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Music venue in Liverpool, England

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The O₂ Academy Liverpool (formerly the L2 and Carling Academy Liverpool) is a music venue in Hotham Street, Liverpool, England, that is run by the Academy Music Group.

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 (two in O₂ Academy2 and three in O₂Academy1.

On 6 November 2008, it was announced that Telefónica Europe (owners of the O₂ Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promoter Live Nation Entertainment. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O₂ Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of naming rights to the Millennium Dome (now The O₂).

References

Sweney, Mark (6 November 2008). "O2 to sponsor Academy music venues". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 6 December 2008.

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v t e Academy Music Group venues
Main venues	O2 Academy Birmingham O2 Academy Bournemouth O2 Academy Bristol O2 Academy Brixton O2 Academy Edinburgh O2 Academy Glasgow O2 Academy Islington O2 Academy Leeds O2 Academy Leicester O2 Academy Liverpool O2 Academy Oxford O2 Academy Sheffield O2 City Hall Newcastle O2 Forum Kentish Town O2 Institute Birmingham O2 Ritz Manchester O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
Managed venues	Liverpool Guild of Students
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Former venues	Arts Club Liverpool Forum Birmingham (O2 Academy Birmingham) NX Newcastle (O2 Academy Newcastle) O2 ABC Glasgow The Old Fire Station Bournemouth

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