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This weekend R&B superstar Usher will kick off a mighty residency at London’s O2 Arena. The singer is playing a whopping 10 shows at the Greenwich venue (which is London’s biggest indoor arena) across March, April and May as part of his PAST PRESENT FUTURE tour.
The majority of Usher’s London shows are in the coming weeks (eight are between March 29 and April 11), and he’ll be back for the final two performances at the start of May. The O2 has a capacity of 20,000, meaning that a whopping 200,000 concertgoers are set to see Usher perform tunes spanning his three-decade career.
Are you off to see Usher perform some of the biggest pop tunes of the past three decades? Here’s everything you need to know about the entry policy and cloakroom.
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When is Usher playing London’s O2 Arena?
The ‘Yeah!’ and ‘DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love’ singer is in London on March 29, April 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 and May 6 and 7.
Find out more about the shows, from timings and ticket availability to the potential setlist, here.
What is the O2 Arena bag policy?
Concert-goers at the O2 are only allowed to bring in one bag to the arena venue itself, and it has to be sized A4 or smaller.
Some types of bag aren’t allowed at all. These are backpacks, travel cases, laptop bags, camera bags and large tote bags.
Is there a cloakroom and how much does it cost?
If you do bring a bag bigger than A4 (or have one of the forbidden types of bag above), the O2 has a storage facility. This is at the main entrance and costs £10 per bag (though American Express cardholders get one free bag).
How early should I get to the O2?
Doors for the music venue inside the O2 only open at 6.30pm. However, the outer ring of shops, restaurants and bars are open earlier.
Banned items
Here are all the items you can’t bring into the O2.
- weapons
- bladed/sharp articles
- ammunition
- explosives
- horns
- whistles
- drums
- fireworks
- flags
- flagpoles
- inflatables
- large umbrellas
- glass bottles
- flammable liquids in any container
- laser pens
- professional camera equipment
- illegal drugs
- alcoholic beverages
- animals (except service dogs)
- confetti
- glitter bombs
- balloons
- wheeled footwear
- helmets
- full face masks
- Go Pros and iPads
- food and drink or any other item which in our reasonable opinion, may cause danger or disruption to any event or to other visitors (regardless of whether or not such item is illegal or is carried for specific purposes)
- illegal items
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