The O₂ Academy Liverpool (formerly the L2 and Carling Academy Liverpool) is a music venue in Hotham Street,

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, England, that is run by the

Academy Music Group Academy Music Group (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 (until January 2009) took the name Carling Academy after their sponsor Carling. Som ...

. The main building consists of performance areas. O₂ Academy1 can hold 1,200 (900 floor/300 balcony) people while O₂ Academy2 can hold 500. There are also 5 bars in the building which cater for the visitors who come to see shows (2 in O₂ Academy2 and 3 in O₂Academy1. On 6 November 2008, it was announced that

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(owners of the O₂ Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promoter

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. 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).

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O₂ Academy Liverpool Official Fan Page
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