The show, which includes a full three course meal, tells the story of taverna owner Nikos and his wife Kate over one night at their family owned restaurant. [27], In late 2007, Marine engineering consultancy, Beckett Rankine, were appointed to investigate the possibility of a cruise ship terminal being built. Do you have any interesting or fun facts about Greenwich that we’ve missed? Tickets: See events at The O2 Arena London. Well, cheers to that, and cheers to another ten years. Former names: The arena Lost Property Department is open every day from midday. As The O2 is 10 years old, and we’re celebrating another 10 years to come, here are 10 facts about it that you may not know: The tent structure of The O2, which is the world’s largest fabric structure, is visible from space In 2014, 13,551 burritos and 49,105 portions of chips were bought at The O2 Or email lostproperty@theo2.co.uk. Gazza and the boys might be known for crooning the lines “I want you back, I want you back for good” but it looks like it’s the O2 who keep asking as the band have played the arena 29 times, more than anyone else. All the venues in the complex use the latest lighting, sound and security technology, including RFID smart card tagging of staff and VIP guests, and digitally managed sound. New Jersey Rock legend, Bon Jovi played the music venue opening gig in June 2007. A wide pathway between North Greenwich station and The O2 was also built, as well as the Peninsula Square piazza in front of the dome for special events. 3. This guide provides all the information you need to know when you visit. Arena visitors and their bags are screened with X-ray machines and metal detectors at the main entrance. It is sometimes referred to as The O2 Arena, but that name properly ref… [25] In January 2007 the single trial licence for a British super casino was granted to Manchester. The O2 Arena in London, England is one of the largest arenas in Europe. The O 2 Arena, referred to as North Greenwich Arena in the context of the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in London. It is located in Prague’s Libeň district in Prague 9 … 2. This multi-purpose entertainment value started life as the Millennium Dome in 2000, created as a fully-fledged exhibition centre by the Labour government at the time. [22] It contains four bars: two on the main ground floor area in front of the stage, one in the VIP lounge called the Purple Lounge and one in the stalls, called Bleachers. [3], In 2008, the functions of English Partnerships were transferred to the Homes and Communities Agency, and in 2009, Quintain and Lend Lease sold their interest in Meridian Delta to Trinity College Cambridge for £24,000,000.[1]. Food: Loads (more below). It was built in 1900/2000 to celebrate the beginning of the third millennium. [28], In 2012 it was reported that the O2 would be sold by its owners, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), as part of the disposal of the entire company's assets, rumoured to be valued around $7 billion.[29]. It was built largely within the former Millennium Dome, a large dome-shaped canopy built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium; consequently The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. Naming rights to the district were purchased by the mobile telephone provider O2 from its developers, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), during the development of the district. [4] The O2 was developed inside the Dome structure by AEG to a design by Populous and Buro Happold at a cost of £350 million. In October 1991, Arena Birmingham - then known as the NIA - followed, and was officially opened by athlete Linford Christie OBE as one of the world’s top sporting destinations. It is just behind the Manchester Arena. The area is served by the Jubilee line's North Greenwich tube station, which was opened just before the millennium exhibition, and by bus routes. Our coffee shop team will hand over any lost property to The O2 arena team. [4] The £6 million per year deal between O2 and AEG included priority tickets and reserved VIP accommodation for O2 mobile customers. The Dome's shell remained in situ, but its interior and the area around North Greenwich Station, the QE2 pier and the main entrance area were completely redeveloped. Wheelchair access: Yes. 10 facts about The O2 to mark its first decade. The centre, which 'completes the loop' at the venue, is set over 210,000 sq.feet and takes up a section of the O2 that was previously intended to house a supercasino. After teasing the live collaboration on social media yesterday (May 11), the pair took to the O2 Arena for a spectacular performance of the 1987 single – which inspired the title of Russell T Davies’ recent drama, starring Alexander. [17] M-E Engineers were the building services engineers for the project. O2 is a telecommunications company in Britain and the O2 Arena is the stadium with the second highest seating capacity with indoor facilities in the United Kingdom. London's riverside O2 Arena is one of the largest music venues in the UK. It had a rough ride in the press and the public weren't kind either. After her surgery, she lost over 4 stones of body weight. Second in size only to the Manchester Arena, the O2 can house almost 20,000 people. These include personal shoppers and home delivery. [46], Fast food outlets have been banned from the development as the theme is 'aspirational but accessible', trying to avoid it being seen as a shopping centre but more like Covent Garden.[47][48]. The O2 Arena has the second-highest seating capacity of any … The only purpose-built interconnected arena, convention centre and exhibition centre in Europe, ACC Liverpool is a world class family of venues in a unique waterfront location. Specialist cladding in roof creates optimum acoustic performance 23,000 capacity audience produced 1.7 million ticket sales in 2010 Bon Jovi played the first show, June 24, 2007. [22] Kerzner International helped with the development of the entertainment venues. The O2 Arena in Greenwich, originally known as the Millennium Dome, is so large that it can fit the Great Pyramid of Giza or the Statue of Liberty inside. [36] It is the second largest arena in the UK after the Manchester Arena, but is the busiest music venue in the world. 22 June 1999: The structure of the dome is completed. It was also a venue during the 2012 Summer Olympics. After that they donate them to charity. FACTS ABOUT THE O2 ARENA The O2 is 365 meters in circumference to represent the each day of the year The O2 has 12 support towers that represent each month of the year The O2 is 52 meters high to represent each week in a year Halfway, a central platform provides 360-degree views of the city, before a descent down to the base of the venue on the other side. THE PARTY was based on a popular Swedish show of the same name, which had enjoyed a successful run at the Tyrol Restaurant in Stockholm. O2 started talks with AEG in 2005 to have its logo and branding placed on the roof of the dome,[7] but this did not take place. The enclosure houses the world’s most important events, such as ATP or late high-profile concerts, Madonna, Rolling Stones, etc.. In 2015, when the O2 was named the world's most visited venue for the eighth year in a row, it served more than 600,000 pints of beer. [9][10][11][12][13] It is currently the largest entertainment district in London. It also hosts a VR Zone Portal. The arena has hosted multiple kinds of music and sporting events and in 2008 exceeded ticket sales for both Madison Square Garden and the Manchester Arena.[37]. Climb on top of the venue with the Up at the O2 experience and catch a cable car over the river with Emirates Airlines. Prior to this reopening, other events took place, including a soft opening for residents of the area to explore the entertainment district and an opening for staff called "The O2 Premiere" which featured Peter Kay, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs and Basement Jaxx. The O2 is a large entertainment district on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, England, including an indoor arena, a music club, a Cineworld cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas, bars, and restaurants. New Jersey’s second favourite rockers must have been Livin’ On A Prayer when they agreed to open this place – would anyone really trek to this part of town? The venue hosted the 'bootcamp' sessions for the reality TV show, The X Factor during the 2008, Series 5 season, and in 2010 was used for the debut of the snooker format, Power Snooker. Millennium Dome is a large dome -shaped building in Greenwich in South East London, UK (now known as The O2). Taking its cue from the mega successful movie and theatre production Mamma Mia!, the show relocated the action to a Greek Taverna on the island of Skopelos. Luckily, it all worked out, and they were back in 2010 for another first, becoming the first band to play on the arena’s roof. The name was officially changed to The O2 when Telefónica O 2 Europe plc bought the naming rights from the devehutz Entertainment Group. The show was adapted for the London stage by TV celebrity Sandi Toksvig.[51]. This page was last edited on 17 March 2021, at 18:25. Prince performing his first UK Show at The Lyceum in London in 1981, Prince onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Prince performs during the Super Bowl Half-Time show in 2007, Prince with backing bad 3rdeyegirl - Donna Grantis, Hannah Ford and Ida Neilsen - with James Corden at The Brit Awards in 2014, Prince and his wife Manuela Testolini backstage at the 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards held at the Universal Amphitheatre in 2004, Prince with his wife Mayte as they arrives at the De Beer and Versace "Diamonds are forever" charity fashion event in 1999, Prince performs during the second day of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2008, Prince starring in a scene from the film 'Under the cherry moon' (1986), Musician Prince as he presents the winner for Record of the Year during the 55th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Prince announces his '21 Nights in London' gigs at a press conference at the Hospital on May 8, 2007 in London, Singer Mary J. Blige (L) and recording artist Prince perform onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 22, 2012, Musician Prince performs onstage during the American Idol Season 5 Finale in 2006, Prince performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XLI football game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami IN 2007, Prince with his band The New Power Generation, Musician Prince performing at Wembley Arena in August 14, 1986 in London, Music world rocked: Prince in concert at Madison Square Garden, New York, Prince performs live at the Fabulous Forum on February 19, 1985 in Inglewood, California, Prince in concert at Paradiso, Amserdam, Netherlands in 1981, Prince in concert at Paradiso, Amserdam in 2013, American musician Prince in concert at Earl's Court, London on 15th June 1992. On 23 February 2017, O2 announced that they had agreed to a deal with AEG to maintain the naming rights of The O2 for a further 10 years until 2027.[2]. The show which had its World Premiere at the O2 Arena for a special 10 night period, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall from Little Mix attend the Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 Arena in, 2015, Whitney Houston performs at the O2 Arena in 2015, A general view of the arena during the NHL game between Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks at O2 Arena in 2007, Matt Bellamy of Muse performs during the 2013 Brit Awards at the O2 Arena, London, Justin Bieber performs in his 2013 concert tour, Busta Rymes performs at the Indigo Lounge in the O2 Arena in 2008, Presenters Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly pose with the award for Best Entertainment Presenters at the National Television Awards held at O2 Arena in 2010, Duran Duran's lead singer Simon Le Bon performs at the 02 Arena in 2008, Emeli Sande performs on stage at The BRIT Awards 2017, LeBron James dunks during the Men's Basketball gold medal game between the United States and Spain on Day 16 of the London 2012 Olympics Games at North Greenwich Arena in 2012, Jessie J performs at The Brit Awards 2011 nominations announcement held at Indigo at The O2 Arena, CM Punk vs Randy Orton at WWE Raw in April 2011. What would the acoustics be like? 21 June 2012: Up at The O2 officially opened. Classic FM hosted several shows throughout 2008. As well as a commuter service, Thames Clippers operates the O2 Express service. A covered path was also built between the QE2 Pier and The O2's main entrance. [34][35], The O2 Arena (referred to as the North Greenwich Arena for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics) is a 20,000 capacity venue, primarily used for live music. The building allegedly cost around £789 million to make. The O2 Arena venue has hosted concerts from The Rolling Stones to Beyoncé. Comedians such as Andy Parsons and Roy 'Chubby' Brown have performed at indigo. Rod Stewart, Noel Gallagher, Rihanna, Jay Z, Chris Martin, Blossoms and Timbaland have all taken the humble Underground to make it to their own shows. In the original London production, the role of Inspector Javert was played by Roger Allam - who can … It was made from ETFE, the same material used for the Eden Project, and the bubble itself was reportedly based on the Eden Project. The entertainment avenue has buildings on either side, which are leased to tenants who run bars and restaurants, and resembles a shopping centre. O2 is a mobile network operator and the principal commercial brand of Telefónica UK Limited, which is part of the global telecommunications group Telefónica S.A, headquartered in Spain and operating in Europe, and North, Central and South America. [38] In 2012 it was the venue for a performance by South Korean pop rock band CN Blue. In October 2009 it was Michael Jackson: The Official Exhibition, a collection of Jackson's personal items from his estate and Neverland Ranch, costumes and props from his tours and videos. [32] There are four computer server rooms to provide this technology. Though Jovi played the first public show, the night before was a private launch, featuring Peter Kay, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs and Basement Jaxx. Rental E-scooter trial to launch in London in June. All in all, it’s been a fairly glorious 10 years. Announced in 2011,[49] Up at The O2 officially opened on 21 June 2012. The dome-shaped structure, which now houses The O2's Entertainment Avenue and arena, was originally constructed as the Millennium Dome and housed the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition to celebrate the start of the second millennium. A glass roof was built over part of the pathway so that people can walk from the station to The O2 without getting wet in rain. Special ground preparation was necessary due to the contaminated soils from the industrial works which existed at the site before the dome. [3], The Dome was sub-leased to Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) for 58 years. Source: Zimbio. The venue hosted "An Audience with Bill Clinton" in 2007. Being in rude health, it's little surprise they've been celebrating with a series of gigs from the likes of Celine Dion and Ed Sheeran.. 1 January 2000: The site opens to the public as the Millennium Dome, containing an exhibition to celebrate the third millennium. Muse managed to strip things down on the Drones world tour, though, packing in more than 21,000 at an April show. It’s not just like Justin Bieber turns up with a guitar and says “You lot, crew people, go home; I’m going acoustic tonight.”. To commemorate the milestone now that the facility has been stood down, and… The O2 is much more than just an arena. 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