O2 Academy Liverpool
Music venue in Liverpool, England
53°24′32″N 2°58′34″W / 53.409°N 2.976°W / 53.409; -2.976
The O2 Academy Liverpool (formerly the L2 and Carling Academy Liverpool) is a music venue in Hotham Street, Liverpool, England, that is run by the Academy Music Group.
The main building consists of performance areas. O2 Academy1 can hold 1,200 (900 floor/300 balcony) people while O2 Academy2 can hold 500. There are also 5 bars in the building which cater for the visitors who come to see shows (two in O2 Academy2 and three in O2Academy1.
On 6 November 2008, it was announced that Telefónica Europe (owners of the O2 Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promoter Live Nation Entertainment. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O2 Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of naming rights to the Millennium Dome (now The O2).[1]
References
- ^ Sweney, Mark (6 November 2008). "O2 to sponsor Academy music venues". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links
- Official website
- O2 Academy Liverpool Official Fan Page
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Academy Music Group venues
- O2 Academy Birmingham
- O2 Academy Bournemouth
- O2 Academy Bristol
- O2 Academy Brixton
- O2 Academy Edinburgh
- O2 Academy Glasgow
- O2 Academy Islington
- O2 Academy Leeds
- O2 Academy Leicester
- O2 Academy Liverpool
- O2 Academy Oxford
- O2 Academy Sheffield
- O2 City Hall Newcastle
- O2 Forum Kentish Town
- O2 Institute Birmingham
- O2 Ritz Manchester
- O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
- O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
- Arts Club Liverpool
- Forum Birmingham (O2 Academy Birmingham)
- NX Newcastle (O2 Academy Newcastle)
- O2 ABC Glasgow
- The Old Fire Station Bournemouth
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