Bullet for My Valentine, the Bridgend band that took British metal into arenas, return to The O2 arena as sole headliners, with Pendulum as very special guests.
Bullet for My Valentine, the Bridgend band that took British metal into arenas, return to The O2 arena in North Greenwich as sole headliners on Friday 26 February 2027. Pendulum join them as very special guests.
Matthew Tuck and Michael Paget formed the band in 1998 as Jeff Killed John, while they studied music at Bridgend College. It took its present name in 2003, with Tuck on vocals and rhythm guitar and Paget on lead.
The Poison, released in Britain in October 2005, set out the sound: thrash riffs and metalcore weight beneath Tuck’s melodic choruses. Its singles included “Tears Don’t Fall”, and Scream Aim Fire followed in 2008.
Their rise can be traced at Download, from a side stage in 2005 to headlining the festival’s pilot event in 2021. In 2025 they marked 20 years of The Poison with an anniversary edition and a co-headline tour with Trivium.
That tour sold out The O2 arena, and this time the room is theirs alone. The show comes ahead of Social Apocalypse, their eighth studio album, due on 19 March 2027 with its title track already released.