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Redeem Virgin Points for December events at The O2, including Paul McCartney

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Virgin Red has recently taken a box at The O2 arena in London, and on Wednesday we published an article showing you what it is like inside.

It’s looking good!

Virgin Red has now released tickets for shows in December to add to the September, October and November shows already available.

Virgin Red Room The O2

There is some good stuff released for December – oldies will appreciate Paul McCartney and Culture Club (which is actually a bit of an 80s get-together if you look at the full line-up).

How to book

If you do not have a Virgin Red account but do have a Virgin Flying Club account, you will need to download the Virgin Red app, sign up and link your Flying Club account. Your existing points balance will then be usable in the app. If you join Virgin Red via this referral link you will get 1,000 bonus points with your first earn transaction.

Top-up via a credit card bonus:

If you want to top up your Virgin Points for a future concert redemption, you now receive 18,000 Virgin Points as a sign-up bonus with the Virgin Atlantic Reward+ MastercardOur full review is here and you can apply here.

Top-up by buying points:

If you want to top up your balance by buying Virgin Points, the link is here

The list below was correct as of Thursday morning. It includes the new December events at the bottom as well as what is left from September, October and November.

Show Date Virgin Points (for two) 
Noah Kahan21 & 22 August 30,000 
Texas5 September40,000
Karan Aujla6 September  40,000 
Jungle12 September 50,000 
Arjit Singh15 September40,000
Jonas Brothers16 & 17 September 45,000 
Moby19 September 50,000 
Asake21 September50,000
Aventura22 September 50,000 
Melanie Martinez26 September 50,000 
Janet Jackson 28 & 29 September 60,000 
Diljit Dosanjh4 & 5 October50,000
Peter Kay8 October 50,000 
McFly9 & 10 October 50,000 
Crowded House11 October 40,000 
Lil Tjay12 October35,000
Sid Sriram13 October 30,000 
Ms Lauryn Hill & The Fugees14 October45,000
The Rest Is Politics15 October 30,000 
Dream Theater20 October 40,000 
WWE Live4 November 50,000 
Deep Purple6 November 65,000 
Glass Animals7 November 50,000 
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds8 & 9 November 65,000  
Cigarettes After Sex12 & 13 November 35,000 
London Grammar14 November 35,000  
Kasabian15 November  50,000  
Peter Kay16 November  50,000 
The Corrs20 November 35,000  
The Script 23 November  50,000  
Charlie XCX28 November  50,000  
Sleep Token29 November  40,000  
Childish Gambino30 Nov & 1 Dec  50,000 
Sleep Token3 December 35,000  
keshi4 December 40,000  
Peter Kay5 December 50,000  
Jacob Collier9 December 30,000  
Kygo11 December 50,000  
Pete Tong13 & 14 December 40,000 
Culture Club15 December 50,000 
Paul McCartney18 & 19 December 75,000 
Slipknot20 & 21 December 50,000 
RnB Xmas Ball22 December 50,000 
Disney on Ice26 – 31 December 20 – 35,000 

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards

How to earn Virgin Points from UK credit cards (April 2025)

As a reminder, there are various ways of earning Virgin Points from UK credit cards.  Many cards also have generous sign-up bonuses.

You can choose from two official Virgin Atlantic credit cards (apply here, the Reward+ card has a bonus of 18,000 Virgin Points and the free card has a bonus of 3,000 Virgin Points):

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

18,000 bonus points and 1.5 points for every £1 you spend Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward Mastercard

3,000 bonus points, no fee and 1 point for every £1 you spend Read our full review

You can also earn Virgin Points from various American Express cards – and these have sign-up bonuses too.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is FREE for a year and comes with 20,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 20,000 Virgin Points.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert into 50,000 Virgin Points.

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Small business owners should consider the two American Express Business cards. Points convert at 1:1 into Virgin Points.

American Express Business Platinum

50,000 points when you sign-up and an annual £200 Amex Travel credit Read our full review

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and FREE for a year Read our full review

Click here to read our detailed summary of all UK credit cards which earn Virgin Points

Comments (24)

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  • Matt says:

    75,000 (£750) for McCartney is pricey given only 2 drinks!

    • Ian says:

      One to miss.

    • Ken says:

      You can argue that his voice has gone but he gives fab (naturally) value.
      No indulgent playing the full ‘new album’ , just hit after hit with a brilliant backing band.

      His sets last just shy of 3 hours and the encore is better than most full gigs on this list.

      And it’s Paul McCartney!

      • Rob says:

        I saw McCartney at The O2 last time. There is nothing like hearing Beatles standards knocked out by the original singer, I promise you.

  • RonnieB says:

    Is McCartney an avatar yet?

  • David says:

    Slipknot as a Xmas prezzie for Nana.

  • JAMES says:

    Is that miles per ticket or for 2?

  • Jonathans says:

    How do you get for tickets, just redeem the same event twice?

  • Paul H says:

    Had been weighing up McCartney at 70,000 miles for last few days. Roughly same miles as what I redeemed for the Greek cruise last year. Now no longer showing as available, no doubt via this article, so no need to make a decision.

  • Kate says:

    Is this value? Two tickets for the Disney show for 30,000 points (say £300) when online tickets are sold for £41 each.

    • Rob says:

      If you need to ask then it’s not for you. Same with business class flights, hotel suites etc …..

      • HampshireHog says:

        Not a fair comparison I’d say. The Virgin suite is approx four times the price of regular seats and is at the back furthest from the stage with two poxy drinks and the opportunity to buy overpriced chicken nuggets

        • Rob says:

          A hotel suite comes with no extra perks than a standard room except a lot more space to move around – you don’t even get 2 free drinks in my experience, so I agree its not a fair comparison 🙂 Neither, if I book a hotel suite, do I get to meet some interesting new people I wouldn’t otherwise meet, get my own check-in area or get access to a room service menu which others rooms don’t have.

          • HampshireHog says:

            As we are talking about Virgin points I’m obviously comparing using my points for z as better flying experience rather than listening to Mull of Kintyre with a bag of chips

          • TGLoyalty says:

            It’s still the same principal it’s about the extra space and the different faster entry

            Okay you get Slightly better selection of drinks (Y still get unlimited) and a meal that isn’t slop but still pretty crap (you wouldn’t be happy paying for it at a restaurant.

          • LittleNick says:

            Rob, only a few weeks back you seemed to agree with me that the value proposition using virgin red points for redemptions for concerts was a poor offering, has your view changed now it’s all been fully refurbed?

          • Rob says:

            That wasn’t the discussion – the point was ‘why would I want to go into a suite when cash tickets are available with the masses’.

            You can justify the same 1p of value you’d get from a flight though.

            If you have Marriott and Virgin points the Marriott tickets will be cheaper though and you get fed.

    • TGLoyalty says:

      Online tickets for a suite are £41 each?

    • Ken says:

      Personally I see any value more in being getting access to an event that may be sold out.
      Despite being in the centre you are still a mile away from the stage, the food looks disappointing even if it were free, and you get 2 ‘house’ drinks.
      You presumably have other options for using the points and everyone’s idea of value is different.

      Don’t see why the question invites snarky comments.

  • cin3 says:

    As someone who has been to over 500 gigs in the last 10 years, the only thing worse than a gig at the O2 is one with the atmosphere of the Virgin box at the O2.

    • Rob says:

      You are absolutely not the target market though. It’s like people who claim that Premier League grounds are rubbish and ‘real’ football only happens at Rotherham United or that Wimbledon is crap and you’re better going to Eastbourne. This may be true but the occasional punter wants to do it in style.

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