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{{short description|Live music venue in Sheffield, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = O2 Academy Sheffield
| image = O2 Academy, Sheffield - DSC07438.JPG
| image_caption =
| location = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Stand up comedy|comedy]]
| opened = 2008
| seating_capacity = 2,150<ref>{{cite web|title=Company: O2 Academy Sheffield {{!}} Academy Music Group|url=https://www.academymusicgroup.com/companyo2academysheffield/|access-date=30 September 2021|website=academymusicgroup.com}}</ref>
| owner = [[Academy Music Group]]
| website = {{url|www.o2academysheffield.co.uk}}
}}

The '''O2 Academy Sheffield''' (formerly the '''Carling Academy Sheffield''') is a temporarily closed live music venue in the centre of [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]. It is a [[Pound sterling|£]]3 million refurbishment of the former "Roxy Nightclub" and opened on 11 April 2008.<ref name="CAS">[http://www.sheffieldacademy.co.uk/history.php O2 Academy Sheffield] – Venue History</ref>

The O2 Academy is currently closed due to concerns relating to [[reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete]] used in the construction of the venue.<ref name="02acadplanperm" />
==History==
In 2007 the [[Academy Music Group]] announced that it had acquired the former Roxy Disco nightclub and was to transform it into the Carling Academy Sheffield. The conversion of the venue was subject to some opposition from rival nightclubs in the area on the grounds of crime and disorder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/protest_at_bid_to_reopen_sheffield_nightclub_1_229800|title=Protest at bid to reopen Sheffield nightclub|date=24 December 2007|work=The Star|accessdate=23 October 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308174533/http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/protest_at_bid_to_reopen_sheffield_nightclub_1_229800|archivedate=8 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The venue opened on 11 April 2008, with [[Reverend and the Makers]] playing on the opening night.<ref>[http://www.ents24.com/web/news.html?id=00040261 Ents24] – Reverend & The Makers To Launch O2 Academy Sheffield</ref> 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>

[[Reverend & The Makers]]' second live album, ''Reverend and The Makers Live in Sheffield'', was recorded at the venue and released in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nyquest.bigcartel.com/|title=Zoetrope Pictures Limited|website=Nyquest.bigcartel.com|access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>

The venue was temporarily closed in September 2023 due to safety concerns relating to the used of [[reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete]] in the construction of the venue.<ref name="bbcnewsraac">{{cite news |title=Sheffield O2 Academy closure leaves fans 'out of pocket' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-67134430 |work=BBC News |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=18 October 2023 |accessdate=21 October 2023}}</ref> On 10 February 2025 planning permission was granted to replace the roof by [[Sheffield City Council]], with a view to then reopening the venue.<ref name="02acadplanperm">{{cite news |last1=Ulke |first1=Alastair |title=Planning permission granted to replace 'crumbly concrete' roof at O2 Academy |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/sheffield-o2-academy-planning-permission-granted-4982350 |access-date=21 May 2025 |work=The Star |date=10 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Structure==
There are two separate performance areas for both live music and smaller club events.

===O2 Academy Sheffield===
The O2 Academy Sheffield includes "a large main auditorium with a capacity of 2,350 and a secondary smaller room, emulating the success of its multi-room format at other AMG venues across the country, to hold 600."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/venue/venue.aspx?id=574|title=O2 Academy Sheffield, Venue info on AMG|website=Academy-music-group.co.uk|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=31 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231063917/http://www.academy-music-group.co.uk/venue/venue.aspx?id=574|url-status=dead}}</ref> It will aim to attract [[United Kingdom|British]] and international touring artists in the same way that AMG's other venues do.<ref name="CAS"/>

===O2 Academy Sheffield 2===
The O2 Academy Sheffield 2 is capable of hosting smaller, up and coming artists or other small-scale events. The capacity for this room is 500.<ref name="CAS"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|O2 Academy Sheffield}}
*[http://www.o2academysheffield.co.uk/ O2 Academy Sheffield] – Official Website

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{{Academy Music Group venues}}

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[[Category:Music venues in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:O2 (UK)|Academy Sheffield]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sheffield]]
[[Category:Wrestling venues in the United Kingdom]]

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