Academy Music Group

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Academy Music Group (or AMG) is a leading owner-operator of music venues in the United Kingdom. They operate a number of medium sized venues, the majority of which take the name Carling Academy. This name-change was due to the venues being sponsored by Carling. Carling Extra Cold, Grolsch and Coors Light are among the beers available to drink. Some of these academies also contain smaller venues used for less well known acts. These typically take the title 'Academy 2', or 'Bar Academy'.

Academy Music Group currently owns and operates the following venues:

• Shepherds Bush Empire (Capacity 2,000)

• Carling Academy Brixton (Capacity 4,921)

• Carling Academy Birmingham (Capacity 3,000)

• Carling Academy 2 Birmingham (2 Configurations: Capacity 600/400)
• Bar Academy Birmingham (Capacity 289)

• Carling Academy Bristol (Capacity 1,900 clubs/1,600 gigs)

• Carling Academy 2 Bristol

• Carling Academy Glasgow (Capacity 2,500)

• Carling Academy Liverpool (Capacity 1,200)

• Carling Academy 2 Liverpool (Capacity 500)

• Carling Academy Newcastle (Capacity 2,000)

• Carling Academy 2 Newcastle (Capacity 400)

• Carling Academy Islington (Capacity 800)

• Bar Academy Islington (Capacity 250)

• Carling Academy Oxford (Capacity 1350)

• Carling Academy Sheffield. Acquired in November 2007, formerly Roxy Disco Nightclub. Full renovation needed on time of acquisition costing £3,000,000 according to the Sheffield AMG website, opens April 2008. Former capacity is 2,500.

• Leeds Academy. AMG have acquired the former Town and Country club in Leeds city centre. Due to open in 2008. (Capacity 2,300)

• Leeds Academy 2 (Capacity 400)

• The Hippodrome, Brighton. Newly acquired. Due to open in 2008

[edit] External links

• Official Website