The O2 Arena, commonly known as The O2, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of The O2 entertainment district on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the second-highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, and in 2008 was the world's busiest music arena. As of 2022, it is the ninth-largest building in the world by volume with a diameter of 365 metres and a height of 52 metres.
The O2 entertainment complex, which houses the arena
Damage to the O2's tent, above the roof of the O2 Arena, caused by Storm Eunice (2022)
Prince's stage for his sold-out 21-night residency The Earth Tour, 2007
O2 Arena hosting a tennis match at the ATP World Tour Finals
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, restaurants, and a guided tour to the top of the O2. 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. It is sometimes referred to as The O2 Arena, but that name properly refers to the indoor arena within The O2. 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. AEG owns the long-term lease on the O2 Arena and surrounding leisure space.
The O2 pictured in 2013
The O2 in 2004, when it was the Millennium Dome
The O2 in 2012, with Canary Wharf in the background
The O2 concourse. The arena entrance can be seen in the background. Designed by Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture.