Live Entertainment Venues

London, England

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.

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

London, England

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.

211 Stockwell Rd, London SW9 9SL

London, England

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.

Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

London, England

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.

Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX

Glasgow, Scotland

The OVO Hydro (formerly SSE Hydro) is Scotland's premier concert arena — a stunning 13,000-capacity titanium-clad dome on the Clyde waterfront designed by Foster + Partners that has been one of the world's top-grossing arenas since opening in 2013. Glasgow's extraordinary music passion — a city that produces more bands per capita than anywhere in Europe and produces some of the world's most devoted concert audiences — makes the Hydro one of the most coveted dates on any global tour itinerary.

Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW