Carling Academy Glasgow

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The Glasgow Carling Academy is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. It holds 2,500 people, and has hosted bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Velvet Revolver, The Killers, and Dio. It is one of a group of music venues in Britain branded Carling Academy, the best known including Brixton and Birmingham.

Carling Academy Glasgow entrance one evening after a concert.
Carling Academy Glasgow entrance one evening after a concert.


The Killers show at the venue reportedly sold out in just 2 minutes.

[edit] History

The venue is housed in the former New Bedford Cinema which underwent a £3million refurbishment project to turn it into a 2,500 person music venue. The venue opened on the 26th of March 2003 with the band Deacon Blue.


Academy Music Group Venues
Shepherds Bush Empire | Carling Academy Brixton | Carling Academy Birmingham | Carling Academy Bristol | Carling Academy Glasgow
Carling Academy Liverpool | Carling Academy Newcastle | Carling Academy Islington | The Zodiac

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