Hotels near O2 Arena

The O2 is a multi-purpose indoor arena hosting some of the biggest names in comedy, music, entertainment and sport. Surrounding the arena itself is an entertainment complex with a plethora of restaurants, bars and pubs as well as a cinema, bowling alley and a roof walk experience.

The O2 opened in its current form in 2007; the arena was built under the former Millennium Dome. Construction started in 2003 and was completed in 2007. The original dome structure still stands over the arena and ‘the dome’ remains a common name for the venue despite its ongoing sponsorship by the telecommunications company O2. 

Although overall capacity changes from event to event, the maximum number of people the arena can hold is 20,000. This makes the O2 one of the largest indoor seated entertainment venues in the UK. It is consistently one of the busiest music venues in the world.

No, the arena itself is an indoor only venue with all events taking place under a roof.

Yes, the O2 Arena is both air conditioned and heated.

The O2 priority lounge is a private lounge giving you access to a priority area of the arena not open to the wider public. It contains bars and restaurants where you can purchase food and drink.

Priority tickets for the O2 are exclusive and only available to O2 customers. The easiest way of obtaining priority tickets is to download the free app or text PRIORITY to 2020. From there, you can get priority tickets up to 48 hours before they go on general sale.

The O2 has hosted some incredible names from the worlds of music, comedy and sport and plenty of them have sold out the arena entirely. Some notable show sell-outs include: 

• The Rolling Stones
• The Spice Girls
• Beyonce
• Gary Barlow
• Lewis Capaldi 
• Rihanna