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O 2 Academy. The O 2 Academy Islington, formerly known as the Carling Academy Islington, is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via Upper Street and Liverpool Road, in the London Borough of Islington. It is run by the Academy Music Group. The main venue has a capacity of 800, and the adjacent O 2 Academy 2 holds ...
Academy, a 1989 VHS video by New Order was recorded live at the Brixton Academy on 4 April 1987 as part of the International AIDS Day fund-raising season; See You Up There, a 1989 live album by Stiff Little Fingers, recorded 17 March 1988. A New Decade: Live From Brixton Academy, a 1990 live album by Soul II Soul, was recorded in the summer of ...
In 2015, the venue was acquired by Live Nation, and re-branded as O 2 Forum Kentish Town as part of the O 2 Academy Group. [ 3 ] The venue has standing downstairs and benches seating in booths on the upstairs balcony, or a fully seated layout for certain shows.
The deal saw eleven UK venues renamed O2 Academies from 1 January 2009, with O2 customers able to buy tickets to gigs up to two days before others. [1] The deal also involved music promoter Live Nation who own 51% of the venues. [2] In July 2017, O2, Live Nation and Academy Music Group renewed the agreement for a further ten years. [3]
Islington Assembly Hall is a live music venue and events space on Upper Street, Islington, London. It forms part of the Islington Town Hall complex. It has a capacity of 890 for live events, including seating for 200 in its balcony. [1] Events other than music shows, such as public meetings, also take place there. [2]
The O2 Academy may refer to one of a number of Academy Music Group venues in the United ... O2 Academy Glasgow; O2 Academy Islington; O2 Academy Leeds; O2 Academy ...
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In early 2008, whilst playing the Islington Academy supporting Sylosis, the band were offered the opening slot on the smaller, third stage of the Download Festival at Donington Park at 10:45 am. This opportunity lead to the band changing members, adding Joe Copcutt on bass and Pat Lundy on drums (both formerly of 12 Ton Method), and their name ...