{"id":9531,"date":"2026-03-19T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/self-esteem-london-british-airways-arc-venue-lineup-2026-1236201994\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:01:00","slug":"self-esteem-london-british-airways-arc-venue-lineup-2026-1236201994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/self-esteem-london-british-airways-arc-venue-lineup-2026-1236201994\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Esteem to Launch London\u2019s British Airways ARC Venue as Inaugural\u00a0Headliner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAEG Presents has revealed the first wave of artists slated to perform at London\u2019s much-anticipated new venue, the British Airways ARC, as it gears up to open its doors this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tKicking off the venue\u2019s opening run is <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/self-esteem\">Self Esteem<\/a>, who will headline two nights on June 16 and 17. The launch lineup continues with pop-rock favorites McFly (June 18) and country group Zac Brown Band (June 25). <a href=\"https:\/\/billboard.com\/artist\/khalid\">Khalid<\/a> is also booked for a show Oct. 24, marking his first U.K. headline date since a run of Free Spirit<em> <\/em>arena dates in late 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition, the venue is positioning itself as a hub for musically diverse programming through a new partnership with the EFG London Jazz Festival. The collaboration will launch with a special performance from saxophonist Branford Marsalis and vocalist Dianne Reeves on Nov. 21, celebrating the legacy of jazz icon John Coltrane.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black injected-single-story lrv-u-border-b-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-075\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/features\/self-esteem-a-complicated-woman-major-label-1235884369\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/self-esteem-london-british-airways-arc-venue-lineup-2026-1236201994\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Self-Esteem-cr-Scarlett-Carlos-Clarke-press-2025-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Self Esteem\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tSinger-Songwriter Self Esteem Talks the Road to \u2018A Complicated Woman\u2019 and Her Daring New Live\u00a0Show\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn a statement, Lucy Noble, AEG\u2019s senior vice president (U.K. venues), said: \u201cWe are very proud of our newest venue and to have this lineup of the first incredible artists set to play is a fantastic way to begin the British Airways ARC story. When fans come to see shows at British Airways ARC, they are going to be able to enjoy world-class facilities across everything from sound to seating and we really can\u2019t wait to open the doors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSituated within the new Olympia redevelopment, the British Airways ARC is a 3800-capacity concert hall aiming to become a key destination on London\u2019s live music circuit. It\u00a0is part of a \u00a31.3 billion ($1.7 billion) renovation of the 138-year-old event space and conference centre in\u00a0Kensington, west London, which was originally built to stage agricultural and military shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition, the revamped Olympia will also feature a 1,575-seat theatre, a host of bars, restaurants and eateries, two hotels and office space. AXS will provide ticketing services for British Airways ARC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOver time, Olympia has played host to some of the most iconic artists in music, including Jimi Hendrix, Rod Stewart, Primal Scream, The Cure and The Chemical Brothers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAEG Presents oversees an extensive portfolio of venues and live events across the U.K., including the renowned BST Hyde Park summer concert series. The company also programs venues such as the recently reopened Watford Colosseum, Indigo at The O2 and Eventim Apollo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AEG Presents has revealed the first wave of artists slated to perform at London\u2019s much-anticipated new venue, the British Airways ARC, as it gears up to open its doors this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[971,96,94,1397],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-billboard-uk","category-music","category-music-news","category-uk-live"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9531"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9531\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}