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Kiss By Monster Mini Golf, the rock ‘n roll themed amusement attraction based on the band Kiss, has opened in Las Vegas with co- founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, as well as band members Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, in on the show, writes Maria Stadtmueller. Stanley and Simmons will slash through the ceremonial ribbon with their guitars and walk the Black Carpet with other notable guests.

Ted Baker has joined forces with a band of illustrators to launch Ted’s Drawing Room in its stores in the UK, Ireland and New York. Shoppers trying on items of apparel for the new collection can pose for an Instagram photo in one of the fashion retailer’s Exhibitionist booths.

Converse is bringing its flagship music studio Converse Rubber Tracks to Austin, Texas, for SXSW. The brand will give local artists the opportunity to record at its Converse Rubber Tracks in Austin pop-up studio and present events such as The Filter & Converse Rubber Tracks Showcase, the Boston To Austin music showcase, and the Converse X Thrasher Death Match which will shine a light on break-out artists who have already recorded at the home studio back in Brooklyn.

David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust is set to get a wall plaque in London’s Heddon Street. The fictional rocker is set to be honoured by the Crown Estate later this month. The sign will be pinned on the West End’s Heddon Street.

Sony and TBWA Brussels turned Brussels’ Louise metro station into a football stadium replete with grass, dugouts, and a football team showing off its ball skills. And all because Sony launched the PlayStation Vita portable gaming device with the tagline The World Is In Play.

Online radio outfit Pandora is aiming to connect brands, bands and fans at SXSW with live branded experiences at the Pandora Discovery Den in Austin.

Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City shopping malls are coming over all Minority Report later this month with the launch of the all-digital futurefashion event in five zones, each offering an immersive shopping experience based on digital personalisation, writes Maria Stadtmueller.

JWT notes the rise of theatrical events which turn eating into a high-concept production filled with surprise and whimsy in its What Cooking? Trends In Food report. Last year, for instance, several New York dining clubs got together to serve a high-end, six-course lunch aboard the L subway train as it journeyed from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Invitees didn’t know what they were in for and the event wasn’t officially sanctioned, which added to its allure.