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Looking for Mariah Carey London tickets? The queen of Christmas brings her ChristmasTime show to The O2 Arena on Monday, November 30, 2026, for one night only in the capital, part of a short three-date UK run built entirely around the holiday season. Here’s what to know about tickets, seating, getting to Greenwich, and where to stay if you’re turning the show into a proper festive trip.
Mariah Carey London Tickets & Show Time
The O2’s own listing has doors at 6:30 PM for the November 30 show. Use the buttons below to compare live pricing and availability across three ticket providers before you book.
Worth knowing: general on-sale opened at 10am on Friday, September 25, 2026, and London is the only one of the three UK dates at a venue this size — Birmingham and Manchester are on the same run, so if London prices climb, those are worth a look too.
About the ChristmasTime Tour
ChristmasTime is Mariah Carey’s holiday arena show, built around the songs that made her the genre’s biggest name — full band, choir, dancers and a production that leans hard into the festive spectacle rather than a stripped-back set. The 2026 UK run is short and deliberately timed to the season: Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on November 27, The O2 in London on November 30, and Manchester’s Co-op Live on December 2 — three dates, one week, right in the run-up to Christmas.
It’s the kind of tour that sells out its window fast precisely because it only exists for a few weeks a year. If you want to see it live, the date on the calendar matters more than usual — there’s no spring or summer leg to catch instead.
About Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is, by most measures, the best-selling female recording artist of all time, with more than 200 million albums sold worldwide. She holds the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of any solo artist — 19 and counting — spanning three decades from “Vision of Love” in 1990 through to her later collaborations, and has won five Grammy Awards across a career that helped define what a modern vocal pop record sounds like.
Every December, though, one song does most of the talking: “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” released in 1994 on her Merry Christmas album. It first hit UK number one in 2020, twenty-six years after release, and has landed in the UK top five every Christmas since — a genuinely unusual chart life that’s made Mariah as synonymous with the holidays as any artist alive. ChristmasTime is her live answer to that: a full arena show built around exactly that catalogue.
About The O2 Arena
The O2 sits on the tip of the Greenwich Peninsula, inside the dome originally built for the Millennium Dome exhibition in 2000. As a music venue it opened in 2007 and has since sold more than 30 million tickets, hosting upwards of 200 events a year across its 20,000-capacity arena — enough that Billboard named it Venue of the Decade for the 2020s. The wider complex includes bars, restaurants, a rooftop climbing experience and the smaller indigo venue, so there’s plenty to do if you arrive with time to spare.
Where to Sit at The O2
For ChristmasTime, The O2 is set up end-stage with premium seated Floor Packages (A1–D2) directly in front of the stage, a lower tier (sections 101–118) wrapping around them in a horseshoe, and an upper tier (401–422) above that. Sections 108, 109 and 110 in the lower tier sit squarely opposite the stage and give the most direct, central view — the best seats in the bowl if you’re not going for a floor package. If you’re working to a tighter budget, 417, 418 and 419 in the upper tier hold the same central sightline at a noticeably better price.
Getting to The O2
The easiest route in is the Tube: North Greenwich station sits right outside the entrance on the Jubilee line, around 15 minutes from Central London with frequent trains running well past midnight on show nights.
If you’d rather arrive by water, Thames Clippers river buses stop at North Greenwich Pier — a scenic, genuinely practical way to reach the venue from Westminster, the London Eye or the City. The London Cable Car is another option, linking North Greenwich across the Thames to the Royal Docks in around ten minutes.
Driving isn’t recommended on a concert night — car parks at the O2 fill up and fees rise sharply around major shows, and the roads immediately around the venue get congested as doors approach.
Make a Day of It
Late November puts you right at the start of London’s Christmas season, so Greenwich rewards showing up early. The Up at The O2 roof climb is the obvious pick if you’re already at the venue — a guided walk over the dome with skyline views back toward Canary Wharf, best booked for late afternoon so you finish in time for doors. A short DLR ride away, historic Greenwich has its own market-town charm, and a river cruise is a relaxed way to link the two.
Where to Stay in London
Staying near North Greenwich keeps things simple for a show night — you can walk to the venue and skip the post-concert Tube crush entirely — but hotel choices right on the peninsula are limited. Most visitors base themselves in Central London instead and ride the Jubilee line in, or split the difference at Canary Wharf, a couple of stops from North Greenwich with a good range of hotels and an easy onward journey the next day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Mariah Carey London tickets?
Mariah Carey plays The O2 Arena in London on Monday, November 30, 2026. You can compare live pricing across Ticombo, Ticketmaster and Hello Tickets using the links on this page.
What time do doors open?
The O2’s own listing has doors at 6:30 PM for the November 30 show. Check your ticket confirmation closer to the date for any final timing updates.
Are there other UK dates on the ChristmasTime tour?
Yes — alongside London, Mariah Carey plays Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on November 27 and Manchester’s Co-op Live on December 2, 2026.
How do I get to The O2 without driving?
North Greenwich station on the Jubilee line is the simplest route, sitting right outside the venue. Thames Clippers river buses and the London Cable Car are both scenic alternatives that also connect directly to North Greenwich.
Will Mariah Carey perform “All I Want for Christmas Is You”?
It’s her signature holiday song and the centerpiece of the Merry Christmas album the ChristmasTime show is built around, so it would be a significant surprise if it weren’t part of the set.
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