The O2 arena in London achieved unprecedented success in 2024, selling over 2.6 million tickets—a 3.5% increase from 2023. The venue hosted more than 200 arena performances across music, comedy, sports, and entertainment events.

Key Achievements:

• 41 first-time headliners performed (70% increase from 2023)
• Record-breaking Latin artist performance by Karol G with two sold-out shows
• Diljit Dosanjh became the highest-selling South Asian artist with three sold-out shows
• Take That extended their record as most frequent performer with 39 total shows and 600,000+ tickets sold

Notable Events:

• The BRIT Awards
• C2C Festival featuring 70+ artists across 10 stages, drawing 45,000+ attendees
• The world's first carbon-removed arena events during The 1975's shows, removing 545.9 tonnes of carbon
• Multiple sold-out performances by global artists including Liam Gallagher and Olivia Rodrigo

AEG Europe's success extended to Germany, with:

• Uber Arena Berlin: 1.8 million fans across 176 events
• Barclays Arena Hamburg: 1 million attendees over 150 events
• Uber Eats Music Hall Berlin: 137 successful events

The venue's diverse programming included breakthrough performances from artists like Raye, Charli XCX, Mirror, and IVE, alongside established acts and an increased presence of South Asian artists including Anirudh, Karan Aujla, Arijit Singh, and Sid Sriram.

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