2010 Vision

The Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes rock out to a night dedicated to the ginger Elvis, so expect plenty of Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Them Crooked Vultures, Eagles of Death Metal and a face melt from slow-burning alt rockers Magna Saga.

Whilst most Rancid fans are still narked off with him for running off with Brodie, we've found it in our hearts to forgive him. After all how can you stay mad with the raddest red-head since William Wallace?

Gingers get in for £3!

Slutty Fringe is a blog. A music blog which mixes upfront club tracks with blistering copy.

They have conquered 2009, and tonight take aim at the new decade with their first party at the Big Chill House.

Indie popsters My Tiger My Timing play live along with Kinema and a bunch of great DJs. Get in - this will be good.

A group of contemporary artists present an exhibition exploring ideas around the notion of the scapegoat at Yinka Shonibare's Hackney gallery space this January and February.

Presented in collaboration with infamous corgi-eater Mark McGowan, the exhibition features work across a range of media - focusing on witch-hunts, McCarthyism, the Holocaust and the rise of the BNP. Could well be fascinating.

Comedy's Poet Laureate, the one and only John Hegley, performs his latest show - a collection of poetic stories about a Frenchman who owns a dog named Chirac.

The stories appear alongside other new works including an address to aliens on the subject of transport, a poem about a non-talking parrot and some animal impersonations with the aid of a handkerchief.

Now in its 24th year, the Chuckle Club is one of the oldest comedy clubs in London. Held in the KCLSU student bar Tutu's, it consequently has some of the cheapest drinks you will find.

Tonight's show is a special anniversary gig with a top secret TV name, a TV name we can reveal and someone so good he should be on TV all the time. Comedy actor Kevin Eldon (Brass Eye, Jam, Big Train, I'm Alan Partridge) will be joined by cult favourite Simon Munnery and a very exciting question mark. Get down there.

Legendary Scots The Yummy Fur - precursors to Franz Ferdinand and featuring Alex and Paul from that band - have reformed as a one-off, especially to play at Guided Missile's 15 Year Anniversary.

This will be the last time the group ever play and will definitely sell out, so get booking quick if you want to see this band before they take their last bow.

Just For Laughs is the world's biggest comedy competition and is held every July in Montreal, Quebec. Around 2000 artists take part with millions of comedy fans flocking to see the best comedy shows on the planet.

At the Comedy Store tonight, you can see the likes of Eddie 'Best Newcomer' nominee Carl Donnelly, funny ranter Miles Jupp and rising star Holly Walsh perform for the bookers of the prestigious festival as they hope to gain a place in the gargantuan programme.

All tickets sales go to The Comedy Store Fund For Sick Children.

Stellar acting, witty scripts, deep, meaningful performances: that's what we want from Hollywood! Actually no, we just want the dirt dished out and handed to us via a stack of glossy tabloid mags.

In his West End debut, Rupert Friend stars alongside Tamsin Greig in this cautionary tale about the dangers of living in a superficial world.

A handsome young Hollywood actor wants to come out of the closet but his ruthless agent wants him to stay in. A painful love triangle is formed when he falls in love with a rent boy who has a girlfriend. Happy ending? Place your bets now.

Before Stoppard ruled over London theatre land, there lived a legend by the name of Harold Pinter. But Pinter died.

Showing us why we loved the playwright enough to award him the Nobel Prize for Literature, Trafalgar Studios present this production of his first hit.

The mysterious drifter Davies is offered shelter by two strangers who turn out to be brothers. He is pulled into their conflicts and power games with petrifying and hilarious results.

Undoubtedly one of the best young performance poets in the UK, 4 Talent Award Winner and Aisle16 founder Luke Wright brings his latest show to the Old Red Lion Theatre.

Set against a backdrop of grotty Travelodges and London stages, Wright tells the story of his last ten years behind the mic. Featuring some embarrassingly bad teenage lyrics and the death of a very tight pair of jeans, he combines comedy and poetry to convey how he saw past his own irritating ego to find what really matters.

This January sees the 2010 instalment of the London Art Fair, one of the UK's most extensive and best established Modern British and Contemporary art fair. Head to Islington's Business Design Centre to check out art from over 100 of Britain's premier art galleries.

There is always a staggering range of work on offer, from painting to video, drawing to photography and installation. Visitors range from serious collectors to the merely curious, and prices vary accordingly: museum quality pieces can fetch millions, but there are also works available for as little as £50.

Studded with premieres from numerous international troupes, London International Mime Festival 2010 sees 15 companies from over 10 countries bring their astonishing and varied talents to our fair city.

The diversity of what's on offer at LIMF 2010 is cause for boundless excitement. If you're new to theatre minus the dialogue, or a skeptical traditionalist, there's still plenty here to ease your baby steps into the wild, unfettered world of the interpretive stage. No show finishes later than 21:30 and there are plenty of weekend family-friendly performances too. Our top pick for families is Until Now from Mimbre. The geniuses behind Mimbre are Silvia, Emma and Lina. Graduates of The Circus Space, they now have a global reputation for communicating through a unique physical language and combining acrobatics with theatre and dance.

The folk behind 33% London call themselves 'young practitioners' of art; and they've more than earned this title. As well as performing in many of their own productions, they're also the driving force behind the scenes: the organisers, photographers, writers and directors.

33% London promises to be a stunning showcase of the new talent emerging from the city's most driven and artistic young people aged 16-25. This is its third year of film, dance, theatre, masterclasses and debates, and we couldn't be more excited!

Inbetweeners star, hilarious stand-up and 6ft 8" giant Greg Davies headlines the 100 club tonight. There is some excellent support lined up too in the shape of rising star Colin Hoult, The Penny Dreadfuls' David Reed and Humphrey Ker (as Dmitri and Vassily) and Argumental's Rufus Hound. The show will be hosted by if.comedy winner Phil Nichol.

Two thirds of if.comedy nominees Fat Tongue, Seb Cardinal and Dustin Demri-Burns bring their critically acclaimed show to the Soho Theatre.

Known for their dark humour, surreal skits and colourful caricatures; it's not hard to see why this pair were one of the most exciting sketch acts to emerge on the live circuit last year.

After hanging up his tight black shorts and sweaty stage persona, you would have thought hardcore punk legend Henry Rollins would be taking it easy. No chance! Now a TV personality, police bad ass in Bad Boys 2 and surprisingly funny spoken word artist, he's probably working harder than ever.

Tonight he's taking the stage at the Royal Festival Hall for more tales of funny house breaks, relentless touring and why the general public should be subjected to regular attack by wild animals.

The wonderfully named Old Mayfair Carpet Gallery opens this January with an exhibition of work across a range of media by a host of local South London artists and arts organisations.

Alongside a group installation of the three gallery co-owners - Chris Land, Eden Mitsenmacher and Patrick Staff - is a packed programme of performances, film screenings and various intriguing interventions.

London swings again, this time both ways.

Circus is a London institution. It's early days in the Soho Revue Bar established Jodie Harsh's anything-goes, cross-dressing showdown as a one of a kind club night. More spectacle than anything - with the clientelle providing the colour and high-jinks. They've returned as a monthly - in Farringdon club Ghost.

Seeing and being seen is the game, as the assembled drag artistes and fashion kids compete for most outrageous/bizarre outfit. DJs spin the electro and pop remixes, with special guests and exclusive performances providing further highlights.

Tabloid favourite Pete Doherty starts 2010 with a bang, playing the last of a three date mini-residency at Whitechapel's the Rhythm Factory. The mini-residency comes at the same venue were Doherty has previously reunited with former Libertines band mate Carl Barat, meaning fans are sure to hope for a similar reconciliation, despite the shows being

The Playground kick off 2010 and the new decade with a night showcasing a few acts bound to become prominent in the next few years, not least Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, a band that is dedicated to making you smile and moving your feet courtesy of boisterous breaks and ear-shattering bass.

Also worth checking out are Citadels who are either a pop band who know how to rock or a rock band with a keen appreciation of pop.

Innovative DnB/dubstep/future garage producer D-Bridge fronts this edition of A Bunch of Cuts, which sees the eclectic breaks night shift from The Arches to nearby Cable, and to a Saturday instead of a Friday.

Expect the beats to throw you off balance and the basslines to grip you from within - this night is not for the faint-hearted.

Self-effacing folk troupe Lulu and the Lampshades are a band that should be put on government posters warning of the dangers of too much sugar and E numbers.

A bunch of hopelessly enthusiastic indie pop kids, they bash improvised instruments and make songs about cycling. In short, they're basically soundtracking fun.