Academy Music Group

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'.

The group formed a partnership in 2008 with the O2 mobile phone company 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

Venue	Capacity	Location
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

Former

Venue	Capacity	Location	Status
O2 ABC Glasgow	1,300	Glasgow	Closed due to fire damage
O2 Academy Newcastle	2,000	Newcastle upon Tyne	No longer operated by AMG, now NX Newcastle

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.

External links

• Official website