Mammoth year for the O2 arena, attendances up 12% with record 2.6 million ticket sales
The O2 is celebrating a record year with a 12 percent increase in visitor numbers.
Best known for its music arena, the entertainment, leisure and retail venue welcomed more than 10 million visitors through its doors in what it described as ‘a massive 2024’.
The arena achieved record sales of 2.6 million tickets for events such as the Brit Awards, where Dua Lipa and Kylie Minogue were among the performers.
Other main attractions included Liam Gallagher celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Oasis album Definitely Maybe, as well as concerts from Take That and The Killers.
Attracts big crowds: the O2 arena achieved record sales of 2.6 million tickets for events such as the Brit Awards, where Dua Lipa and Kylie Minogue (pictured) were among the performers
The O2 has also become a popular shopping destination, with sales increasing 10 percent last year.
It praised “standout” trading during the Black Friday week, when sales were 16 percent higher than a year earlier.
In the O2 entertainment district, sales rose by 3 percent, with Chopstix and Slim Chickens joining the likes of All Bar One, Five Guys, Pizza Express, Gaucho and Gordon Ramsay Street Burger.
The venue also saw an 8 percent increase in leisure spending as it benefited from the arrival of the Activate gaming experience.
Janine Constantin-Russell, director of entertainment, shopping and leisure at The O2, said: ‘We have consistently demonstrated what a success story The O2 is.’
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