will also be hosting the Wing Jam Championship Belt, asking guests to vote on the UK’s best slinger of a £1.50 wing. Plus, we can expect a separate hot wing eating...