Lily Allen’s live return, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle’s Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026

Raye, Deftones and Yungblud do UK tours, Jill Scott returns for more neo-soul, and classical world gears up to celebrate György Kurtág at 100 ...

Exclusive: O2 Arena open to hosting NBA Europe after record-breaking year

The owners of London’s O2 Arena have insisted they have enough days in their calendar to host a NBA Europe franchise in the ...
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 Financial Times

Radiohead rework their songbook in inventive ways at London’s O2 Arena

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Fomo is not among the old-school array of anxieties and neuroses in Radiohead’s songs. Thom Yorke specialises ...
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 ...
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 ...
Time Out

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

New Zealand’s alt-pop superstar Lorde will touch down in London for two nights and two nights this November. And there’s good news if you don’t want to miss out: there’s still some last-minute tickets ...
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 ...