Wembley Arena

Indoor arena in Wembley, London

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Wembley Arena
OVO Arena Wembley

Arena frontage

Former names| Empire Pool (1934–1978)
Wembley Arena (1978–2014)
The SSE Arena Wembley (2014–2022)
Location| Arena Square
Engineers Way
Wembley Park
Wembley
HA9 0AA[1]
Coordinates| 51°33′29″N 0°16′59″W﻿ / ﻿51.55806°N 0.28306°W﻿ / 51.55806; -0.28306
Public transit|  Wembley Park
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Central

Listed Building – Grade II

Official name| Wembley Arena (formerly The Empire Pool)
Designated| 9th October 1976
Reference no.| 1078877
Owner| Quintain
Operator| Anschutz Entertainment Group / ASM Global
Capacity| 12,500
Construction
Broke ground| November 1933
Opened| 25 July 1934; 89 years ago (1934-07-25)
Renovated| 2005–2006
Reopened| 2 April 2006
Architect| Arthur Elvin
Sir Owen Williams (engineer)
Website
ovoarena.co.uk

Wembley Arena /ˈwɛmbli/ (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons)[2] is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom.

The Empire Pool (also known as Empire Pool and Sports Arena)[3] was built for the 1934 British Empire Games by Arthur Elvin. As its original name suggested, it was where the games' swimming events were held. The pool was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. The modern arena is now used as a venue for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport.

## History[edit]

First day of the 1938 European Aquatics Championships

The building was designed by the engineer Sir Owen Williams, without the employment of an architect. Williams built a unique structure, with cantilevers meeting in the middle, thus avoiding the need for internal pillars. He also used high quality concrete, meaning that it has aged far better than many more recent concrete buildings.[4] The building had a reinforced concrete frame of three hinged arches spanning 240 feet (73 m), which was the largest concrete span of any similar structure in the world at that time.[5]: 220–22 [4][6]: 147

Work on the Empire Pool began in November 1933, and it was opened on 25 July 1934 by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. The swimming pool itself was 200 feet (61 m) long and 60 feet (18 m) wide with a removable deck for ice skating. As with the adjacent stadium, construction was supervised by R.J. Fowler, Wembley's chief building inspector.[5]: 138 The end of the building opened up and led to sunbathing terraces and lawns. The sides had 15 massive concrete buttresses and the tops of the ends were glazed with 20 narrow window lights of increasing height from the edges to the centre.

Ice hockey was introduced to the Empire Pool in October 1934.[6]: 148–49

In 1940 the Empire Pool was used to billet several hundred Gibraltarian evacuees who were removed from Gibraltar as the Fortress was extensively reinforced in expectation of heavy Axis attack and possible Invasion.

In October 1976, the Empire Pool was awarded Grade II Listed status, protecting it and recognising it as a building of special architectural interest, technological innovation and virtuosity.[7] On 1 February 1978, the Empire Pool was renamed Wembley Arena.[8]

When the venue was known as the Empire Pool, it hosted the annual NME Poll Winners Concerts during the mid-1960s. Audiences of 10,000 viewed acts like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin (who played a special two night "Electric Magic" concert during their 1971 Winter Tour; the poster for the event, designed by Steve Hardcastle,[9] sold on the night for 30p,[10] has become a collectors item, fetching over £500 at auction),[11][12] T. Rex (whose Ringo Starr-directed documentary film Born to Boogie is centred on a 1972 concert at the Empire Pool); Genesis, David Bowie, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, the Monkees, the Hollies, Dusty Springfield, Joe Brown & the Bruvvers, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, INXS and Pink Floyd (who played there on their 1974 British Winter tour and 1977 "In the Flesh" tour). The Eagles on their Hotel California 1978 tour, the Grateful Dead, Dire Straits, who played there on their "Brothers In Arms" tour in 1985 (13 consecutive nights) and "On Every Street" tour in 1991, Status Quo, Queen, the Who, and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, were among many others. The individual performances were then finished by a famous personality joining the respective performer on stage and presenting them with their award. The Beatles were presented with one of their awards by actor Roger Moore, and Joe Brown was joined on stage by Roy Orbison who presented him with his own award. These ceremonies were filmed, recorded and later broadcast on television.

### Renovation[edit]

The venue was renovated, along with Wembley Stadium, as part of the early-21st-century regeneration of the Wembley Park area. The arena was closed for fourteen months, starting in February 2005, for a refurbishment costing £35 million; events were moved to a neighbouring temporary 10,000-seat venue, the Wembley Arena Pavilion.[13][14] The new arena opened to the public on 2 April 2006, with a concert by Depeche Mode. The temporary pavilion was moved to Attard, Malta, opening as the permanent Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre in December 2006.[15]

In September 2013, it was announced that AEG Facilities had signed a 15-year contract to operate the arena.[16]

The arena in SSE colours

The building was renamed The SSE Arena on 1 June 2014 after energy company SSE plc bought the naming rights to the venue for 10 years.[17]

### Returning acts[edit]

The Grateful Dead have released recordings of complete shows from 7–8 April 1972 as part of Europe '72: The Complete Recordings. The Grateful Dead also performed at Wembley Arena on 31 October 1990 as part of their fall 1990 European concert tour.[18] Bruce Hornsby accompanied the band for this concert.[19]

A notable attendance record was set in the early 1970s by David Cassidy in his first tour of Great Britain in 1973, when he sold out six performances in one weekend.[20] The experience and the associated mass hysteria was documented in a TV special called "David Cassidy: Weekend At Wembley".[21]

Queen first performed at Wembley Arena from 11 to 13 May 1978 on their News of the World Tour.[22] They would return on 8 to 10 December 1980 on The Game Tour, and in September 1984 on The Works Tour.[23]

ABBA played six sold-out concerts, from 5 to 10 November 1979. The shows were filmed by Swedish television for a documentary which was released in 2004 on DVD as ABBA in Concert.[24] In September 2014 Universal Music released Live at Wembley Arena, featuring most of the concert of 10 November on CD, vinyl LP and digital format. After the tour, the members of the band talked about the warmth of the Wembley audience. "It was like coming home after a couple of nights," said guitarist Björn Ulvaeus.[25] A finale from these concerts, "The Way Old Friends Do", is the closing track on ABBA's seventh studio album, Super Trouper. Vocalist Agnetha Fältskog said it was the vibe from the audience that made the track work so much better as a live performance than as a studio track.[25]

George Dalaras performed a sold-out concert at Wembley Arena on 27 June 1992.[26] It is the biggest Greek concert ever held in United Kingdom. It was a personal initiative of George Dalaras in order to support Cyprus and to promote the Cyprus problem. Among others, Vanessa Redgrave and Georges Moustaki had taken part in the concert.[27]

Tina Turner is the female artist with the most shows, with 25 and with 5 at Wembley Stadium (three in 1996 and two in 2000)[28] Cliff Richard is the male artist with the most number of shows with 61,[29] whereas Status Quo hold the record for a rock band with 45 performances.[30] Irish band Westlife are the pop band with most shows with 28.[31]

### 2000s[edit]

Christina Aguilera performed there on 2, 3 and 5 November 2003 as part of her Stripped Tour. The shows were filmed and later released as Stripped Live in the U.K.

Beyoncé performed there on 10 and 11 November 2003 as part of her Dangerously in Love Tour. Live at Wembley was filmed during these two concerts.

Pearl Jam hold the attendance record for one show, with 12,470 fans at their 2007 gig.[32]

Madonna performed at the arena eight times during her Confessions Tour. The Confessions Tour album was filmed during these concerts.

### 2010s[edit]

On 3 August 2013, Nepathya became the first Nepalese band to perform at the Arena.[33]

On 19 December 2015, Nightwish became the first Finnish act to headline the Arena.[34]

On 2 April 2016, Babymetal became the first Japanese act to headline the Arena[35] and set the record for the Arena's highest ever merchandise sales.[36]

On 12 November 2017, the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony was held at the arena. The event was hosted by Rita Ora and featured performances from Eminem, Demi Lovato, U2, The Killers, Kesha and more.[37]

The Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody premiered at the Arena on 23 October 2018, in recognition of how Freddie Mercury and Queen gave the iconic Live Aid performance in 1985 at nearby Wembley Stadium.[38]

On 17 November 2018, London based DJ Andy C performed a DJ set lasting five hours, the first all night event to take place in the venue's history. The event had sold out in three days six months prior.[39]

On 10 March 2019, Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue headlined the arena as part of his Skyscraper World Tour.[40]

### 2020s[edit]

The 13th Global Siyum HaShas of Daf Yomi took place in January 2020, the largest of its kind in the UK.[41] The second series of BBC One's The Wall was filmed at the venue in 2020.[42][43]

ITV's The Masked Dancer was filmed here in 2021.

The 27th National Television Awards took place on 15 September presented by Joel Dommett, after being at The O2 Arena for 12 years.

On March 17 2023, All Time Low filmed their live show Alive at Wembley, which was live streamed and released on vinyl.[44]

On 25 October 2023, Critical Role filmed a live show, titled The Mighty Nein Reunion: Echoes of the Solstice, where they played Dungeons & Dragons.[45] It sold out "in less than 6 minutes" with 12,000 tickets.[46]

On 19 November 2023, Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue returned as part of his Extraterrestrial World Tour.[47]

## Sporting events[edit]

Wembley Arena with Olympic rings for the 2012 Summer Olympics

### Olympics[edit]

During the 1948 Summer Olympics, the venue hosted the Olympic boxing, Olympic diving, Olympic swimming, and Olympic water polo events.[48] The venue hosted Olympic badminton and Olympic rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[49]

### Tennis[edit]

From 1934 until 1990, the Empire Pool / Wembley Arena was the venue for the Wembley Professional Tennis Championships which was a part of the professional Grand Slam from 1927 until 1967.

### Cycling[edit]

From the late 1960s to the late 1970s, the Skol 6-Day cycle race was held here. An indoor velodrome of 166 metres was assembled from sections each September. This was Britain's first indoor velodrome. Top professional riders from the European 6-Day circuit came to London, including Eddy Merckx, Peter Post, Patrick Sercu and many others. British riders such as World pursuit champion Hugh Porter and British Champion Tony Gowland also competed.

### Ice hockey[edit]

The Wembley Lions and Wembley Monarchs were two ice hockey teams that used the venue regularly during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, while the London Lions used the venue for a season in the 1970s. Wembley also hosted the British Hockey League play-off finals weekend at the end of each season up until the league's disbandment in 1996. The arena played host to two pairs of NHL preseason games: the Chicago Blackhawks versus the Montreal Canadiens in 1992 and the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the New York Rangers in 1993.[50]

### Boxing[edit]

The boxing World Championship bout between then champion Alan Minter and challenger Marvin Hagler, which the latter won, was held at Wembley Arena in 1980. The arena hosted the MF & DAZN: X Series 004 event for KSI vs FaZe Temperrr on 14 January 2023.[51]

### Mixed martial arts[edit]

The arena played host to BAMMA mixed martial arts events on in May 2011 (BAMMA 6), September 2012 (BAMMA 10) and September 2017 (BAMMA 31) as well as UFC on Fuel TV: Barão vs. McDonald, in February 2013.[52]

### Other sports[edit]

The Horse of the Year Show was held there from 1959 to 2002. From 1979 to 1983, indoor speedway was held during the winter, with the riders racing on concrete on a 181-yard track[53] Two NBA basketball exhibition matches were played at the arena in1 October 1993, featuring the Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic. It hosted the final of the Premier League Darts in 2009 and 2011 as well as the 2010 playoff finals. It also hosted the Masters snooker tournament from 2007 until 2011.

### Esports[edit]

The European League Of Legends Championship Series, which is a competitive esports league in the computer game League of Legends, played its round of matches at the arena in 2014.[54] The 2015 League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals took place in the Arena.[55] In September 2018, the playoffs for the FACEIT Major: London 2018 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship took place in the arena.[56]

### Professional wrestling[edit]

The venue has hosted many professional wrestling events from Joint Promotions, WWE, NXT (TakeOver: London), World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling All-Stars, Impact Wrestling, and Progress Wrestling,[57][58]

## Square of Fame[edit]

Square of Fame

With the reopening of Wembley Arena in 2006, a "Square of Fame" area has been created in front of the arena. Similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, notable Wembley Arena performers are invited to have bronze plaques imprinted with their names and handprints. The first star to have a plaque was Madonna, on 1 August 2006.[59] On 9 November 2006, Cliff Richard added his handprints to the Square. Rick Parfitt and Francis Rossi, of Status Quo, unveiled a plaque, with one of each of their handprints, on 16 December 2006. On 9 January 2007, Kylie Minogue included her handprints, on the final day of the London leg of her Showgirl Homecoming Tour.

Seven time World Snooker Champion Stephen Hendry added his handprints on 21 January 2007. International country superstar Dolly Parton unveiled her plaque, on the final night of her UK tour, on 25 March 2007. Canadian musician Bryan Adams unveiled his plaque, on 10 May 2007, just before his 25th appearance at the venue. Just three days later, singer Lionel Richie was presented with his plaque on 13 May 2007, after another sold-out performance at the arena. Irish boyband Westlife unveiled their plaque on 28 March 2008, after 27 sell-out shows, in the space of 10 years. They have sold 250,000 tickets. All four members, Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan and Mark Feehily were presented with a cast of their hands, which can also be seen in the Square of Fame. Alice Cooper added his handprints in 2012 as the only solo artist to have headlined at the venue in the past five consecutive decades.[60]

## Transport[edit]

Wembley Arena is served by Wembley Park station on the London Underground via Olympic Way, and Wembley Central station via the White Horse Bridge.

Train services are operated by Chiltern Railways from Wembley Stadium station to London Marylebone and Birmingham. London Buses routes 92 and 440 stop directly outside the arena. Wembley Central station is located nearby on High Road and is served by London Overground, London Underground, Southern and London Northwestern Railway services.

The onsite parking facility is shared with Wembley Stadium, essentially being the open-air surface parking surrounding the eastern flank of Wembley Stadium and the multistorey car park. These are called Green Car Park and Red Car Park respectively. There is disabled parking available onsite, at the Green Car Park, at a reduced rate but on a first-come, first-served basis.

## See also[edit]

* Sports portal

* List of Commonwealth Games venues

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* 1932: Olympic Stadium
* 1936: Dietrich Eckart Open-Air Theatre
* 1948: Empress Hall, Earl's Court
* 1952: Messuhalli
* 1956: West Melbourne Stadium
* 1960: Baths of Caracalla
* 1964: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
* 1968: National Auditorium
* 1972: Olympiahalle
* 1976: Montreal Forum
* 1980: Sports Palace
* 1984: Pauley Pavilion
* 1988: Olympic Gymnastics Hall
* 1992: Palau dels Esports de Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi
* 1996: Georgia Dome, Stegeman Coliseum

21st century|

* 2000: Sydney SuperDome, The Dome & Exhibition Complex
* 2004: Galatsi Olympic Hall, Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
* 2008: Beijing National Indoor Stadium, Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
* 2012: North Greenwich Arena, Wembley Arena
* 2016: Arena Olímpica do Rio
* 2020: Ariake Gymnastics Centre
* 2024: Accor Arena, Porte de La Chapelle Arena
* 2028: The Forum
* 2032: Sleeman Centre

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Olympic venues in swimming

19th century|

* 1896: Bay of Zea

20th century|

* 1900: Seine
* 1904: Forest Park
* 1908: White City Stadium
* 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
* 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
* 1924: Piscine des Tourelles
* 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
* 1932: Swimming Stadium
* 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium
* 1948: Empire Pool
* 1952: Swimming Stadium
* 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium
* 1960: Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto
* 1964: National Gymnasium
* 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool
* 1972: Schwimmhalle, Dantebad
* 1976: Olympic Pool
* 1980: Swimming Pool - Olimpisky
* 1984: Olympic Swim Stadium
* 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
* 1992: Piscines Bernat Picornell
* 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21st century|

* 2000: Sydney International Aquatic Centre
* 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
* 2008: Beijing National Aquatic Center, Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
* 2012: Aquatics Centre, Hyde Park
* 2016: Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Fort Copacabana
* 2020: Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Odaiba Marine Park
* 2024: Paris La Défense Arena, Pont d'Iéna
* 2028: Dedeaux Field, Downtown Long Beach
* 2032: Brisbane Live

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Olympic venues in water polo

20th century|

* 1900: Seine
* 1904: Forest Park
* 1908: White City Stadium
* 1912: Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
* 1920: Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
* 1924: Piscine des Tourelles
* 1928: Olympic Sports Park Swim Stadium
* 1932: Swimming Stadium
* 1936: Olympic Swimming Stadium
* 1948: Empire Pool (final), Finchley Lido
* 1952: Swimming Stadium
* 1956: Swimming/Diving Stadium
* 1960: Piscina delle Rose, Stadio Olimpico del Nuoto (final)
* 1964: Tokyo Metropolitan Indoor Swimming Pool
* 1968: Francisco Márquez Olympic Pool (final), University City Swimming Pool
* 1972: Dantebad, Schwimmhalle (final)
* 1976: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Olympic Pool (final)
* 1980: Swimming Pool - Moscow, Swimming Pool - Olimpiysky (final)
* 1984: Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool
* 1988: Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool
* 1992: Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc, Piscines Bernat Picornell (final)
* 1996: Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

21st century|

* 2000: Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre (women's final), Sydney International Aquatic Centre (men's final)
* 2004: Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
* 2008: Ying Tung Natatorium
* 2012: Water Polo Arena
* 2016: Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre, Olympic Aquatics Stadium (final)
* 2020: Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Centre
* 2024: Paris Aquatic Centre, Paris La Défense Arena (final)
* 2028: Long Beach Waterfront
* 2032: Brisbane Aquatic Centre, Brisbane Live (final)

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Live Nation Entertainment

Divisions|

* Live Nation
* Ticketmaster

Subsidiaries|

* Academy Music Group (51%)
* BigChampagne
* C3 Presents (majority stake)
* DF Concerts (part owner)
* Festival Republic (majority owner)
* Gods of Metal
* Hard Events
* MAMA & Company (joint venture)
* Ones to Watch

Festivals|

* Boomtown (18%)
* Bospop
* Budweiser Made in America
* Calling Festival
* Camp Bestival
* Copenhell
* Creamfields
* Download
* The Great Escape
* HoagieNation
* I Love Techno
* Isle of Wight Festival
* Jamboree in the Hills
* Latitude
* Lollapalooza
* Loud Park
* Lowlands
* Lytham Festival
* Main Square Festival (75%)
* MixTape
* Music Midtown
* North Sea Jazz
* Paradiso (partnership)
* Parklife
* The Peach Music Festival
* Pinkpop Festival
* Pukkelpop
* Rock Werchter
* Sasquatch! (partnership)
* Squamish (50%)
* Summer Sonic
* TRNSMT
* Voodoo
* Watershed
* Way Out West

House of Blues
clubs and theatres|

* The Louisville Palace
* Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre
* Saint Andrew's Hall (Detroit)
* Theatre of Living Arts
* Tower Theater

Other venues|

* 3Arena
* Belasco Theater (Los Angeles)
* Blossom Music Center
* Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
* Fillmore Auditorium
* FivePoint Amphitheatre
* Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
* Germania Insurance Amphitheater
* Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Maryland Heights, Missouri)
* Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (Tinley Park, Illinois)
* Jamboree in the Hills Festival Site
* Jiffy Lube Live
* North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
* Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
* Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
* PNC Bank Arts Center
* PNC Music Pavilion
* Regent Theatre (Los Angeles)
* Ruoff Music Center
* Toyota Amphitheatre
* Xfinity Center

* v
* t
* e

European Arenas Association members

Current|

* Accor Arena (Paris)
* AO Arena (Manchester)
* Arena Riga
* Avia Solutions Group Arena (Vilnius)
* Avicii Arena (Stockholm)
* Barclays Arena (Hamburg)
* Co-op Live (Manchester)
* Forest National (Brussels)
* Forum di Milano (Milan)
* Gliwice Arena
* Hallenstadion (Zurich)
* Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (Stuttgart)
* László Papp Budapest Sports Arena (Budapest)
* Malmö Arena
* MEO Arena (Lisbon)
* Navarra Arena (Pamplona)
* The O2 Arena (London)
* O2 Arena (Prague)
* Olympiahalle (Munich)
* OVO Hydro (Glasgow)
* Palacio Vistalegre (Madrid)
* PalaLottomatica (Rome)
* Palau Sant Jordi (Barcelona)
* Paris La Défense Arena
* Porsche-Arena (Stuttgart)
* Resorts World Arena (Birmingham)
* Rockhal (Luxembourg)
* Rotterdam Ahoy (Rotterdam)
* Scandinavium (Gothenburg)
* SSE Arena (Belfast)
* St. Jakobshalle (Basel)
* Tauron Arena Kraków (Kraków)
* Telenor Arena (Oslo)
* Uber Arena (Berlin)
* Unibet Arena (Tallinn)
* Wembley Arena (London)
* Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna)
* WiZink Center (Madrid)
* Žalgiris Arena (Kaunas)

Former|

* Arena Zagreb
* Belgrade Arena
* Főnix Aréna (Debrecen)
* Gatorade Center (Turku)
* Helsinki Halli
* ISS Dome (Düsseldorf)
* Utilita Arena Birmingham (Birmingham)

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London landmarks

Buildings and
structures|

| Bridges|

* Albert Bridge
* Battersea Bridge
* Blackfriars Bridge
* Chelsea Bridge
* Hammersmith Bridge
* Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges
* Lambeth Bridge
* London Bridge
* Millennium Bridge
* Putney Bridge
* Richmond Bridge
* Southwark Bridge
* Tower Bridge
* Vauxhall Bridge
* Waterloo Bridge
* Westminster Bridge

|

Entertainment
venues|

| Cinemas|

* BFI IMAX
* Empire, Leicester Square
* Odeon Luxe Leicester Square

|

Football stadia|

* Wembley Stadium (national stadium)
* Brentford Community Stadium (Brentford)
* Brisbane Road (Leyton Orient)
* Craven Cottage (Fulham)
* The Den (Millwall)
* Emirates Stadium (Arsenal)
* Loftus Road (Queens Park Rangers)
* London Stadium (West Ham United)
* Plough Lane (AFC Wimbledon)
* Selhurst Park (Crystal Palace)
* Stamford Bridge (Chelsea)
* The Valley (Charlton Athletic)
* Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham Hotspur)

Other major
sports venues|

* All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
* The Championship Course (rowing)
* Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
* Lord's (cricket)
* Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
* The Oval (cricket)
* Twickenham Stadium (rugby)

Theatres|

* Adelphi
* Apollo Victoria
* Coliseum
* Criterion
* Dominion
* Lyceum
* Old Vic
* Palladium
* Royal National Theatre
* Royal Opera House
* Shakespeare's Globe
* Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
* Theatre Royal Haymarket
* Vaudeville

Other|

* Alexandra Palace
* Brixton Academy
* ExCeL
* Hammersmith Apollo
* The O2 Arena
* Royal Albert Hall
* Royal Festival Hall
* Wembley Arena

Government|

* 10 Downing Street
* Admiralty Arch
* Bank of England
* City Hall (Southwark)
* City Hall (Newham)
* County Hall
* Guildhall
* Horse Guards
* Mansion House
* The National Archives
* Old Bailey
* Palace of Westminster
* Royal Courts of Justice
* Scotland Yard
* SIS Building
* Thames House

Museums and
galleries|

* British Museum
* Churchill War Rooms
* Courtauld Gallery
* Cutty Sark
* Golden Hinde
* Guildhall Art Gallery
* HMS Belfast
* Imperial War Museum
* Madame Tussauds
* Museum of London
* National Gallery
* National Maritime Museum
* National Portrait Gallery
* Natural History Museum
* Royal Academy of Arts
* Royal Observatory
* Science Museum
* Tate Britain
* Tate Modern
* Tower of London
* Victoria and Albert Museum
* Wallace Collection
* Young V&A

Places of worship|

* All Hallows-by-the-Tower
* BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
* Bevis Marks Synagogue
* Methodist Central Hall
* Regent's Park Mosque
* St Clement Danes
* St Margaret's, Westminster
* St Martin-in-the-Fields
* St Mary-le-Bow
* St Paul's Cathedral
* Southwark Cathedral
* Westminster Abbey
* Westminster Cathedral

Retailing|

| Shops|

* Fortnum & Mason
* Hamleys
* Harrods
* Harvey Nichols
* Hatchards
* Liberty
* Peter Jones
* Selfridges

|

Shopping centres
and markets|

* Borough Market
* Brent Cross
* Burlington Arcade
* Camden Market
* Kensington Arcade
* Leadenhall Market
* One New Change
* Petticoat Lane Market
* Royal Exchange
* Westfield London
* Westfield Stratford City

Royal buildings|

| Partly occupied by
the royal family|

* Buckingham Palace
* Clarence House
* Kensington Palace
* St James's Palace

|

Unoccupied|

* Banqueting House
* Hampton Court Palace
* Kew Palace
* The Queen's Gallery
* Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace

Skyscrapers|

* One Canada Square
* One Churchill Place
* 8 Canada Square
* 20 Fenchurch Street
* 122 Leadenhall Street
* Broadgate Tower
* Citigroup Centre (London)
* The Gherkin
* Heron Tower
* The Shard
* St George Wharf Tower
* Tower 42

Structures|

* Albert Memorial
* ArcelorMittal Orbit
* Big Ben
* The Cenotaph
* Cleopatra's Needle
* Crystal Palace transmitting station
* London Eye
* London Wall
* Marble Arch
* Monument to the Great Fire of London
* Nelson's Column
* Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain ("Eros")
* Thames Barrier
* Wellington Arch

Transport|

* City Airport
* Heathrow Airport
* Blackfriars station
* Cannon Street station
* Charing Cross station
* Clapham Junction station
* Euston station
* Fenchurch Street station
* King's Cross station
* Liverpool Street station
* London Bridge station
* Paddington station
* St Pancras station
* Stratford station
* Victoria station
* Waterloo station
* London Cable Car
* Victoria Coach Station

Other|

* Barbican Estate
* Battersea Power Station
* British Library
* BT Tower
* Kew Gardens
* Lambeth Palace
* Lloyd's building
* London Zoo
* Oxo Tower
* Smithfield Market
* Somerset House
* St Bartholomew's Hospital

Parks|

| Royal Parks|

* Bushy Park
* Green Park
* Greenwich Park
* Hampton Court Park
* Hyde Park
* Kensington Gardens
* Regent's Park
* Richmond Park
* St James's Park

|

Other|

* Battersea Park
* Burgess Park
* Clapham Common
* College Green
* Epping Forest
* Finsbury Park
* Gunnersbury Park
* Hampstead Heath
* Holland Park
* Kew Gardens
* Mitcham Common
* Osterley Park
* Trent Park
* Victoria Park
* Wandsworth Common
* Wimbledon Common

Squares and
public spaces|

* Covent Garden
* Horse Guards Parade
* Leicester Square
* Parliament Square
* Piccadilly Circus
* Sloane Square
* Trafalgar Square

Streets|

* Aldwych
* Baker Street
* Bishopsgate
* Bond Street
* Carnaby Street
* Charing Cross Road
* Cheapside
* Cornhill
* Denmark Street
* Fenchurch Street
* Fleet Street
* Haymarket
* Jermyn Street
* Kensington High Street
* King's Road
* Lombard Street
* The Mall
* Myrtle Avenue, Hounslow
* Oxford Street
* Park Lane
* Piccadilly
* Portobello Road
* Regent Street
* Shaftesbury Avenue
* Sloane Street
* Strand
* Tottenham Court Road
* Victoria Embankment
* Whitehall

* v
* t
* e

London Spitfire

* Founded in 2017
* Based in London, United Kingdom

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Seasons
* Players

Ownership|

Owner
Jack Etienne
Parent group
Cloud9

League affiliations|

League
Overwatch League
Division
Atlantic North

Championships|

* 2018

Retired numbers|

* 4
* 7
* 8
* 13
* 19
* 20
* 22

Affiliate teams|

* British Hurricane (OWC)

Seasons|

* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021

* Category
* Commons

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