WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE, LONDON
What's On at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
The O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush was originally built in 1903 as a music hall and is the former BBC Television Centre. This Grade II listed building has operated as an entertainment venue since 1994, hosting music concerts, comedy, dance nights, events, shows, and premieres. It is often used as a ‘warm up gig’ venue, before artists embark on huge arena tours.
From 1953 till 1993, Shepherd’s Bush Empire was the BBC Television Centre, producing programmes such as Crackerjack, That’s Life, The Generation Game, This Is Your Life, and Wogan, whose show exclusively commandeered the building from 1985. In its very early years whilst it was still a music hall, Charlie Chaplin performed there, and during its BBC years, so did stars such as Lulu, Cilla Black, Shirley Bassey, and Vera Lynn.
The 2’000 capacity O2 Empire, Shepherd’s Bush has many exciting events, gigs, concerts, comedy, and shows to look forward to including Stavros Halkias, One Vision Of Queen, Shayne Ward, Heaven 17, Tom McRae, The Rasmus, Inspiral Carpets, and Chris McCausland. Book your tickets online below for the O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush.
The O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush was originally built in 1903 as a music hall and is the former BBC Television Centre. This Grade II listed building has operated as an entertainment venue since 1994, hosting music concerts, comedy, dance nights, events, shows, and premieres. It is often used as a ‘warm up gig’ venue, before artists embark on huge arena tours.
From 1953 till 1993, Shepherd’s Bush Empire was the BBC Television Centre, producing programmes such as Crackerjack, That’s Life, The Generation Game, This Is Your Life, and Wogan, whose show exclusively commandeered the building from 1985. In its very early years whilst it was still a music hall, Charlie Chaplin performed there, and during its BBC years, so did stars such as Lulu, Cilla Black, Shirley Bassey, and Vera Lynn.
The 2’000 capacity O2 Empire, Shepherd’s Bush has many exciting events, gigs, concerts, comedy, and shows to look forward to including Stavros Halkias, One Vision Of Queen, Shayne Ward, Heaven 17, Tom McRae, The Rasmus, Inspiral Carpets, and Chris McCausland. Book your tickets online below for the O2 Empire Shepherd’s Bush.
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
What's On at the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Stavros Halkias
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 September 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Wonho
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 11 September 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Wonho London Tickets
Francois Van Coke & Karen Zoid LIVE
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 12 September 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Chicane
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 13 September 2025
Trance legend Chicane (aka Nicholas Bracegirdle) is best known for the UK chart-topping "Don't Give Up" (featuring Bryan Adams), and Top 10 hits "Stoned in Love" (featuring Tom Jones), "Poppiholla", "Offshore", and "Sunstroke", as well ...Chicane London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 13 September 2025
Chicane at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Saint Motel
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 18 September 2025
Saint Motel joyfully blur genres, bringing in elements of everything from symphonic pop to big band, embodying an opulent sound true to their ambitious scope. The Los Angeles-based band enjoyed a UK Top 40 hit with the 2014 single "My Type...Days Like These
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 20 September 2025
Billy Bragg, Jamie Webster (solo), Words from Antony Szmierek, Reverend And The Makers (acoustic), Big Special, and more! Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or ...Marina Satti
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Monday 22 September 2025
Greece's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "ZARI", art pop singer, songwriter and music producer Marina Satti was born in Athens, Greece to a Sudanese father and Cretan mother. Marina graduated in classical piano, ...Esoterica
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 26 September 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Esoterica London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 26 September 2025
Esoterica at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Varius Manx & Kasia Stankiewicz
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 27 September 2025
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Varius Manx and Kasia Stankiewicz London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 27 September 2025
Varius Manx and Kasia Stankiewicz at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Jokes No Chaser
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 28 September 2025
Comedians: RICHARD BLACKWOOD, SLIM, KEVIN J, CURTIS WALKER, KYRAH GRAY & CHRISTOPHER SAVAGE Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to...Man With a Mission
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 2 October 2025
Japan's greatest rock sensation flawlessly execute straight-up indie rock metal like the one and only pack of Wolves they are! Their distinguishing feature is that all of the members wear differently designed wolf masks during both their co...
8 BIT BIG BAND
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 3 October 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...One Vision of Queen
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 4 October 2025
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and its preferable you dont, please make sure its small. Only one small bag p...Wankernomics: Just Touching Base
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 8 October 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Ledisi
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 9 October 2025
Grammy Award-winning New Orleans artist and actor Ledisi brings her signature R&B and jazz vibe to the UK! This acclaimed recording artist, songwriter, music producer, author and actress is a powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning almos...Ledisi London Tickets
Blood Incantation
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 10 October 2025
Prepare to plunge into the abyss and stare down infinity with Denver interstellar progressive death metal band Blood Incanation bring their mind-bending cosmic brutality and voidward death metal to Europe. With songs about space and scienc...Nena
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 11 October 2025
The most successful German pop singer in chart history, with over 25 million records sold, NENA is playing her first UK shows in 15 years. Featuring a 10-piece band, fans can expect to hear the 1983 smash hit '99 Red Balloons' and other ico...Radhika Das and Jahnavi Harrison
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 12 October 2025
Security - Bag Policy Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small bag...Shayne Ward
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 16 October 2025
The multi-Platinum Mancunian recording artist Shayne Ward rose to fame as winner of the second series of The X Factor. His debut single "That's My Goal" was the 2005 Christmas No. 1, spending four weeks at the top of the chart and selling 2...Shayne Ward London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 16 October 2025
Shayne Ward at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...EMF + Jesus Jones
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 17 October 2025
"Right Here, Right Now", two of the 90s most enduring alternative-rock acts are going toe-to-toe on what's shaping up to be an "Unbelievable" tour, sharing a bill for the first time ever. EMF and Jesus Jones will also be joined by very spec...Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple / Trapeze / Black Sabbath)
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 18 October 2025
The former bassist and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the 'Voice of Rock', Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and the current front man for rock super group Black Country Communion, is pleased to announce that he will be per...Sam Morril - Sammy is Leaving America (and coming back) Tour
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 19 October 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Sam Morril London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 19 October 2025
Sam Morril 18:30 at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...
Xavier Rudd
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Australia's virtuoso indie folk multi-instrumentalist Xavier Rudd returns to European shores. In the past, his onstage one-man-band setup included a half-dozen guitar choices, three didgeridoos, a yidaki and various styles of native drum, ...Xavier Rudd London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Tuesday 21 October 2025
Xavier Rudd at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Igorrr
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 22 October 2025
Boasting an idiosyncratic experimental style, combining black metal, baroque music, breakcore, and trip hop into a singular sound, Igorrr is the pseudonym of French multi-instrumentalist and electronic producer Gautier Serre of electroni...The Blow Monkeys + The Christians
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 23 October 2025
British pop royalty, The Blow Monkeys and The Christians have announced a co-headline UK tour. Both bands continue to create great new music and are live acts to be reckoned with. The Blow Monkeys' new album Birdsong will be released ahea...Battle Beast
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 24 October 2025
Famous for their energetic shows, incredibly catchy choruses and odd sense of humour, Finland's Battle Beast are destined for glory after topping the charts in their homeland and hitting #11 in Germany. Having toured tirelessly since they w...Klangphonics
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 25 October 2025
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Klangphonics London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 25 October 2025
Klangphonics at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Fin VS History
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and its preferable you dont, please make sure its small. Only one small bag p...Fin VS History with Fin Taylor London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 29 October 2025
Fin Taylor 18:30 at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Those Damn Crows
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 31 October 2025
Modern Rock's unstoppable force, Welsh powerhouse Those Damn Crows have gone from strength to strength since achieving an official UK Top 15 with their sophomore album 'Point Of No Return' in 2020 and reaching no.3 with their 2023 follo...Tide Lines
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 1 November 2025
Scottish folk pop band Tide Lines rounded off a huge 2023 with a unique conceptual tour throughout Scotland entitled Elements. Such was the success of these special, stripped back shows, the band are now getting set to take Elements on t...Goldmen
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 2 November 2025
Security - Bag Policy Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small bag...Joey Valence & Brae
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Tuesday 4 November 2025
Pennsylvania rap duo Joey Bertolino and Braedan Lugue (a.k.a. Joey Valence & Brae), scored a TikTok viral hit during Lockdown with their song "Crank It Up," a celebration of rap music's early boom bap sound. ...Sananda Maitreya (Terence Trent D'Arby)
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 5 November 2025
New York pop soul singer Sananda Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard), started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby (adapting his stepfather's surname of Darby). He found fame in 1987 with the 5 x Platinum chart-topping albu...Sananda Maitreya London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Sananda Maitreya at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...
Heaven 17
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 6 November 2025
Sheffield new wave duo Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left the original lineup of the Human League in after having differences with Phil Oakey. They recruited Glenn Gregory (who's vocal's were remarkably similar to Oakey's) and Heaven 17 w...Remember Monday
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 7 November 2025
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Remember Monday London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 7 November 2025
Remember Monday at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Reef
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Saturday 8 November 2025
UK Album Chart-topping Glastonbury hard blues rockers REEF return with their thrilling blast of unadulterated funky rock'n'roll joy. Their energetic shows serve up nineties Top 10 classics such as "Place Your Hands", and "Come Back Brigh...Myslovitz
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 9 November 2025
Myslovitz is a Polish alt-rock band who take their name from their industrial hometown of Myslowice in the Upper Silesia region of southern Poland. Inspired by Ride, The Stone Roses, My Bloody Valentine, and The Housemartins, guitarist and...Myslovitz London Tickets
Curtis Harding
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Simply calling Curtis Harding a soul man feels reductive. Harding's voice conveys pain, pleasure, longing, tenderness, sadness and strength - a full gamut of emotions. He croons with devotion over classic soul grooves, textured with infecti...Curtis Harding London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Wednesday 12 November 2025
Curtis Harding at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables & Lail Arad - The Songs of Joni Mitchell
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 13 November 2025
Line Up: Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables (This is the Kit) and Lail Arad. Following a revered debut at The Roundhouse's In The Round Festival in April 2024, 'The Songs of Joni Mitchell' returns with a new line-up. The show was conceived and cura...Levellers
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 14 November 2025
Some bands have fans, others have followers. Nobody would question the assertion that the Levellers are most definitely of the latter. Ever since five lads from Brighton came together in the late '80s to brew up a heady concoction of ant...Asia Ft. John Payne & Foghat
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 16 November 2025
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and its preferable you dont, please make sure its small. Only one small bag p...The Fray
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 November 2025
Colorado pop rockers The Fray are best known for their multi-Platinum selling hits "How to Save a Life", "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "You Found Me". ...The Fray London Tickets
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Tuesday 18 - Wednesday 19 November 2025
The Fray at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire...Tom McRae
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Thursday 20 November 2025
Chelmsford songwriter, Tom McRae returns with an exquisite collection of original duets with renowned French artists, such as Keren Ann, Chien Noir, Alex Beaupain, Clou and more. McRae decided to collaborate on these new songs with various ...Cast
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Friday 21 November 2025
Part of Liverpool's incredible musical heritage, rock band Cast were formed in the city in 1993. Founded by John Power, the former bassist with The La's, and Peter Wilkinson, Cast were a major part of the Britpop movement of the 1990s along...
How to get to the O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Frequently Asked Questions
Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 8TT
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire does not have it's own car parking. Street parking is limited.
The nearst car park is Westfield Shopping Centre.
Tube - Shepherd's Bush Central, Shepherd's Bush Market
Bus - Shepherd's Bush Green, Shepherd's Bush Market, Uxbridge Road
The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire has a capacity of 2'000.
For further information on your tickets, you can view the O2 Shepherd's Bush FAQs.
The O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire box offive opens from 4pm on the day of your event.
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No you cannot take your own food and drink into the O2 Shepherd's Bush. This also includes chewing gum. You can buy drinks and snacks inside, and they have free water
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Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
