Academy Music Group launched O2 Academy Oxford on Thursday 20th September 2007, with New Young Pony Club, followed by the Magic Numbers and local heroes, Young Knives to an ecstatic full house each night. 

The site of the much respected former Zodiac on Cowley Road was developed over four months to create three separate, flexible performance spaces for live music and club events with a total building capacity of 1,350.

Designed to the highest specification, O2 Academy Oxford attracts a strong calibre of international touring artists due to its larger capacity in the City and technical capabilities. 

O2 Academy Oxford, the main venue downstairs, has a maximum capacity of 1,020, and alternative configurations. The secondary venue is the upstairs area of the building, O2 Academy2 Oxford and has a capacity for up to 436 persons, continuing AMG's policy for encouraging and developing new bands and artists to play in professionally equipped venues.

Club nights are a focal point of entertainment with regular events from homegrown and national promoters. Every Saturday the venue hosts Oxford’s seminal indie night Propaganda, with Trashy.

CAPACITY

Standing 700-1,020
Seated  596

SECURITY

Showsec International Ltd - booked through venue

CREW

House – booked through venue -  please contact Technical Manager to arrange

BARRIER

In-house Mojo Pit Barrier

STAGE DIMENSIONS

Height: 1.20m
Width: 9.50m
Depth: 7.50m

POWER

3 phase 63 Amp supply available for touring productions

LOAD IN

From street – 40m push through venue then ramp on to stage

PARKING

Limited parking, trucks must leave on completion of load in, details available on request. There is space outside the venue for one bus to park (landline available). It is recommended that buses arrive overnight as space is not guaranteed

MERCHANDISE

Space available – charges apply

TOWELS

Towel hire available, please arrange in advance

PRODUCTION OFFICE

Share with promoter/Tour Manager
+44 1865 813 340
Wireless internet

DRESSING ROOMS

3 x dressing rooms
Shower & WC facilities

PA SPECIFICATION

FOH:
SPEAKERS:
8 x Nexo Geo-D powered by 6 Camco Votex 6 Amplification
6 x AA218HL Sub Bass Speakers powered by Crown VZ5000 Amplification
4 x AA81 Delays mounted at the back of the room

CONTROL AND EFFECTS

Digidesign Profile with 48ch input box
Comms
 

MULTICORE

48 Channel Multicore with returns to stage

MONITORS

SPEAKERS:
2 x Martin Audio H3 Side Fill
1 x Turbosound B-18 Sub
10 x Turbosound Q15 floor monitors
 

CONTROL

Soundcraft MH3 40 Channel Desk
12 Channels of Klark-Teknik Eq
Klark-Teknik gates and compressors
1 Yamaha SPX Effects Unit
MC2 Amplification
 

MICROPHONES

4 x Shure Beta 58A
7 x Shure SM58
4 x Shure Beta 57A
5 x Shure SM57
1 x Shure Beta 52
1 x Shure Beta 91
2 x Shure PG81
1 x AKG D112
3 x AKG 300B
1 x AKG C535
1 x AKG 190E
1 x Sennheiser MD 421
2 x Sennheiser e602
4 x Sennheiser e604
2 x Sennheiser e606
2 x Sennheiser e609
2 x Sennheiser e614
12 x Assorted DI Boxes
Beyerdynamic mic stands
 

DJ EQUIPMENT

2 x Allen & Heath Xone: 62 mixer
1 x Pioneer DJM 800 mixer
2 x Pioneer DJM 3000 mixer
1 x Stanton RM404 mixer
4 x Technics SL1210s (Cartridges / needles are NOT provided)
4 x Pioneer CDJ 1000 Mk3
2 x Pioneer DVJ 1000
1 x Pioneer CDJ 900
1 x Dennon dual CD player

1 x V4 Vision Mixer
All can be linked to visual system / screens both on stage, across the auditorium and behind bars

Touring production – please liaise with Technical Manager
If touring production is used there may be a fee for removing in house production

 

LIGHTING SPECIFICATION

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LIGHTING SPECIFICATION

RIGGING:
In house rig consists of a front truss and a back truss hung using 0.5 ton motors
 

LIGHTING

4 x Bars of 6 Par64 Cans
10 x Robe Colour spot 250AT
2 x Martin Atomic 3000 strobes
2 x 4 Cell Molefays
4 x Source 4 Junior Profiles
2 x Robe Hip Hop
4 x Robe Led 136 wash lights
2 x Robe LED 148 blinders
2 x Sound LAB UV cannons
2 x Sound LAB UV battens
 

CONTROL

DMX controlled using an Avolites Pearl 2008

CURFEWS

Curfews apply on club nights, please contact GM for further details