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( July 2012 ) The O2 Arena The O2 Arena Former names North Greenwich Arena ( during the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics ) Location Greenwich Peninsula London, SE10 Coordinates 51 ° 30 ′ 10.79 '' N 0 ° 0 ′ 11.28 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5029972 ° N 0.0031333 ° E ﻿ / 51.5029972 ; 0.0031333 Coordinates : 51 ° 30 ′ 10.79 '' N 0 ° 0 ′ 11.28 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 51.5029972 ° N 0.0031333 ° E ﻿ / 51.5029972 ; 0.0031333 Public transit North Greenwich Owner Homes and Communities Agency Operator Ansco Arena Limited ( AEG Live ) Europe Capacity 20,000 Surface Versatile Construction Built 2003 to 2007 Opened 24 June 2007 Architect HOK Sport ( now Populous ) Structural engineer Buro Happold Services engineer M-E Engineers Ltd. General contractor Sir Robert McAlpine Tenants 2012 Summer Olympics ( 2012 -- 2012 ) Paralympics ( 2012 - 2012 ) This Is It ( 13 July 2009 -- 6 March 2010 ; cancelled ) Website theo2.co.uk The O2 Arena ( temporarily the sponsor - neutral `` North Greenwich Arena '', during the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics ) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in south east London. The arena was built under the former Millennium Dome, a large dome shaped building built to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the third millennium ; as the dome shaped structure still stands over the arena, The Dome remains a name in common usage for the venue. The arena, as well as the total O2 complex, is named after its primary sponsor, the telecommunications company O. The O2 Arena has the second highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, behind the Manchester Arena, but took the crown of the world 's busiest music arena from New York City 's Madison Square Garden in 2008. The closest underground station to the venue is the North Greenwich station on the Jubilee line. Contents 1 History 2 Events 3 Ticket sales records 4 Prizes and awards 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Prince 's stage for his sold out performance of 2007 Following the closure of the Millennium Experience at the end of 2000, the Millennium Dome was leased to Meridian Delta Ltd. in December 2001, for redevelopment as an entertainment complex. This included plans for an indoor arena. Construction of the arena started in 2003, and finished in 2007. After the interior of the dome had been largely cleared and before building work inside began, in December 2004, the dome was used as the main venue for the annual Crisis Open Christmas organised by the London based homelessness charity Crisis. Owing to the impossibility of using cranes inside the dome structure, the arena 's roof was constructed on the ground within the dome and then lifted ; the arena building 's structure was then built around the roof. The arena building, which houses the arena and the arena concourse, is independent from all other buildings in the O2 and houses all the arena 's facilities. The arena building itself takes up 40 % of the total dome structure. The seating arrangement throughout the whole arena can be modified, similar to the Manchester Arena. The ground surface can also be changed between ice rink, basketball court, exhibition space, conference venue, private hire venue and concert venue. The arena was built to reduce echoing, a common problem among London music venues. O2 Arena hosting a tennis match Events Main article : List of events at the O2 Arena On 21 July 2007, British rock band Keane played the arena as part of their Under the Iron Sea Tour, and the performance was later released as their Keane Live DVD. Since 2009, the arena has hosted the prestigious ATP World Tour Finals, the season ending finale of men 's professional tennis, featuring the top eight players in the world. In 2015 it was announced that the tournament would extend its deal to hold the tournament until 2018. The venue has hosted the event for the second longest tenure, behind only Madison Square Garden ( 1977 -- 89 ). During the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the venue was referred as the North Greenwich Arena due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites. Since March 2013, the O2 has hosted C2C : Country to Country, Europe 's largest country music festival which annually attracted over 20,000 fans from around the world. UK and Irish acts as well as up - and - coming Americans perform sets several times across various pop - up stages situated in and around the Arena, with the main stage ( which hosts some of the biggest US names in the genre ) being accessible only to ticket holders. The seventh C2C will be held on 8 - 10 March 2019. On 25 September 2013, Christine McVie joined Fleetwood Mac on stage, marking her first live performance since 1998. She later re joined the band officially in January 2014. In November 2014, the O2 Arena caused controversy when guests were prevented from bringing food on site because they represented a terror threat. However, staff reportedly said that the food was banned because the food outlets were not making enough money. On 16 January 2016, the O2 Arena hosted the comeback fight of former heavyweight champion David Haye, promoted by Salter Brothers Entertainment. Mariah Carey will bring her `` All I Want for Christmas is You '' European Concert to the O2 Arena on 11 Dec 2018. Ticket sales records Despite being open for only 200 days per year ( the equivalent of seven months ), the venue sold over 1.2 million tickets in 2007, making it the third most popular venue in the world for concerts and family shows, narrowly behind the Manchester Arena ( 1.25 million ) and Madison Square Garden in New York City ( 1.23 million ). As of 2015, the O2 Arena was the busiest music arena in the world in terms of ticket sales, handling 1,819,487 tickets. Prizes and awards 2010 London Lifestyle Awards -- London 's Live Music Venue of the Year See also The O2 Millennium Dome Live at the O2 Arena List of tennis stadiums by capacity References ^ Jump up to : `` Transforming a tent into the World 's favourite venue ''. Populous. Retrieved 13 February 2018. Jump up ^ O2 Arena - ME Engineers Jump up ^ White, Dominic ( 15 April 2008 ). `` The Lemon Dome That was Transformed into O2 's Concert Crown ''. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` New life for Millennium Dome ''. news.bbc.co.uk. 18 December 2001. Retrieved 10 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Dome sleeps 700 over festive week ''. BBC News. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` wins contract at O2 Arena ''. Audience Systems. Retrieved 7 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Dome 's hi - tech refit for The O2 ''. BBC News. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2010. Jump up ^ `` O2 Arena forced into Olympic rebrand following sponsor clash ''. brandrepublic.com. Jump up ^ `` Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac on stage at O2 ''. BBC News. Jump up ^ `` Christine McVie rejoins Fleetwood Mac ''. BBC News. Jump up ^ `` Food ban at ATP tennis tour finals over ' terror fears ' ''. BBC News. Jump up ^ `` David Haye confirms comeback against Mark de Mori at O2 Arena in January ''. The Guardian. London. Retrieved 13 December 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The O2 Arena. 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Question: where is the o2 arena located in london
Answer: in the centre of The O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in south east London