In March 2003, AMG expanded to Scotland with O2 Academy Glasgow, following a multi-million pound development of the former New Bedford Cinema. The venue opened to a rapturous response, following a one-off performance by legendary Scottish band; Deacon Blue.

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 a fully flexible capacity of 2,550 for full building usage to cater for live gigs and cutting edge dance events and club nights. The design emulates the success of AMG’s other venues, allowing O2 Academy Glasgow 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.

CAPACITY

Total 2,500
Standing 1,776
Balcony unreserved seating 660
Full seated (variable) 600-1,455
 
Available to hire in short hall, ground floor and full capacity (ground floor and balcony) formats, plus fully seated options

5 bars including a VIP bar at the rear of the balcony

DRESSING ROOMS

3 including main with TV, DVD, Xbox, fridge, WCs and showers
(5 showers in total)

MEZZANINE ROOM

250 capacity room located on the first floor with easy access to the venue and balcony area, also available for VIP hire with air-conditioning, plasma screens, speakers and a live feed from the auditorium

VIP BAR

Stunning views of the main stage from the upper level, bar access and plasma screen, available for private hire

CATERING

Tour kitchen facilities and dining room available

LOAD IN

Directly from road through 1 set of doors onto dance floor immediately in front of stage
Ramp to stage

PARKING

Trucks to north side of venue on Bedford Street in loading bay
Sleepers to rear of building off Bedford Street on side road
Landlines available

BARRIER

In-house Mojo type pit barrier

STAGE DIMENSIONS

Height:1.5m
Width:9.75m
Depth:7.62m

POWER

Lighting 3 phase 200 Amp (powerlock only) with switchable RCD
Sound 3 phase 63 Amp CeeForm
FOH sound power 32 Amp single phase
CeeForm 2 x 16 Amp single phase 
CeeForm upstage right and left for backline

O2 Academy Glasgow is available as a bare hall for full tour production, however also has the following equipment in-house:

SOUND

FOH SPEAKERS:

14 x EAW KF850EF Mid/High Enclosure
12 x EAW SB850R Dual 18” Subwoofer

FOH AMPLIFIERS:

5 x Yamaha PC4800 N - 2 x 800W (40hm)
16 x Yamaha PC 9500 N - 2 x 1500W (40hm)
1 x Yamaha PC4800 N - 2 x 800W (40hm)

FOH OUTBOARD:

1 x Yamaha SPX1000
1 x Yamaha SPX990
1 x TC D2 Digital Delay
1 x TC M2000 Multi Effects Unit
2 x XTA GQ600 Stereo Graphic EQ’s
4 x Drawmer DL241 Stereo Gates
1 x dbx 160SL Stereo Compressor
10 x dbx 160A Mono Compressors
2 x Behringer MDX440P Quad Compressor
1 x Behringer XR440P Quad Gate

FOH CONSOLE:

Soundcraft MH3-40 Ch

DANCE FLOOR REAR FILL:

4 x EAW KF850EF Mid/High

ENCLOSURE DELAY LINE:

4 x EAW MK2164 2-Way Installation Enclosure

SYSTEM CONTROL

1 x BSS 9088 ii Soundweb
2 x XTA DP224
1 x XTA DP226 Speaker Management System

MONITOR CONSOLE

Soundcraft MH3-32 Ch

MONITOR SPEAKERS

12 x Martin Audio LE400C Passive/Active Floor Monitor
4 x Martin Audio H3 Blackline
Bi-Amp 3-Way Loudspeaker

MONITOR OUTBOARD

6 x BSS FCS-966 Opal
2 x Yamaha DME24
2 x Yamaha MY8-AD96 8-Way
1 x TC M-One XL Multi Effects Unit
Analogue Input Card on D Sub

MONITOR AMPLIFIERS

6 x Yamaha PC4800 N
6 x Yamaha PC9500 N

MICROPHONES

4 x C418PP AKG
1 x D112 AKG
1 x SM91 Shure
4 x C391b
6 x SM58-LC Shure
4 x SM57-LC Shure
6 x AR-133 BSS Active DI Box XLR s
Beyer dynamic mic stands

DJ EQUIPMENT

4 x Technics SL1210s MKII
2 x Allen & Heath XONE:62
1 x Denon DN2600F Twin CD Player
2 x DAS DS – 12 Amp Powered Monitor

LIGHTING EQUIPMENT

1 x Avolites Peal 2004
10 x Bars of 6 Par64 Cans
8 x Mac 500
6 x Mac 600
6 x Source 4 (19 degree)
4 x Thomas 4 cell Molefays
4 x Atomic Strobe
2 x Jem ZR 33 professional smoke machine
6 x wall mounted 6-way digital dimmers
1 x 6-way flightcased digital dimmer
Total of 42-way dimming
1 patch bay (Andolites weiland)
2 x 8-way DMX data buffers
10 x 16 Amp breakout boxes

TRUSS & RIGGING

1 x 32’ x 16’ 12” x 12” box truss over the stage (4 x 500kg points) with 2 DMX lines and 10 Socapex runs (1 dedicated to hard power)

1 x 32’ A-type house front truss (2 x 500kg points) with 2 DMX lines and 6 Socapex runs (1 dedicated to hard power)
2 x 500kg points to fly touring sound system
4 x 8’ tri-light trusses – 8 x 125kg points (2 truss above balcony, 2 truss above auditorium, arranged around central dome) all four truss with a DMX line and Socapex run

NB: Additional equipment can be hired by arrangement with the venue if required. Most professional audio, lighting, AV, backline and stage equipment can be sourced locally. Plea