O2 Academy Liverpool

The O2 Academy Liverpool (formerly the Carling Academy Liverpool) is a music venue in London Road, Liverpool, England that is run by the Academy Music Group. The main building consists of performance areas. O2 Academy1 can hold 1,250 (950 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 Telefónica Europe (owners of the O2 Network in the UK) had become the new sponsor of all Academy venues, in a deal with music promotor Live Nation. The deal, which lasts for five years, sees all venues rebranded "The O2 Academy", in line with Telefónica's purchase of the...