O2 arena to remain closed until Friday after Storm Eunice shreds roof

The O2 arena will remain closed until Friday after part of the London venue’s roof was ripped off by Storm Eunice.

The venue’s white roof covering is undergoing repairs after parts of it were torn away from supporting ribs by high winds during the storm on Friday.

In a statement, the arena said it was ‘not quite looking our best’ after the storm.

It added that a number of upcoming concerts would be rescheduled, with UB40 rescheduled to February 25, Simply Red to March 2 and 3, The Lumineers to March 4, and Davido to March 5.

Meanwhile, new dates for rapper Dave’s postponed concerts early next week will be announced within the next 48 hours.

Events at The O2’s smaller venue, The Indigo, are also expected to resume after February 25.

‘By the end of Monday I hope,’ he added.

The O2 has the second highest capacity of any indoor venue in the UK, surpassed only by the Manchester Arena.

It was originally built as the Millennium Dome and used to house an exhibition celebrating the turn of the new millennium.

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