The O2: Virgin Red releases VIP tickets for November concerts

A couple of months ago, Virgin Red signed a deal on a box at The O2 arena in London, with tickets available for members of Virgin Red and Virgin Flying Club.

Marriott Bonvoy, of course, has been doing this for years – almost a decade if you include the box when it was run as part of Starwood Preferred Guest.

Whilst Marriott Bonvoy has only released tickets up to the end of September, Virgin Red has just released tickets for November concerts.

We don’t have pictures of the Virgin Red suite because it is in the process of being refurbished. I am there for a press preview of the new look in two weeks so we’ll get some pictures then.

In terms of what you get, the only difference is in food and drink. Marriott Bonvoy offers a free hot buffet and free drinks all night. Virgin Red offers no food and only two free drinks per person, although a cash menu is available.

Is it better to book via Virgin Red or Marriott Bonvoy?

In general, events are generally ‘cheaper’ – using HfP points valuations – if you redeem via Marriott Bonvoy, and that’s before you factor in unlimited free drinks and the buffet.

However, Virgin Red has already made tickets available for November concerts. If you wait for Marriott to release tickets, you run the risk of a) Marriott keeping your preferred event back for in-house use or b) the concert selling out before you realise tickets were released.

Of course, if you don’t have a stash of both Virgin Points and Marriott Bonvoy points, you don’t have a choice anyway.

How to book

If you do not have a Virgin Red account but do have a Virgin Flying Club account, you will need to download the Virgin Red app, sign up and link your Flying Club account. Your existing points balance will then be usable in the app. If you join Virgin Red via this referral link you will get 1,000 bonus points with your first earn transaction.

Top-up via a credit card bonus:

If you want to top up your Virgin Points for a future concert redemption, you now receive 18,000 Virgin Points as a sign-up bonus with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard. Our full review is here and you can apply here.

Top-up by buying points:

If you want to top up your balance by buying Virgin Points, the link is here. There is currently a bonus of up to 60% available depending on how many points you buy.

What is bookable via Virgin Red in November?

These tickets were available at 10pm yesterday. All pricing is for TWO tickets.

League of Legends Championship Finals (2nd November)

• 20,000 Virgin Points

WWE Live (4th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Deep Purple (6th November)

• 65,000 Virgin Points

Glass Animals (7th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (8th and 9th November)

• 65,000 Virgin Points

London Grammar (14th November)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

Cigarettes After Sex (12th and 14th November)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

Kasabian (15th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Peter Kay (16th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Journey (17th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

The Corrs (20th November)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

The Script (23rd November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Charli XCX (28th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Sleep Token (29th November)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Childish Gambino (30th November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Here are the options for August, September and October which are still bookable:

Arjit Singh (17th August)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Noah Kahan (22nd August)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Texas (5th September)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Karan Aujla (6th September)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Jungle (12th September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

More Life – Pass the Mic (13th September)

• 45,000 Virgin Points

Jonas Brothers (16th and 17th September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Moby (19th September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Asake (21st September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Aventura (22nd September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Melanie Martinez (26th September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Janet Jackson (28th and 29th September)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Peter Kay (8th October)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

McFly (9th and 10th October)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Crowded House (11th October)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Sid Siram (13th October)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Ms Lauren Hill & The Fugees (14th October)

• 45,000 Virgin Points

The Rest Is Politics (15th October)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Dream Theater (20th October)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

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As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):

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SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on American Express Platinum is increased from 50,000 Membership Rewards points to a huge 80,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (80,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points.