academy music group


the uk's leading owner


and operator of live music


and club venues

Latest news

Soundgarden announce October UK dates

21/05/2013

Returning to the UK on European tour, tha band add new dates due to demand. [Read more]


O2 Academy Islington celebrates a decade of live music with a show from US rock royalty Alkaline Trio

20/05/2013

What better way for O2 Academy Islington to turn the ripe old age of 10 in 2013, than with the help of the band who opened it! [Read more]


Texas announce November 2013 UK dates

16/05/2013

In their 25th anniversary year Texas release their brand new studio album ‘The Conversation’ and announce UK dates [Read more]


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O2 Academy Glasgow

In March 2003, AMG expanded to Scotland with O2 Academy Glasgow, following a multi-million pound development of the former New Bedford Cinema. The New Bedford originally opened in 1921 as a cinema theatre venue and is now a magnificent 2,500 capacity live music venue, which retains the grandeur of the art deco period including original ceiling features, balcony and boxes, proscenium arch around the stage, paneling on the stairwell; as well as the original façade. 

The venue  houses a state of the art sound and lighting system and has the option of converting to a short hall format for shows requiring a smaller 1,100 capacity that is production complete or alternatively, a fully seated configuration. More recently, AMG configured a second 250 capacity venue, O2 Academy2 Glasgow, for newer, emerging artists.

O2 Academy Glasgow welcomes in the region 130 concerts and specialist club events per year. A focal point of the Scottish live music scene, the venue attracts up to 250,000 persons per annum.