According to US live music mag Pollstar, London's The O2 continues to be the world's most popular arena venue, a claim based on the fact it sold almost half a million tickets in the first quarter of 2008. In terms of UK venues, its closest competitor is Manchester's MEN Arena, which sold about half that amount.
Music Week quote David Campbell of Dome owners AEG Europe thus: "Since we opened in June 2007 The O2 has wowed the crowds with enviable content and a great all-round concert experience. We knew 2007 was a good year, and as the latest figures show we could not have started 2008 better. These figures are testament to the great time people are having at the venue, and we'll keep putting the world-class content in so our customers will return over and over again".