1. Stevie Wonder
THE O2 ARENA
30 SEPTEMBER 2008
★★☆☆☆
Self-indulgent twaddle briefly illuminated by scorching funk
2. Jane’s Addiction
THE O2 ARENA
15 JULY 2009
★☆☆☆☆
For best results, listen through concrete
5. Spandau Ballet
THE O2 ARENA
22 OCTOBER 2009
★★☆☆☆
Reunited and ready to claw each other’s eyes out (with saxophone)
6. Green Day
THE O2 ARENA
23 OCTOBER 2009
★★★☆☆
Shredding kids, dancing bunnies, and punk rock hits. A sceptic (mostly) impressed
9. Linkin Park
THE O2 ARENA
10 NOVEMBER 2010
★★★★★
The unforgettable sound and fury he left behind
11. Adam Ant
INDIGO2
26 MAY 2011
★★★☆☆
A wild, burlesque-fuelled comeback. Bonkers, bewildering, and bold
14. Heaven 17
THE O2 ARENA
14 OCTOBER 2011
★★★☆☆
Heaven 17 dust off The Luxury Gap for an anniversary spin
15. Evanescence
THE O2 ARENA
5 NOVEMBER 2011
★★☆☆☆
The fairy gothmothers turn it up to eleven
16. Red Hot Chili Peppers
THE O2 ARENA
7 NOVEMBER 2011
★★★★☆
The Chili Peppers turn a London arena into a Californian beach party
17. Deep Purple
THE 02 ARENA
30 NOVEMBER 2011
★★★☆☆
Cheap Trick stumble but Deep Purple deliver a surprisingly jazzy reinvention