Events

NBA Europe Live London 2009

NBA Basketball at The O2

Teams from the world’s top basketball league come to London this October as part of the NBA Europe Live series.

It’s your chance to see Chicago Bulls play Utah Jazz in a world-class display of basketball. This on-court battle acts as a warm-up match for the upcoming US NBA (National Basketball Association) season.

In 2012, The O2 will host the London Olympic Basketball finals, so it’s an ideal venue for this game.

International Basketball Stars Play in London

See Chicago Bulls captain Luol Deng, originally from London’s Brixton, live on court. His teammate Ben Gordon was also born in the UK. They will be joined by fellow Chicago Bull and rising star Derrick Rose.

“It has always been my dream to play for the Bulls in London,” says Luol Deng. “They were the team I supported as a kid and I am looking forward to playing in front of my family and friends. We will put on a great show for the fans, whilst having the opportunity to show my teammates the culture that London has to offer.”

Utah Jazz players of note include Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, both Olympic gold medallists from Team USA’s win in Beijing.

International stars on the Jazz side include the 6’11″ (2.1m) tall Turkish-born Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko from Russia, who also played at the Beijing Olympics.

The NBA in Europe and Beyond

The NBA has staged games outside the United States and Canada since 1988.

Last year’s successful NBA Europe Live tour featured games in London, Paris, Berlin and Barcelona.

This year will be just as thrilling, so make sure you’re there for all the on-court action at The O2 this autumn!

Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of Her Majesty The Queen and serves as both home and office. This year’s Summer Opening has a musical accompaniment. From command performances to costume balls, musical entertainment at Buckingham Palace will be the focus of a special display at this year’s Summer Opening of the State Rooms. Historic fancy-dress costumes, musical instruments and manuscripts, photographs and souvenirs will be shown in the magnificent surroundings of the Ball Supper Room, which itself has been the setting for many glittering events in the Palace’s history.

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Today the State Rooms are used extensively by The Queen and Members of the Royal Family to receive and entertain their guests on State, ceremonial and official occasions. During August and September when The Queen makes her annual visit to Scotland, the Palace’s nineteen state rooms are open to visitors.

The State Rooms form the heart of the working palace and are lavishly furnished with some of the finest treasures from the Royal Collection – paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer, Poussin, Canaletto; sculpture by Canova; exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain, and some of the finest English and French furniture in the world.

Aspart of the audio tour of the State Rooms, visitors will hear the voices of famous performers, the sounds of the original instruments on show and some of the music specially composed for the royal family. Among the highlights are Johann Strauss’s waltz for Queen Victoria’s coronation, Felix Mendelssohn’s special arrangements of his Songs Without Words, and The Queen’s Suite by Duke Ellington, created and recorded for Her Majesty The Queen in 1959.

Visitors to the State Rooms should enter through the Ambassadors Entrance. Latecomers will not be admitted. Please see Venue Info for full conditions of entry.

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