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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.

Squash fans in London can look forward to a double dose of top class sport after the British Open tournament was confirmed at The O2 this May.

The Championships will take place on London Piazza at The O2 from May 14-20. It follows the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, which will be played at the East Wintergarden in March.

Passengers could be crossing the River Thames using the Emirates Air Line from May 1.

The Wharf has learned that's the date Transport for London has pencilled in for the opening of the £50million cable car between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks.

International polo returns to The O2 with some of the world's best players lined up to play.

Four teams will take part in the Gaucho International Polo event on March 21, with Scotland playing Ireland and England meeting Argentina, pitting Britain's finest player, Jamie Morrison, against Argentine star Nacho Figueras.

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
4/5

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

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.

Roger Federer made history as he claimed his sixth Barclays ATP World Tour Series Finals win.

His 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 win over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at The O2 yesterday meant he became the most successful player in the history of the tournament. He also picked up a cheque for $1,630,000 as he successfully defended the title he won last year.

Contactless payment has arrived at The O2 arena with more than 250 card payment terminals at the venue converted to the technology.

From today the introduction of the speedy payment system at the arena should see visitors benefit from shorter queues at bars, restaurants and merchandise stands and at other quick pay terminals, such as car parks.

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.

Andy Murray lost in straight sets to David Ferrer in his opening Barclays ATP World Tour Finals match at The O2 this afternoon.

The British number one was hampered by a hip injury that required lengthy on-court treatment at the end of the first set and was not at his best as he went down 4-6 7-5 to the Spaniard.

Rafael Nadal had to put in some overtime to beat Mardy Fish as his Barclays ATP World Tour Finals campaign made a stuttering start.

The world number two, runner up at The O2 last year, made too many unforced errors against the American last night but finally came through after clinching a third set tie-break in a marathon match.

Roger Federer insisted he is not feeling the pressure as he looks to defend his Barclays ATP World Tour title at The O2 next week.

The 16-time Grand Slam winner said his vast experience will help him in his bid to clinch a record-breaking sixth season finale. He faces a tough task, with the top eight ranked players all slugging it out in Greenwich.

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.

Andy Murray will play world number one Novak Djokovic in the group stages of the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2.

The British number one was paired with the Serb in today's draw for the round-robin group stage, which starts on Sunday. He will also play David Ferrer and Tomas Berdych.

Jimi Hendrix, Noel Gallagher and Paul McCartney are just some of the stars featured in a new photography exhibition at the British Music Experience.

The O2 attraction is showcasing the guitarists in the Gibson Through The Lens, celebrating the work of some of the world's best rock photographers with more than 60 fine art prints of rock legends.

The first celebrities confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing 2012 UK Live Tour are Jason Donovan, Nancy Dell'Olio and Chelsee Healey.

The trio will be among the stars tripping the light fantastic at The O2 on January 28-29 in a show directed by TV judge Craig Revel-Horwood. More stars will be announced in due course.