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The Brixton Academy or Brixton is one of London's leading music venues.^[1] Situated in Brixton, South London, England, the 4,921 capacity building has hosted a range of leading rock acts since becoming a music venue in 1983, and several major acts have recorded live albums at Brixton, including Good Charlotte, Dido,^[2], Brian May, ^[3] Bullet For My Valentine and Faith No More. In 2004 the venue was rebranded Carling Academy Brixton.^[4] Brixton Academy by C Ford taken March 04. ... Brixton Academy by C Ford taken March 04. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Brixton is an area of South London, England, part of the London Borough of Lambeth. ... South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Live at Brixton Academy is the fourth official live album by the heavy metal band MotÃ¶rhead. ... Good Charlotte Live at Brixton Academy is a live DVD released by the band Good Charlotte at the peak of their popularity after the release of their fame album The Young and the Hopeless and the completion of the 500 day tour in support of this album. ... Aeneas recounting the Trojan War to Dido. ... For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). ... Bullet for My Valentine (often shortened to BFMV or Bullet), are a four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. ... For other albums with the same name see Live at Brixton Academy. ...

History

The Astoria

The venue started life as a cinema and theatre in 1929 on the site of a private garden in Stockwell Road. It was built at a cost of £250,000 as an "Astoria" theatre. The opening show was the Al Johnson film The Singing Fool, followed by a variety act, including Heddle Nash and Derek Oldham which was broadcast by the BBC. The building still retains many of its original features, including the proscenium arch and Art Deco interior. Albert Wesley (Al) Johnson is a former Canadian civil servant, former president of the CBC, professor in the department of political science at the University of Toronto, and author. ... The Singing Fool, a movie, with the lead role of Al Jolson, appeared in 1928, as a follow up movie to his earlier talkies, The Jazz Singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Derek Oldham, (March 29, 1887 â€“ March 20, 1968) was an English singer and actor, best known for his performances in the tenor roles of the Savoy Operas with the DOyly Carte Opera Company. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... A proscenium arch is a square frame around a raised stage area in traditional theatres. ... Asheville City Hall. ...

Sundown Centre

The Astoria eventually closed its doors as a cinema on 29 July 1972. It was then converted into the Sundown Centre rock venue in September 1972, but was not a success and the Sundown closed down some four months later. In May 1974 planning permission was sought to demolish the Grade II listed building and replace it with a motor showroom and petrol station. However the redevelopment scheme was scrapped. The building was kept heated after it closed, and was used as an equipment store by the Rank Organisation.

Brixton Academy

In 1981, The Astoria re-opened as a rock venue called "The Fair Deal" with a concert by UB40 and an interior restoration, but the venue closed in 1982 due to debt. The venue was bought by Simon Parkes in 1983 and in the same year re-opened as Brixton Academy. UB40 are a British dub band formed in 1978 in Birmingham. ...

The Academy's success steadily grew throughout the 1980s with numerous reggae productions and it was hired out to major rock and pop acts such as Eric Clapton, Dire Straits and The Police for rehearsal. The venue was also used for video shoots for Wham and Culture Club. Wham! can mean one of two things: Wham!, a 1980s British pop duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. ... Culture Club is a popular English new romantic rock group, that achieved considerable global success in the 1980s. ...

In 1995, Break For The Border bought the Brixton Academy. Under its new ownership (McKenzie Group), reinvestment started immediately with a complete £500,000 refurbishment of the Art Deco building frontage to its original grandeur, additional facilities both front of house and backstage and a capacity increase to just under 5,000.

The venue is currently run by the Academy Music Group after a re-branding in August 2004, and hosts a range of live acts and club nights. Academy Music Group (or AMG) is a leading owner operator of music venues in the United Kingdom. ...

Inner Arena

Once you leave the foyer and enter the circle the floor slopes steeply downhill. At the bottom of the incline is the stage.

Music venue

As one of the biggest non-arena venues in London it attracts many big names and has seen many famous bands perform there. The venue has also been voted venue of the year twelve times since 1994 in the annual NME Awards,^[5] only failing to win when the award was sponsored by Carling. The NME Awards are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express). ...

The nearest tube and train station is Brixton. Brixton Station may refer to: Brixton railway station Brixton tube station This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Heavy Metal band Iron Maiden played a charity gig at Brixton Academy for their previous drummer Clive Burr in June 2007. It was billed as an intimate setting for hardcore Iron Maiden fans. The concert also featured Lauren Harris and the Indian rock band Parikrama, making them the first Indian band to ever play at Brixton. Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in the East End of London. ... Clive Burr (b. ... Lauren Harris in Lyon (France) Not to be confused with Lauren Harries or Lauren A. Harris. ... Parikrama Logo Parikrama is a Rock and Roll band from India. ...

In September 2007, the Carling Academy Brixton was announced at the venue for the Sex Pistols comeback concerts in November. All three gigs (8th, 9th and 10th) sold out in less than five minutes. A fourth and fifth gigs were later added for the 12th and 14th. Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ...

Rammstein, Massive Attack, The Clash, The Prodigy, Arcade Fire, Nine Inch Nails, Bob Dylan, HARD-Fi and Sex Pistols have all played five consecutive nights at the venue. For other uses, see Ramstein. ... Massive Attack are an English trip hop band. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ... This article is about the English band. ... Arcade Fire (often known as The Arcade Fire) is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Hard-Fi are an award winning English indie rock band from Staines, Surrey, a suburban location 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Central London that has significantly influenced their musical style and lyrics, where they also came together in 2003. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ...

Leftfield set the venue's decibel record in 1996. They were summarily banned from using the same sound system at the venue after the high bass levels started disintegrating the ceiling, resulting in showers of dust and plaster. They returned in 2000 using a different sound system. Leftfield were a duo of electronica artists and record producers, Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Brand New Heavies) and Neil Barnes, formed in 1989 in London, England. ...

Albums recorded at Brixton

Part of Rammstein's DVD "Völkerball" was recorded in the venue between February 3, 2005 to February 5, 2005. Live at Brixton Academy is the fourth official live album by the heavy metal band MotÃ¶rhead. ... VÃ¶lkerball (German for Peoples ball or Dodge ball) is the German NDH-metal band Rammsteins live album/DVD set. ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Hole recorded their 1995 MTV Unplugged sessions there. // Hole has released three official albums, Pretty on the Inside, Live Through This and Celebrity Skin. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing acoustic instruments. ...

Motörhead recorded their 25th Anniversary concert on October 20th, 2000 at Brixton Academy entitled 25 & Alive Boneshaker, released as DVD music video in 2001 and as an audio album later in 2003 under Live at Brixton Academy title, the latter featuring the façade of Carling Academy Brixton on the cover. This article is about the band. ... DVD cover 25 & Alive Boneshaker is a live DVD featuring Motörheads 25th anniversary concert at Brixton Academy, on October 22, 2000. ... Live at Brixton Academy is the fourth official live album by the heavy metal band MotÃ¶rhead. ...

David Gray recorded his concert on 16 December 2000 as the album Live At Brixton Academy December 2000

Machine Head recorded their live CD Hellalive at the Brixton Academy on December 8th, 2001. This CD was released on March 11th 2003. The machine heads on a Squier Stratocaster electric guitar. ...

Moby recorded his concert on 19th May 2005 and a double CD of the recording was available to buy at the venue after the show.

Jimmy Eat World recorded their concert on 18th February 2008 and a double CD of the recording was available to buy at the venue after the show.

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Videos recorded at Brixton

In Bed With Carter was filmed at Brixton Academy. It features a live gig of Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (Carter USM). Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (frequently shortened to Carter USM) was a British indie band formed in 1987 by singer Jim Jim Bob Morrison and guitarist Les Fruitbat Carter. ...

The movie 9 Songs features numerous performances (e.g. Franz Ferdinand) all shot in the Brixton Academy. 9 Songs is a 2004 British film, directed by Michael Winterbottom. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ...

Suede's VHS/DVD "Love and Poison", originally released in 1993, was filmed at the Brixton Academy. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

AC/DC filmed the music video for their song Thunderstruck at the academy. This article is about the band. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... For the 2004 movie, see Thunderstruck (film). ...

Video shoots for Wham and Culture Club were held at the venue. Billy Ocean's video for When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going soundtrack for the Jewel In The Nile was shot in Brixton Academy. Wham! can mean one of two things: Wham!, a 1980s British pop duo formed by George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. ... Culture Club is a popular English new romantic rock group, that achieved considerable global success in the 1980s. ...

'Elegies', the 2005 DVD from Machine Head (band) featured material record at the Brixton Academy while on tour the previous year. This article is about the band. ...

The Sex Pistols are due to bring out a dvd of their five gigs in 2007. It is mostly based on November 10th 2007. It is due to be released in 2008 some time but could be later. Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ...

References

External links

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