"venue, rebranded The O2, was reopened to the public on 24 June 2007 with a concert by Bon Jovi in the arena. The O2 celebrated its first year with a book, including a double page picture of Elton John from his September 2007 ""Red Piano"" show. Prior to this reopening, other events took place, including a soft opening for residents of the area to explore the entertainment district and an opening for staff called ""The O2 Premiere"" which featured Peter Kay, Tom Jones, Kaiser Chiefs and Basement Jaxx. An event called ""Out of the Blue"" featuring circus acts also took"
"as opening act. On July 13 in Vancouver the entire show was filmed for a forthcoming DVD, with camera angles from above the bands and in among the audience. The DVD was released on October 30, 2007. 2006 European edition, called ""Chapter II"", featured the following bands: Slayer as headliners, In Flames as ""direct support"" band, Children of Bodom and Lamb of God in rotating slots, Thine Eyes Bleed as opening act. The lineup was identical to the American leg except for Mastodon, who were replaced by In Flames. The French group Gojira was the second band to perform in"
"budget rise"", and the area designated for the stages and camping was also increased from 70,000 to 110,000 m². The 2007 edition was also the first (and currently only) to be celebrated in June, a decision took based on the ""European summer festival calendar"". An extra date was also added, spanning two weekends, 21-22 and 28–29 June. American bands Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Incubus, New York Dolls, My Chemical Romance, and British heavy metal band Iron Maiden were among the international headliners for this edition, meanwhile local rock band Fito & Fitipaldis stood out among Spanish acts, and received"
"their inception in 2005 until 2008. O2 is the sponsor of The O2 in London. Since its launch in 2007 the Millennium Dome has been transformed and rebranded by O2 into an entertainment venue. O2 customers can get ""Priority Tickets"" up to 48 hours before they are released to the general public. The O2 offers exclusive areas for O2 customers, including the ""blueroom"" bar and the ""O2 lounge"". Once inside, O2 customers can change their experience of these areas by dictating the wallpaper designs and jukebox requests through text. O2 also contributed 'O2 angels', a team of people trained to"
"completion of the stadium saw the concerts relocated to the National Bowl and the KC Stadium. Muse became the first band to sell out the new stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007, and released a live DVD of the performance. Other acts to have performed at the stadium are Metallica, The Killers, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Madonna, Coldplay, Oasis, Take That and AC/DC. Wembley hosted for four nights in summer 2009. The tour became the fastest selling tour in UK in history before that record was broken by Take That two years later with their Progress Live tour. In"
"appearances, including the 6th annual CMT Awards in Nashville, ""American Idol"", and MTV Unplugged, as well as playing at the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium. They also performed ten promotional gigs in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Japan. As part of the 'tour', Bon Jovi were the first group to perform at London's new O Arena (formerly the Millennium Dome) when it opened to the public on June 24, 2007. The 23,000-seater stadium sold out within 30 minutes of tickets being released. The album, described by Jon Bon Jovi as a ""Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville"", topped"
"Brando (below-the-line). The interactive campaign won an award at the 2009 Kinsale Sharks. On 31 May 2005 Telefónica O2 acquired the naming rights for the redeveloped Millennium Dome in London from Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). The Dome is therefore now officially known as 'The O'. The company extended their relationship with music venues in 2008 when all Academy Music venues became known as 'O Academies', replacing Carling as venue sponsors. The naming rights arrangements with AEG also apply in Germany with large sport and concert venues known as O2 World in Berlin and Hamburg. Telefónica Europe Telefónica Europe plc was"
"of rain, ending up with a lot of guests returning from the concerts to find their tents flooded. The organisers stated that it seemed that most of the people who left returned later on enjoyed a somewhat mixed weather experience Friday, and mostly dry, but a bit windy and chilly days on Saturday and Sunday. The full programme was released on 19 April 2007 and included bands such as Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, Björk, Beastie Boys, My Chemical Romance, Arctic Monkeys, The Who, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers and Tiësto. Danish band Volbeat opened Orange Stage. Also"
"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"
"time at the Inglewood Forum and the Palacio de los Deportes arena in Mexico City. The biggest concert of the tour was the two nights that they played in the new Wembley Stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007. They were the first band to play at and sell out the newly rebuilt stadium. The show incorporated much more extensive special effects than other concerts, which included huge satellite dishes, ""futuristic"" antennas, giant white balls and thousands of lights. The encore featured two acrobats that floated high above the crowd suspended on floating white balloons during the performance of ""Blackout"","
"Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert The Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert was a benefit concert held in memory of music executive Ahmet Ertegün at the O2 Arena in London on December 10, 2007. The headline act was the English rock band Led Zeppelin, who performed their first full-length concert for almost three-decades, since the death of drummer John Bonham in 1980, in a one-off reunion. Bonham's son Jason Bonham played drums during the band's set, and also provided backing vocals on two songs. According to Guinness World Records 2009, the concert holds the world record for the ""Highest Demand for Tickets for"
"the first week of July 2007, two large charity concerts were held at the new Wembley stadium, the Concert for Diana, a memorial concert to commemorate ten years since the death of Princess Diana, and Live Earth, a concert hosted at Wembley as part of the Live Earth Foundation, committed to combating climate change. 95.8 Capital FM's Summertime Ball, which was previously hosted with 55,000 spectators at the Arsenal Emirates Stadium and slightly less in Hyde Park (as Party in the Park), was hosted at Wembley Stadium on 6 June 2010, and was headlined by Rihanna and Usher. The move"
"Multiplex. It cost £798 million. The new Stadium opened on 17 March 2007 with a Community Day for London Borough of Brent residents. English alternative rock band Muse became the first popular musicians to perform in the new Stadium, on 16 June 2007. This, their HAARP tour, was voted Wembley’s Greatest Event in 2011. On 13 November 2015, during a state visit to the United Kingdom, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally at the new Wembley Stadium. 60,000 people, mostly British Indians, attended. Mass re-development has occurred in the complex area since the start of the 21st century."
"The arena building itself takes up 40% of the total dome structure. The seating arrangement throughout the whole arena can be modified, similar to the Manchester Arena. The ground surface can also be changed between ice rink, basketball court, exhibition space, conference venue, private hire venue and concert venue. The arena was built to reduce echoing, a common problem among London music venues. On 21 July 2007, British rock band Keane played the arena as part of their Under the Iron Sea Tour, and the performance was later released as their ""Keane Live"" DVD. From 2008, the O2 Arena has"
"UK tour. The band also managed to secure themselves another support slot with Paul Rodgers at the Royal Albert Hall in early October 2006. This was followed by a co-headlining tour with fellow Rockers Roadstar on a tour across the UK and Europe, with further support coming from American blues-rock band Rose Hill Drive. The band was once again touring, with dates in Australia and across Europe before eventually returning for dates in Ireland and to start work on their follow-up to ""Rise"". The band were an opening act for Aerosmith on 24 June 2007 at Hyde Park Calling. The"
"crowd of 107,000, the largest in the venue's history. In the winter, the band undertook a series of UK arena shows, during which the ""Maiden England"" concert video was recorded at the NEC, Birmingham. Opening bands for this tour were: Vinnie Vincent Invasion; David Lee Roth; Anthrax; Megadeth; Guns N' Roses; W.A.S.P.; Helloween; Killer Dwarfs; Ossian; Trust; Great White; L.A. Guns; Backstreet Girls (replaced Helloween in Norway); Frehley's Comet; Savatage (replaced Killer Dwarfs in Tampa). Reference Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour was a world tour conducted by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden"
"band's first full single ""Kill the Director"" in late July. Their debut album, entitled ""A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation"", coincided with the release of ""Let's Dance to Joy Division"" in October 2007 and peaked at number 11 in the UK Albums Chart. It was followed by a European tour ending with a thanksgiving party at Liverpool Academy. The band started 2008 as the opening act at the opening ceremony of Liverpool, European Capital of Culture at Liverpool Arena. ""Moving to New York"" was re-released on 14 January 2008 and reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming"
"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"
"of 2007. In addition, the band headlined the Glastonbury Festival in June and the first ever Friday at T in the Park in July. On Saturday 28 July and Sunday 29 July 2007 the band played two sell out shows at the 55,000 capacity Lancashire County Cricket Club in Manchester. Billed as being the group's own 'mini-festivals' both date saw support sets for Supergrass, The Coral, Amy Winehouse and Japanese Beatles tribute act The Parrots. The shows were hailed as 'the gigs of a generation' by ""NME"" and were even compared to Oasis' record-breaking shows at Knebworth House in 1996"
"released. In early 2007, the band announced a new World Tour, their first for nearly a decade to include dates outside North America or Japan. The band performed at London's Hard Rock Cafe in February 2007 to promote their European tour which included a night in Hyde Park as part of the Hyde Park Calling festival sponsored by Hard Rock Cafe. In the spring, the band toured Latin America to sold-out stadium crowds. In the summer, the band toured Europe, performing at several major rock festivals and visiting some countries they had never played before. Additionally, the band played in"
"the fastest-selling debut album in British history and is considered by ""Rolling Stone"" to be one of the greatest debut albums of all time. The band's subsequent studio albums, ""Favourite Worst Nightmare"" (2007), ""Humbug"" (2009), ""Suck It and See"" (2011), ""AM"" (2013) and ""Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino"" (2018), have experimented with desert rock, indie pop, R&B, and lounge music. Arctic Monkeys headlined Glastonbury Festival in both 2007 and 2013, and performed during the 2012 London Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Turner and Miles Kane have released two orchestral pop albums – ""The Age Of The Understatement"" (2008) and ""Everything You've"
"choir, Daniel Snowman. In June 2007, the Royal Festival Hall was reopened following extensive refurbishment. The LPC participated in the gala opening concert, one highlight of which was a celebratory new composition, Alleluia, by the composer - and member of the LPC bass section - Julian Anderson. In September 2007, as part of its ongoing commitment as a charity, the LPC was involved with its first Mayor of London Open Rehearsal at the Bishopsgate Institute. In July 2008, Rowe prepared the choir for the ""Doctor Who"" Prom with the BBC Philharmonic under conductors Stephen Bell and Ben Foster held at"
"The Only Ones The Only Ones are an English rock band, formed in London in 1976 and originally disbanded in 1982. They were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the musical territory in between punk, power pop and hard rock, with noticeable influences from psychedelia. The Only Ones reformed in 2007 after their biggest hit ""Another Girl, Another Planet"" was used in a Vodafone ad campaign in 2006, and picked up as the introduction theme to Irish DJ Dave Fanning's radio show. The band completed a comeback UK tour in June 2007, and continued touring throughout 2008 and 2009. New"
"including two new tracks. They toured briefly in England in October and November with Martyn Campbell on bass, including a set at the Liverpool Academy on 26 October 2007, which was filmed and recorded for a possible live album and/or DVD. In February 2008 the band re-formed the Pale Fountains for two critically acclaimed live shows in Liverpool and London. The members of the reformed band were Michael Head, John Head, Martyn Campbell, Andy Diagram, Thomas 'Jock' Whelan & Iain Templeton. Since 2008 John Head has pursued a solo career playing live shows with his band The Streams. Michael Head"
"Stadium on August 20, 2016, making it the first ever rock show in the stadium. The band was announced as a headliner of Monster Energy Rock Allegiance 2016, along with Alice in Chains, Slayer, The Offspring, Breaking Benjamin and others. Avenged Sevenfold also performed on ""Louder Than Life"" festival as headliners on October 1, with Slipknot, Slayer, Disturbed, Korn and other artists. On June 21, the band announced a U.S. Fall tour with Volbeat, Killswitch Engage, and Avatar. The band also announced a UK tour for January 2017 with Disturbed and In Flames. Avenged Sevenfold was announced as a headliner"
"2007 tour, """", recorded at the London Hammersmith Apollo, was released as was a 25th anniversary re-release of ""Dazzle Ships"", including six bonus tracks. At the same time, a brief October 2008 tour was announced, partly to tie-in with the ""Dazzle Ships"" album's 25th anniversary. China Crisis supported OMD on this tour. In June 2009, an orchestral concert with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic was given in Liverpool. A recording of this concert was released on DVD in December. In November and December, the band returned to arena touring as support for Simple Minds. OMD had performed with Night of the"
"in conjunction with a gallery exhibition celebrating the 300th anniversary of the piano. Emerson later headlined both the first and third Moogfest, a festival held in honour of Robert Moog, at the B. B. King Blues Club & Grill at Times Square in New York City, in 2004 and 2006 respectively. Emerson opened the Led Zeppelin reunion/Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena in London on 10 December 2007, along with Chris Squire and Alan White (Yes) and Simon Kirke (Bad Company/Free). The supergroup played a new arrangement of ""Fanfare for the Common Man"". Emerson also made a guest"
"Rome in front of around half a million people. It was filmed for DVD that was released the following year as ""When in Rome 2007"". A live album formed of recordings from various European dates was released in 2007 as ""Live over Europe 2007"". On 7 July, the band played at the Live Earth concert in London at Wembley Stadium. In 2007, the band's studio albums from ""Trespass"" to ""Calling All Stations"" were digitally remastered by Nick Davis across three box sets: ""Genesis 1970–1975"", ""Genesis 1976–1982"" and ""Genesis 1983–1998"". Each album is presented as a two-disc set containing a CD/Super"
"also announced, with its planned final performance date at Tokyo Dome. The tour was set to begin at Wembley Arena on , the day after the album's worldwide release, and end at Tokyo Dome on . On July 4, another date was announced for Tokyo Dome, extending the tour to September 20. The song ""Road of Resistance"" was previously released as a digital single on , and afterwards as a bonus track on the band's debut album ""Babymetal"". It peaked on the ""Billboard"" World Digital Songs chart at number 22. On , ""Karate"" was released as a digital single, and"
"history. In July 2007, Atlantic/Rhino and Warner Home Video announced three Zeppelin titles to be released that November: ""Mothership"", a 24-track best-of spanning the band's career; a reissue of the soundtrack ""The Song Remains the Same"", including previously unreleased material; and a new DVD. Zeppelin also made their catalogue legally available for digital download, becoming one of the last major rock bands to do so. On 10 December 2007, Zeppelin reunited for the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at the O2 Arena in London, with Jason Bonham again taking his father's place on drums. According to ""Guinness World Records 2009"", the"
"yet, while at the same time breaking a record already held by T on the Fringe for the biggest show at the Edinburgh Fringe. Radiohead performed at the same venue supported by Beck and Muse played the following night supported by My Chemical Romance. The 2007 festival took place on 4—28 August across four venues, with more than 60 events taking place. The festival was marked by the announcement of three large outdoor concerts taking place at Meadowbank Stadium, which had increased in capacity to 25,000 for the event. Two of the headlining acts were announced as Foo Fighters and"
"Kravitz, The Cure, and Chemical Brothers. Headlining acts: Coldplay, Negramaro, Vasco Rossi, Noemi, Beady Eye, Cesare Cremonini, The Pretty Reckless and others. Headlining acts: Aerosmith, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Pearl Jam. Green Day's performance was cancelled because of a heavy storm that caused damage to the stage and flooded the area. The band stayed long after to see if they could get out and play for their fans but the local authorities said that it wasn't safe. Headlining acts were Linkin Park, Sex Pistols, Vasco Rossi and the Police In the afternoon of 15 June 2007, while Le Mani were"
"of water. The anthem song for 2007 became ""Let's Dance to Joy Division"" by The Wombats. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Total includes match by the Dutch government Studio Brussel again participated in the appeal. From the Martelarenplein in Leuven, DJs Peter Van de Veire, Tomas De Soete and Siska Schoeters, collected €2,083,030 from Belgian listeners. Again this was augmented by the Flemish and the Belgian federal governments, which donated €300,000 and €1 million respectively in 2007, bringing the total raised to €3,383,030. DJ Otto-jan Ham was sponsored to leave Leuven without money, travelling to the glass houses in The Hague and Geneva, and back"