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The O2

Building
Former Names Millennium Dome
Type Entertainment District
Architectural Style Dome
Structural System Steel & tensioned fabric
Location The O2
Drawdock Road / Millennium Way
Greenwich Peninsula
North Greenwich
London, SE10 0BB
England
Owner English Partnerships (Ultimate owner of Dome and Land)
Current Tenants Anschutz Entertainment Group Europe (dome site sub-leased by Meridian Delta and arena leased by English Partnerships)
Construction
Completed 1999 (mast-supported canopy)
2007 (redevelopment of The O2 and surrounding area have been partially completed prior to opening)
Height 50 metres at its highest point (central point within canopy)
100m (steel masts)
Diameter 365 metres (overall diameter of canopy)
320 metres (internal diameter of canopy)
Other Dimensions 1km (circumference of canopy)
Design Team
Architect Richard Rogers (canopy)
HOK SVE (redeveloped interior of The O2)
Structural engineer Buro Happold (canopy and redeveloped interior of The O2)
Services engineer Buro Happold (canopy)
M-E Engineers (redeveloped interior of The O2)
Awards and Prizes Royal Academy of Engineering
MacRobert Award
The correct title of this article is The O2. It features superscript or subscript characters that are substituted or omitted because of technical limitations.
This article is about the redeveloped Millennium Dome site. For information on the Dome site before the redevelopment and renaming to The O2, see Millennium Dome. For the Berlin, Germany arena, see O2 World. For all other uses, see O2 (disambiguation).

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The O2 is a large entertainment district including an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space, piazzas and bars and restaurants, built within a large dome-shaped building (formerly the Millennium Dome), on the Greenwich peninsula in south-east London, England. It is often wrongly referred to as the O2 dome, the O2 Centre which is actually a shopping centre in Finchley Road or the O2 arena which is actually the name of the arena in The O2. The name of the Entertainment District officially became The O2, when O2 plc (now Telefónica O2 Europe plc) purchased the naming rights from the developers, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), during the development of the entertainment district. The O2 redirects here. ... The Greenwich Peninsula, sometimes known as the Blackwall Peninsula or Bugsby Marshes or North Greenwich (due to the location of North Greenwich tube station), in the London Borough of Greenwich, is bounded on its northern perimeter by the River Thames. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The O2 Centre, not to be confused with The O2 in Greenwich, is an indoor shopping and leisure centre on Finchley Road, London, near the Finchley Road tube station. ... Finchley Road, an inner city main road which runs for about 7 kilometres/4 miles, is one of the major thoroughfares of north London, England. ... Telefónica O2 Europe plc[1] (known prior to March 2006 as O2 plc and prior to March 2005 as mmO2 plc, and usually stylised as O2, like the chemical symbol) is a European telecommunications company delivering both fixed and mobile communication products. ... The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ...


The dome-shaped building, also referred to as the Dome's canopy , was originally constructed as the Millennium Dome, often simply known as the Dome, and housed a major exhibition celebrating the third Millennium. After the closure of the exhibition on December 31, 2000, the interior of the building was demolished leaving only the shell of the Dome. Although AEG has transformed the interior of the Dome's shell and have renamed it to The O2, many still refer to it as the Dome. The O2 redirects here. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...


Since the closure of the original exhibition, celebrating the millennium, several possible ways of reusing the Dome's shell were proposed and then rejected. The official renaming of the Dome to The O2 on May 31, 2005 gave publicity to its transition into an Entertainment District including an indoor arena, a music club, a cinema, an exhibition space and bars and restaurants. The interior of the Dome's shell, was completely cleared prior to the development and construction of the new facilities. The Dome's shell itself remained in situ but its interior and the area around North Greenwich Station, the QE2 pier and The O2's main entrance area was completely redeveloped. In this role the plan is to host the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships and the artistic gymnastics and basketball events of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games,[1] as well as two National Hockey League games and a National Basketball Association game in 2007. The Tennis Masters Cup, which will be renamed to ATP World Tour Finals, is intended to be held in the O2 arena from 2009 to 2012. is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The World Gymnastics Championships are held every year. ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... This article is about the sport. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Tennis Masters Cup is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the mens tennis world rankings. ... 2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The area is served by North Greenwich tube station, which was opened just before the millennium exhibition, on the Jubilee Line, by the Thames Clipper river boat service, which AEG purchased in order to provide river links between Central London and The O2 with a new Thames Clipper service known as The O2 Express, and by bus routes.[2] North Greenwich tube station on the Jubilee Line opened in time for the Millennium celebrations at the end of 1999 - it is adjacent to the Millennium Dome at the northern end of an area sometimes referred to as the Greenwich peninsula. ... Slight modifications to the famous London Underground roundel indicate the name of each station on platform and outdoor signs. ... London Transport Portal The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground (the Tube), in England. ... Thames Clippers are a water-bus service operating in London on the River Thames. ... Thames Clippers are a water-bus service operating in London on the River Thames. ... Thames Clippers are a water-bus service operating in London on the River Thames. ...

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The Dome

For more information on The Dome before its redevelopment and renaming to The O2 including the construction of the Dome shaped building, see Millennium Dome.

The dome shaped building, which now houses The O2's Entertainment Avenue and arena, was originally constructed as the Millennium Dome and housed a major exhibition to celebrate the start of the third millennium. The exhibition opened to the public on January 1, 2000 and ran until December 31, 2000; however, the project and exhibition was the subject of considerable political controversy and did not attract the number of visitors anticipated, leading to recurring financial problems. In popular usage, the dome canopy is often still called The Dome, reflecting the substantial, and often adverse, publicity given to its building in the late 20th century. The O2 redirects here. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...


Background to the development of The O2

The O2, with the Canary Wharf complex in the background, seen from the River Thames. The London 2012 logo, which has now been removed from the dome, can be seen advertising the fact that it would be an Olympic venue
The O2, with the Canary Wharf complex in the background, seen from the River Thames. The London 2012 logo, which has now been removed from the dome, can be seen advertising the fact that it would be an Olympic venue

The O2 was developed, inside the dome structure, by Anschutz Entertainment Group to a design by HOK SVE and Buro Happold in a £600 million development[3]. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2140x1527, 576 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2140x1527, 576 KB) Please see the file description page for further information. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The British Olympic Association has been working on a London Olympic Bid for the 2012 Summer Games since 1997. ... The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ... HOK Sport + Venue + Event, a division of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, is an architectural practice specializing in the design of public assembly spaces and planning of major special events. ... // View of the Great Court Buro Happold is a professional services firm providing engineering consultancy, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of buildings, infrastructure and the environment. ...


In December 2001 it was announced that Meridian Delta Ltd had been chosen by the government to develop the Dome structure, originally the Millennium Dome, as a sports and entertainment centre, and to develop housing, shops and offices on 150 acres (0.6 km²) of surrounding land. It is also hoped to relocate some of London's tertiary education establishments to the site. Meridian Delta is backed by the American billionaire Philip Anschutz, who has interests in oil, railways, and telecommunications, as well as a string of sports-related investments. The O2 redirects here. ...


Meridian Delta, a subsidiary of Quintain Estates and Lend lease, had signed a 999 year lease for the Dome and its surrounding land with the government and English Partnerships, a UK Governmental body for national regeneration who was assigned with the regeneration of the Greenwich Peninsula. The Dome site was then sub-leased to Anshutz Entertainment Group(AEG), who strongly support Meridian Delta, for a minimum of 58 years. English Partnerships leased the arena directly to AEG Europe for 58 years. AEG would develop and operate The O2 during the length of the lease agreements. The lease agreements were made in the agreement that the government would get a certain percentage of profits through English Partnerships. English Partnerships and Quintain Estates both own land around The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula. They will release land in stages, to developers, and develop the area in a joint venture with the aid of Meridian Delta.[4] Some of the land is already being developed for offices and shops. The David Beckham Football Academy has already been developed on the Greenwich Peninsula. Some of the land around the dome is being reserved for possible extended developments for The O2 including a hotel although the building of much of the extended development depends on how much investment can be made by AEG(See below section about possible future developments for details). The development of the whole Greenwich peninsula area is likely to cost 4 billion pounds.[5] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Millennium Dome. ...


As part of the investment programme, naming rights were sold to O2 plc; and 'The O2' became the official name of the project on 25 May 2007.[6] The £6 million a year deal between O2 plc and AEG also included priority tickets and reserved VIP accommodation for O2 mobile customers.[7] The service was also made available to premium ticket holders. O2 plc started talks with AEG in 2005 to have the O2's (mobile phone company) logo and its branding placed on the roof of the dome. As of yet, this has not yet been confirmed.[8] Anschutz Entertainment Group have constantly stated that they wish to abolish its name as 'The Dome' due to its bad reputation as a failed project, being tagged as 'The White Elephant.'[9] Since its opening, there have been signs of the press and public calling it The O2.[10][11][12][13][14] It is currently the largest entertainment district in London.[15] AEG recently began a mass advertising campaign, led by VCCP which was recently acquired by Chime Communications, throughout Europe including traditional advertising and creative advertising methods such as a ticket hunt competition to promote The O2.[16]. The O2 is also partnered with and sponsored by ADT, AOL, NEC, Credit Suisse, InBev UK, BMW, Nestle, Pepsi Max and Vivitar.[17] The O2 plc logo. ... The Anschutz Entertainment Group is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. ...


Construction

The development took place in the form of new buildings being built inside the dome structure to make it appear as an entertainment city within the dome. The dome structure was not changed as part of the construction with the exception of blue lights being added to the support poles and plasma displays being added to some of the large sculptures around the dome.[18] Construction started with the arena roof which was built on the ground and lifted as cranes could not be used in the dome structure. The construction then moved on to the arena building including the interior under the roof and the entertainment avenue around the arena building. 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 structure for special events. A glass roof was also built over part of the pathway so that people can walk from the station to The O2 without getting wet in rain. A covered path was also built between the QE2 Pier and The O2's main entrance. Further developments of The O2 and its surrounding land may take place in the future(See below section about possible future developments for details). Buro Happold provided structural engineering for the project. The main civil engineering and construction contract for the development was awarded to Sir Robert McAlpine. Watson Steel Structures provided engineering for the 4500 tonne arena roof.[19] M-E Engineers were the services engineers for the project. T. Clarke were the electrical engineers.[20] OR Consulting engineers set up a few interactive exhibitions within The O2.[21] [22] Keller Ground engineering prepared the ground for construction. Special ground preparation was necessary due to the contaminated solis from the industrial works which existed at the site before the dome. Catalytic converters were also installed within the dome to prevent toxic gases due to the dome structure being left in place. The plant cylinders, containing services equipment, and some piles were used for the original dome, were reused.[23] Financial consulting was provided by WT Partnership and EC Harris.[24] The Waterfront partnership provided legal support for the development and continues to do so for The O2.[25] Kerzner International helped with the development of the entertainment venues.[26] It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Millennium Dome. ...


Super Casino Proposals

Anschutz planned to build a 'super casino' as one of the attractions inside of The O2 as this would create a huge investment for the company and would allow for many business opportunities and further developments of the dome area. The super casino was to be developed and operated by Kerzner International. [27] The association of the British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, with Philip Anschutz, head of the entertainment group, gave rise to serious political controversy in Britain with allegations that Prescott may have used undue influence to support Anschutz's casino licence bid. Prescott had met with Anschutz on several occasions and even stayed in his ranch for a few days.[28] They were further criticised when the structure for the super-casino had already been built. [29] In January, 2007 the single trial licence for a British super casino was granted to Manchester. Thus AEG announced that the casino will not be built in the near future, and that there would not be enough investment for a high-rise hotel, designed by Richard Rodgers as well as a theatre, a cable car from Canary Wharf and an extended development that was planned adjacent to the dome structure will not be built.[30] AEG had previously stated that there was no alternative plan if the super casino could not be located in The O2. However the space reserved for the super casino is still being reserved for possible future developments. A Regional casino, more commonly known as a Super Casino (or occasionally known as Mega Casino or variants) is the term given to the largest category of casino permitted under United Kingdom law. ... A Deputy Prime Minister is a member of a nations cabinet who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ... John Leslie Prescott (born 31 May 1938) is a British Labour Party politician, former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Secretary of State and current Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hull East. ... Philip Frederick Anschutz (born 28 December 1939 in Russell, Kansas) is an American businessman. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ...


Future developments

AEG are still pushing for a super casino. They are now determined to fill the reserved space with a super casino, or if necessary with an alternative attraction, that would attract enough tourists staying overnight and bring in enough investment to allow for the second part of the development of the dome and its surrounding land to proceed.[31] The second phase of the development would include an extended development to The O2 including an attraction which would attract overnight visitors and a hotel outside the dome structure. A theatre and cable car may also be built, outside the dome structure, if enough investment can be made from an overnight attraction. It has been suggested that The O2 could be a cruise terminal as an alternative to a super casino, if the super casino is not possible.[32] The remaining land around The O2 entertainment district will be filled with shops and offices. Short term car parks are currently being built.


Opening of The O2

The O2, seen from the Isle of Dogs.
The O2, seen from the Isle of Dogs.

The O2 was opened on June 24, 2007 to the public with an opening concert by Bon Jovi in the arena. [33] Prior to opening some other events took place. This includes a soft opening for residents of the area who were free to explore the entertainment district and an opening for staff at The O2 called "The O2 premiere".(See Music events for more details) An event featuring circus acts also took place on the day of the public opening as part of the Greenwich Festival. The event was called "Out of the Blue". Millennium Dome, London, England, 26th May 2001. ... Millennium Dome, London, England, 26th May 2001. ... The Isle of Dogs in 1899, at the height of its commercial success The Isle of Dogs is in the centre of this 2005 aerial view of east London as seen from the skies over south London. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Millennium Dome. ...


Facilities at The O2

Various buildings are housed within the dome structure including an arena, known as The O2 Arena and an Entertainment Avenue consisting of various entertainment venues. (see The O2 arena and Entertainment Avenue for more details) The O2 also includes a VIP club lounge, an operations room, a media centre with high definition facilities and a number of dressing rooms as well as a VIP entrance/exit for performers. Security is provided by an in-house team while event stewarding is provided by Group 4 Securicor who signed a 2 year contract with AEG for the role.[34][35] Tight security was put in place throughout The O2 including airport style scanners at the entrance to The O2 and separate security checks for everyone entering the arena building. Sniffer dogs, security personnel and CCTV were also put into place. Food and drink from outside the arena building are disposed of on entry to the arena building and only that purchased inside the arena building is allowed. Food and drink is allowed in the arena and each seat is fitted with a drink holder. Filming or photography in the arena without permission is not permitted. The O2 arena also applies age policies where under 14's must be accompanied by adults and under 16's are banned from the standing areas, although different age restrictions may apply for different events.[36] The O2 was designed to have a modern appearance. All the venues at The O2 uses the latest lighting, sound and security technology including RFID smart card tagging of all staff and VIP guests, and digitally managed sound.[37] There are 4 computer sever rooms at The O2 to provide for the technology.[38][39] ADT signed a contract with AEG to provide the security resources and NEC is the technology supplier.[40] Much of The O2 is fitted with plasma displays or dot matrix displays used mainly for advertising or signage. The arena is also fitted with nearly 600 toilets.[41] All parts of The O2 are fitted for disabled access. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Millennium Dome. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Millennium Dome. ...


The O2 is built to be environmentally friendly. Waste food is composted while used cooking oil is recycled for biofuels.[42] Reducing carbon emissions were thought out as The O2 is in London's first low emission zone. The O2 also banned smoking from the start to comply with the new smoking laws which prohibit smoking in public areas as well as for health and safety reasons as currently all of The O2, with the exception of Peninsula Square and the car parks, is within the Dome structure. Animals were also banned along with scooters, cycles and skateboards. Alcohol can only be consumed in the off-license premises.[43] Cars cannot reach the roads nearest to The O2 as these roads are only used by staff and performers. There are pre-booked car parks for events and short term car parks are currently being built. The North Greenwich Station car park is currently being used for short term parking while The O2's short term car park is being built. Although there is signage directed towards The O2, the roads leading to The O2 and the parking system, which is managed by Parkeon, have been subject to criticisms.[44] The halving of the number of parking spaces at North Greenwich Station due to the developments in the area also came under fire.[45]


Entertainment Avenue

The Entertainment Avenue, managed by Montagu Estates , a Property Management company,[46] is a modern wide pedestrian avenue within The O2, with artficial palm trees and other decorations, built around the circular arena building which takes up the centre of the dome structure. The entertainment avenue has buildings on either side, which are leased to tenants who run bars and restaurants just as in a Shopping mall or on the High Street, and resembles a shopping centre. The Music club is not leased to anyone and is operated by Ansco Music Club Limited (The business name of the indigO2 operated by AEG Europe). The cinema building is leased as a cinema only.


The buildings on the Entertainment Avenue include a music club known as indigO2, an exhibition space known as The O2 bubble, a cinema managed by Vue and 25 various bars and restaurants with private hire and leisure facilities, with more opening soon.[47] The Entertainment avenue also includes an ice rink known as The O2 ice pad, an indoor beach (for a limited time), areas for special events including the London Piazza, the main entrance area and Peninsula Square which is outside the main entrance of The O2 also exist as part of the entertainment avenue. [48] An event stall is available for performers to sell their merchandise. Fast Food stores have been banned from the development as the theme is 'aspirational but accessible' trying to avoid it being seen as a shopping mall but more like Covent garden.[49] [50] Vue company logo Vue is a cinema company in Ireland and the UK. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC International Cinemas bought Warner Village Cinemas. ...


As of June 2007, half of the development is still under construction including the ice rink, the exhibition space, the west entrance area which hasn't yet been tiled or developed and some bars and restaurants. These are likely to be opened by November 2007.


IndigO2

The IndigO2, managed by Ansco Music Club limited which is the business name of the indigO2 part of AEG Europe, is a 2350 capacity live music club for smaller music events.[51] It contains four bars: two in the main ground floor area in front of the stage, one of which is sponsored by Becks, one in the V.I.P lounge called the Purple Lounge and one in the stalls, called Bleachers. The downstairs area can be used for seating or standing. The Purple Lounge is not in direct view of the stage, but V.I.P guests have access to "Kings Row", the best seats in the venue. The circle is on the top floor, above "Kings Row". There are no seats with obstructed views. Becks is a brewery in the north German city of Bremen. ...


So far, the venue has featured artists such as Jools Holland, CAKE, Natalie Cole, Aimee Mann, Joss Stone, Youssou N'Dour, Lucie Silvas, Beverly Knight, Timbaland and Prince. IndigO2 is regularly used as the venue for private and public aftershow parties for artists that have performed in the O2 Arena. The venue also recently hosted "An Audience with Bill Clinton". Julian Miles Holland, OBE, DL (born 24 January 1958 in Blackheath, South East London) is an English virtuoso pianist, bandleader, television presenter, architectural eccentric and pop music enthusiast. ... Cake (properly written as CAKE) is a band from Sacramento, California, formed in 1991. ... Natalie Maria Cole (born February 6, 1950), known professionally as Natalie Cole, is an American singer and songwriter. ... Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. ... Joss Stone (born Joscelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987) is an English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over ten million albums worldwide and won two BRIT Awards and one Grammy Award. ... Youssou NDour Youssou NDour (born October 1, 1959 in Dakar) is a Senegalese singer. ... Lucie Silvas (born September 4, 1977 in Surrey) is a British singer-songwriter. ... Beverley Knight (born Beverley Ann Smith on March 22, 1972 in Wolverhampton, England) is a female R&B/soul singer from the UK. Although born Smith, Knight adopted her last name as a stage name, just as her career began to blossom. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...


The venue can also be hired and used for conferences and other private events. [52]


The O2 Bubble

The O2 Bubble is a 2 floor bubble shaped exhibition space which will open in November 2007. It is made from ETFE which is the same material used for the Eden Project. The bubble itself is apparently based on the Eden Project. [53] Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs is the first planned exhibition there.[54] The managers of the exhibition had previously refused to hold the exhibition here if a super casino had been built. Tight security will be in place at the venue including X-ray scanners at the entrance, sniffer dogs, CCTV monitoring and security personnel. The Eden Project Inside the tropical Biome The Eden Project is a large-scale environmental complex in England. ...


Vue @ The O2

The cinema includes 11 screens over 2 levels including one 770 capacity auditorium claiming to be the biggest in London, being over 22 metres wide.[55][56] It is England's first digital cinema and this can also allow for live events to be shown. Every screen features a digital screen and projector, which has an optional lens with anamorphic technology. The projector is the NEC 2500 which is the world's brightest projector. The surround sound can go up to 8 channels. Films are played from a computer server. The technology is supplied by NEC. [57][58] Unusually, seats in the cinema are not fold up and most screens are built in amphitheatre style and can be hired out for private use. [59] The cinema is currently competing for premieres and so there is a VIP room and a licensed bar.[60][61] A free pre release screening of Die Hard 4.0 was initially held in the première screen. The cinema successfully got the rights to host the UK premiere of the Simpsons movie and High School Musical 2.[62] The cinema uses the new vista ticketing system, where tickets can be purchased from any stall selling refreshments. For this reason there is no box office dedicated to selling tickets only. Anamorphic format is a term which can be used either for the cinematography technique of capturing a widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other visual recording media with a non-widescreen native aspect ratio, or a photographic projection format in which the original image requires an optical anamorphic... The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 animated comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons, directed by David Silverman, and scheduled to be released worldwide by July 27, 2007. ... High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Emmy Award winning hit Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical The film is set for released in the summer of 2007. ...


Special Events

Special events or minor events which do not require or cannot be held in the indoor venues are held in the piazzas - The London Piazza, Peninsula Square which is outside the main entrance of The O2, the area around the main entrance and possibly on The O2 Ice Pad in the future. An indoor beach will be built on The London Piazza for a limited time. [63] Past special events at The O2 included a training session with Amir Khan. The Bars and restaurants can also be used for private events.


The O2 arena

The O2 arena

Location The O2 arena
The O2
Drawdock Road
North Greenwich
London, SE10 0BB
England
Coordinates 51°30′10.14″N, 0°0′11.22″E
Built Between 2003 and 2007
Opened Sunday, June 24, 2007
Owner English Partnerships
Operator Ansco Arena Limited (Anschutz Entertainment Group Europe)
Surface Versatile
Construction cost £600 million to develop all of The O2
Architect HOK Sport
Structural Engineer Buro Happold
Services Engineer M-E Engineers
General Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine
Former names Millennium Dome
Tenants
No Regular Tenants
Capacity
Up to 20,000 (seated)

The O2 arena, located at the centre of The O2, is the first American style multi-purpose arena in London and also the first venue built specifically for music in London since 1871. [64] A lot of the features in the arena are based on the Staples Center in Los Angeles due to its success and it was used as a model for The O2 arena.[65] It is managed and operated by Ansco arena limited, the business name of The O2 arena part of AEG Europe. The O2 arena took over the functions of the now defunct and smaller London Arena along with the Croydon arena which is being planned. It is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe. It has a capacity of up to 20,000 seated spectators for in the round events in an oblong shaped layout with 360 degrees seating. [66][67] [68][69] However there is only 1 tier and a VIP balcony level, which includes tables and a bar, at the front of the arena, where the stage is normally located. [70][71] The rest of the arena consists of 2 standard tiers, and 2 suite tiers which consist of 96 suites containing a bar, furniture and plasma TVs.[72] There are two sizes of suites - one which can accommodate 15 people and another which can accommodate 18 people.[73] There is also seating in the arena tier for the suite levels to give the occupants of the suites the best live music or sports experience. This is a change to most other arenas which usually don't have this seating area in front of the suites. The available interior design options for the suites, which its occupants can choose from, were designed by Christopher Ciccone who is the brother of American pop singer Madonna. The designs were inspired by different genres of music. [74][75][76] The arena's roof was constructed on the ground within the dome and then lifted due to the inability to use cranes inside the dome structure. The arena building's structure was then built around the roof. The arena was built to reduce echoing which has previously been a problem in many London music venues.[77] The arena roof and the bottom of some seats are covered with material which absorbs sound so that the best acoustic environment is created. Covering all the seats would result in too much sound being absorbed. Audio dampening has also been used to reduce echoing. The arena has been designed so that sound can reach the whole arena from the stage within 2 seconds. The sound manager for U2, Joe O'Herlihy, worked along with acoustic engineers to create the environment.[78] Everything in the arena including sound and lighting is digitally managed from one of The O2's computer servers. This technology was provided by NEC.[79] The sound and lighting control and the cameras are usually controlled from the arena floor. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 640 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California adjacent to the LA Live development. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... In audio system terminology the damping factor gives the ratio of the rated impedance of the loudspeaker to the source impedance. ...


The arena building, which houses the arena and the arena concourse is independent from all other buildings in The O2. The arena's facilities for performers including 26 dressing rooms (14 suites style and 4 sports locker rooms as well as other types), 10 production rooms, loading facilities and spaces for storage of large vehicles are located adjacent to the arena building, within the dome structure. [80][81] The arena can be accessed from one of 9 entrances to the arena concourse from which there are doors into different blocks in the arena. A food outlet is also included in the concourse which is built around the oblong perimeter of the arena. The arena building, including the concourse, takes up the centre of the dome. It takes up 40% of the whole dome while the other 60% is taken up by the entertainment avenue and empty space where the super casino was planned to be sited.[82]


The arena was built to be versatile. The seating arrangement throughout the whole arena can easily be modified, similar to the Manchester Evening News Arena in Manchester. The floor seating and seats towards the bottom of the lower tier can also easily be changed or removed.[83] The ground can also be changed between ice rink, basketball court, exhibition space, conference venue, private hire venue and concert venue within hours.[84] [85] This is possible as the bottom layer of the arena ground is an ice rink which is constantly maintained. This can then be covered with insulation material to become a dry surface. A wooden basketball court, a stage or any other material for any event can then be laid out on top of this. This is the same technique as the one used in the Staples Center in Los Angeles. On rare occasions, for example when holes need to be drilled in the ground, the ice may be removed. However it is time consuming and expensive to remove and rebuild the ice rink. [86] [87] The Manchester Evening News Arena or M.E.N. Arena (commonly referred to as just The M.E.N. or simply Manchester Arena) is a large indoor arena in Manchester, England. ... Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California adjacent to the LA Live development. ...

For more information on how ice rinks are made, see Ice rink

Rockefeller Centre ice rink An ice rink is a frozen body of water where people can ice skate or play winter sports. ...

Musical events

Anschutz opened The O2 arena on June 23, 2007 with a free event for all of The O2's employees billed as The O2 Premiere featuring Peter Kay, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs and Basement Jaxx, with the show hosted by Dermot O'Leary. This was before the official reopening of The O2 to the public and preceded a programme of events set to launch the venue over summer. Said to be the largest corporate event in UK history, seeing 17,000 staff and guests being invited from all O2 sites. (Including entire call centre staff being flown in from Glasgow.) to celebrate the 5th birthday of O2. Bon Jovi played the first open-to-all concert at the arena on Sunday June 24 2007,[88] with Elton John and his Red Piano Show, Justin Timberlake, The Rolling Stones, Scissor Sisters, Take That, Keane, Barbra Streisand, Madness, Snow Patrol, Prince, Disney on Ice, Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, The White Stripes, The Spice Girls, Bruce Springsteen, My Chemical Romance, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin and Foo Fighters all having concerts booked for 2007, including Celine Dion in 2008. is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Tom Jones (disambiguation). ... Kaiser Chiefs are an English band from Leeds. ... Basement Jaxx is a critically acclaimed UK house music duo, comprising Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, that rose to popularity in the late 1990s. ... Sean Dermot Fintan OLeary, Jr. ... Bon Jovi is a hard rock band originating from Sayreville, New Jersey. ... is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... “Rolling Stones” redirects here. ... The Scissor Sisters are an American alternative band who formed in 2001. ... Take That are an English pop boy band formed by Nigel Martin Smith in Manchester in 1990. ... Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Madness are an English pop/ska band from Camden Town, London that formed in 1976. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ... Disney on Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment (CEO Kenneth Feld) under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. ... For other uses, see The War of the Worlds (disambiguation). ... This article is about the American duo. ... The Spice Girls were a British vocal girl band. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an influential American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. ... My Chemical Romance are an American rock band formed in 2001. ... Kanye Omari West (pronounced /kɑn. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album). ... This article is about the band. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter. ...


Sports events

The first sporting event to take place was the Commonwealth Boxing Lightweight Championships featuring Amir Khan on July 14, 2007. Also, Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the UK in September by hosting UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion at the O2 Arena. The O2 Arena has been chosen by the Association of Tennis Professionals to host the Tennis Masters Cup (to be renamed ATP World Tour Finals) from 2009 until 2012,[89] and will host two National Hockey League contests to start the 2007-08 season on 29 and September 30, both involving the Anschutz-owned Los Angeles Kings and their regional rivals from Southern California (and defending Stanley Cup champions), the Anaheim Ducks.[90] Amir Khan (born December 8, 1986) is a British boxer from Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. ... is the 195th day of the year (196th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article covers the organization itself. ... UFC 75: Champion vs. ... The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ... The Tennis Masters Cup is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the mens tennis world rankings. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional ice hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ...


It is also scheduled to host an NBA exhibition match between the Boston Celtics and the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 10, 2007. The game sold out more than three months beforehand.[91] “NBA” redirects here. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


The O2 arena will host the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships.[92] At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games it will be used for artistic gymnastics, for which it will have a spectator capacity of 20,000, and for basketball finals, for which it will have a cap basketball competition will take place at one of the arenas in the Olympic Park.[93] A 6,000 seat temporary venue called the Greenwich Arena will be built near The O2 and will stage the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events.[94] The World Gymnastics Championships are held every year. ... The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, will be held in London, United Kingdom from 27 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. ... Artistic Gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... The London Olympic Park, is a new sporting complex to be built in Stratford for the 2012 Summer Olympics. ... The Greenwich Arena will be an indoor sports arena which will be constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. ... This article is about the sport. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or pairs, trios or even more manipulate one or two apparatuses: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ...


The O2 arena has been mooted as a continued sports venue after the Olympics, and may host London Towers basketball games, as well as a new London ice-hockey team after the demise of the London Knights, although the owners have publicly stated there are no current plans for a long-term tenant. The London Towers is a basketball team which plays in the British Basketball League. ... League: Ice Hockey Superleague Founded: 1998 Home Ice: London Arena Capacity: 12500 Ice Size: 197ft x 98ft City: London Colours: Red, Blue, Gold, and White Head Coach: Bob Leslie Ownership: Anschutz Company London Knights were an English ice hockey team based in London. ...


Chronology of the site

  • 1994: Millennium Commission established by Prime Minister John Major and handed over to deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine.
  • January 1996: Greenwich site selected. Birmingham, Derby and Stratford were also considered.
  • May 1999: The Jubilee Line Extension opens, putting the Dome on the London Underground. This too is seen as disorderly, opening 14 months late and with station facilities not yet complete (e.g. lifts for wheelchair access)
  • June 22, 1999: structure of Dome completed.
  • January 1, 2000: Dome structure opens to public as the Millennium Dome containing an exhibition to celebrate the third millennium.
  • December 31, 2000: Dome closed to the public, having attracted just over six million visitors. The initial target figure was twelve million.
  • February 27, 2001 - March 2, 2001: One Amazing Auction Sale: 4-day public auction with 17,000 lots of Dome/NMEC items, managed by auctioneer Henry Butcher.
  • December 18, 2001: Announcement of sale of site to Meridian Delta Ltd, who plan to turn it into a 20,000-seat sports and entertainment venue. Houses and offices will be built on the surrounding land, subject to the consent of the London Borough of Greenwich.
  • December 6, 2003: opening of Winter Wonderland 2003
  • May 31, 2005, Anschutz Entertainment Group sell the naming rights to the former Millennium Dome to O2, a British mobile phone company.
  • January 30, 2007: The O2's bid to house the UK's first Regional/Super Casino is rejected in favour of Manchester
  • May 8, 2007: Prince announces 7 nights at the O2 Arena as part of his 21 night London tour. The O2 residency was increased to 15 nights after all 140,000 tickets sell out in 20 minutes. He is now performing all 21 London nights at the O2.
  • June 23, 2007: The O2 'O2 Premier' private event opened to staff. Peter Kay, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs and Bassement Jaxx.
  • June 24, 2007: The O2 opens to the public. Bon Jovi was the first band to open the new O2 arena.
  • September 12: After many rumors, it is announced that Led Zeppelin was going to reunite for a two hour set in honor of the late Ahmet Ertegun on November 26th

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In popular culture

  • The O2 was also the site for a roadblock on The Amazing Race 7, where the teams had to drive a double-decker bus around the car park.
  • The O2 was featured for a few seconds prominently in the background during a sequence in the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code. It was also the site of the conclusion of a chase in the James Bond thriller, The World Is Not Enough.
  • In the 2007 film Flood the O2 Arena was shown along with many other London landmarks being swamped with a surge of water.

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See also

The O2 redirects here. ... The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is an observation wheel that completed construction in 1999 and opened to the public in March, 2000. ... Tensile architecture is a relatively new field of architecture devoted to lightweight membrane structures. ... The worlds first steel tensile structure by Vladimir Shukhov (during construction), Nizhny Novgorod, 1896 The Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Kings Domain, Melbourne A tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. ... Oâ‚‚ World is a multi-use indoor arena in Berlin, Germany that is currently under construction. ...

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