London Boat Show London Boat Show The London Boat Show was held each January at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. It was organised by National Boat Shows, which is a subsidiary of the British Marine Federation. The show's cancellation from 2019 was announced in May 2018, with low visitor satisfaction and lack of industry support cited by the organisers. The first London Boat Show was held at Olympia, before moving to the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in 1957. A popular feature of the show during its time at Earls Court was the use of the venue's pool area to host floating boats
The Bottom Line (venue) under their guises of Derek and Clive were recorded at The Bottom Line. The Bottom Line seated 400 people and had a no smoking policy, long before that restriction became New York City law. In later years the club hosted "In Their Own Words: A Bunch Of Songwriters Sittin' Around Singing", a series of performances with commentary organized and initially hosted by radio personality Vin Scelsa. Another staple was the annual "Downtown Messiah", a reworking of Handel directed by Richard Barone. At Christmastime, musicians like Vernon Reid and David Johansen made The Messiah their own. The venue also held annual