Theatres · South Wales
O2 Academy Bristol
O2 Academy Bristol in Wales South, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Limited wheelchair access
About
O2 Academy Bristol is a cinema or movie theatre in Wales South, United Kingdom, dating from 1966. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.
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From the Wikipedia article
The O2 Academy Bristol (originally known as the Locarno and then Carling Academy Bristol) is a music venue located on Frogmore Street in Bristol, England. It is run by the Academy Music Group. On 1 January 2009 sponsorship was taken over from Carling by telecommunications company O2 and the venue's name changed from the Carling Academy to the O2 Academy. The academy which hosts club nights and gigs was opened in 2001, and was the third Academy venue in the UK.
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Background
History
The venue was originally part of Mecca Leisure Group's New Entertainments Centre and was an ABC Cinema. Opening in 1966, it included: a dozen licensed bars, an ice rink, bowling lanes, the Craywood Club casino, a night club, a grand cinema and the ballroom with an illuminated ceiling. Only the ice-rink and the cinema survived, the rest being demolished in 1998 and subsequently the site given over to student accommodation. The cinema closed in 1996 and was converted into a nightclub in 2000, originally called "Rock". Soon after, it became the "Carling Academy".
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- Coordinates
- 51.4545, -2.6003
- District
- Bristol, City of
- Parish
- Bristol, City of, unparished area
- Postcode
- BS1 5LJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bristol Central
- Phone
- +44 117 9211360
- Established
- 1966
- Official site
- www.o2academybristol.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7072250 (CC0)
- wikipedia: O2 Academy Bristol (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is O2 Academy Bristol?
- O2 Academy Bristol is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS1 5LJ), in the parish of Bristol, City of, unparished area.
- When was O2 Academy Bristol built?
- Built or established in 1966.
- Who owns O2 Academy Bristol?
- O2 Academy Bristol is owned by Academy Music Group.
- How do I get to O2 Academy Bristol?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS1 5LJ. It sits within the Bristol Central parliamentary constituency.