The O2

FOR A LIMITED PERIOD: EXHIBITION CLOSES ON 28 FEBRUARY

Showcasing some of the most personal and iconic memorabilia from The King of Pop's extraordinary life, Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition celebrates his unparalleled career, opening for a limited run at The O2 in London.

The exhibition chronicles Michael's rise to fame with The Jackson 5 at Motown Records, his record-breaking solo career as a global superstar and the spectacular shows he had planned for The O2 arena. On show will be items that have never been seen up close by the public including an original Jackson 5 contract, personally commissioned portraits, treasured awards, clothing and personal belongings from his Neverland Ranch, concert collections and video vault. The exhibition is divided into galleries that reflect specific milestones in Michael's life, including: Motown, his solo career, dancing, costumes and his humanitarian efforts.

"A Thriller of an Exhibition" - Evening Standard
"Dazzling items... Jaw Dropping" - The Sun

Read the Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition Press Release.

Find out more at www.michaeljacksonexhibition.co.uk

Hugh Cornwell

"He remains a hugely popular and prolific performer who's songwriting retains its fiery eloquence and whose gigs still crackle with electricity" - Classic Rock

Rolling on with our Songwriting Masterclass Series, we're thrilled to welcome Hugh Cornwell to the British Music Experience on Thursday 25 February.

Hugh Cornwell is one of the UK's finest song-writing talents. The original guitarist, singer and main songwriter in The Stranglers enjoyed massive UK and European success with ten hit albums and twenty-one top forty singles, etching himself into the UK's musical psyche with 'Peaches', 'No More Heroes', 'Golden Brown', 'Always the Sun' and many others.

Squeeze's relentless 2008 touring schedule climaxed in sharing the main stage at V with Girls Aloud, The Feeling and The Verve, and a sold out 5 week US tour culminating in a sold out Radio City Music Hall. 2009 saw a solo tour for Chris treading the boards alone - bare and naked, as it were, plying not only his trade of the master of song construction and writing, but sharing with his audience what has become his trade mark, dead-pan, comedic telling of tales both new and old... while illustrating the process with a projector for what can only be described as a show and tell audio visual extravaganza.

This very special event is by invitation only, however we have 10 pairs of tickets to win.

Simply enter your details on the British Music Experience website for the chance to win and we will contact you by 22 February to confirm your tickets.

Hospital Q+A+E

After the success of Hospital's first Q+A+E session in September, we're thrilled to have Hospital Records return for another Dance Masterclass this time with Danny Byrd, John B and Emalkay.

Hosted by Radio One's Mistajam, the artists will be presenting to you their music-making techniques and taking questions on how they go about creating their trademark sounds, beat programming, heavy basslines and everything else in-between.

Find out more.

What is the British Music Experience?

"A comprehensive, conceptually flamboyant Wikipedia history of British pop music!" - Observer Music Monthly

"Anyone who likes music will love the British Music Experience" - Heat

Britain's new interactive museum of popular music.

From Trad Jazz to pure Pop, whatever your taste in music, you can get up close to original handwritten lyrics, famous outfits, instruments and other amazing personal artefacts from The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, Culture Club, Motorhead, Stone Roses, The Spice Girls, Coldplay, Amy Winehouse and 100's more.

Explore, play, sing and dance your way through 60 years of British music history and use your Smarticket to store your favourite content and personal recordings to bring back home in MyBME and get 3 free songs from the UK iTunes store.

Check out the British Music Experience website and create your own account to save your exhibition experience.

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