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'{{short description|Single-purpose indoor arena located in The O2 in London}} {{About|the indoor arena located in London||O2 Arena (disambiguation){{!}}O2 Arena}} {{refimprove|date=July 2012|reason=some entire paragraphs without attribution}} {{Use British English|date=May 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:The O₂ Arena}} {{Infobox venue |stadium_name = The O2 Arena <!-- Please do not replace "O2" with "O₂". The subscript is used only for the venue's logo, not when the name is written in other contexts. --> |nickname= |logo_image = [[File:The O2 Arena (London) logo.svg|180px]] |image = [[File:O2 with Canary Wharf and City of London (15007282651).jpg|250px]] |fullname = |location = [[Greenwich Peninsula]]<br />[[London]], [[SE postcode area|SE10]] |coordinates = {{coord|51.5029|N|0.0032|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |pushpin_map = United Kingdom London Greenwich |broke_ground = |built = 2003 to 2007 |opened = 24 June 2007 |renovated = |expanded = |owner = [[Homes and Communities Agency]] |operator = Ansco Arena Limited ([[AEG Live]]) Europe |capacity = 20,000 |surface = Versatile |former_names = North Greenwich Arena (during the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and [[2012 Paralympic Games|Paralympics]]) |architect = [[Populous (company)|HOK Sport]]<ref name="architect">{{cite web|title=Transforming a tent into the World’s favourite venue|url=https://populous.com/project/the-o2-london/|website=Populous|accessdate=13 February 2018}}</ref> |structural engineer = [[Buro Happold]] |services engineer = M-E Engineers Ltd.<ref>[http://www.me-engineers.com/arenas.htm# O2 Arena - ME Engineers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124040655/http://www.me-engineers.com/arenas.htm |date=24 November 2017 }}</ref> |general_contractor = [[Sir Robert McAlpine]] |project_manager = |main_contractors = |tenants = [[2012 Summer Olympics]] (2012)<br>[[Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]] (2012) |dimensions = |website = {{URL|theo2.co.uk}} |publictransit = {{rint|london|underground}} {{lus|North Greenwich}} }} '''The O2 Arena''' is a multi-purpose indoor [[arena]] located in the centre of [[The O2]] entertainment complex on the [[Greenwich Peninsula]] in south east London. The arena was built under the former [[Millennium Dome]], a large dome shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; as the dome shaped structure still stands over the arena, ''The Dome'' remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the total O2 complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company [[O2 (UK)|O₂]]. The O2 Arena has the second highest [[seating capacity]] of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the [[Manchester Arena]], but took the crown of the world's busiest music arena from New York City's [[Madison Square Garden]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/2788214/The-lemon-Dome-that-was-transformed-into-O2s-concert-crown.html |title=The Lemon Dome That was Transformed into O2's Concert Crown |work= [[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=15 April 2008 |accessdate=7 May 2011 |first=Dominic |last=White}}</ref> The closest underground station to the venue is the [[North Greenwich station]] on the [[Jubilee line]]. ==History== [[File:The O2 Arena, Prince.jpg|left|thumb|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]]’s stage for his sold out performance of 2007]] Following the closure of the [[Millennium Experience]] at the end of 2000, the [[Millennium Dome]] was leased to Meridian Delta Ltd. in December 2001, for redevelopment as an entertainment complex. This included plans for an indoor arena.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1717280.stm|title=New life for Millennium Dome|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|date=18 December 2001|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:O2 Arena Cutaway Image.jpg|left|thumb|Cut away image of [[The O2 (London)|The O2]] showing The O2 Arena within. {{deletable image-caption|Tuesday, 9 July 2013}}]] --> Construction of the arena started in 2003, and finished in 2007. After the interior of the dome had been largely cleared and before building work inside began, in December 2004, the dome was used as the main venue for the annual Crisis Open Christmas organised by the London based homelessness charity [[Crisis (charity)|Crisis]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4129855.stm | publisher = BBC News | title=Dome sleeps 700 over festive week | date=28 December 2004 | accessdate=27 January 2014}}</ref> Owing to the impossibility of using cranes inside the dome structure, the arena's roof was constructed on the ground within the dome and then lifted; the arena building's structure was then built around the roof.<ref name="architect" /> The arena building, which houses the arena and the arena concourse, is independent from all other buildings in the O2 and houses all the arena's facilities. The arena building itself takes up 40% of the total dome structure. The seating arrangement throughout the whole arena can be modified, similar to the [[Manchester Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiencesystems.net/admin/presscentre/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=15 |title=wins contract at O2 Arena |publisher=Audience Systems |accessdate=7 May 2011}}</ref> The ground surface can also be changed between ice rink, basketball court, exhibition space, conference venue, private hire venue and concert venue. The arena was built to reduce echoing, a common problem among London music venues.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6225452.stm | publisher = BBC News | title=Dome's hi-tech refit for The O2 | date=21 June 2007 | accessdate=25 May 2010}}</ref> [[File:ATP World Tour Final Tennis at The 02 Arena London.jpg|thumb|O2 Arena hosting a tennis match at the [[ATP World Tour Finals]].]] ==Events== {{Main article|List of events at the O2 Arena}} On 21 July 2007, British rock band [[Keane (band)| Keane]] played the arena as part of their [[Under the Iron Sea Tour]], and the performance was later released as their ''[[Keane Live]]'' DVD. From 2008, the O2 Arena has hosted [[Capital (radio network)|Capital's]] [[Jingle Bell Ball]] which is an annual minifestival held over two nights usually in early December. Since 2009, the arena has hosted the prestigious [[ATP World Tour Finals]], the season ending finale of men's professional tennis, featuring the top eight players in the world. In 2015 it was announced that the tournament would extend its deal to hold the tournament until 2018. The venue has hosted the event for the second longest tenure, behind only Madison Square Garden (1977–89). During the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] and [[2012 Summer Paralympics|Paralympics]], the venue was referred as the '''North Greenwich Arena''' due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brandrepublic.com/article/941349/o2-arena-forced-olympic-rebrand-following-sponsor-clash|title=O2 Arena forced into Olympic rebrand following sponsor clash|work=brandrepublic.com}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]] was scheduled to perform on 25 and 26 May 2017 as part of her [[Dangerous Woman Tour]], but the event was cancelled after the [[Manchester Arena bombing]] on 22 May. The event was not rescheduled. Since March 2013, the arena has hosted [[C2C: Country to Country]], Europe's largest [[country music]] festival, which annually attracts over 20,000 fans. UK and Irish acts as well as up-and-coming American acts perform sets several times across various pop-up stages in and around the arena, with the main stage accessible only to ticket holders. The seventh C2C will be held on 8–10 March 2019. ==Ticket sales records== Despite being open for only 200 days per year (the equivalent of seven months), the venue sold over 1.2&nbsp;million tickets in 2007, making it the third most popular venue in the world for concerts and family shows, narrowly behind the [[Manchester Arena]] (1.25&nbsp;million) and [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City (1.23&nbsp;million). As of 2018, the O2 Arena was still the busiest music arena in the world in terms of ticket sales.<ref>https://www.pollstar.com/News/2017-year-end-special-features-top-tours-promoters-venues-grosses-134154</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ World's Busiest Arenas – 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2018/01/2017YearEndWorldwideTicketSalesTop200ArenaVenues_628.pdf|title=TOP 200 ARENA VENUES 2017|last=|first=|date=31 December 2017|work=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref> |- !'''Venue''' !2017 Ticket sales for concerts/shows |- |'''The O2 Arena''', London, England, UK |1,443,232 |- |[[Madison Square Garden]], Manhattan, New York, USA |1,167,544 |- |[[Manchester Arena]], Manchester, England, UK |1,072,079 |- |[[SSE Hydro]], Glasgow, Scotland, UK |1,028,934 |- |[[Barclays Center]], Brooklyn, New York, USA |936,794 |- |[[Lanxess Arena]], Cologne, Germany |931,394 |- |[[Arena Monterrey]], Monterrey, Mexico |906,290 |- |[[Mexico City Arena]], Mexico City, Mexico |881,665 |- |[[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]], Inglewood, California, USA |790,728 |- |[[Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid|WiZink Center]], Madrid, Spain |784,699 |} ==Prizes and awards== *2016 Pollstar International Venue of the Year *2016 Billboard Touring Awards: Top Arena *2016 The London Venue Awards: Best Music Venue *2016 The Drum UK Event Awards: Large Venue of the Year *2017 Pollstar International Venue of the Year ==See also== *[[The O2]] *[[Millennium Dome]] *[[Live at the O2 Arena]] *[[List of tennis stadiums by capacity]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|The O2 Arena}} * {{Official website}} * [https://archive.is/20121209051745/http://www.london2012.com/venue/north-greenwich-arena/ London 2012 Olympics profile] {{S-start|header={{S-sta|et}}}} {{Succession box| title=[[ATP World Tour Finals|ATP Year-end Championships]]<br>Venue| before=[[Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena]] <br>Shanghai | after=[[To be determined|TBD]] | years=2009–2020 }} {{succession box | title=[[Euroleague]]<br>[[Euroleague Final Four|Final Four]]<br>Venue| before=[[Sinan Erdem Dome]]<br>Istanbul | after=[[Mediolanum Forum]]<br>Milan | years='''[[2012–13 Euroleague|2013]]''' }} {{end}} {{Navboxes|list1= {{O2 Venues}} {{navboxes colour |title= Olympic venues |bg = |fg = |bordercolor = |list1 = {{2012 Summer Olympics venues}} {{2012 Summer Paralympics venues}} {{Olympic venues basketball}} {{Olympic venues gymnastics}} }} {{EAA members}} {{Indoor arenas UK}} {{London landmarks}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}} {{DEFAULTSORT:O2 Arena}} [[Category:O2 (United Kingdom)|Arena]] [[Category:Venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic basketball venues]] [[Category:Olympic gymnastics venues]] [[Category:2012 Summer Paralympic venues]] [[Category:Boxing venues in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Basketball venues in England]] [[Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in England]] [[Category:Indoor arenas in London]] [[Category:Sports venues in London]] [[Category:Tennis venues in London]] [[Category:2007 establishments in England]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 2007]] [[Category:Music venues completed in 2007]] [[Category:Music venues in London]] [[Category:Sport in the Royal Borough of Greenwich]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in the Royal Borough of Greenwich]]'