Arcade Fire gig at The O2 to go ahead this evening following news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death
nme.comArcade Fire‘s show at London’s O2 tonight will go ahead tonight (September 8), despite the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II hours before.The Queen of the United Kingdom, who succeeded to the throne in 1952 aged 25, passed away today.“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon,” The Royal Family shared in a statement at 6:30pm BST. “The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”The news of Arcade Fire’s gig was shared via The O2’s social media.In a statement, they said: “The O2 is incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the Royal Family at this time of national mourning.
Tonight’s arena event with will take place as planned and The O2 remains open.”The band began their 2022 UK and Ireland headline tour on August 30 at Dublin’s 3Arena.
This was followed by dates in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.The O2 is incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and would like to extend its sincerest condolences to the Royal Family at this time of national mourning.
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