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British Music Experience

Music, Things to do

This permanent attraction on the top floor of The O2 includes a music memorabilia exhibition featuring David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust costume and Noel Gallagher's Union Jack guitar. The main focus, however, is on interactive exhibits such as downloading...

British Music Experience
  1. Sun May 26
    – Fri Feb 28 2014
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. British Music Experience: £12, £8 concs,...
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Up at the O2

Things to do, Sightseeing

  • Rating: 4/5
  • Critics' choice

This new attraction, designed to bring first-time visitors to the area and encourage people attending concerts and other events at The O2 to linger, takes the form of an expedition across the roof of Richard Rogers's millennium dome. The nature of the...

Up at the O2
  1. Sun May 26
    – Fri Feb 28 2014
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. Up at the O2: £22-£28
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Depeche Mode

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher draw on their immense back catalogue and plug their new album, 'Delta Machine' (which is surprisingly brilliant – read our review here). Expect a night of darkly melodramatic and sleazy, stadium-scaled electro...

  1. Tue May 28
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. Sold Out
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Depeche Mode

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher draw on their immense back catalogue and plug their new album, 'Delta Machine' (which is surprisingly brilliant – read our review here). Expect a night of darkly melodramatic and sleazy, stadium-scaled electro...

  1. Wed May 29
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. Sold Out
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Alicia Keys

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Even though she's recently been appointed 'global creative director' by BlackBerry, the soulful Ms Keys still apparently has enough holiday allowance to conduct a world tour in support of her her fifth studio LP, 'Girl On Fire'. She'll be rolling up...

Alicia Keys
  1. Thu May 30
    – Fri May 31
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £45, £39.50 (May 30 Sold Out)
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Barbra Streisand

Pop

The wildly successful, EGOT-winning American diva plays an eye-wateringly expensive London show – her first in six years – with full orchestral backing.

  1. Sat Jun 1
    – Mon Jun 3
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
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Rod Stewart

Classic rock

Da ya still think he's sexy? Doggedly punk-haired and gravel-voiced rocker and serial model dater Stewart shakes his thing for a stadium packed with nostalgic matrons tonight. Expect hoary old faves, plus new cuts from his album 'Time' – his first set...

Rod Stewart
  1. Tue Jun 4
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. Sold Out
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Rod Stewart

Classic rock

Da ya still think he's sexy? Doggedly punk-haired and gravel-voiced rocker and serial model dater Stewart shakes his thing for a stadium packed with nostalgic matrons tonight. Expect hoary old faves, plus new cuts from his album 'Time' – his first set...

Rod Stewart
  1. Thu Jun 6
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. Sold Out
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Paloma Faith

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Hackney's sassy, retro soul chanteuse plays from her debut 'Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?' as well as tracks from her follow-up, 'Fall to Grace'. Expect plenty of insane outfits, theatrics and doo-wop harmonies.

  1. Fri Jun 7
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £22.50-£28.50
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Paloma Faith

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Hackney's sassy, retro soul chanteuse plays from her debut 'Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?' as well as tracks from her follow-up, 'Fall to Grace'. Expect plenty of insane outfits, theatrics and doo-wop harmonies.

  1. Fri Jun 7
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £22.50-£28.50
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Eddie Izzard – Force Majeure

Stand-up, Solo shows, Big-name talent

  • Rating: 3/5

He’s run 43 marathons in 51 days, has his 2020 sights set on Boris Johnson’s job, and he’s currently in the middle of the planet’s biggest ever comedy tour. Nope, there’s no denying Eddie Izzard’s ambition. And in ‘Force Majeure’ (the aforementioned world...

Eddie Izzard – Force Majeure
  1. Sat Jun 8
    – Sun Jun 9
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £40
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Kings Of Leon

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

The four members of the Followill family who comprise chart-topping Southern hipsters Kings of Leon have proved they can rock the pants off a huge crowd with their blend of filthy, lean swamp rock. But they're also prone to stadium-rock bloat, as demonstrated...

  1. Wed Jun 12
    – Thu Jun 13
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £50–£75
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The Who

Categories, Pop and rock

Clearly long done with 'hoping they die before they get old', Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend roll out their rock musical, 'Quadrophenia', in full; forty years old and still sounding fresh and full of power-chorded glory. First of two nights.

  1. Sat Jun 15
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. TBC
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The Who

Categories, Pop and rock

Clearly long done with 'hoping they die before they get old', Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend roll out their rock musical, 'Quadrophenia', in full; forty years old and still sounding fresh and full of power-chorded glory. Last of two nights.

  1. Sun Jun 16
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. TBC
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Live return of the legendary Canadian heartlands-rocker since he graced our fair isle in 2009 (and 11 years since he performed with Crazy Horse here). They're here to play from recently released double album 'Psychedellic Pill', Young's thirty-fifth ...

  1. Mon Jun 17
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £45-£65
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Pet Shop Boys

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

The dowagers of British disco have done their dabbling (in everything from alt.rock to soundtracks), but they returned to what they do best on last album, 'Yes'. Expect a winning mix of clubby house anthems and impeccable pop, plus Tennant's genuinely...

  1. Tue Jun 18
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £35
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Leonard Cohen

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

At 77, one of Canada's mightiest exports retuns to delight his huge and still-growing fanbase at The O2. Hits 'Suzanne', 'Hallelujah!' and 'Chelsea Hotel #2' remain affecting and poignant – even more so out of the bedroom and in a live arena.

  1. Fri Jun 21
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £25-£75
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The Moody Blues

Categories, Pop and rock

Justin Hayward leads his eternally popular gang of proggy psych-rockers, plugging their heady back catalogue, the last addition to which was their LP 'Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970'.

  1. Sat Jun 22
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £47.50
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Mrs Brown – For the Love of Mrs Brown

Big-name talent, Character comedy

From BBC One's wildly popular 'Mrs Brown's Boys', Brendan O'Carroll adapts his crude Irish mammy character for the stage once again, this time upgrading from the Hammersmith Apollo to the massive O2 Arena. If you've ever watched the sitcom and thought...

  1. Tue Jun 25
    – Sat Jun 29
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £22.50-£42.50
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Michael Bublé

Categories, Pop and rock

Michael Bublé
  1. Sun Jun 30
    – Sun Jul 7
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £45-£70
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Cirque du Soleil: Alegría

Performance, Things to do

The mighty Canadian contemporary circus company brings one of its early shows, 1994's 'Alegría', to London. Meaning 'happiness' or 'joy' in Spanish, 'Alegría' features a 55-strong cast of clowns, acrobats, aerialists, fire-knife dancers, musicians and...

  1. Thu Jul 18
    – Sun Jul 21
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £45-£55
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Alegría

West End, Circuses, Experimental theatre

Cirque du Soleil are churning out shows these days with a rather depressing regularity, but this one is a tried and tested show (a “classic” in the company's PR-speak) that has been seen by more than 10 million people. It stops in at two London arenas,...

  1. Thu Jul 18
    – Sun Jul 21
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £45-£55
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Neil Young And Crazy Horse

Categories, Pop and rock

  • Critics' choice

Live return of the legendary Canadian heartlands-rocker since he graced our fair isle in 2009 (and 11 years since he performed with Crazy Horse here). They're here to play from recently released double album 'Psychedellic Pill', Young's thirty-fifth ...

  1. Mon Aug 19
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £45-£65
More info

Rod Stewart

Classic rock

Da ya still think he's sexy? Doggedly punk-haired and gravel-voiced rocker and serial model dater Stewart shakes his thing for a stadium packed with nostalgic matrons tonight. Expect hoary old faves, plus new cuts from his album 'Time' – his first set...

Rod Stewart
  1. Fri Sep 20
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £60-£70
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Fleetwood Mac

Classic rock

  • Critics' choice

Despite denials and solo projects, the Mac are to return to these shores – still lacking Christine McVie, but otherwise with the classic line-up miraculously intact – for their first UK shows since they sold out Wembley in 2009. It'll be a greatest-hits...

Fleetwood Mac
  1. Tue Sep 24
    – Fri Sep 27
  2. The O2 Peninsula Square, SE10 0DX
  3. £50-£125
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Rated as: 4/5 (6 ratings)
  • No complains for anything..its a great place to hang out with friends but the security sucks big time...they don't know what they are doing!! Friendly??!! Are u kidding me...they are not even F of friendly....they are just rude and lazy ...

    rebika Fri Mar 9 2012
    Rated as: 1/5
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  • A transport to a human friendly future

    Daniela Mon May 16 2011
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  • This site is amazingly well put together and I enjoy navagating my way through it. Very informative and up to date. One area of inprovement would be a calender in bold and bright colours to attract ons attention and that makes it easier to find out whats happening tonight or tomorrow in such a way that makes the user more inclined to find and pland thier outing with just a click.

    Stanton Tue May 3 2011
    Rated as: 4/5
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  • The O2 is a gr8 place to go but I think the cost of parking is the general issue that prevents people visiting!

    Activities Thu Feb 17 2011
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  • It makes life very awkward if, after a show you have been ushered (albeit very politely) downstairs to join the throng only to find there is only ONE public toilet in the WHOLE building with a massive queue. Surely, it's not that difficult to allow access to other areas where public toilets ARE available. There are plenty at various locations if you are coming for a show,upstairs, So why is it not a similar situation downstairs? Much as I love this venue, more thought ought to to be given to those visiting for reasons other than attending major attractions/shows.

    Kaz Thu Jan 13 2011
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  • I went on Friday and lives this production. The ads clearly stated that the performance woul be in the round, so I wasn't shocked when I found that I got quite a lot of the casts backs instead of their faces. As you cansee from the previous comments, the sound was below par buy I shallnt dwell on that at the moment. What I willsay is that Nassif (Carmen) completely embodied the role, the don Jose was amazing and that liz and susan atherton were fab! Special mention has to go to ladner for her portrayal of frasquita: "what's best, he dies!" she sings with flair when finding out her future lover.... A merry widow indeed!!! Act three opened with en mass chorus with their entrance portraying a cold and distant night. They were always on the money and made the produtiob for me. Google any of their names and you'll see that they are mostly Covent Garden chorus, ROH and glyndeborne choruses: the standard was amazing. Act four: great spectacle, envolvement in the little stories right round the stage, and then a blank canvas for the death of Carmen.... I'm going again tonight: I wonder what Darius will do with the part which Greenwood coughed and spluttered on during his torreador son on Friday......

    Stephen James Sun May 23 2010
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  • why is there only one public loo in the 02, not everyone wants to go into the restaurants.

    loos in 02 Thu May 6 2010
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  • At the prices you charge for the so-called spectacular shows and for parking, the place will soon be closed and boarded up and will rot away. Try GIVING something to the community for a change - yes, we know, you are in business - but you can kill 'the golden goose' through greed!

    Execelsior Fri Apr 23 2010
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