Rock and the Beat Generation

Rock and the Beat Generation

Live review #14: Allen Ginsberg at 100

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Jul 14, 2026
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Allen Ginsberg at 100, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, July 12th, 2026

By Simon Warner

A CELEBRATION of Allen Ginsberg in London town at one of the great city venues? It’s hard not to think of that earlier occasion at the Albert Hall when a British social revolution was kickstarted by the leading Beat poet, his illustrious foot soldiers and a sell-out crowd.

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