academy events
our promoters and amg events
Academy events

who we are
Academy Events are concert promoters and event organisers for Academy Music Group (AMG), owners and operators of O2 Academy venues in London (Brixton, Islington) Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Oxford, West London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire and O2 ABC Glasgow.
Currently promoting over 1000 concerts a year, the Academy Events team works across AMG’s network of venues staging gigs of all sizes and genres. With access to 24 different venue capacities and configurations within the estate, Academy Events represent both established acts and unsigned artists. Our range of venues also allows Academy Events to promote bands through various stages of their careers, playing the intimate settings of the smaller venues to the bright lights of the O2 Academy main auditoriums.
Dedicated to working with new and emerging talent, Academy Events don’t just stage gigs but manage and promote ‘Academy Live’, a nationwide tour to help support up and coming artists. This initiative gives local bands the chance to play outside of their region to crowds around the country, as they tour the UK on a rotating headline bill.

Interested in working with us?
We’d love to hear from you, if you’re in a band, are a promoter, involved in your local music scene or want to know how to get a gig at an AMG venue. Please do get in touch.
Daryl Robinson: Manager of Academy Events
daryl@academy-music-group.co.uk
Jon Wing: Promoter
jon@academy-music-group.co.uk
Ian Richards: Promoter
ian@academy-music-group.co.uk
Claire Macleod: Assistant to Academy Events
claire@academy-music-group.co.uk
related links
amg venues
- O2 ABC Glasgow venue details | venue website
- O2 ABC2 Glasgow venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Birmingham venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Birmingham venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy3 Birmingham venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Bournemouth venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Bristol venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Bristol venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Brixton venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Glasgow venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Glasgow venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Islington venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Islington venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Leeds venue details | venue website
- Underground Leeds venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Liverpool venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Liverpool venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Newcastle venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Newcastle venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Oxford venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Oxford venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy Sheffield venue details | venue website
- O2 Academy2 Sheffield venue details | venue website
- O2 Shepherds Bush Empire venue details | venue website