Piccadilly Circus Plaza

Piccadilly Circus is one of the most popular hubs of entertainment in London. Sited in the area of Westminster it is the heart of the London city. The place was named after the famous Piccadilly Street by John Nash. Piccadilly is the most exciting areas in the city and its stifling crowd, blinking ads and vivacious night life makes it even livelier. The circus is decorated during the festive season which often adds to the beauty of the place. The statue of Angel of Christian Charity sited at the centre of the Piccadilly Circus is the most beautiful structure at the place. The Piccadilly Street is well known as the most elegant street in the city. It is home to several well known restaurants, pubs and night clubs. Piccadilly Circus is also famous for numerous theatres sited at the Haymarket, Shaftesbury, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street. Some of the most popular entertainment and shopping areas of London are also located in the region of Piccadilly Circus. It is by far one of the busiest areas in the city. Piccadilly Circus is extremely popular amongst the tourists. The Piccadilly Circus tube station is also one of the most crowded London underground.

Piccadilly Circus comprises of four streets including – Piccadilly, Regents Street, Covent Street and Shaftesbury Avenue. The Shaftesbury memorial fountain sited at the centre of the circus is a famous London Landmark. Chinatown, Trafalgar Square, Soho and Shaftesbury are located just a stones throw away from the Piccadilly Circus. London itself has numerous attractions and some of the most popular amongst them are sited around the Piccadilly Circus. Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Admiralty Arch, Liberty, St James Palace, Covent Garden, St James Park, Royal Opera House, Queen Victoria Memorial and Cleopatra’s Needle are some of the renowned London attractions located near the Piccadilly Circus.

Several sensational events are also organized at the Piccadilly Circus. Keb Darge’s Legendary Deep Funk is one of such events which is organized every Friday at Madame Jojo’s Westminster. The venue is within the walking distance from the Piccadilly Circus. This dance party is the favourite hub of the party animals and several dancers also participate in the event. The Getdown, Gaz’s Rockin’ Blues, London Friday Night Skate, Lush Launch party at Pacha, Berwick Street Market and Marilyn are some of the other happening events in the area. Piccadilly Circus and the area around is also one of the best places to shop at. It is home to several globally renowned braded show rooms. Lillywhite’s sited within the distance of 1 minute is one of the most visited shops in the town. It owes a remarkable heritage and great brand image. Fortum and Mason, Zavvi - Virgin Megastore (Music store), Water stones Piccadilly (Book shop), Lush (Perfumes) and Simon Carter (Jewellery) are some of the other well known shops in the area.
Piccadilly Circus hosts a wide range of restaurants, pubs and bars. The region offers a variety of delicious cuisines from almost all the parts of the world. Some of the best and the most hygienic restaurants of London are located in the area of Piccadilly Circus.

Amongst all these eateries following is the list of the best amongst them:
• Japan Centre Restaurant Toku – Offers extremely appetizing Japanese cuisines in an outstanding environment. The restaurant offers great hospitality and best prices.

• Noura Central – Lebanese restaurant offering good quality food at exceptionally normal costs. It is one of the best restaurants in London and Paris and is well known for its services.
• Wagamama – Offers South East Asian Cuisine in a mesmerizing atmosphere.
• Chowki – Offering scrumptious flavours of Indian and south Indian cuisines.
• St Alban – Offering modern European Cuisine.
• Fortum and Mason- Well known Café and Delis. A fountain restaurant by the same name offers a wide variety of British cuisine.

Thus it can be said that Piccadilly Circus is the liveliest areas of London and is a must to visit whenever you tour London.

O2 London

London – the happening capital city of United Kingdom attracts millions of tourists from all the parts of the world. London is home to several party and entertainment venues. Amongst all these venues o2 Arena, London is one of the most crowded and entertaining destinations in the city. Located in the Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London it is easily accessible from the North Greenwich station on the jubilee line. There are several huge buildings in the arena and all of them have wide entrances. Shuttles from the O2 to the nearest tube station are also available. The venue opens at 9 a.m. and the timing for the last entry is 1 a.m. Tickets for the events etc are easily available at the O2 arena box office and indigoO2. This extremely large arena with the diameter of 365 metres has a height of 50 metres. The arena is as big as 10 St Paul’s Cathedral, 13 Albert Halls or 2 Wembley stadiums. Several modern facilities such as parking, security, chaplain etc are available in the arena.


The O2 London which is popular known as Millennium Domes is truly the world of a wide variety of entertainment under one roof. The O2 arena can easily accommodate around 20,000 people. The O2 arena is the most popular venue of live events and concerts. The hottest performances of the UK are held at this arena. Bon Jovi, Scissor Sisters, Britney Spears, Elton John, Justin Timber lake etc are some the globally renowned performers who have performed at the O2 arena, London. The arena can be easily transformed from a happening concert venue to a world class sporting arena. The arena dedicatedly works to promote the British sports. In fact the basketball and gymnastics finals of 2012 Olympics will also be held at the O2 arena. The indigoO2 is another entertainment venue within the O2 arena. It has the capacity to accommodate around 2400 people and is well suited for the comedy shows, live music concerts, television recording, club night or the corporate events. Several special events and exhibitions are also organized at O2.

Events in 2009 at the O2 arena-:

• British Music Experience 24th June 2009 – 15 Jan 2010
  This is one of the permanent exhibitions which is completely dedicated to the great history of the music in Britain. In this exhibition you can see that how the pop, rock, dance and other genres were actually formed. An educational programme is also organized in the arena where several concerts, workshops etc are held.

• Kings of Leon + Glasvegas 30th June 2009
  The Tennessean group known as the Kings of Leon is extremely popular for their rock concerts. You can be a part of this concert at the O2 arena on 30th of June from 7:30 onwards. Along with this you can also savor the performance of the Scottish band Glasvegas.

• Sticky & Sweet Tour – Madonna, Paul Oakenfold - 5th July 2009
  Be a part of the rocking concert of the sizzling and vivacious performer – Madonna along with the renowned and the topmost DJ – Paul Oakenfold from United Kingdom. Tickets to the concert are limited so hurry and book your tickets as early as possible.

• James Taylor – 6th July 2009
  James Taylor is a renowned singer, instrumentalist, song writer and an extremely talented personality will perform at the O2 arena on 6th July 2009 from 6:30 onwards. Visit the O2 website for the prices and availability of the tickets.

• Michael Jackson - 13th July
  People were desperately waiting to rock their evening in the live concert of the most popular performer of the world – Michael Jackson on the 13th of July. The rock star was to perform on 8th, 10th and 13th of July but, the concert is cancelled due to the un fortunate death of this pop star. Although you can never see him performing live now but his music will always remain in our heart and soul.

Besides organizing several dazzling events the O2 arena is also home to various impressive restaurants and bistros. You can also savor the delights of several delicious cuisines at the arena.