The Academy (music venue)

The Academy is a music venue located in Dublin, Ireland. It consists of four floors, each for differing music tastes. The Academy was the venue where The Killers performed an intimate show in August 2008,[1] one night before a performance in Marlay Park.[2][3][4] Others to have played the venue in 2008 include Black Kids,[5][6][7] Sam Sparro,[8] The Futureheads[9] and Stereophonics.[10] Staind,[11] Lily Allen,[12] Maxïmo Park,[13] Gomez,[14] The Cribs,[15] Buzzcocks[16] and Calvin Harris[17] played in 2009.

Logo of The Academy in Dublin

The venue screened the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final before a performance by The Maccabees on 27 May 2009.[18] The Coronas played the venue on 4 June, with support acts being Dirty Epics and The Chakras.[19] James played an Oxegen 2009 warm-up show in The Academy on 8 July.[20] Fight Like Apes performed inside a specially constructed wrestling ring at an end of year show in 2009.[21]

Design

The Main Room has a standing capacity of 650 people with capacity for additional 200 people on the upper balcony.

The Green Room is located on The Academy's ground floor and has a capacity of 550 people. It has a low slung ceiling and is used for live performances from electronic acts and DJs. Dylan McKee DJ played here supporting the United Vibe tour in 2019.

The Academy 2 is found in the basement. It is a live room for smaller bands, comedy shows and record launches, with a capacity of 250

The Chamber is a private VIP room which is available on request. John Groves have also played here.

The List of acts playing in 2020 is unconfirmed at the minute.

Awards

Meteor Music Awards

A performance by the band Republic of Loose at The Academy was nominated in the Best Irish Live Performance at the Meteor Music Awards in 2009.[22][23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009Republic of LooseBest Irish Live PerformanceNominated

References
  1. "EXCLUSIVE: Killers to play The Academy!". Hot Press. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  2. "UPDATED: The Killers to play Marlay Park…". Hot Press. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  3. "Bloc Party added to Killers bill…". Phantom FM. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.
  4. "The Killers playing Dublin again…". Phantom FM. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
  5. "Black Kids plot Dublin return". Hot Press. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  6. "Black Kids Play Irish Dates". entertainment.ie. 15 July 2008. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  7. "Black Kids tickets on sale today". Phantom FM. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  8. "Sam Sparro plays Dublin…". Hot Press. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  9. "The Futureheads announce shows in Ireland…". Hot Press. 28 October 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2008.
  10. "Stereophonics confirm show at The Academy…". Hot Press. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  11. "Staind confirm January show at the Academy…". Hot Press. 22 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  12. "Lily Allen confirms Paddy's Eve visit to Ireland…". Hot Press. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  13. "Maxïmo Park plan Dublin gig…". Hot Press. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  14. "Gomez play Dublin…". Hot Press. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2009.
  15. "The Cribs confirm Irish shows…". Hot Press. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  16. "Buzzcocks confirm Academy show…". Hot Press. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  17. "Calvin Harris confirms Irish tour…". Hot Press. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  18. "The Maccabees accommodate football fans…". Hot Press. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  19. "The Coronas announce Academy show". Hot Press. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  20. "James announce Oxegen warm-up". Hot Press. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  21. "Fight Like Apes Announce Unusual Academy Show!". Hot Press. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  22. "Meteor Awards 2009 - Presenter & Nominees Revealed". Hot Press. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  23. "Meteor Music Awards nominees revealed". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
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