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Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells
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For more than half a century, the world has been fascinated by the unique musical phenomenon of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells. His music returns to Prague as part of a new European tour. After two sold-out concerts in 2024 and 2025, these legendary works return to the O2 universum, where the project The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III will be performed on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
Oldfield’s first album Tubular Bells I, which he began composing at the age of just seventeen and released in 1973, became a worldwide sensation and is still the best-selling instrumental album of all time. Its iconic motif, also known from the cult film The Exorcist, has become a symbol of musical originality and timelessness. It was followed by Tubular Bells II (1992), whose grand premiere at Edinburgh Castle is one of the most watched musical events of the late 20th century, and six years later Tubular Bells III (1998), where Oldfield combined his work with new electronic inspirations that he experienced in Ibiza, where he had moved at the time.
The third Prague concert, held as part of the expanded grand celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the first release of Tubular Bells, will be part of a new European tour in 2026.
The conductor and artistic director of the project is Oldfield’s long-time close friend and collaborator Robin A. Smith – a conductor, composer and keyboardist who has collaborated with Oldfield for more than three decades. Together they have presented various performances of Tubular Bells at iconic venues such as Edinburgh Castle, Horse Guards Parade and in 2021 at the opening of the London Olympics.
Under the direction of Robin A. Smith, the Prague audience will be introduced to music that has made an indelible mark on history. The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III will offer a cross-section of three decades of Oldfield’s work in a single concert. The combination of iconic melodies, virtuoso performance by a great orchestra, whose players Oldfield personally selected, and a strong emotional charge promises an exceptional experience that Prague will not forget.
Program and cast
O2 Arena Prague
The O2 arena is one of the leading facilities in Europe with a seating capacity of up to 18,000. Every year, the O2 Arena hosts dozens of attractive sporting and cultural events. It was opened in 2004 for the ice-hockey championship and since that time it has welcomed over 600,000 people every year.
The O2 arena is located in north-eastern Prague, approximately 10 km from the city centre. It occupies an advantageous position between the interior road ring, which provides comfortable transport from other sections of the city, and the external ring road, which allows a quick connection to the outgoing motorway and the international highway network.
The O2 Arena offers more than fourty spatial, functional or technical variations of the stage surface and the auditorium. At a large rock concert, the O2 arena can host up to 18,000 spectators. The latest technology available at the O2 Arena include, e.g., a giant video cube, internal TV circuit, display facades, its own TV studio, sliding stands, excellent acoustics, light park and advanced telecommunication equipment.
How to get to the O2 Arena
The O2 Arena is located close by to the Ceskomoravska underground station, tram stop, bus terminal and the Praha-Liben train station which is just a few minutes’ walk away. You can get there by regular trains going in the direction of Kolin or Praha-Masarykovo nadrazi or make use of a new train line Praha-Liben - Praha-Holesovice - Praha-Bubenec - Praha-Sedlec - Roztoky u Prahy
By underground
The best way is to go by the underground line B to Ceskomoravska station. The pedestrian entrance is located just a few meters outside the underground station exit (turn right outside the underground exit toward the bus station and Ocelarska St..)
By tram
If you go by a tram, take No. 8 or 25 and get off at Multiarena Praha.
By bus
If you go by bus, take either of the following buses: 251, 127, 158, 166, 259, 280, 302, 305, 348, 351, 354, 3, 66, 368, 375, 376 or 377 and get off at the Ceskomoravska stop or take either of : 136, 145, 177 or 195 and get off at Nadrazi Liben.
By train
• From Hlavni Nadrazi (Central Station) take the underground line C to Florenc, there change to take the B line to Ceskomoravska station.
• From Masaryk Nadrazi take underground line B and get off at Ceskomoravska station.
• From Smichovske Nadrazi take underground line B and get off at Ceskomoravska station.
• If you are at Libenske Nadrazi turn left and walk for about 500 m. You can also take the tram and get off at the very next stop.
By car
• Coming from Brno - take exit 2 - P + R - Opatov, from there take underground line C to Florenc and change to underground line B and get off at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Hradec Kralove and Mlada Boleslav - take exit 1 - P + R Cerny Most, from there take underground line B and get off at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Teplice - follow Centre until you get to the Holesovice train station - here you will find P+ R - Nadrazi Holesovice, take underground line C to Florenc, change to underground line B and continue to the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Strakonice - follow directions to Smichov, Radlicka St - P + R - Radlicka, take underground line B and get off at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Pilsen - exit 1 - P + R - Zlicin, take underground line B and get of at the Ceskomoravska station.
• Coming from Chomutov - continue to the ring road in the direction to Pilsen and Zlicin - P + R - Zlicin, take undergroundnd line B and get of at the Ceskomoravska station.
Parking near the O2 Arena
The following streets – Drahobejlova, Ocelarska, K Moravine, U Skladky, Kovarska (between Ocelarska and Sokolovska streets), U Svobodarny, Kurta Konrada, Lihovarska, Na Rozcesti and, south of Sokolovska (between Balabenkova and K Moravine), Na Harfe, Ceskomoravska (between Klecakova and Freyova), Ceskomoravska (between Kurta Konrada and Drahobejlova) – are designated for residential parking. Motor vehicles without a corresponding parking permit parking in this area may be towed away.
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