imported>Keith D: Add BOT tags

2024-12-08T21:50:25Z

Add BOT tags

New page

{{Short description|Music venue in Leeds, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = O2 Academy Leeds
| former names = Leeds Coliseum {{small|(1885–1938)}} Gaumont Coliseum {{small|(1938–61)}} Coliseum Theatre {{small|(1961–92)}} Town and Country Club {{small|(1992–2000)}} Creation {{small|(2001–07)}} Leeds Academy {{small|(2008)}} Carling Academy Leeds {{small|(2008–2009)}}
| logo_image =
| logo_caption =
| image = O2 Academy, Leeds 002.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_alt =
| caption = Front exterior view of the venue (c.2010)
| address = 55 Cookridge St [[Leeds]] LS2 3AW [[England]]
| location = [[Millennium Square, Leeds|Millennium Square]]
| coordinates = {{coord|53.802043|-1.547069|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| type =
| genre =
| broke_ground =
| built =
| opened = {{Start date|1885|07|15|df=y}}
| renovated = 1895, 1938, 1992, 2001, 2007
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = Academy Music Group
| operator =
| surface =
| scoreboard =
| production =
| cost =
| architect = William Bakewell
| builder =
| project_manager =
| structural engineer =
| services engineer =
| general_contractor =
| main_contractors =
| seating_type =
| capacity = 2,300
| embedded =
| website = {{URL|https://www.academymusicgroup.com/o2academyleeds/ |Venue Website}}
| publictransit =
}}

The '''O2 Academy Leeds''' (formerly known as the '''Town and Country Club''')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.leeds-academy.co.uk/ |title=Leeds Academy |access-date=19 August 2008 |publisher=Leeds Academy Official Site }}</ref> is a music venue situated in [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], England. It is run by the [[Academy Music Group]], which has other music venues around the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The Academy was nominated for the TPi Awards 2010 for the country's favourite venue.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=e2ffb044-facb-45f1-a181-f693d3a258f5 |title=Academy Music Group - the UK's leading owner and operator of live music and club venues |access-date=17 January 2010 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402105530/http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/news/article.aspx?aid=e2ffb044-facb-45f1-a181-f693d3a258f5 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Building history==
The venue for the Leeds Academy on Cookridge Street in the city was originally opened in 1885 by [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Prince Albert]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clubzone.com/c/Leeds/Nightclub/Creation.html |title=Creation Leeds (Nightclub) |access-date=19 August 2008 |publisher=ClubZone }}</ref> and is a grade II listed Gothic building.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-466117-the-town-and-country-club-|title= The Town and Country Club, Leeds|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 17 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=NME1>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/38580 |title=Leeds Academy set to open this autumn |access-date=19 August 2008 |work=[[NME]] |date=1 August 2008 }}</ref> In the nineteenth century there was a legal dispute with the [[Sunday Lecture Society]] that met here as they were accused of disturbing the sabbath. <ref name="pope-1979">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/dickenscharity00pope|url-access=registration|title=Dickens and Charity|first=Norris|last=Pope|year=1979|isbn=1349034363|oclc=1033650826|page=91|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan}}</ref> The venue was known originally as the '''Coliseum''' where it hosted many different events during the early 20th century such as political meetings and circus shows.<ref name=YEP1>{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/music-gigs/Leeds-Town-and-Country-Club.3500528.jp |title=Leeds Town and Country Club back |first=Paul |last=Robinson |access-date=19 August 2008 |work=[[Yorkshire Evening Post]] |date=19 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080531144805/http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/music-gigs/Leeds-Town-and-Country-Club.3500528.jp  |archive-date = 31 May 2008}}</ref> Between the 1930s and 1990s the building accommodated a cinema, television studio and bingo hall.<ref name=YEP1 />

The venue opened in 1992 as the '''Town and Country Club'''<ref name=YEP1 /> and between 1992 and 2000 staged gigs by artists such as [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]], [[Blur (band)|Blur]], [[Tangerine Dream]], [[Robbie Williams]],<ref name=YEP1 /> [[The Stereophonics]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/stereophonics/943 |title=Stereophonics - Leeds Town & Country Club |access-date=19 August 2008 |work=[[NME]] |date=30 March 1999 }}</ref> [[East 17]] and [[The Stone Roses]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.angelfire.com/band2/bffh/boots.html |title=Bootleg Trade List |access-date=19 August 2008 |date=8 November 2005 }}</ref> The venue however closed in 2000.

In 2001, after a £7 million re-development of the venue by [[First Leisure Corporation]], it opened as '''Creation Nightclub''', but closed after six years in February 2007. The licence was acquired by AMG from Luminar and plans put in place for the new Leeds Academy in November 2007.<ref name=YEP1 />

==The venue==
The venue itself has a large room accommodating 2,300 guests, including a balcony which can hold 500 people.<ref name=AMG1>{{cite web |url=http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/venue/venue.aspx?id=561 |title=O2 Academy Leeds |access-date=25 November 2012 |publisher=AMG }}</ref> There is also a basement room for gigs by up and coming bands which will accommodate 400 guests.<ref name=AMG1 /><ref name=YEP1 /> The [[Kaiser Chiefs]] opened the venue with a gig on 8 October 2008<ref name=NME2>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/kaiser-chiefs/39050 |title=Kaiser Chiefs to launch Leeds Academy |access-date=19 August 2008 |work=[[NME]] |date=19 August 2008 }}</ref> Some other well known musicians which have played at The Academy have included: [[Twenty One Pilots]], [[Marina & The Diamonds]], [[Cher Lloyd]], [[All Time Low]], [[Foals (band)|Foals]], [[Wolfmother]], [[Levellers (band)]], [[Michael Schenker]], [[Last Shadow Puppets]], [[Ellie Goulding]], [[The Pigeon Detectives]],<ref name=NME2 /> [[MGMT]], [[Paolo Nutini]], [[Anthrax (American band)]], [[The Proclaimers]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Madness (band)|Madness]], [[The Fratellis]], [[Counting Crows]], [[Johnny Marr]], [[Beady Eye]], [[The Pogues]], [[Deftones]], [[Band of Horses]], [[Slayer]], [[Crystal Castles (band)|Crystal Castles]] and [[Hot Chip]].<ref name=NME1 />

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]]. 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 (London)|The O2]]).<ref name="Guardian Rebrand">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/nov/06/marketingandpr-mediabusiness|title=O2 to sponsor Academy music venues|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=6 December 2008 | location=London | first=Mark | last=Sweney | date=6 November 2008}}</ref>
{{clear}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Hot Chip - Leeds Academy.JPG|[[Hot Chip]] performing on stage at the Leeds Academy
Image:Leeds Academy Sign.jpg|Event schedule
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Architecture|Music|Yorkshire}}
* [[Listed buildings in Leeds]]
* [[Music in Leeds]]
{{clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|O2 Academy, Leeds}}
* {{Official website|leeds-academy.co.uk}}

{{Academy Music Group venues|state=collapsed}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Grade II listed buildings in West Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Listed buildings in Leeds]]
[[Category:Music venues in Leeds]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Leeds]]
[[Category:O2 (UK)|Academy Leeds]]
[[Category:Wrestling venues in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Gothic Revival architecture in Leeds]]

O2 Academy Leeds - Revision history

imported>Keith D: Add BOT tags