#o2 academy

[a-lillyan]

Will Ramos of Lorna Shore @ O2 Academy Leeds, UK // 29.11.2023

(feat. Alan Grnja of Distant :) )

📸 by me 😊

[blinkandyoumissit]

05 MAR 2013 | O2 Academy • Fall Out Boy: Hip Hop Collaborations

[highsummonermercar]

Tinashe, Match My Freak Tour 💥

London, 23 Feb 2025

[takeaknifeanddrainyalife]

so excited 2 have seen ecco + bladee in brixton this week (lean was there 2)

[thecoffeesout]

[nicoscheer]

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My first gig of 2024, but if I went to a gig every day for the rest of the year, I may not experience a better one than this.

[sunny-like-the-weather]

guys I just went and stood outside chappell roan in glasgow and had the best time and made a friend 🥹🥹🥹🥹 so happy rn

[miashyperfixations]

SOUTH ARCADE: THE ARC ANGEL TOUR

12.03.2024 @ O2 Academy 3, Birmingham (250 Capacity) ⚠️ TW: some flashing lights in video ⚠️

Written March 2024

First concert of the year and there’s no better way to kick it off than South Arcade. Having seen them just 6 months prior, I knew that it was going to be a good night and the Oxford-based band did not disappoint. Imagine if a 2000s pop it girl made rock music and you get South Arcade, a British rock band slowly breaking onto the scene. It’s a classic ‘pop diva has an emo phase’ sound and it’s absolutely wonderful to hear in real time. Having been on 2 tours already this year, they’re quickly becoming one of the acts to look out for in the coming years.

I had been in contact with the band about potentially coming to the gig beforehand to observe/help out as work experience - that didn't end up happening but they put me on the guestlist instead! I was still able to watch change-over in between sets though as we were at the barricade for the whole gig and it was interesting to watch because I actually knew what each crew member was doing and why.

The first opener was a heavy rock/metal band called Tropic Gold that I’d not heard of before, but I will definitely be checking them out at a later date. They were phenomenal. The second opener was a singer called Beren Olivia who had heard of but not yet listened to her music. Her set was just her and her guitarist, which meant that we got a nice, calmed down acoustic set of her punchy rock-influenced pop songs, including a part-cover of ‘Sugar, We’re going down’ by Fall Out Boy. I didn't realise till after the gig that she recorded backing vocals on one of my favourite songs, 'Every Heart but Mine' by Dylan, who I've gone to see in concert twice.

South Arcade blew all expectations, as expected tbh. We got to hear one of my favourites of their songs, ‘Nepo baby’ live as well as 2 unreleased songs, including ‘Riptide’ which is more than likely to be the band’s next single. To be able to hear covers of sk8er boi AND I kissed a girl in the same night was completely surprising and I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. Cody’s incredible drumming skills are enhanced by Harry & Ollie on Guitar and bass with just enough room to aid Harmony’s unreal vocals. It’s all the y2k nostalgia in a rock show but with clear modern rock elements coming through. 

@artbyamixx had gotten the band to sign an in-progress zine in September, and managed to get finished copies to hand out to friends we had met last time and to the band members when we got the chance to talk to them after the show and they absolutely loved them. Each page corresponded with a single of theirs (the most recent ones) and she’d even hand-sewn stitches onto a picture of a heart on one page!

It’s crazy that in just under 6 months, the band are playing shows at venues over double the size, they’ve grown so much in such a small amount of time and I can’t wait to see what the future holds. At this rate I’ll be going to every one of their headline tours!

[savageandwise]

Open the door see what you find

[gigforvictory]

Bikini Kill / O2 Academy, Leeds

Thursday 13th June, 2024

[blinkandyoumissit]

05 MAR 2013 | O2 Academy • Fall Out Boy: Return from Their Hiatus

[chrisb3011]

#inflames #glasgow #o2academy #october2024 #gig #livemusic #melodicdeathmetal #heavymetal

[watford-herts-london]

Images of nine people O2 Academy Brixton crush investigation

[thesleeptokenarchive]

The First Official Ritual: October 23 2017

It may come as a surprise to many who follow the collective, but the Black Heart ritual would have been the first ritual if it had not been canceled the end of May. Same thing is true of their first appearance at the UK Tech Fest in July 2017.

The first true ritual came about on October 23 2017 at the O2 Academy Islington in support of Motorpsycho. It was a very small set that included Nazareth, When the Bough Breaks, Fields of Elation, Jericho, and Hey Ya. The setlist may have included others from the EPs released up to that point but there is no footage or record of those songs being performed.

Photographic imagery courtesy Simon Clark [FB]

Additional imagery from Paul Philips [Flickr]

Additional photos from Paul Phillips on Facebook

Should you wish to deep dive for more media from this event, please check out the folder here in the archive drive.

[savageandwise]

[gigforvictory]

The Hives / O2 Academy, Leeds

Wednesday 27th March, 2024