O2 Academy Newcastle

O₂ Academy Newcastle.

Branded as The Carling Academy in July 2005.

The O₂ Academy Newcastle (formerly the Carling Academy Newcastle) is a music venue in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It was opened on 14 October 2005 to an evening headlined by Sunderland band The Futureheads.

The venue was converted from a bingo hall in the summer of 2005 at a cost of four million pounds. The building had originally opened as the New Westgate Picture House in 1927 and later became the Majestic Ballroom.^[1] Its two-level auditorium has a capacity of almost 2,000 (standing and seating). The venue is operated by the Academy Music Group and sponsored by network operator O₂. The venue was formerly known as "Carling Academy Newcastle", being rebranded following a multimillion-pound deal between O₂ and music promoter Live Nation.

There is also a smaller venue dubbed O₂ Academy Newcastle 2. This venue is used for lesser known and up-and-coming acts. The smaller venue has a capacity of 400.

Notable acts

Kasabian, Bloc Party, Blur, Katy Perry, Killers,
Slash, The Prodigy, Jessie J, Maxïmo Park, Rob Zombie and Hard-Fi among others.

The venue also has two weekly club nights: Dirty pop & Alpha

Sponsorship

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. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O₂ Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of the Millennium Dome (now The O₂).^[2]

Controversies

In November 2005 an Ian Brown concert was halted 3 songs into his set after event management noticed a 'strange dip' in the floor. The academy was shut for a brief period whilst work was carried out to make sure the floor didn't collapse.^[3]

References

↑ http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/venue/venue.aspx
↑ Sweney, Mark (2008-11-06). "O2 to sponsor Academy music venues". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
↑ Playlouder - Latest

External links

Academy Music Group venues

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Coordinates: 54°58′14″N 1°37′07″W / 54.97056°N 1.61861°W / 54.97056; -1.61861

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