When Johnny Borrell, the lead singer of British indie rockband Razorlight sang the praises of the P&J Live, it was a beautiful crescendo for the venue following an incredibly successful 2024. In fact, the rockstar wasn’t the only performer who was blown away by the arena last year as was equally as impressed together with the comedian Paul Smith. “The lead singer from Razorlight said he’s not played in a venue with better acoustics which was amazing to hear,” says Rob Wicks, the managing director of the P&J Live.
“Niall Horan also absolutely loved his experience here and Paul Smith signed a poster for us which we’ve got up backstage which says ‘I absolutely love this venue’.” ‘The P&J Live has turned a corner’ From west end musicals and comedy to sports shows and conferences, Rob says the diverse range of events proved to be their recipe for success last year. “It has been a really interesting year,” says Rob.
“I do really feel that the venue has turned a bit of a corner in 2024. “You look at the year and there’s certainly plenty of highlights.” One of the biggest highlights was the Rogue Invitational fitness event which was so successful that it’s to return to the venue this year.
“That has blown us all out of the water completely,” says Rob. “I think it took a lot of people by surprise as it was an event which had never been staged outside the United States before. “We sold 15,000 tickets which left the promoter quite astonished a.