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 ...
Billboard

Radiohead Breaks Metallica’s Attendance Record at London’s O2 Arena

The iconic U.K. band played four sold-out shows at the venue in November. By Mitchell Peters Radiohead is making history at London’s O2 Arena. Following four sold-out shows earlier this month, the ...
Music Week

Radiohead break O2 Arena attendance record with in-the-round performances

Radiohead have made history with the highest ever attendance within the O2 Arena. The band have returned for their first live dates in seven years, including four sold-out shows at The O2. Metallica ...
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, ...
Time Out

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

JLS first reunited for a greatest hits tour back in 2021, eight years after they had last performed together. And since then, it seems as though they just can’t get enough. The X Factor band went on a ...
The Independent

Lorde review, O2 Arena London – Energy, cringe and restless teens pining for Melodrama tracks

Lorde has always zig-zagged between self-reflective, seen-it-all gloom and a primal, perma-adolescent urge to freak out and dance (Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock) Lorde’s Ultrasound tour, then, is not a ...
The Financial Times

Lorde strives for rawness and intimacy in London’s vast O2 Arena

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The all-caps announcement for Lorde’s fourth album Virgin promised “FULL TRANSPARENCY”. The cover is an X-ray, ...
Talksport

NBA London tickets: See Memphis Grizzlies take on Orlando Magic at the O2 Arena

The NBA is returning to London for the first time since 2019 with a game at the O2 Arena. Memphis Grizzlies will face Orlando Magic in the NBA London Game on Saturday, 18 January 2026 and there are ...
IBTimes UK

Michael Jackson Family 'Sickened' by 'Ghoulish' O2 Arena Hologram Resurrection

The King of Pop's reign ended in tragedy, yet his shadow—and the industry that profits from it—continues to cast a long, complex spell. Michael Jackson's legacy is a global cultural touchstone, but ...
Contactmusic.com

Benson Boone brings backflips, an American Heart and double denim to The O2 in London

Backflips, Beautiful Things and double denim - Benson Boone brought his American Heart World Tour to The O2 Arena on Monday night (03.11.25) and did not disappoint the sell-out crowd. There were fears ...
Daily Mail

Michael Jackson's family 'want biopic to premiere at O2 Arena' after he died days before residency at the London location - as daughter Paris snubs film over 'inaccuracies'

Jaws dropped around the world when Michael Jackson died just 18 days before he was due on stage for the first performance of his This Is It residency. At the height of his career the King of Pop had ...
The News International

Michael Jackson's biopic expected in 2026 as family consider O2 Arena for premiere

The world was left in shock when Michael Jackson tragically passed away just 18 days before he was set to take the stage for the opening night of his This Is It concert residency. At the peak of his ...