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

436

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:  1.05m
Width:   7.20m
Depth:  3.70m
 
Clearance: 3.35m

LOAD IN

Straight from street, single door to the left of box office and up 22 steps with a twist

PARKING FACILITIES

Limited parking available and buses are advised to arrive overnight

MERCHANDISING

Space available, charges apply

TOWELS

Towel hire available, please arrange in advance

PRODUCTION OFFICE

Share with promoter/Tour Manager
01865 813 349
Wireless Internet

DRESSING ROOMS

1 x dressing room next to stage

PA SPECIFICATION

FOH:
SPEAKERS:
4 x Turbosound TFL760HT
4 x Turbosound TSW 718 Sub
All speakers controlled by Turbosound Crossover
 

CONTROL & EFFECTS

Digidesign SC48

 

MULTICORE

40 Channels from Stage and 12 Returns

MONITORS

Soundcraft MH3 32 Channel Desk
6 way monitor mix available

SPEAKERS

2 x Turbosound Nu Q15 Monitor Speakers
2 x Martin LE 400 Monitors
3 x Martin LE400 copies (1 for listen)
1 x Turbosound TXD 252 Drum Fill
 

CONTROL

1 x Klark Teknik SQ2 8 Channel Gate / Comp
6 x KlarkTeknik SQ Graphic EQs
1 x Yamaha SPX Effects Unit

MICROPHONES

1 x Sure Beta 52
1 x Sure Beta 91
2 x Shure Beta 58a
5 x Shure SM58
2 x Shure Beta 57
5 x Shure SM57
1 x Shure PG81
1 x Sennheiser E602
4 x Sennheiser E604
1 x Sennheiser E609
1 x Sennheiser E606
2 x Sennheiser e614
1 x Sennheiser e845
1 x AKG c535
2 x c1000
12 x Assorted Active DIs
 

LIGHTING SPECIFICATION

RIGGING:
In house rigging consists of a Goalpost Truss across the back of the stage and a single bar across the front of the stage. There is no space for touring specials; these would need to be on the floor

BACK OF STAGE

9 x LED Par
4 x Robe 170 colour spots
2 x Martin Atomic 3K Strobes
  

FRONT OF STAGE

4 x Par64 Cans
4 x LED Par64 Par Cans

 

CONTROL

All lights are fully DMX controlled by an Avolites Azure Shadow