The O2 Academy Birmingham

 The O2 Academy Birmingham has moved to its new home at 16-18 Horsefair, Bristol Street following a £5m refurbishment program. The refurbishment of this former nightclub hosts three state of the art venues that can operate independently as well as simultaneously over 45,000sq ft.

“They (the builders) absolutely ripped the place apart,” says General Manager Andy McDonald who’s showing me around. “It was an aircraft hanger pretty much, four walls and a ceiling before they got started. There’s only one set of stairs that are from the original dome, other than that everything’s completely brand new.”