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O2 Arena and London accommodations question

Sister submitted question:

I'm toying with a crazy idea - I want to go see Nine Inch Nails July 15th at O2 (or July 14th in Manchester). I just saw them in Boston (where I live) this week, but I didn't realize this is their last tour. Or that for a $1000 donation (to help pay for a fan's heart transplant surgery) you can HANG OUT WITH THE BAND and watch the show FROM THE STAGE!!! They can't accommodate anymore of the VIP tickets on the North American tour, so I started looking into the overseas dates.

If I do this, I want to turn it into a trip and do some sightseeing with my husband (who will not be going to the concert with me). So I am wondering if anyone knows anything about how convenient the O2 Arena is to London area attractions. Alternatively, I could see the show in Manchester instead of London but I think I would prefer to visit London. I was there once in high school (1997) and don't remember too much. I have no idea where to stay, etc. Does anyone have any tips? I realize that is a rather vague request - sorry! I know London is expensive but I can get us there on frequent flier miles, so we really just have to worry about hotels and food, etc. And my $1000 concert ticket of course! Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!

Cheers,
Julie

M personal response would be to just buy the ticket now if you're willing to spend $100-$150/night for a hotel in London or stay far away from the center and pay less. Obvisouly finding stuff to do will be no problem (go back from there to see my London experiences) and even if the O2 Arena is not central to the attractions, you wouldn't be doing anything else that night anyway.

Posted by James Trotta at June 6, 2009 9:55 PM