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The New Bedford originally opened in 1921 as a cinema theatre venue and has been fully refurbished at a cost of 3,000,000 to create a magnificent 2,500 capacity live music venue whilst retaining the grandeur of the art deco period including original ceiling features, balcony and boxes, proscenium arch around the stage, panelling on the stairwell; as well as the original faade.
The venue features a state of the art sound and lighting system and a fully flexible capacity of 2500 for full building usage to cater for live gigs and cutting edge dance events and club nights. The design of the new acquisition emulates the success of AMG's Birmingham and Bristol Academy venues to allow Carling Academy Glasgow the option of converting to a short hall format for events requiring a smaller capacity that is production complete.
Well received by both the industry and public alike, Carling Academy Glasgow was championed a welcome addition to the buzzing Scottish music scene. The Academy opened with a thrilling diary of vibrant rock, pop, indie and dance events including gigs from the Sugababes, The Proclaimers, Craig David, Mis-Teeq, Inspiral Carpets, two Massive Attack shows, White Stripes and Public Enemy. Its exceptionally healthy line-up has continued with outstanding sell-out shows from today's biggest international acts including Kings Of Leon, Kraftwerk, Jane's Addiction, Prodigy, Primal Scream, Travis, Basement Jaxx, The Charlatans, The Flaming Lips to Zero 7. Dance events are ever popular at the Academy with regular club nights from top Scottish club promoters plus alternative burlesque events with Club Noir. Thanks to its flexible option for an all-seated format, it was one of the venues chosen to host the 2004 Glasgow International Comedy Festival presenting the giants of comedy: Johnny Vegas, Al Murray, Dylan Moran and Jimmy Carr. The same event returned in 2005 & 2006 with shows from Paul Merton, Jerry Sadowitz, Julian Clary and Dara O'Briain.