Global artists power The O2’s 2025 concert drive
The London arena's SVP and GM tells IQ the venue is welcoming first-time headliners from more countries than ever before
News By James Hanley | 30 January 2025
The O2’s purple patch of first-time headliners is being turbo-charged by artists from across the globe, according to the London arena’s boss Steve Sayer.
The 20,000-cap venue hosted more debut headline acts than ever before last year, with 41 artists – including Raye, Charli XCX, Sam Fender and Sleep Token (UK), Karol G (Colombia), Asake (Nigeria), Noah Kahan and Cigarettes After Sex (US), Pendulum (Australia), Arijit Singh and Sid Sriram (India) and IVE (Korea) – among those topping…