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Time Out
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- Time Out
The 14 best things to see at SXSW London 2025
SXSW London won't just be the debut South by Southwest festival in London but the first in all of Europe. Next week the event – for which Time Out is an official media partner – will take over dozens of iconic Shoreditch venues for a week-long feast of talks, panels, music concerts and film screenings. Between June 2 and June 7 SXSW London will host literally hundreds of events: a total of 420 talks and panels, 250 film screenings and over 500 gigs. The lineup for the Texan festival's first London event is stacked with big names: included are talks by the likes of actor Idris Elba, comedian Katherine Ryan and footballer Cesc Fàbregas, and gigs from names such as Tems, Mabel and Erykah Badu (the latter performing under her alias DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown). Heading to SXSW London but still undecided on who or what to see? Here's Time Out's list of the top things to look forward to at SXSW London, featuring the insights of our global film editor Phil de Semlyen and music expert Georgia Evans. Music Chosen by Georgia Evans. Uncle Junior These kids are far cooler than most of us were at 17 (did we all dress like we were desperate to be in Skins?), bursting onto the London underground music scene in a frenzy of harsh noise, hardcore and experimental rock. Erratic performances at The George and Shacklewell Arms have earned Uncle Junior cult status, despite only dropping two singles so far. The first, 'I Love You, Kenneth Copeland', is a fantastic summation of what the three-piece is all about: ironic lyrics, jagged production and chaotic, youthful energy. Jaguar Shoes (Main Room), June 2 2025, 7-7.30pm. Village Underground (Village Underground), June 3 2025, 4-4.30pm. Pa Salieu Rapper Pa Salieu first made headlines with his single 'Frontline', which was the most-played track of 2020 on BBC Radio 1Xtra. The following year he released the Ivor Novello-nominated mixtape Send Them to Coventry, cementing his place as one of the UK's most exciting emerging acts. Despite a break in releases (due to being incarcerated) Salieu is still making hits, such as the dancefloor-ready Disclosure single 'King Steps'. Catch him at SXSW to hear his blend of afrobeats, grime and UK drill in an intimate setting at Village Underground. Village Underground (Village Underground), June 4 2025, 8-8.40pm. TWST Informed by the likes of AG Cook and Charli xcx (who played her lead single from the TWST0002 (Upgraded) EP, 'Upgrade (Crook's System Update)' in a DJ set), twst is a hyperpop protégé ready for global domination. Growing up in rural Wales, they spent their early years working at their father's chicken factory. Eventually, twst swapped the countryside for supporting slots with MØ, interviews on BBC Radio 1 and writing with K-pop powerhouse record label, HYBE. Prepare for a dynamic live performance that's filled with glistening electronic flourishes and ethereal vocals. Jaguar Shoes (Main Room), June 6 2025, 10-10.35pm. Jasmine 4.t Manchester-based singer-songwriter Jasmine 4.t's debut album You Are The Morning was produced by US supergroup boygenius and received widespread critical praise upon its release earlier this year. The first UK act to be Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records, Jasmine uses her music to shine a light on the saving graces of queer friendship and formative experiences of being a trans woman in this country. Her production methods span sorrowful string arrangements to ferocious guitar solos, all backed with intimate lyrics that make her an absolute must-see. 93 Feet East (Live Room), June 7 2025, 6-6.30pm. DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown aka Erykah Badu Performing as DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown, Erykah Badu will be performing alongside multi-instrumentalist Henry Lau on the House of R&B stage. Expect a cosmic blend of jazz, R&B, pop and experimental dance music closing the day of DJ Ace's carefully curated programme Everything R&B. This is an enticing and unusual way to catch the five-time Grammy winner in an intimate setting. Shoreditch Town Hall (Shoreditch Town Hall Stage), June 6 2025, 11-11.59pm. Film Chosen by Phil de Semlyen. The first ever SXSW London film programme offers a typically provocative, edgy and enticing array of movies, shorts and talks from the UK offshoot of the world-famous Austin arts festival. You'll find new films and new voices in its line-up – all of them exciting, all carefully curated to fit the new festival's ethos of discovery. There are two world premieres and 30 UK premieres at the festival – but plenty to look out for across the programme. Here's four films to look out for. The Life Of Chuck Love Stephen King? SXSW London is here for you with two new adaptations of the Maine horror legend's work. Alongside a serialisation of his 2019 sci-fi horror The Institute, a spiky sci-fi horror about telekinetic kids being experimented on in a mysterious facility, you'll find Mike Flanagan's (Doctor Sleep) take on this short story from the cheerier end of the King oeuvre. Tom Hiddleston plays an ordinary joe called Chuck Krantz who may hold the key to an impending apocalypse. Mark Hamill, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Karen Gillan co-star. June 7. Rich Mix Screen 1, 8.40pm-10.30pm and Curzon Hoxton Screen 1, 9.15pm-11.15pm. Stans The film strand of the festival kicks off with a sideways look at fan culture courtesy of Slim Shady himself, Eminem. The rapper co-produces a doc that turns the camera on fans and fan culture – from the enthusiasts to the obsessive stans – in a 'revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of superfandom'. Its SXSW London world premiere should give the film programme a turbo-charged lift off. June 2. Barbican Centre, Cinema Screen 1, 6.30pm-8.55pm. June 5. Barbican Centre, Cinema Screen 1, 9.15pm-11pm. Queer as Punk One of the joys of any good film fest is the chance to dive into new cultures and learn a thing or two about what makes them tick. In the case of this raucous rock doc, it's raw, punk energy as embodied by queer Malay band Shh…Diam ('shut up'). It's a perceptive, empathetic and high-energy journey into what it's like to be trans and queer in a country where same-sex relationships remain illegal. Expect a music doc like no other as this unique four-piece lets rip. June 5. Rich Mix Screen 1, 8.30pm-10.23pm. June 7. Curzon Hoxton Screen 3, 2pm-3.38pm. Everyone Is Lying To You For Money Crypto bros come under the spotlight in The O.C. star-turned-filmmaker Ben McKenzie's cryptocurrency exposé, another SXSW London world premiere. Filmed over three years and spanning New York, London, Austin, El Salvador and Miami, it'll open your eyes to the shadowy corners of the crypto industry. McKenzie even tracks down big-name fraudsters like Sam Bankman-Fried and Alex Mashinsky to get the scoop on the dark side of crypto. Planning on investing your life's savings in Bitcoin? Book a ticket. June 6. Rich Mix Screen 1, 6pm-7.55pm. Talks and panels Idris Elba Award-winning actor and household name Idris Elba is one of SXSW London's headline conference speakers. The actor, who is also a musician, entrepreneur, anti-knife crime campaigner and rumoured future candidate for London's mayoralty, will be speaking in a talk named 'Creativity as Capital for Change'. He'll be talking about how creativity can be used as fuel for real economic and social transformation, as well as to 'challenge injustice and unlock new economic models'. If you can't get enough of Elba, he'll also feature in a Q&A alongside rappers Giggs and Nas after a showing of Meji Alabi's film Victory on Saturday (June 7). Idris Elba in Conversation. Creativity as Capital for Change: Truman Brewery (SXSW London Stage), June 4 2025, 4.45pm-5.30pm. Victory + Q&A. Shoreditch Town Hall (Shoreditch Town Hall Stage), June 7, 2025, 2pm-3.20pm. Dame Jane Goodall Dame Jane Goodall has spent over six decades studying chimpanzees, and at SXSW London she'll impart some of that wisdom upon lucky Londoners. What's more is that Dame Jane won't just be chatting chimps – the 91-year-old ethologist, conservationist and UN Messenger for Peace will be talking (with CNBC broadcaster Tania Bryer) about a wider range of topics including 'hope, humanity, and the future of our planet'. Couldn't be timelier and more essential, if you ask us. In conversation with Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE. Truman Brewery (SXSW London Stage), June 3 2025, 3.10pm-3.55pm. Bimini Former Time Out cover star Bimini Bon Boulash will host a live episode of podcast The Pieces with Bimini at SXSW London, with reality TV star Olivia Attwood (of Love Island and The Only Way is Essex) as their guest. Drag queen, author, recording artist and model Bimini's podcast is all about revealing the moments that shaped their guests' identities, and the live edition will be at Shoreditch Town Hall on Friday. The Pieces With Bimini. Shoreditch Town Hall (Shoreditch Town Hall Stage), June 6 2025, 12.05pm-12.35pm. Dina Asher-Smith Former world championship gold medal-winning runner Dina Asher-Smith will be joined by ELLE editor-in-chief Kenya Hunt to talk about the relationship between women in sport and luxury fashion. Asher-Smith, who is currently a contributing editor at ELLE and has been on the cover of the mag several times, will talk about the 'growing relationship between sport and luxury fashion', as well as delve into her career on and off the track. How The Power of Women in Sport is Influencing Luxury Fashion. Shoreditch Town Hall (Shoreditch Town Hall Stage), June 6 2025, 1.05pm-1.35pm. Various AI talks Still baffled by AI? Over its six days SXSW London will host some of the biggest cheeses in artificial intelligence, here to discuss how AI will impact stuff like videomaking, business, journalism and industry, as well as talk about AI ethics. Our picks? 'The AI Voice Revolution' with Mati Staniszewski (CEO of AI audio firm ElevenLabs), 'AI in 2030' with Azeem Azhar (founder of future-focusing newsletter Exponential View) and 'The Video Revolution' with Victor Riparbelli of AI video company Synthesia. The Video Revolution. Truman Brewery (SXSW London Stage), June 5 2025, 12.40pm-1.05pm. The AI Voice Revolution. Truman Brewery (SXSW London Stage), June 4, 2025, 11.45am-2.10pm. AI in 2030. Shoreditch Electric (Shoreditch Electric Stage), June 2, 2025, 10.15am-10.45am.
Wales Online
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Wales' women's rugby team ended Six Nations in tears, so what has gone so wrong?
Wales' women's rugby team ended Six Nations in tears, so what has gone so wrong? Wales Women endured their worst ever Six Nations campaign Abbie Fleming, Kate Williams and Georgia Evans of Wales were emotional after defeat to Italy (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency Ltd ) In January 2022 the Welsh Rugby Union announced it would be awarding 12 professional contracts to a select group of its female rugby players, a number which has now risen to 37. The WRU was finally giving the women's game the respect it deserved, with the new professional contracts set to usher in a new era of prosperity. While significant strides have been made off the field, the past two Six Nations campaigns prove Wales are a long way behind many of their rivals after finishing with two wooden spoons in succession. Last year the WRU were heavily criticised for the way they dealt with negotiations over new contracts with the Wales Women's players, as former executive director of rugby Nigel Walker came under heavy fire. But when the WRU announced 37 new full-time contracts in August they insisted the move would make its women players "one of the best paid international women's teams in the world game". The reality is just because you suddenly pay someone to do something doesn't automatically turn them into world beaters overnight. It takes time and Wales were always playing catch up against the better nations, but what has confused many supporters is the fact they performed much better when they had fewer professionals or none to what they have done over the past two seasons. In 2023, Wales finished third in the Six Nations, thumped Ireland and Italy, and qualified for the top tier WXV1 competition. They are a long way from that right now. Article continues below Over the last couple of years both Scotland and Ireland have taken steps to professionalise the women's game, making them tougher opposition. Their progression has undeniably seen them catch Wales up and surpass them by some margin. Sign up to Inside Welsh rugby on Substack to get exclusive news stories and insight from behind the scenes in Welsh rugby. But most experts would have expected Wales to have won at least once in this year's Six Nations, especially considering they had appointed the highly-rated Gloucester Hartpury head coach Sean Lynn, while they also brought in Dan Murphy as their first ever defence coach. Throughout the course of this year's Six Nations Wales played in fits and starts; performing well for certain parts of the game but they could not sustain the required level for the course of the full 80 minutes. There were positives to come out of the narrow 24-21 defeat to Scotland while Wales started well against England in front of a record crowd of 21,186 at the Principality Stadium. They were spirited in the first-half against France in Brive while they held the lead at half-time in Parma before imploding during the second-half against Italy. Georgia Evans of Wales charges forward (Image: Huw Evans Picture Agency Ltd ) Wales were outmuscled up-front far too often and didn't quite have the firepower necessary to hurt the better sides. They have some quality players in the shape of Jazz Joyce, Keira Bevan and Gwen Crabb, among others, but they do not have the depth or firepower of other nations. Lynn's Six Nations squad of 37 had 25 players who play their club rugby across the Severn Bridge in the PWR. While the standard is very high in the PWR many Welsh players are not guaranteed starting places at their club, with English players understandably prioritised in many cases. With Lynn as coach, one would expect there to be a greater collaboration with English clubs given his links with Gloucester Hartpury. They may not say it in public but the gulf in standard between the Welsh clubs, Gwalia Lightning and Brython Thunder in the Celtic Challenge, and what is on offer in the PWR is vast with the step up to international level too much according to one insider. The WRU has asked its four professional clubs - Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets - along with selected universities to bid to form new women's teams. The successful applicants will replace Gwalia Lightning and Brython Thunder in the Celtic Challenge, with the WRU revealing the cost of each team will be match-funded by the governing body, with each club's operating cost expected to be £200,000 a season. "From my personal experience across the border, the English clubs have recognised the value and commercial opportunities available in women's rugby," the WRU's head of women's and girls rugby Belinda Moore said in a statement. "This will not be easy, and we expect to have detailed discussions around what support the WRU will provide and to scrutinise what the clubs who apply will offer the next generation of players in Wales. Join WalesOnline Rugby's WhatsApp Channel here to get the breaking news sent straight to your phone for free "Cardiff Met's recent fantastic success, beating Loughborough and being crowned Women's BUCS Super Rugby champions, included 10 players who played in the Celtic Challenge last season," said Moore. "It underlines that Wales produces rugby talent, and we just need to provide that talent with the opportunity and a stage to develop and flourish." Lynn says he needs a "good pre-season" with his squad (Image: Gareth Everett/Huw Evans Agency ) This should help increase the player pool available to the national side and also provide an opportunity to repatriate some players who are based in England. But it is as much about quality as it is about quantity and while the new competition should give Lynn greater access to players and also allow them more game time, the quality will not be as high as it is in the PWR for a good few years. The WRU invested in the top end of the game but it needs to strengthen the core of the game and the supporting pillars of the national side. As controversial as it is, whether some of the professional players can cope with the intensity and the high standards of elite level sport where you are judged on results, is up for debate. What is imperative is that Lynn quickly assesses whether the culture in the squad is at the professional level required and if the players currently at his disposal have a high enough ceiling to make it at this level. Lynn himself labelled many of the performances as "unacceptable" and it was inferred he may wield the axe in Australia this summer, opting to have a look at some of the players in the pathway instead. But much like the men's national side, the reality is there isn't a plethora of world class talent tucked away under a rock. Article continues below The squad which took the field for the Six Nations is realistically the one he will take to the World Cup for the most part. Get the latest breaking Welsh rugby news stories sent straight to your inbox with our FREE daily newsletter. Sign up here. Going professional was never going to transform Wales' competitiveness overnight, especially with other nations having recently gone the same way, and others like England having been so for a very long time. Much like the men's team the women will have to go through some short-term pain and the hope is the work the WRU are doing to strengthen the foundations of the game will bear fruit over the next five years.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wales' Evans free to face England after red card
Women's Six Nations: Wales v England Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Wales number eight Georgia Evans is free to face England in the Women's Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday after being sent off for committing two sin-bin offences against Scotland last weekend. Evans was first yellow carded in Wales' defeat in Edinburgh for collapsing a maul. Soon after returning to the field, Evans' high tackle led to a second yellow and with it a red card. A disciplinary panel deemed the red card "sufficient" punishment with "no further sanction" needed. Wales lost the encounter 24-21 with hosts Scotland also seeing a player sent off, Evie Gallagher receiving a one-game ban for an illegal challenge at a ruck. Gallagher will miss Scotland's game against France on Saturday. Mitchell's selection calls 'very clear' - Feaunati
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wales' Evans free to face England after red card
Women's Six Nations: Wales v EnglandVenue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMTCoverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Wales number eight Georgia Evans is free to face England in the Women's Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday after being sent off for committing two sin-bin offences against Scotland last was first yellow carded in Wales' defeat in Edinburgh for collapsing a maul. Soon after returning to the field, Evans' high tackle led to a second yellow and with it a red card.A disciplinary panel deemed the red card "sufficient" punishment with "no further sanction" lost the encounter 24-21 with hosts Scotland also seeing a player sent off, Evie Gallagher receiving a one-game ban for an illegal challenge at a will miss Scotland's game against France on Saturday.
BBC News
23-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Rome wasn't built in a day' - Lynn proud of Wales
Wales' new head coach Sean Lynn says "Rome wasn't built in a day" but is "super happy" with the building blocks put in place in his first game in went down 24-21 to Scotland in their Women's Six Nations opener, but leave Edinburgh with a deserved losing bonus-point after a late Gwenllian Pyrs only had three session with the squad after finishing his coaching career with Gloucester-Hartpury with a third successive league title last the Welshman was encouraged by his side's unwillingness to lie down in atrocious conditions at The Hive Stadium."Yeah we lost, but the resilience they showed and that belief when we went 12 points down, that's what I wanted," Lynn said. "I can't coach that fight in us. There were some tears out there, and those tears were because they care. "If you make a mistake, these things happen, you will never have a perfect 80 minutes, that's why I'm here as a coach, that's why the other staff are here, and we'll review this and move forward as a group." Wales have now lost three successive games to their Celtic rivals, with indiscipline proving costly along with missed tackles and handling eight Georgia Evans was shown two yellow cards, one for illegally collapsing a maul and another for a high tackle having not long returned to the field."I went up to Georgia Evans at the end, gave her a massive hug and just said 'these things happen and move on,'" said he was quick to point out the positives, including first senor starts for front rowers Maisie Davies and Jenni Scoble and second row Alaw Pyrs who did not look out of place after stepping up from the Celtic was also a welcome return to action from the replacements bench for long-term injured Kelsey Jones along with Donna Rose and try-scorer Pyrs."That's when you talk about pride in the family," said Lynn."We will turn every negative into a positive and we'll grow and grow and grow."It's a big learning curve for us and I was super impressed how we made it one that we let get away."There's things we need to be working on, but Rome wasn't built in a day."
