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8 O2 Arena Acts to See This Year

Writer: BeatsOfLondonBeatsOfLondon

Updated: Mar 7, 2018

The old millennium dome is hosting some big names in the next few months, here's a few you might enjoy.


14. March: Paloma Faith - The Architect Tour

The English singer and songwriter, Paloma Faith, will enter the O2 at the 14th of March this year. She has toured three times before; Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful Tour in 2010, Fall to Grace Tour in 2012-13 and Paloma Faith Autumn Tour in 2014-15. Her music is pop, soul, R&B and jazz, and she is known for her retro style. The concert in the O2 is sold out, but she will also visit several cities in the UK through 2018.

Buy tickets to the tour here


6.-7. April and 9.-10. April: Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All Tour

Sam Smith is an English singer-songwriter and has his breakthrough in 2012 when he was featured on the Disclosure song “Latch” and peaked at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart. He has toured one time before; In The Lonely Hour Tour in 2015.

Buy tickets to the tour here


11. June: Shakira - El Dorado World Tour

Shakira, the Colombian singer and songwriter is best known for her song “Hips don´t lie”, that sold over 13 million only counting downloads and the best-selling single of the 2000s. She has toured fire times before; Tour Pies Descalzos in 1996-97, Tour Anfibio in 2000, Tour of the Mongoose in 2002-03, Oral Fixation Tour in 2006-07 and The Sun Comes Out World Tour in 2010-11. The genres she is known for are pop, latin pop, rock en espanol, dance, folk and urban.

Buy tickets to the tour here


14.-15. June: Katy Perry - Witness: The Tour

Katy Perry, the American singer and songwriter, enters the O2 arena the 14th and 15th of June this year. She is known for her pop and rock songs; “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot n Cold” from 2007. After that she has toured three times; Hello Katy Tour in 2009, California Dreams Tour in 2011-12 and Prismatic World Tour in 2014-15.

Buy tickets for Witness: The Tour here


18.-19. June: Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam 2018 Tour

Pearl Jam is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. The current members are Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron. Since their start in 1990 they have toured 22 times around the world.

Buy tickets for the Pearl Jam 2018 Tour here


24.-25. August: Britney Spears - Piece of Me Tour

The American singer and songwriter, Britney Spears will tour the O2 the 24th and 25th of August. She got here breakthrough in 1999 with the song “…Baby One More Time” and “Oops!.. I Did It Again” (2000). She has toured eight times with …Baby One More Time Tour in 1999-2000, Crazy 2k Tour in 2000, Oops!.. I Did It Again tour in 2000-2001, Dream Within a Dream Tour in 2001-2002, The Onyx Hotel Tour in 2004, The M+M´s Tour in 2007, The Circus Starring Britney Spears in 2009 and Femme Fatale Tour in 2011. After seven years she is now ready for her ninth tour.

Buy tickets for the Pieces of Me Tour here


2.-3. October: Shania Twain - Shaina Now Tour

Shania Twain is a singer and songwriter from Canada. She has sold over 100 million records, which makes her the best-selling female artist in country music history. And among the best-selling music artist of all time. She has toured five times before; Triple Play Tour in 1993, Come On Over Tour 1998-99, Up! Tour in 2003-04, Shania: Still The One in 2012-14 and Rock This Country Tour in 2015.

Buy tickets for the O2 tour here


23.-24. October: U2 - Experience + Innocence Tour

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin and consists of Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. They have toured fifteen times since they started in 1976, and the tour this year will be their 16th.

Buy tickets here


Words by Christine Skarstein Olsen

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