Academy Music Group (or AMG) is a leading owner-operator of music venues in the United Kingdom. In the United States and Canada an owner-operator is a self-employed commercial Truck driver or a small business that operates trucks for transporting Goods over A music venue is any location regularly used for a Concert or Musical performance The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 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 is the name of a brand of Lager in Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Carling Extra Cold, Grolsch and Coors Light are among the beers available to drink. Koninklijke Grolsch NV, known simply as Grolsch, is a Dutch Brewery founded in 1615 by Willem Neerfeldt in Groenlo. The Coors Brewing Company is a regional division of the world's fifth-largest brewing company, the Molson Coors Brewing Company. 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)
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- Carling Academy 2 Birmingham (2 Configurations: Capacity 600/400)
- Bar Academy Birmingham (Capacity 289)
- Carling Academy Bristol (Capacity 1,900 clubs/1,600 gigs)
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- Carling Academy 2 Bristol
- Carling Academy Glasgow (Capacity 2,500)
- Carling Academy Liverpool (Capacity 1,200)
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- Carling Academy 2 Liverpool (Capacity 500)
- Carling Academy Newcastle (Capacity 2,000)
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- Carling Academy 2 Newcastle
- Carling Academy Islington (Capacity 800)
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- Bar Academy Islington (Capacity 250)
- Carling Academy Oxford (Capacity 1350)
- Carling Academy Sheffield. The Shepherds Bush Empire (the first word is sometimes spelled Shepherd's) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham The Brixton Academy or Brixton is one of London 's leading music venues The Carling Academy Birmingham is a music venue in Dale End Birmingham, England (not to be confused with the Academy at the NIA, as the nearby National The Carling Academy Bristol is located below the Ice Rink on Frogmore Street BS1 5NA Bristol and is run by the Academy Music Group which hosts club nights The Glasgow Carling Academy is a music venue on Eglinton Street in the Gorbals area of Glasgow. The Carling Academy Liverpool is a music venue in Liverpool, England that is run by the Academy Music Group. The Carling Academy Newcastle is the newest Music venue in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The Carling Academy Islington is a music venue off Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington. The Zodiac was a club on the Cowley Road in Oxford, England. It was famed for performances by underrated and up-and-coming bands and Carling Academy Sheffield, is a live music venue in the centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 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.
- Carling Academy Leeds. AMG have acquired the former Town and Country club in Leeds city centre. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city Due to open in 2008.
- The Hippodrome, Brighton. Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Newly acquired. Due to open in 2008
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