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
O2 Academy Leeds band), The Proclaimers, Madness, The Fratellis, Johnny Marr, Beady Eye, The Pogues, Deftones, Band of Horses, Slayer, Crystal Castles and Hot Chip. On 6 November 2008, it was announced that Telefónica Europe (owners of the O Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promotor Live Nation. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of the Millennium Dome (now The O). O2 Academy Leeds The O Academy Leeds (formerly known as the Town and Country Club) is a