The O2 Arena London
Greenwich Peninsula
The O2 Arena is the world's most visited music venue — a 20,000-capacity arena inside the iconic dome on the Greenwich Peninsula that has topped global concert attendance rankings every year since 2007. Hosting over 200 events annually, the O2 has staged residencies and landmark performances by every major artist of the modern era from Beyoncé to Ed Sheeran to Prince, and the surrounding O2 entertainment complex of restaurants, bars, a cinema multiplex, and a rooftop climbing experience makes it the most complete entertainment destination in the United Kingdom.
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington
Royal Albert Hall is one of the world's most iconic concert venues — a magnificent 5,272-seat Victorian rotunda opened by Queen Victoria in 1871 that presents over 390 performances annually ranging from the BBC Proms to rock concerts to BAFTA ceremonies. The Hall's extraordinary acoustic dome, royal boxes, and unbroken history of presenting the world's finest artists across 150 years make it the most culturally significant concert venue in Britain and one of the most recognizable buildings on earth.
Soho Entertainment District
Soho
Soho is London's most concentrated entertainment neighborhood — a square mile of Theatreland, jazz clubs, cocktail bars, LGBTQ+ venues, film industry offices, and restaurants that has been the bohemian heart of London's creative life for over 300 years. Home to Ronnie Scott's, the legendary Groucho Club, Coach & Horses pub, and hundreds of bars and venues across every genre and subculture, Soho represents the most diverse and historically rich entertainment district in the English-speaking world.
Camden Town Entertainment District
Camden Town
Camden Town is London's most famous music neighborhood — a canal-side entertainment district of market stalls, music venues, tattoo parlors, and pubs that gave the world punk, Amy Winehouse, and the Libertines. The Roundhouse, Electric Ballroom, Jazz Café, and dozens of smaller venues line the streets around Camden Market, creating the densest concentration of live music history per square mile outside of Nashville, drawing music fans and tourists from every country on earth.
Cirque du Soleil Luzia London / International Tour
Royal Albert Hall / Touring
Cirque du Soleil's international touring productions represent the gold standard of contemporary showroom entertainment — the Montreal-based company's combination of acrobatics, circus arts, dramatic storytelling, and original music in purpose-built big tops and arena productions has created an entirely new form of live entertainment that is performed for 10+ million people annually in over 40 countries. Shows like Alegría, Saltimbanco, and Quidam have become the benchmark against which all contemporary spectacular entertainment is measured.
O2 Academy Brixton
Brixton
O2 Academy Brixton is London's most beloved mid-size concert venue — a 4,921-capacity former 1920s Art Deco cinema in the heart of Brixton that has hosted landmark performances by David Bowie, The Clash, Madonna, and virtually every major touring act visiting London for six decades. The venue's steeply raked floor, ornate original architectural details, and Brixton's legendary energy create a concert experience considered by many artists and fans to be the finest in the world at this scale.