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The '''O<sub>2</sub> Academy Islington''', formerly known as the '''Carling Academy Islington''', is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via [[Upper Street]] and Liverpool Road, in the [[London Borough of Islington]]. It is run by the [[Academy Music Group]]. The main venue has a capacity of 800, and the adjacent O<sub>2</sub> Academy 2 holds 250.<ref name=Carling>[http://www.islington-academy.co.uk/history.php ''Venue History''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031151834/http://www.islington-academy.co.uk/history.php |date=2007-10-31 }} (official site) accessed 19 August 2008</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The venue was purpose-built and opened in September 2002. The original occupant was the short-lived Marquee N1, a music and dining venue backed by [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] of [[Eurythmics]] and club promoter Mark Fuller.<ref name=Carling/><br />
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The venue re-opened in its current form in September 2003 and is the smallest of the four London venues within the O2 Academy Group.<ref name=Carling/><br />
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==Performers==<br />
American punks [[Alkaline Trio]] performed on the venue's opening night.<br />
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Other notable performers who have played at the O2 Academy Islington include [[MELYS]], [[Iron Butterfly]], [[Molly Hatchet]], [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]], [[Dan Reed Network]], [[Night Ranger]], [[Isolated Islands]], [[Bladee]], [[Blackfoot (band)|Blackfoot]], [[Queensrÿche]], [[Kiss (band)|KISS]], [[Kamelot]], [[KSI (entertainer)|KSI]], [[Spock's Beard]], [[Stratovarius (band)|Stratovarius]], [[Terrorvision]], [[Stryper]], [[Winger (band)|Winger]], [[Paul Gilbert]], [[Richie Kotzen]], [[Steve Lukather]], [[Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel]] [[The Winery Dogs]], [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]], [[Premiata Forneria Marconi]], [[Edguy]], [[Symphony X]], [[Threshold (band)|Threshold]], [[Big Country (band)|Big Country]], [[Magnum (band)|Magnum]], [[The Mission (band)|The Mission]], [[Riverside (band)|Riverside]], [[Satyricon (band)|Satyricon]], [[FM (British band)|FM]], [[Train (band)|Train]], [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[MaNga (band)|MaNga]], [[Melanie C]], [[Zebrahead]], [[Funeral for a Friend]], [[Hugh Cornwell]], [[Tarja Turunen]], [[Jello Biafra]], [[Gackt]], [[Girugamesh]], [[Hikaru Utada]], [[The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion]], [[Coheed and Cambria]], [[Vamps (band)|VAMPS]], [[August Burns Red]], [[Max Milner]], [[The Script]], [[The Rasmus]], [[Tyler, The Creator]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Silversun Pickups]], [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[Paramore]], [[East 17]], [[Morbid Angel]], [[Dimmu Borgir]], [[Sarah Harding]], [[Tokio Hotel]], [[R5 (band)|R5]], [[My Chemical Romance]] (who recorded the music video for their single [[Planetary (Go!)]] there),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesharpestlives.com/apps/blog/show/6322116-planetary-go-music-video-shoot |title=Planetary (GO!) music video shoot - the Sharpest Lives |access-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113234231/http://www.thesharpestlives.com/apps/blog/show/6322116-planetary-go-music-video-shoot |archive-date=2011-11-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[The Rutles]], [[Stephen Dale Petit]], [[Matthew Stevens (musician)|Matt Stevens]], [[Mick Taylor]], [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[James Maslow]], [[Achilles Heel (band)|Achilles Heel]], [[Toploader]], [[Roger Chapman]], Road Trip and [[Rolling Quartz]], [[The Airborne Toxic Event]].<br />
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In May and June 2008, [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], led by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, held a unique event at the Carling Academy. To promote their then-new album Exotic Creatures of the Deep, the band performed all twenty of their previous albums in chronological order, across as many nights. The album premiere itself took place immediately afterwards at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 13 June 2008.<br />
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==Events==<br />
The Academy also hosts the weekly club nights ''Club de Fromage'' and ''not another indie Disco'' every Saturday.<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Commons category inline}}<br />
* [https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academyislington/ O<sub>2</sub> Academy Islington]<br />
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{{Academy Music Group venues}}<br />
{{London Clubs}}<br />
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[[Category:Music venues in London]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Islington]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in the London Borough of Islington]]<br />
[[Category:O2 (UK)|Academy Islington]]<br />
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