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Academy Music Group (or AMG) is a leading owner-operator of music venues in the United Kingdom. They operate a number of medium sized venues, the majority of which (until Jan 2009) took the name Carling Academy after their sponsor Carling. Some of these academies also contain smaller venues used for less well known acts. These typically take the title 'Carling Academy 2'.
The Academy Music Group, has formed a new partnership with the O2 phone network to allow customers of the company to receive priority access to tickets at the venues. The new deal sees eleven UK venues renamed O2 Academies from 1 January 2009 with O2 phone customers able to buy tickets to gigs up to two days before non-O2 customers in the UK",[1] as part of a £22.5 million deal between telecommunications company O2 and music promoter Live Nation who own 51% of the venues.[2]
Venues
The Flagship music venue. Situated in Brixton, South London, England.
Opened in 1983 Capacity 4,921
Situated on Ardwick Green, Manchester, England.
Opened in 1938 Capacity 3,500
Situated in Bristol Street, Birmingham, England
Opened in 2009 Capacity 3,009
O2 Academy 2 Birmingham Capacity 600
O2 Academy 3 Birmingham Capacity 289
Situated in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
Opened in 1994 Capacity 2,000
Situated below the ice rink on Frogmore Street, Bristol, England.
Opened in 2001 Capacity 1,600
O2 Academy 2 Bristol Capacity 600
Situated in the Gorbals area of Glasgow.
Opened in 2003 Capacity 2,500
Situated in Liverpool, England.
Opened in 2003 Capacity 1,200
O2 Academy 2 Liverpool Capacity 500
Situated in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Opened in 2005 Capacity 2,000
O2 Academy 2 Newcastle Capacity 400
Situated in Upper Street, Islington, England
Opened in 2003 Capacity 800
O2 Academy 2 Islington Capacity 250
Situated in Oxford, England.
Opened in 2006 Capacity 1350
Situated in the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Opened in April 2008 to a sell out gig by local band Reverend and The Makers with an after party DJ'd by Jarvis Cocker. Main Room Capacity: 2,350
O2 Academy Sheffield 2 Capacity: 500
The entire venue hosts 10 bars; 4 in the main auditorium, 4 on the balcony overlooking the auditorium (including a VIP area), 1 in O2 Academy 2 and another in O2 Academy 3.
Situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
Opened in 2007 Capacity 2,700
O2 Academy Leeds 2 Capacity 400
Situated in University Road, Leicester, England. (Newly acquired)
Opening September 2010 Capacity 1,450
O2 Academy Leicester 2 Capacity 500
O2 Academy Leicester 3 Capacity 250
Situated in Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland.
Opened in 2002 Capacity 1362
O2 ABC2 Capacity 350
Situated in Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
Opened in 2009 Capacity circa 1,800
O2 Academy Brighton
Situated in Brighton, Sussex, England. (Newly acquired)
Opening date unknown
References
- ^ "Academy Group music venues announce new partnership". NME. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (6 November 2008). "O2 to sponsor Academy music venues". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
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