The O2: Virgin and Marriott release new VIP tickets – 63 concerts now bookable!

Last summer, 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.

What is currently bookable?

The picture above is of the Marriott Bonvoy VIP suite, and a picture of the Virgin Red Room is further down.

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 food menu and cash bar is available.

Which deal is best value?

We value a Virgin Point at 1p and a Marriott Bonvoy point at 0.5p. In reality, few of you are likely to have an unlimited stash of both currencies so it’s a moot point.

Events are generally ‘cheaper’ – using HfP valuations – with Marriott Bonvoy, and that’s before you factor in unlimited free drinks and the buffet.

However, I am more protective of my Bonvoy points than I am of my Virgin Points. It is very likely I would redeem via Virgin Red irrespective of any valuation gap, even if I do have to buy my third drink and go hungry!

It is also important to note that Virgin Red releases seats far earlier than Marriott Bonvoy. Marriott Bonvoy has virtually nothing currently available to book. Virgin Red is letting you book for virtually everything in 2025.

In terms of booking via Virgin Red, please note the following:

• you can buy tickets as a gift for someone else, but you will need to provide guest names to Virgin Red before the event and ID will need to be shown to team in the suite

• children may attend (unless the event itself is age restricted) but at least one person in your group must be over 18

• there is no way of seeing online how many pairs of tickets are left – if you want to book two or more pairs, you should email membersupport [at] virgin.com to check availability and then book immediately when you receive a response (Marriott Bonvoy DOES show online how many pairs are remaining)

What is bookable at The O2?

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

Slipknot (various dates next week)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

RnB Xmas Ball (22nd December)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Disney on Ice (various dates)

• 20,000 to 40,000 Virgin Points

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live (various dates)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

ATEEZ (various dates)

• 30,000 Virgin Points
• 40,000 Marriott Bonvoy points

Kehlani (29th January)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Bullet For My Valentine / Trivium (1st February)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Strictly Come Dancing (various dates)

• 45,000 Virgin Points

Cyndi Lauper (11th February)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Craig David (20th February)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Maluma (18th March)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

The Wombats (19th March)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

UFC Fright Night (22nd March)

• 60,000 Virgin Points

Shane Gillis (23rd March)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

WWE Friday Night Smackdown (28th March)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

WWE Monday Night Raw (31st March)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Usher (various dates)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Paul Chowdhry (3rd April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Sugababes (10th April)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Garage Nation (12th April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Michael Ball & Alfie Boe (13th April)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Gabrielle (18th April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

GHOST (19th April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds (20th April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

The Original Harlem Globetrotters (21st April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Incubus (26th April)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Andrea Bocelli (various dates)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Chase Atlantic (4th May)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Tarkan (11th May)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Twenty One Pilots (various dates)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Bryan Adams (15th May)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

Olly Murs (various dates)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Peter Kay (various dates)

• 50,000 Virgin Points
• 50,000 Marriott Bonvoy points

2025 Basketball Play-Off Finals (18th May)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

Tate McRae (20th May)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Scissor Sisters (23rd May)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

The Lumineers (24th May)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Tyler, The Creator (various dates)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

Kylie (various dates)

• 75,000 Virgin Points

BetMGM Premier League Darts (29th May)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

BABYMETAL (30th May)

• 35,000 Virgin Points

Mo Gilligan (31st May)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Nelly (5th June)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Lionel Richie (various dates)

• 75,000 Virgin Points

Ado (19th June)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Michael Bolton (5th July)

• 45,000 Virgin Points

Netball Super League Grand Final (6th July)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Billie Eilish (various dates)

• 75,000 Virgin Points

Dube Perfect (22nd September)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

OneRepublic (26th September)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Busted vs McFly (various dates)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

John Bishop (3rd October)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Darius Rucker (5th October)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Simply Red (various dates)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Katy Perry (various dates)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Marti Pellow (2nd November)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Paul Smith (13th November)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

The Offspring (14th November)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Tyler Childers (15th November)

• 30,000 Virgin Points

Hans Zimmer (various dates)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Sabaton (4th December)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Jamiroquai (various dates)

• 50,000 Virgin Points

Jimmy Carr (17th December 2025)

• 40,000 Virgin Points

Don’t forget Privilege Club Collection

For the ultimate experience at The O2, you will want to redeem Avios via Qatar Airways Privilege Club.

Qatar Airways is the core sponsor of The NinetyThird, the VIP club at The O2 (membership is £18,000 per year, image of The Walkway above) and auctions two tickets for almost all shows.

Importantly, each pair of tickets comes with a £400 tab to spend in the fine dining restaurant and the many bars in The NinetyThird.

With only one pair of tickets per show and the auction only closing four weeks in advance, you are taking a gamble if you hold off redeeming for the Virgin Red or Marriott Bonvoy suites when those tickets appear.

You can learn more about Privilege Club Collection here.

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