Academy Music Group

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Academy Music Group (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 January 2009) took the name Carling Academy after their sponsor Carling. Some of these also contain smaller venues used for less well known acts; these typically take the title 'Academy 2'.

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The group formed a partnership in 2008 with O2 to allow customers of the company to receive priority access to tickets at the venues. The deal saw eleven UK venues renamed O2 Academies from 1 January 2009, with O2 customers able to buy tickets to gigs up to two days before others. [1] The deal also involved music promoter Live Nation who own 51% of the venues. [2] In July 2017, O2, Live Nation and Academy Music Group renewed the agreement for a further ten years. [3]

Venues

Current

VenueCapacityLocation
O2 Academy Birmingham 3,009 Birmingham
O2 Academy Bournemouth 1,800 Bournemouth
O2 Academy Bristol 1,650 Bristol
O2 Academy Brixton 4,921 London
O2 Academy Edinburgh 3,000 Edinburgh
O2 Academy Glasgow 2,500 Glasgow
O2 Academy Islington 800 London
O2 Academy Leeds 2,300 Leeds
O2 Academy Leicester 1,450 Leicester
O2 Academy Liverpool 1,200 Liverpool
O2 Academy Oxford 1,150 Oxford
O2 Academy Sheffield 2,150 Sheffield
O2 City Hall Newcastle 2,135 Newcastle upon Tyne
O2 Forum Kentish Town 2,300 London
O2 Institute Birmingham 1,500 Birmingham
O2 Ritz Manchester 1,500 Manchester
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire 2,000 London
O2 Victoria Warehouse 3,500 Manchester

Partner venues

VenueCapacityLocation
O2 Guildhall Southampton 1,749 Southampton
O2 Apollo Manchester 3,500 Manchester

Former

VenueCapacityLocationStatus
Forum Birmingham 3,500 Birmingham Formerly O2 Academy Birmingham. No longer operated by AMG.
NX Newcastle 2,000 Newcastle upon Tyne Formerly O2 Academy Newcastle. No longer operated by AMG.
O2 ABC Glasgow 1,300 Glasgow Closed due to fire damage

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References

  1. "Academy Group music venues announce new partnership". NME. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  2. Sweney, Mark (6 November 2008). "O2 to sponsor Academy music venues". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 December 2008.
  3. "O2, Live Nation and Academy Music Group renew alliance for O2 Academy venues". Music Week. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.