Venue: The O2 Belfast
Town: Belfast, GB
Capacity: 8,700

The O2 Belfast is an entertainment, education, and leisure destination located within the Titanic Quarter in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Operated by The Odyssey Trust - the charity established to oversee, manage, and continue the development of Northern Ireland's Landmark Millennium Project - the site's naming rights are owned by telecommunications company O2, part of Virgin Media O2, over a 10-year agreement. The concept of the complex originated in 1992 and was finalised in June 1998. It opened in December 2000, with expansions in March and May 2001. With a capacity of up to 11,200 people, The O2 Belfast houses Northern Ireland's largest indoor arena, which is home to the Belfast Giants - the only professional ice hockey team on the island of Ireland. Alongside its live entertainment offering, The O2 Belfast is home to the award-winning W5 at The O2 education centre (formerly known as the W5 Science and Discovery Centre). Adjacent to W5 is W5 LIFE (Learning Innovation for Everyone), a digital learning hub which opened its doors in 2022, and a big food, beverage and entertainment area which includes a Cineworld cinema, a bowling alley, a crazy golf course, arcade and a range of restaurants, shops, and bars, that part was previously known as the Odyssey Pavillion, then Odyssey Place. The Odyssey Centre was 50% funded by a £45m grant from the Millennium Commission as part of the Landmark Project for Northern Ireland, with matched funding from the Department of Education for Northern Ireland, the Sheridan Group, and the Sports Council for Northern Ireland. The application to the Millennium Commission was led by the Ulster Museum, which wished to develop a science centre and teamed up with Peter Curistan, who wished to develop an IMAX, and then led the development of the arena with consultants L&R Leisure. The name "Odyssey" was chosen to symbolise the 'journey of discovery' that would be the science centre; Michael Montgomery, a 14-year-old at the time, came up with th