Music Week

The O2 reports record-breaking year including dozens of first-time performers at the arena

The O2 has delivered another consecutive record-breaking year, hosting 239 arena performances in 2025, a 19% increase on 2024. The live entertainment venue, owned and operated by AEG, reported that ...
Ghanaweb.com

'The O2 Arena musicians couldn't fill; comedians may do it' - OB Amponsah

Award-winning Ghanaian comedian OB Amponsah has expressed confidence that comedians in Ghana could one day fill venues as big as the O2 Arena, a feat some musicians have struggled to achieve. Speaking ...
Time Out

D-Block Europe at London’s O2 Arena: timings, last-minute tickets and everything you need to know

Platinum-selling UK hip-hop collective D-Block Europe are in London for several huge shows at the O2 Arena this week. Young Adz and Dirtbike LB are touring in support of their latest album PTSD 2, the ...
NME

“Hundreds of grassroots venues will close and arena gig ticket prices will increase” warn UK live music sector in open letter to government over business rates

Twenty One Pilots perform at the AO Arena in Manchester. CREDIT: Andy Von Pip/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The UK live music sector has reached out to the government following news that ...
The Guardian

London’s O2 Arena announces funding for UK grassroots gig venues

The 20,000-capacity venue will feed revenue back into smaller venues to ‘nurture the next generation of breakthrough artists’ London’s O2 Arena, the UK’s second-largest indoor concert venue, has ...
Time Out

Jamiroquai at London’s O2 Arena: timings, set list, last-minute tickets and everything you need to know

Funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai have been going for well over three decades, but they haven’t played London for six years. That’s set to change this week, however, as Jay Kay and co will play two ...
Which

Over two million customers could leave O2 as trust in mobile providers plummets

Adam covers home improvements and mobile networks, splitting his time investigating topics from bathrooms to phone contracts. He was shortlisted at the BSME Talent Awards 2024. Our latest research ...
Hindustan Times

Badshah set to be first Indian rapper to perform at London's iconic O2 Arena; see details inside

Badshah is set to perform at London's The O2 Arena in March 2026, making him the first Indian rapper to do so. Badshah is set to become the first Indian rapper to perform at The O2 Arena in London, ...
The Sun

Dana White announces UFC London will return to The O2 for ‘historic’ Fight Night card

THE UFC’s return to London has been made official. Mixed martial arts’ premier promotion has, with the exception of 2023, visited the UK capital annually. Please ...
BBC

UFC announce London show in March

The UFC will return to London for the first time in a year The UFC has announced it will host a Fight Night event in London on 21 March. The show is set to take place at the O2 Arena, but the ...
London Evening Standard

Wolf Alice at the O2: 'Impossible not to be emotional on their behalf'

“I can’t quite believe it? We’ve been a band for the last 15 years and I never thought this would happen, so this is just the best day ever,” gushes Ellie Rowsell - audibly giddy and justifiably ...
Rolling Stone

Radiohead Beat Metallica’s Attendance Record at London’s O2

Last week, Radiohead played four sold-out shows at London’s O2 Arena — and the gigs ended up beating an attendance record set by Metallica at the same venue in 2017. The band played the O2 on Nov. 21, ...