Millennium Dome the dome's new owners, the Anschutz Entertainment Group, to a design by HOK SVE and Buro Happold. It cost £600 million, and the resulting venue opened to the public on 24 June 2007, with a concert by rock band Bon Jovi. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, the artistic gymnastics events, along with the medal rounds of basketball, were held at The O2. It also held wheelchair basketball events during the 2012 Summer Paralympics. For sponsorship reasons, during those times the arena was temporarily renamed the North Greenwich Arena. Issues related to the Dome damaged Peter Mandelson's and John Prescott's political
Taking Back the Cities Tour the tour. Apart from playing at the festival, the band also appeared at the IPL opening ceremony to play a short set. Snow Patrol headlined BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Lydiard Park, Swindon on 9 May and 10. Gary Lightbody and Nathan Connolly personally joined Chris Moyles on his radio show to announce details of the event. The band was the main headlining act on the 9th. In June, Snow Patrol headlined the Pinkpop Festival, among others. The band played their set on the main stage on the last day, after which they joined Coldplay as a support act