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
C2C: Country to Country 2014 C2C: Country to Country 2014 C2C: Country to Country 2014 was the second festival - a country music festival which takes place at The O2 Arena in London every year. The event was jointly developed by The O2 Arena and SJM Concerts, collaborating with the Country Music Association. The second C2C: Country to Country festival was held on 15–16 March 2014 at the O2 Arena in London, and also on 14–15 March 2014 at The O2 in Dublin; aside from Martina McBride, who only played the London show. Zac Brown Band and Brad Paisley headlined the two nights. Headline acts