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 Oxford doors with a massive party on 17 May 2007. The last night featured several Oxford bands reformed for the night, including The Candyskins, Dustball, The Nubiles and Unbelievable Truth. The commercial takeover of the city's largest independent music venue prompted the creation of Anyone Can Play Guitar, a documentary film about the Oxford music scene. O2 Academy Oxford The O2 Academy Oxford is a music venue in Oxford, England, which is part of the O2 Academy brand operated by Academy Music Group. From 2007 to 2009, it was known as the Carling Academy Oxford, from 1995 to 2007 as The