O2 Academy Glasgow

O2 Academy Glasgow
Academy main entrance
Map
LocationGlasgow
OwnerAcademy Music Group
Genre(s)Rock, Indie music, comedy
Capacity2,500[1]
Opened26 March 2003
Website
www.o2academyglasgow.co.uk
Lzzy Hale with Halestorm performing at the O2 Academy Glasgow.

The O2 Academy Glasgow (formerly the Carling Academy Glasgow) is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals (Laurieston) area of Glasgow. It holds 2,500 people. It was one of two Academy Music Group venues in Glasgow, until the O2 ABC Glasgow closed due to fire damage in 2018.[2]

It was one of a group of music venues in Britain branded Carling Academy, the best known including the Brixton Academy and the O2 Academy Birmingham. Since November 2008, the venue has been rebranded by network operator O2 to its new name, following a new sponsorship deal with Live Nation.

George Ezra playing at the O2 Academy in Glasgow in 2015.
  1. ^ "Academy Music Group - The UK's leading owner and operator of live music and club venues".
  2. ^ Dingwall, John (18 June 2018). "Glasgow O2 ABC boss devastated after seeing shocking fire damage at venue". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 October 2022.