The O2 Academy Sheffield (formerly the Carling Academy Sheffield), is a live music venue in the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is a £3 million refurbishment of the former "Roxy Nightclub" and opened on 11 April 2008.[2]
In 2007 the Academy Music Group announced that it had acquired the former Roxy Disco nightclub and was to transform it into the "Carling Academy Sheffield". The venue opened on 11 April 2008, with Reverend and the Makers playing on the opening night.[3] On 6 November 2008, it was announced that Telefónica Europe (owners of the O2 Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promoter Live Nation. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O2 Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of the Millennium Dome (now The O2).[4]
There has been some opposition from rival nightclub owners in the area, claiming more licensed premises would be an increase in crime and disorder. However, the police did not support these claims.[5]
Reverend & The Makers' second live album, Reverend and The Makers Live in Sheffield, was recorded at the venue and released in December 2012.[6]
Structure
There are two separate performance areas for both live music and smaller club events.
O2 Academy Sheffield
The O2 Academy Sheffield includes "a large main auditorium with a capacity of 2,350 and a secondary smaller room, emulating the success of its multi-room format at other AMG venues across the country, to hold 600."[7] It will aim to attract British and international touring artists in the same way that AMG's other venues do.[2]
O2 Academy Sheffield 2
The O2 Academy Sheffield 2 is capable of hosting smaller, up and coming artists or other small-scale events. The capacity for this room is 500.[2]
References
^"Company: O2 Academy Sheffield | Academy Music Group". academymusicgroup.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
academy, sheffield, formerly, carling, academy, sheffield, live, music, venue, centre, sheffield, south, yorkshire, england, million, refurbishment, former, roxy, nightclub, opened, april, 2008, locationsheffield, south, yorkshire, englandowneracademy, music, . The O2 Academy Sheffield formerly the Carling Academy Sheffield is a live music venue in the centre of Sheffield South Yorkshire England It is a 3 million refurbishment of the former Roxy Nightclub and opened on 11 April 2008 2 O2 Academy SheffieldLocationSheffield South Yorkshire EnglandOwnerAcademy Music GroupGenre s Rock comedyCapacity2 150 1 Opened2008Websitewww wbr o2academysheffield wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Structure 2 1 O2 Academy Sheffield 2 2 O2 Academy Sheffield 2 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditIn 2007 the Academy Music Group announced that it had acquired the former Roxy Disco nightclub and was to transform it into the Carling Academy Sheffield The venue opened on 11 April 2008 with Reverend and the Makers playing on the opening night 3 On 6 November 2008 it was announced that Telefonica Europe owners of the O2 Network in the UK had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues in a deal with music promoter Live Nation The deal which lasts for five years sees all venues rebranded The O2 Academy in line with Telefonica s purchase of the Millennium Dome now The O2 4 There has been some opposition from rival nightclub owners in the area claiming more licensed premises would be an increase in crime and disorder However the police did not support these claims 5 Reverend amp The Makers second live album Reverend and The Makers Live in Sheffield was recorded at the venue and released in December 2012 6 Structure EditThere are two separate performance areas for both live music and smaller club events O2 Academy Sheffield Edit The O2 Academy Sheffield includes a large main auditorium with a capacity of 2 350 and a secondary smaller room emulating the success of its multi room format at other AMG venues across the country to hold 600 7 It will aim to attract British and international touring artists in the same way that AMG s other venues do 2 O2 Academy Sheffield 2 Edit The O2 Academy Sheffield 2 is capable of hosting smaller up and coming artists or other small scale events The capacity for this room is 500 2 References Edit Company O2 Academy Sheffield Academy Music Group academymusicgroup com Retrieved 30 September 2021 a b c O2 Academy Sheffield Venue History Ents24 Reverend amp The Makers To Launch O2 Academy Sheffield Sweney Mark 6 November 2008 O2 to sponsor Academy music venues The Guardian London Retrieved 6 December 2008 1 dead link Zoetrope Pictures Limited Nyquest bigcartel com Retrieved 10 January 2021 O2 Academy Sheffield Venue info on AMG Academy music group co uk Archived from the original on 31 December 2016 Retrieved 10 January 2021 External links EditO2 Academy Sheffield Official WebsiteCoordinates 53 22 55 N 1 27 56 W 53 3820 N 1 4655 W 53 3820 1 4655 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title O2 Academy Sheffield amp oldid 1100479093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
