Brit Awards to mark return of live music to O2 Arena
Jack Whitehall on stage at the Brit Awards 2020 (Isabel Infantes/PA)
The Brit Awards will return to London’s O2 Arena tonight, marking the first live music show at the venue in more than a year.
There will be an audience of 4,000 people at this year’s event, hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, as part of the Government’s live events pilot scheme, with 2,500 tickets gifted to key workers from the Greater London area.
Audience members attending the indoor ceremony will not be socially distanced or required to wear face coverings once seated.
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GREAT NEWS! Brit Awards to mark return of live music to O2 Arena
Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste, rap duo Young T & Bugsey and DJ and producer Joel Corry lead the nominations.
Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste, rap duo Young T & Bugsey and DJ and producer Joel Corry lead the nominations.
The Brit Awards will return to London’s O2 Arena tonight, marking the first live music show at the venue in more than a year.
There will be an audience of 4,000 people at this year’s event, hosted by comedian Jack Whitehall, as part of the Government’s live events pilot scheme, with 2,500 tickets gifted to key workers from the Greater London area.
Coldplay booked to open Brit Awards with special performance
Coldplay (Dave Meyers with art direction by Pilar Zet/PA)
Coldplay will open the Brit Awards with a performance from a platform on the River Thames.
The award-winning band, fronted by Chris Martin, will play new single Higher Power from a pontoon close to London’s O2 Arena, where the ceremony is taking place.
They join Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa, Griff, Headie One, Olivia Rodrigo and Rag’n’Bone Man and P!nk with the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir on the billing for the event.
Dua Lipa and Griff will also perform on the night (George Rees Williams/PA)