O2 Academy Islington

O₂ Academy

The O₂ 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 O₂ Academy 2 holds 250.^[1]

History[]

The venue was purpose-built and opened in September 2002. The original occupant was the short-lived Marquee N1, a music and dining venue backed by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and club promoter Mark Fuller.^[1]

The venue re-opened in its current form in September 2003 and is the smallest of the four London venues within the O2 Academy Group.^[1]

Performers[]

American punks Alkaline Trio performed on the venue's opening night.

Other notable performers who have played at the O2 Academy Islington include , Iron Butterfly, Molly Hatchet, Tesla, Dan Reed Network, Night Ranger, , Bladee, Blackfoot, Queensrÿche, KISS, Kamelot, KSI, Spock's Beard, Stratovarius, Terrorvision, Stryper, Winger, Paul Gilbert, Richie Kotzen, Steve Lukather, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel The Winery Dogs, Diamond Head, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Edguy, Symphony X, Threshold, Big Country, Magnum, Riverside, Satyricon, FM, Train, The Damned, MaNga, Melanie C, Zebrahead, Funeral for a Friend, Hugh Cornwell, Tarja Turunen, Jello Biafra, Gackt, Girugamesh, Hikaru Utada, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Coheed and Cambria, VAMPS, August Burns Red, Max Milner, The Script, The Rasmus, Tyler, The Creator, Fall Out Boy, Silversun Pickups, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Paramore, East 17, Morbid Angel, Dimmu Borgir, Sarah Harding, Tokio Hotel, R5, My Chemical Romance (who recorded the music video for their single Planetary (Go!) there),^[2] The Rutles, Stephen Dale Petit, Matt Stevens, Mick Taylor, JoJo, James Maslow, , Toploader, Roger Chapman and Road Trip.

Events[]

The Academy also hosts the weekly club nights Club de Fromage and Burn Down The Disco every Saturday.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Venue History Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (official site) accessed 19 August 2008
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved December 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Coordinates: 51°32′04″N 0°06′21″W / 51.5345°N 0.1058°W / 51.5345; -0.1058

[Carling-1] Venue History Archived 2007-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (official site) accessed 19 August 2008

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved December 15, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Managed venues	Liverpool Guild of Students The Old Fire Station Bournemouth
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Former venues	O2 ABC Glasgow

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