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The venue opened as The O 2 on 16 December 2008 and was re-branded on 4 September 2014 due to the takeover of O2 Ireland by Three Ireland. The venue is owned by a Live Nation subsidiary, Apollo Leisure Group Ltd. [ 2 ] and is among the top ten busiest music arenas by ticket sales in the world.
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 designed to reduce echoing, a problem common among older arenas used for concerts. [8] Damage to the O2's tent, above the roof of the O2 Arena, caused by Storm Eunice (2022)
The venue is currently run by the Academy Music Group after a rebranding in August 2004 [18] and hosts a range of live acts and club nights. With the sale, the venue's title was changed to Carling Academy Brixton. In 2008, naming rights were purchased for £25.5 million by the O2 brand, owned by the Spanish telecommunications company ...
The venue, rebranded The O2, was reopened to the public on 24 June 2007 with a concert by Bon Jovi in the arena. The O2 celebrated its first year with a book, including a double page picture of Elton John from his September 2007 Red Piano show. [ 37 ]
Academy Music Group (AMG) is a leading owner-operator of music venues in the United Kingdom. They operate a number of medium-sized venues, the majority of which (until January 2009) took the name Carling Academy after their sponsor Carling.
The O2 Arena hosted Andrew Reynolds Entrepreneurs Bootcamp [46] – the largest conference event held to date at the venue. Andrew Reynolds Bootcamp broke a UK record with its innovative High Definition projection screen – not only the largest ever used at the O2 Arena – but also the largest indoor screen in the UK. Measuring around 34.5 ...
A new sprung floor was installed in the main hall in 1955 enabling the guildhall to become a major music venue. [2] Leading performers at the guildhall included rock bands, The Rolling Stones , in March 1964, [ 7 ] and The Who , in October 1971, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] and singer-songwriter, David Bowie , in March 1972 during his Ziggy Stardust Tour .
The venue has attracted several major music artists, including Thom Yorke, [12] Sam Fender and Lizzo. [13]In October 2019, following noise complaints at the nearby Bowlers Exhibition Centre, a representative from Academy Music Group said that all Victoria Warehouse events are attended by an acoustic engineer monitoring noise levels, and that they received no direct complaints.