The O2 is celebrating its first quarter of 2025, having hosted 48 shows in the first three months – marking a 9% increase in performances compared to Q1 in 2024. Alongside this, onsales surged by 125%, with 45 performances released and 10 headline acts making their debut on The O2 stage.
The venue’s events calendar spans a spectrum of entertainments, from sports events to globally renowned music acts. The O2 started the year with a roster including the F1 75 Live – a sport event that saw all ten teams, drivers, and team principals take to the stage for an indoor season launch – as well as the return of UFC and WWE events SmackDown and Raw.
The venue has hosted performances from global stars like Singapore’s JJ Lin, South Korea’s Ateez and Tomorrow x Together, alongside domestic acts like James Blunt and Craig David. A quarter highlight for The O2 was also Young Voices, where more than 60,000 children took to stage across eight performances.
The BRIT Awards also returned for their 14th appearance in March, featuring a live TV production with eight performances, an awards ceremony, and a stage setup. The O2 made a quick turn following the awards for performances from Gracie Abrams and Sabrina Carpenter, before hosting C2C: Country To Country, which brought in over 50,000 audience members across the weekend.
Artists such as Kehlani, Bullet For My Valentine + Trivium, Pitbull, Cyndi Lauper and Shane Gillis were all presented with The O2’s First Time Award.
“We are thrilled by the tremendous success of Q1 and the vast variety of events that have taken place at The O2 so far this year,” said Emma Bownes, senior VP of venue programming at AEG Europe. “Our teams have worked tirelessly to deliver unforgettable experiences to over 600,000 fans, and we are grateful to the returning and new artists and events that continue to choose The O2 as their stage. With another exciting quarter ahead, we’re eager to bring even more world-class content to our audiences.”
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