London’s The O2 Arena is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a massive run of special shows throughout 2027. Artists announced to headline performances at the 20,000-capacity arena so far include Sombr, Jorja Smith, Pet Shop Boys, Jamiroquai, Alt-J and more.
Maisie Peters is currently slated to kick off the celebrations on May 8, 2027 with her debut performance at the iconic London venue. Elsewhere, Kings of Leon, Brad Paisley, Santana, David Guetta and more are set to play the concert series. See the full list of shows below, which will be updated with more announcements as they come.
The O2 opened in North Greenwich, London in 2007 utilizing the existing space of the Millennium Dome. It originally housed the Millennium Experience in 2000, but suffered from low attendance and eventually closed the following year.
In 2003, construction began on a new 20,000-capacity arena within the dome, bringing a new indoor arena to the English capital and exceeding Wembley Arena’s 12,500 capacity.
The venue launched in 2007 and has played host to a number of music’s biggest artists. Prince holds the record for the longest residency at the venue after performing 21 sold-out shows in 2007. Take That has played the arena more than any other artist, with 39 total shows over the years.
In 2025, Radiohead set a new attendance record at the venue with a gig for 22,355 attendees when they reconfigured the arena for an in-the-round performance.
The O2 is owned and operated by AEG International. In Billboard Boxscore’s 2026 Midyear report, The O2 boasted the highest number of shows globally with 138 performances, the highest total gross in the UK & Ireland, and second highest globally, and the highest attendance in the UK & Ireland with 1.6 million fans, and second highest globally.
Check out the dates for the 20th anniversary gigs booked so far:
