Why Did The Millennium Dome Change Name?
 

Wasn't it called The Millennium Dome in like 2000?

That sounds so much better than the 02 Arena.
I mean why London? Why name your biggest venue after a ******ing phone company?

I mean how did it even get it's new name anyways? Was it after 02 the Phone Company or something completely different? And Why the hell did they change the name in the first place?

Did anyone else prefer The Millennium Dome?

I'm not from England, So I don't really know this and I've always wondered it.

I think the O2 bought it off the government so they got to name it. And I think the Dome was good.

It ran out of cash and was bought by O2

It had loads of financial problems I think

Not sure if they ever intended to keep it after the end of 2000 anyway though

It's called sponsership and corporate advertising and it's been around for quite some time now.

-came to make a smartarse reply; it's already been done-

Thats a shame, your smartarse comments are what i live for.

You could have said

Wiki is your friend

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Dome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O2_Arena_(London)

I went there is 2000 with my Primary School in year 6, got my picture took with E.T, my 5 minutes of fame

It badly needed a rebrand. The Milennium Dome had such a bad rep and lost heaps of money.

O2 Arena >

This. I went to the Millenium Dome in 2000. At the same time I went on the London Eye at the same time. I enjoyed the London Eye more.

Because o2 bought it Patrick you big silly.

Sure Patrick,The Point in Dublin is now The 02 as well.

^I saw Gaga there :amazed:

Fair Dos to O2, Thought they were cheap.

What's Next? Tesco Mobile buying The London Eye?

The London Eye has a different sponsor every so often, it used to be British Airways its EDF Energy sponsoring it now :laugh:

most are sans smart

The only thing I remember about our school trip to the Millenium Dome was some giant model of the human body you could walk through...wasn't that interesting.

I went in that thing. It smelt funny. :conf2:

Only to those without the intelligence to understand them.

Arista gets his kicks elsewhere