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| Location | Glasgow |
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| Owner | Academy Music Group |
| Genre(s) | Rock,Indie music,comedy |
| Capacity | 2,500[1] |
| Opened | 26 March 2003 |
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| www.o2academyglasgow.co.uk | |
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TheO2 Academy Glasgow (formerly theCarling Academy Glasgow) is a music venue on Eglinton Street in theGorbals (Laurieston) area ofGlasgow. It holds 2,500 people. It was one of twoAcademy Music Group venues in Glasgow, until theO2 ABC Glasgow closed due to fire damage in 2018.[2]
It was one of a group of music venues in Britain brandedCarling Academy, the best known including theBrixton Academy and theO2 Academy Birmingham. Since November 2008, the venue has been rebranded by network operatorO2 to its new name, following a new sponsorship deal withLive Nation.
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The venue is housed in the formerNew Bedford Cinema which underwent a £3 million refurbishment project to turn it into a 2,500 personmusic venue. The venue opened on 26 March 2003 with the bandDeacon Blue, SingerBryan Ferry and girl groupSugababes[3] after 10 years of the building being closed and in disrepair.
On 6 November 2008, it was announced thatTelefónica Europe (owners of the O2 Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promoterLive Nation. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O2 Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of the Millennium Dome (nowThe O2).[4]
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