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Music venue and former cinema in Glasgow
The
O
2
Academy Glasgow
(formerly the
Carling Academy Glasgow
) is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the
Gorbals
(
Laurieston
) area of
Glasgow
. It holds 2,500 people. It was one of two Academy Music Group venues in Glasgow, until the
O
2
ABC Glasgow
closed due to fire damage in 2018.
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It was one of a group of music venues in Britain branded
Carling Academy
, the best known including the
Brixton Academy
and the
O
2
Academy Birmingham
. Since November 2008, the venue has been rebranded by network operator
O
2
to its new name, following a new sponsorship deal with
Live Nation
.
History
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The venue is housed in the former
New Bedford Cinema
which underwent a £3 million refurbishment project to turn it into a 2,500 person
music venue
. The venue opened on 26 March 2003 with the band
Deacon Blue
, Singer Bryan Ferry and girl group Sugababes
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after 10 years of the building being closed and in disrepair.
On 6 November 2008, it was announced that
Telefonica Europe
(owners of the O
2
Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promoter
Live Nation
. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O
2
Academy", in line with Telefonica's purchase of the Millennium Dome (now
The O2
).
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Events
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