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Arctic Monkey business with the past

18.11.09
Opening their set with the shimmering ballad Dance Little Liar Arctic Monkeys sounded a world away from the Sheffield scamps of yesteryear.... more

Green Day are having the time of their lives

26.10.09
Celebrating their 21st year together as a band this month, California punk trio Green Day ought to know a thing or two about working an audience.... more

Gigs of the week

23.10.09
Fleetwood Mac play Wembley Arena and king of rap Jay-Z is set to take over Alexandra Palace.... more

Mayor's Wembley Arena venue 'is too remote'

21.10.09
Boris Johnson's cost-cutting proposal to use Wembley Arena for the London Olympics has run into trouble after international sports chiefs complained the venue was too remote... more

Boris offers deal on 2012 venues

13.10.09
Boris Johnson proposes a last-minute compromise to save £20million on the sports venues for the London Olympics... more

'I'll bang my shoe on desk': Boris Johnson demands £20m Olympic cuts

18.09.09
Mayor at centre of unprecedented row after his proposals to cut costs for 2012 Olympics were rejected... more

Roll up for the Walking with Dinosaurs circus

05.08.09
Be afraid, be very afraid. Dinosaurs are setting up home in London for a spectacular show at the O2 arena.... more

Baby & Ginger add Spice to Cheryl Cole and the girls

28.05.09
Girls Aloud had some support in the audience from the old guard at their Wembley Arena show last night. ... more

2012 and all that

27.05.09
Olympics: Our round-up of the latest Olympic news... more

The 25 must-see London gigs

15.05.09
From Britney Spears's circus to Jack White's new band, an extraordinary line-up of stars are coming to play in London before the summer festival season. Check out our 25 must sees... more

Alexandra Burke scores a winner for X Factor

02.03.09
Alexandra Burke showcased her soulful vocals in an aching cover of You Are So Beautiful on the X Factor Live tour.... more

Oasis rule the football stadium

17.10.08
Oasis are among only a handful of bands who could make a concert at Wembley Arena seem like an intimate warm-up... more

NBA urges venue rethink for 2012

13.10.08
Basketball: The NBA criticises London 2012 organisers for their arena plans for the Olympic basketball tournament... more

Line-up of Olympic torchbearers is announced

17.03.08
The full line-up of sports and showbusiness personalities who will carry the Olympic torch through London has been announced.... more

Vanessa Mae and Konnie will carry torch through London

17.03.08
The full line-up of sports and showbusiness personalities who will carry the Olympic torch through London has been announced... more

Stunt riders descend on London to wow crowds

04.01.08
A team of daredevil motocross riders will hope to cheat death - and defy gravity - at Wembley Arena this weekend.... more

World class snooker at Wembley

02.01.08
The world’s greatest snooker players will battle it out for the Masters crown at Wembley Arena.... more

Off the record

07.12.07
In this week's off the record, David Smyth talks about The Feeling, discusses his pick of festive gigs to get you in the christmas mood, and finds out what's new on the world wide web.... more

Doubts remain over Stereophonics

16.11.07
Stereophonics have five Number One albums to their name but it was as if both band and audience had some fear of excitement at Wembley Arena.... more

Critic's choice: Top five gigs

28.09.07
Gwen Stefani brings her geisha girls to Wembley Arena, while Modfather Paul Weller plays Astoria in the weekend's top gigs.... more

Showman answers the prayers

25.06.07
An evening of buoyant rock'n'roll at the O2 Arena with Bon Jovi - a few more gigs like this and we might begin to love the dome.... more

Who is that Charlatan?

13.06.07
Legendary rock band The Who will be joined by The Charlatans for the two Wembley gigs on their European tour.... more

Take a seat inside the new Dome

07.06.07
Take a look at the first pictures of the spectacular new concert arena inside the Millennium Dome.... more

Harlem Globetrotters return to Wembley

14.05.07
Often called the greatest entertainers in sport, the Harlem Globetrotters return to Wembley Arena on Sunday with their Nothing Like It! World Tour.... more

Babyshambles to make Wembley debut

04.04.07
Controversial singer Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles will make their Wembley debut later this year. Click here for ticket information.... more

Audley comes home

14.02.07
Hometown fighter Audley Harrison and 20-year-old boxing sensation Amir Khan top the bill at Wembley Arena on Saturday night.... more

Critic's choice: Top 5 gigs

01.12.06
Wembley becomes Glamourpuss Central, Dionne Warwick takes over the Shaw Theatre and The Zutons head for the Roundhouse.... more

Breathing new life into old hits

13.11.06
What should Paul Simon do with his richly varied 49-year back catalogue? His answer was simple. At his Wembley gig he breathed new life into some old classics.... more

Critic's choice: Weekend gigs

10.11.06
Lucinda Williams airs her bruised country rock, My Chemical Romance warm up for their Wembley gig and you should sell everything you own to get a ticket for Brian Wilson's West End show.... more

Fight night with bright Pink

05.10.06
Wembley Arena - a place where subtlety is worthless - suits Pink. But she is a snarling, angry pop rebel without much of a cause, says David Smyth... more

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