If you’re an Olly Murs fan then get yourself down to Edinburgh Castle on July 20^th as Edinburgh welcomes the former X Factor contestant for his final show of his tour. If you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for this event, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

Olly started off as a recruitment consultant in Essex before applying for The X Factor in 2009. He was let through after his original audition with Simon Cowell commenting that it was “the easiest yes” he had ever given. Olly won the hearts of many X Factor fans as he performed energetically and enthusiastically each week, complete with wiggling dance moves and spot-on vocals. He was the runner up of the show, losing out in the final to Joe McElderry. However, Olly refused to let this dampen his spirits and he scored a record deal. Since then, he’s had 4 number 1 singles and presents The Xtra Factor along with Caroline Flack.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see Olly in concert, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

Liverpool apartments are still available for the night that Glasvegas will play the O2 Academy. The Glasgow based rock group will be touring the UK in 2012, stopping in Liverpool on Wednesday 4th April 2012. The tour should see the band performing new material as they work on the follow up to their second album “Euphoric Heartbreak” which should be released later this year. If you will be coming to Liverpool to see Glasvegas at the O2 Academy, a Liverpool serviced apartment could be the ideal choice for accommodation. Serviced apartments can provide much more space and comfort than the typical hotel room, with most apartments having a living area, dining area, and a kitchen where you can prepare your own meals.

Glasvegas are one of the most exciting bands to emerge in recent years. They won many admirers with their eponymous debut album “Glasvegas” released in 2008. The band toured extensively; as well as their own tours they played many festivals and even supported U2 after frontman Bono proclaimed their song “It’s My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry” as one of the best he had ever heard. The band even toured the US extensively with a view to breaking the American market. Unfortunately, the band’s second album “Euphoric Heartbreak” was not the success that everyone had envisaged, and frontman James Allan has admitted that the last year or so has been a very difficult time for the band. However, 2012 should hopefully see Glasvegas bounce back with a new album. The UK shows should be a real treat for their fans as they should see the band trying out new material and reminding everyone why they caught everyone’s eye in the first place.

If you are coming to see Glasvegas on the 4th April, there are serviced apartments in Liverpool that can provide a great place to stay while you are in the city. To see the options available just visit the Liverpool city page on the Serviced City Pads website. You can send us your enquiry through the website, or you can call our reservations team on 0844 335 8866.

If you like to be entertained, but in a quieter fashion than usual, then why not head down to London in January for the 2012 International Mime Festival. Or even plan your trip for next year’s January 2013 event? The festival is the longest running of its kind in the world having first been established in 1977 and it was founded by esteemed international theatrists Joseph Seelig and Helen Lannaghan. Most people who arrive for the festival really enjoy their stay in London, so why not get down yourself and see what all the fuss is about?

The festival has got rave reviews from critics and is an excellent example of contemporary visual theatre. There are shows to suit all types of audiences; from high-end conceptual drama, to family friendly kids show and everything in between, there is plenty at the Mime Festival to entertain every body. The festival takes places over 6 venues across the city; Barbican Centre, Jacksons Lane, Royal Opera House, Roundhouse, Soho Theatre and the Southbank Centre. These are all located across the centre of London, but with the city’s excellent transport system, including the highly extensive tube network, then you are only a short ride away from any of the locations.

For anyone looking to travel down and get some accommodation in London, then you may be overwhelmed by the number of hotel options to choose from. However a type of accommodation a lot of people may not consider is booking a serviced apartment in London. With serviced apartments you can rent a whole apartment rather than just a hotel room, so you get more space, and also the use of your own kitchen and separate bedrooms. This means you aren’t limited to having to spend lots of money eating out in restaurants or sub-standard hotel food and you can sort yourself out! Whether you want to go all out and cook a full roast dinner, or you patience/skills are limited to whacking a frozen pizza in the oven, a serviced apartment would be great for anyone.

In a couple of week’s time, Snow Patrol will be performing at the LG Arena Birmingham. Make sure you don’t miss out on booking accommodation for the event. Why not stay in a Birmingham serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Birmingham.

Snow Patrol are one of the UK’s best loved bands, having had a career spanning nearly two decades. They’ve been nominated for BRIT awards, MTV Europe Music Awards and NME Awards. They’ve had to work really hard to get to where they are now, producing critically successful music but not finding commercial success until 2003 with the release of their third album, Final Straw. It went to number 3 in the UK charts and their hit single, Run, which has become one of their most popular songs, reached number 5. Since then, the band have gone from strength to strength and they are certainly one of my favourite bands.

If you will be travelling to Birmingham to see Snow Patrol, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Birmingham to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Birmingham city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

The Martians are going to invade Manchester this December! The latest re-imagining of the award winning stage show “The War of the Worlds” will be coming to the MEN Arena on the 9th December 2012 in what should be an absolutely incredible night for any fans of this classic show. If you will be coming to Manchester to see the show there are Manchester apartments available for the night. Serviced apartments are a great alternative option to hotels, as they have much more space, and are the perfect place to relax in during your stay in Manchester.

“The War of the Worlds” is one of the most beloved stage shows and it is coming back in 2012 with a fresh approach. Hollywood star Liam Neeson will be taking over Richard Burton’s iconic role, but with a twist. Thanks to the latest projection technology, Neeson will be appearing on stage in holographic form as an 11 foot tall head and shoulders floating above the stage. If that isn’t impressive enough, there will also be a 35 foot tall Martian Fighting Machine on stage, which weighs 3 tonnes! It is said that the special effects are truly incredible, with the Martian Fighting Machine “incinerating” a cast member. The show definitely sounds like fun for all the family. Ally all this with Jeff Wayne in the house to conduct the band playing his classic score, and rumoured musical guests, and it should be an incredible night.

If you will be travelling to Manchester for the show and are looking for accommodation, there are serviced apartments in Manchester available for the night. If you would like to find a Manchester serviced apartment for your visit, take a look at the Manchester city page to see the options available. To talk to our reservations team about your visit call us on 0844 335 8866 or send us your enquiry through the website.

This summer sees the return of the highly successful Wireless Festival to London’s magnificent Hyde Park. The festival is now officially called the Barclaycard Wireless Festival as opposed to previous years when it was the O2 Wireless Festival.  It takes place in July over a whole weekend and you can get tickets for 1 or 2 nights. For the Hyde Park festival there is no camping or overnight accommodation associated with the festival so it’s up to the punters to find their own London accommodation.

The Wireless Festival first started in 2005, and initially also ran a sister festival at Harewood House in Leeds. This stopped after 2007 but the Hyde Park festival has remained and been highly successful. At the 2011 event there were thousands of revellers enjoying the music and no wonder when the line-up was so hot. Last years the headliners were The Black Eyed Peas, The Chemical Brothers, The Streets, Pulp, David Guetta, Bruno Mars, Grace Jones, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Chase & Status. A wonderful chart-friendly collection or rappers, R&B, Hip Hop and Dance artists that if you attended last year, would have been sure to blow your mind. The line-up for 2012 is already looking quite startling with Rihanna the big headline artist, and Jessie J, Calvin Harris and Labrinth already confirmed as playing.

If you are heading down to London for the 2012 Wireless Festival, then as previously mentioned, you will need to find and book some accommodation close by. 2012 is going to be a difficult year for that because of the Olympic Games taking place in London, however there should still be plenty of options to choose from. One option that many might not consider is booking a London serviced apartment which gives you a lot more space than a similar hotel room. With apartments you get the use a whole apartment with kitchen, bathroom and separate bedrooms (apart from studio apartments.) So if you’re looking to for some Hyde Park serviced apartments and looking for serviced apartments get in touch with Serviced City Pads who have a wide range of London options close to Hyde Park.

The reknowned artist Damien Hurst will be showing his work in London at the Gagosian Britannia until February 8th 2012, I decided to take the Family on a weekend trip to London to see Damien’s work and booked a London Apartment through Serviced City Pads. The reservation team can be contacted on 0844 335 8866.

You can expect to see work from 1986 through to 2011, Damien Hursts work is internationally re-knowned and was part of the up and coming group ‘The Young British Artist’, he can be classed as the most famous British living artist and is worth an estimated over £200 million pounds. Damian’s central theme is ‘About Death’ and has completed many works of dead animals such as a shark, sheep and cow to name a few. One of my favourite pieces is ‘For the Love of God’ where he has a humans skull made completely out of diamonds however Damien Hurst is never far from opinion and several of his works have been questioned about being very similar to other artists works. My family and I will enjoy the weekend visiting the show and staying in London and a real enjoyable part of the trip will be the home away from home feeling of a serviced apartment in London.

Boyce Avenue are the band to watch in 2012. Currently touring up a storm in the UK with fellow boy-band, One Direction, these boys are fast becoming stars. They will be visiting Edinburgh for a performance at the HMV Picture House on June 12^th so make sure you snap up your tickets as I predict big things for this band. If you’re looking for accommodation in Edinburgh for their performance, why not stay in an Edinburgh serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are an increasingly fashionable and popular accommodation choice for visitors to cities, offering more freedom, more space and more amenities for your money than a hotel! Serviced City Pads has a large range of serviced apartments for you to choose from for your stay in Edinburgh.

Boyce Avenue are an American acoustic-rock band made up of brothers, Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian. The boys have a massive online fan base as they launched their career on YouTube, posting both original material and covers. They try their hardest to connect with their fans- they toured the Philippines as a result of their large fan base there. The boys also let their fans pick the songs that they cover and upload to YouTube.

If you will be travelling to Edinburgh to see the Boyce Avenue live, apartment accommodation is a great alternative to a hotel room, offering more space and the advantage of having your own kitchen and dining/living area. Whether you are travelling alone, in a couple, a large group or a family, there is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh to suit you. To find out more about what serviced apartments are available for your stay, contact Serviced City Pads on 0844-335-8866 or have a look at the Edinburgh city page on the Serviced City Pads website.

Liverpool apartments are available for the 6th September 2012 when Noel Gallagher will be playing the ECHO Arena. Gallagher will be playing tracks off the debut album for his solo project, the self-titled “Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds”. The Liverpool show is just one of many as he will be touring the UK in 2012. If you are going to be coming to Liverpool to see Noel Gallagher live, then have you considered staying in a Liverpool serviced apartment? Serviced apartments are fast becoming many people’s first choice for accommodation when travelling around the UK as they can offer much more space than the typical hotel room. The average serviced apartment has a kitchen area and a dining and living area.

2011 was an eventful year for the senior Gallagher as he released his first material since the acrimonious split of Oasis in 2009. Younger brother Liam was quick to put together Beady Eye and got touring. Noel was more relaxed in the period after the break-up, quietly working on new material. His debut album shows the wisdom of this approach; by taking the time to work on his music away from the spotlight, Gallagher has put together some of his best work. The UK shows this year will be a great chance for fans to see the best of Noel’s new songs, plus perhaps more new material.

If you will be coming to see Noel Gallagher at the ECHO Arena, there are apartments in Liverpool that could be the ideal accommodation for your visit. You can see the options available to you by visiting the Liverpool city page on the Serviced City Pads website. If you would like to find out more about serviced apartments then you can call 0844 335 8866 to speak to a member of our reservations team. You can also submit your enquiry through our website.

2012 marks the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II to the accession to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Queen Elizabeth succeeded her father King George VI there will be many special events taking place and to celebrate a Bank Holiday has been moved to June 4 as this will be the actual Queens birthday which will result in a 4 day honour holiday for the people of Great Britain so why not stay in london. I have made special plans to visit the capital to spend the whole four days celebrating the Queen. I have already chosen my London Apartment, booked through a very helpful company Serviced City Pads, you can contact the reservations team on 0844 335 8866.
A large event will be staged in London on that weekend, which is to include a diamond jubilee concert which we believe will be produced by the incredibly talented Gary Barlow who is the genius behind Take That and of course the most senior judge on the most watch show in television ‘The X Factor’. There will also be a maritime parade of boats and events along the River Thames on the 3rd of June, I belive this could be up to 1,000 boats which will be the largest flotilla on the river for 350 years and some 1 million people are expected to watch from the banks of the thames. The Queen will lead this flotilla in a specially designed Royal barge and I bielive this will be a most wonderful event.
The 2012 Olympic Park will also be named the Queen Elizabeth II Olympic Park, I’m so excited about this truly magical event, myself and the family will be staying in a Serviced Apartment in London.