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O2 Academy Glasgow
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David
March 27, 2018
The O₂ Academy Glasgow is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. It holds 2,500 people. It is one of two Academy Music Group venues in Glasgow; the other venue is the O₂ ABC Glasgow.
Jess
August 10, 2016
Effectively the next rung up on the touring ladder from the smaller O2 ABC across town the O2 Academy is often the last stop for bands on the road to arenas. Quite literally in one well-storied instance, when The Killers sold-out a show here in 2006 in a record three-minutes, they booked another at the much larger SECC for the following night. The Academy opened in 2002 after a £3 million refit, and, like the ABC, is situated in an old art deco cinema. While it retains a few grand period features, this is, for the most part, a sternly functional space, situated in a slightly bleak out-of-town location.
Effectively the next rung up on the touring ladder from the smaller O2 ABC across town the O2 Academy is often the last stop for bands on the road to arenas. Quite literally in one well-storied instance, when The Killers sold-out a show here in 2006 in a record three-minutes, they booked another at…
Alison
June 30, 2015
Good venue for bands/music.
Paulo
May 13, 2015
The O2 Academy is one of Glasgow's premier concert venues. It is only 10 minutes away from the flat.
Rebecca
October 26, 2015
Live music venue. 5 mins by taxi from the flat.
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121 Eglinton St
Glasgow, Scotland