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A spectacular stage show celebrating the life and work of Michael Jackson will arrive at The O2 in the autumn.

Cirque du Soleil are bringing Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour to the arena on October 12, promising a fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy "capturing the soul and inspiration" of the King of Pop.

The O2 has been crowned the world's number one music venue for the fifth year in a row after outselling all its rivals.

The arena sold 1,927,600 tickets last year, smashing its previous record of 1,737,654 tickets set in 2010. It sold almost three quarters of a million more tickets than its nearest rival according to industry magazine Pollstar.

ROCK
Manic Street Preachers
The O2 arena
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IN A NUTSHELL
A marathon effort from the veteran Welsh "punk popsters" in their last live show for two years.

MUSIC
Paul McCartney
The O2
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IN A NUTSHELL
A thumbs-up for the ex-Beatle as he shows how it's done with a set packed with classic songs.

When you reach the grand old age of 81 there are very few things to experience for the first time.

But jazz musician Chris Barber will make his Canary Wharf debut when he plays at Boisdale on Saturday evening - after 62 years in the music business. He said he was looking forward to it.

American rock band Placebo have been confirmed as the first music act to take part in the Sundance London festival at The O2.

Sundance London, an off-shoot of actor-director Robert Redford's successful festival in America, takes place between April 26-29 and will feature film premieres and live music.

Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets is one of three open spaces selected to be at the heart of London Live - the extravaganza celebrating the arrival of the Olympic Games in the capital.

It will join Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square in being transformed by event promoters Live Nation into giant fan parks with the sport screened live, free entertainment and activities to take part in.

Movie legend Robert Redford will open his own Sundance Film Festival at The O2 when he appears in conversation with writer Nick Hornby.

He will be joined at the April 26 event by Grammy Award winning musician T Bone Burnett to discuss the relationship between cinema and music. Another muscial guest will be unveiled at a later date.

Coldplay will headline a charity evening of music and comedy at The O2 next month.

The multi-million selling band have teamed up with London-based charity Kids Company to organise the Under 1 Roof event at the arena on December 10. Also confirmed to appear are Tinie Tempah, Emeli Sandé, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge.

The chances of The War of the Worlds returning to The O2 are a lot less than a million to one with the stage spectacular set to play at the arena next year.

Hollywood star Liam Neeson will star, in holographic form, in Jeff Wayne's opus, which the composer said has been updated for a 21st Century audience.

As if clogging up the Saturday evening telly schedules isn't enough the X Factor wannabes are now heading to The O2.

Nine acts, including self-styled diva Kitty Brucknell, have been confirmed for the X Factor Live Tour at the arena on March 31.

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have soared to the top of the charts and are now swooping in to The O2.

The former Oasis guitarist's new band will play the arena on February 12 next year as a follow-up to their sold-out November tour.

There's a whole lot of Shaky heading to the Indigo2 and for fans of good time rock'n'roll it promises to be party time.

The Welsh Elvis himself, Shakin' Stevens, is back at the venue next month. He's touring to mark the 30th anniversary of his first chart success, Hot Dog, in 1980.

Andy Warhol famously said everyone will have 15 minutes of fame but entrants to a competition set up by musician Joan Armatrading could find that quarter-hour leads to a whole new career.

The award-winning singer-songwriter is embarking on a British tour next year, which includes two dates at the Indigo2, and she's offering local acts the chance of a 15-minute support slot at each gig.

One of America's biggest boybands, New Kids On The Block, are bringing their reunion tour to The O2.

They play the arena on April 28, more than 20 years after their chart-topping heyday, and as an added bonus for fans of this sort of thing, the rather older New Kids will be joined by Backstreet Boys.

Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is set to unveil his debut collection of fine art later this month, with his limited edition prints available in Canary Wharf.

As well as being an legendary rocker Wood is also an accomplished artists and Artisan Fine Art will stock his work from October 22.

Global peace might seem a long way off with conflicts ongoing in places like Libya and Afghanistan but an event at The O2 aims to do its bit to bring an end to violence and suffering.

Peace One Day will see the likes of Razorlight, Yusuf Islam and Jude Law take to the arena's stage to promote a day of peace next Wednesday.

Plans for a huge music festival on Greenwich Peninsula to coincide with next year's Olympic Games have been rejected by Greenwich Council.

The Council has turned down applications for licences for the events following a meeting at Woolwich Town Hall yesterday. It cited a lack of detail in the plans.

Residents on the Isle of Dogs are making a noise about plans to stage a huge festival in Greenwich to coincide with the Olympics.

The Peninsula Festival is planned for land close to The O2 before and during the Games, with up to 45,000 people expected to attend on some days. Live music and extended drinking hours are on the agenda, as well as a campsite for festival-goers to use.

Indie rockers British Sea Power have booked a date to play in Canary Wharf.

The six piece band will play an After Hours semi-acoustic show at the East Wintergarden on November 2. It's part of a short UK tour to support their last album Valhalla Dancehall.