academy music group
the uk's leading owner
and operator of live music
and club venues
Latest news
Soundgarden announce October UK dates
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
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
In their 25th anniversary year Texas release their brand new studio album ‘The Conversation’ and announce UK dates [Read more]
What's on tonight
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Dizraeli & The Small Gods
O2 ABC 2 Glasgow
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Sleeping With Sirens
O2 ABC Glasgow
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The Dead Lay Waiting
O2 Academy 2 Islington
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Revolution - Frat Party
O2 Academy 2 Liverpool
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Mumiy Troll
O2 Academy 2 Newcastle
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Young Kato
O2 Academy 2 Oxford
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Brian McFadden
O2 Academy 2 Sheffield
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The Specials
O2 Academy Birmingham
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A$AP Rocky
O2 Academy Brixton
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Red Leicester
O2 Academy Leicester
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Eric Antoine - Réalité ou Illusion
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Venue focus
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.
