Some of the revellers on board for the launch of The O2 were: 1. Michelle Doherty; 2. David Kitt, Fionn Davenport, Tracy Tucker and Ronan Ryan; 3. Cathy Newell and Aoife Kelly; 4. Roisin O'Dea; 5. Max Conte and Sinead Ryan.
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O2 recently announced that it has negotiated Ireland’s first ever music venue naming rights deal with Live Nation, one of the biggest live entertainment promoters in the world, at the redeveloped Point Theatre in Dublin’s Docklands. The new venue, to be renamed The O2, represents a significant investment by O2 and Live Nation over a multi-year term in what is a unique marketing partnership. The O2 opens its doors to the public in December 2008.
The O2 is Europe’s first venue, of its size, which is custom designed for live music. It is an amphitheatre design and therefore boasts unrivalled acoustics. The layout also ensures clear sightlines and proximity to the stage for everyone in the audience, due to its unique tiered seating design. No matter where you are in The O2 you will be close to the stage which will give the venue, despite its size, an intimate feel for both the artists and the audience. The venue has a capacity to hold up to 13,000 people who will enjoy some 150 entertainment and live music events in any given year.
It also means that O2’s 1.6 million customers will enjoy additional benefits including the ability to purchase tickets up to 48 hours before they go on general release; fast track access to enter the venue; entry to the ‘O2 Bars’ for themselves and their friends and access on their mobiles to unique content from Live Nation events throughout the world.
To launch this exciting new development O2 hosted a party on board the MV Cill Airne on the Liffey. Concertina for Concertos and David Kitt performed and the guests included Nadine Wai – O’Flynn, Tristan Wheeler and Tara Doyle, Niall Stokes and Sandra Weavers, Jonny Boyle and Eleanor McGuinness, Stephen Milton, Shilpa Ganatra and Tanya Sweeney.
Incidently O2 have just launched a new website called the Blue Room (like a backstage green room except it's blue, like O2, geddit?) where you can get information on music gigs, upcoming festivals and even view coverage of other music events past. Check out www.o2blueroom.ie for a musical feast.
