The O2 is a complete phenomenon. It only opened in June 2007 (yes, 18 months ago) yet it already has the best ticket sales of any music arena in the world! The latest Pollstar arena figures show The O2 arena's year end ticket sales at nearly 2 million (1,806, 447) top the industry listings chart. The nearest competitor, the world famous Madison Square Gardens, has ticket sales of 1,161,035 – more than half a million less than The O2.

The next big development at The O2 will be the British Music Experience, a permanent, high-tech, interactive music exhibition. A combination of cutting edge audio-visual technology and the most coveted music memorabilia of all time will culminate in the creation of one of Britain's most compelling attractions.

• The O2 Venue Information
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Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington are back managing The Fridge in Brixton and have renovated to re-establish The Fridge as a mainstream live music venue capable of staging both intimate, 500 capacity club gigs (with the balcony closed) as well as 1400 capacity concerts.

Did You Know?

• Only The Fridge and Koko are fully independent and not part of any major chain of venues.
• Andrew Czezowski and Susan Carrington founded The Roxy, the world's first punk club in Covent Garden London in 1976/77
• Andrew Czezowski managed The Damned, Generation X with Billy Idol, Adam Ant and more.
• The Fridge hosted the first gigs of acts such as the Pet Shop Boys, Jimmy Sommerville & Bronski Beat, Sade, Nick Cave with The Bad Seeds and Marc Almond, to Eartha Kitt, Grace Jones, St Etienne, Nico, (unfortunately also her last gig ever) and Take That. With Robbie.

Gigs and club nights are back from 31 January 2009.

• For more information: www.fridge.co.uk
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Queen Mother's Gate was opened in 1993 by the Queen to honor the Queen Mother's 93rd birthday. It is in Hyde Park, behind Aspley House at Hyde Park Corner, connecting Park Lane and Carriage Road on Hyde Park.

The central screen (shown here) is by David Wynne and the six gates, railings and lamps are made from forged stainless steel and designed by Giusseppe Lund.

This is now part of the What You Don't Always See Photo Gallery.

• Queen Mother's Gate Hyde Park
• What You Don't Always See Photo Gallery
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