At last, the Dome has found its rhythm

David Campbell, head of the O2 stadium in London, has turned an embarrassing white elephant into a world-class arena, writes Richard Wachman A down-to-earth and perhaps unlikely impresario, Glasgow-born David Campbell finds it hard to switch off from his job as head of the O2, the rebranded London entertainment centre, once known - a lifetime ago, it seems - as the much-pilloried Millennium Dome. To the surprise of pundits, the O2, sponsored by the mobile phone company of the same name at an annual cost of £6m, has become the most popular venue in the world for live music. In the first six months of this year, ticket sales were at 853,000, 30 per cent better than runner-up, the Manchester Evening News Arena (576,171), and well ahead of Wembley (247,159) in London and Madison Square Garden (312,896) in New York. 'I often work... [read full story]