Academy Music Group (AMG) is an 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'.
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. The deal also involved music promoter Live Nation who own 51% of the venues. In July 2017, O2, Live Nation and Academy Music Group renewed the agreement for a further ten years till 2027.
Venues Current VenueCapacityLocationSource O2 Academy Birmingham 3,009 BirminghamO2 Academy2 Birmingham600BirminghamO2 Academy3 Birmingham250Birmingham O2 Academy Bournemouth 1,800 Bournemouth O2 Academy Bristol 1,650 BristolO2 Academy2 Bristol250Bristol O2 Academy Brixton 4,921 London O2 Academy Edinburgh 3,000 Edinburgh O2 Academy Glasgow 2,550 Glasgow O2 Academy Islington 800 LondonO2 Academy2 Islington250London O2 Academy Leeds 2,300 LeedsO2 Academy2 Leeds400Leeds O2 Academy Leicester 1,450 Leicester O2 Academy Liverpool 1,200 LiverpoolO2 Academy2 Liverpool500Liverpool O2 Academy Oxford 1,020 OxfordO2 Academy2 Oxford436Oxford O2 Academy Sheffield 2,150 SheffieldO2 Academy2 Sheffield400Sheffield 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 VenueCapacityLocationSource O2 Guildhall Southampton 1,749 Southampton O2 Apollo Manchester 3,500 Manchester
Upcoming VenueCapacityLocationSource Brighton Hippodrome 2,300 Brighton Odyssey, Belfast 11,200 Belfast
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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