W London

If your new year resolution is to stop listening to the same Spotify playlist again and again, and get to know some new artists, W London has your back. The hotel’s new monthly music night, curated by DJ and W Music Curator, Juss Jak (Jakki Degg), gives emerging talent from the local and international music scene, a space on the decks. Spanning a range of genres from electronic and alt-pop to R&B and indie, sit down in the plush Perception Bar at W London’s Leicester Square outpost to hear hand-picked artists perform with a cocktail in hand. Ats on the bill include: Belgian-born multi-instrumentalist Ciinderella Balthazar, who blends alt-pop, soul and indie influences (April 3) and East London’s Liv East delivering a fusion of neo-soul, house and R&B (June 12). Plus, each night, AMPLIFIED opens with a set from Juss Jak, who proimses deep house grooves refined at venues like Ibiza’s Space Terrace. 

Keen to make some time during the endless parties of Pride season to honour the true meaning of Pride? Staged in partnership with London’s Queer Britain museum, this talk at Soho’s W London hotel promises to be an insightful journey into the history of queer activism in the capital. On the line-up is Andrew Given, the Chief Executive of Queer Britain, alongside Stonewall co-founder and veteran queer rights activist Lisa Power, plus Time Out’s very own Head of Website Content Strategy, Lewis Corner, with additional panellists to be announced soon.