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Manchester Academy
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Tel: 0161 275 2930
Academy 1 is located on the University campus, opposite the medical school and Holy Name church.
Academy 2 & 3 are located inside the Students Union building, opposite Kro Bar and Nat West bank.
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Address
Manchester University Students Union
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PR
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PR
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Getting There
Arriving by coach at Manchester Central Coach Station
Leave the bus station on Chorlton Street turn left and walk the short distance up to Portland Street. Turn left onto Portland Street and find the bus stop outside the big insurance building set back from the road. Look out for buses in the 40s and ask the driver for the University. Get off at Dover Street near Holy Name Church or ask the driver when you think you are in the University area. Cross Oxford Road to the Union which is the large, three-storey building with red banners draped outside it.
Arriving by rail
Arriving at Victoria Station:
Take a cab
You could catch the link bus to Piccadilly Station and a train to Oxford Road Station
Arriving at Piccadilly Station:
Take a cab
Catch another train to Oxford Road Station
Catch the tram into Piccadilly Gardens and then a bus in the 40s to the Union
Catch a number 147 Oxford Link bus to Manchester University (operates until 6.45pm)
Arriving at Oxford Road Station:
Walk out of the station taking steps on right or following the road, turn right onto Oxford Road and walk for ten minutes to the Union
Find your way to Oxford Road as above, cross over and take a bus in front of the big hotel there to the Union
Arriving by car
Car parking:
Official car parking for the Union and its venues is in the Contact Theatre next to the Academy. Access to Theatre Car Park is via Denmark Street off Oxford Road. Turn right on to Acomb Street and right at end (onto Dilworth Street), over the humps to the car park entrance two hundred metres up on the left. You need pound coins to operate the barrier.
Further Info
Manchester Academy is a brand name used by the University of Manchester Students' Union for its four concert venues in Manchester, England, which reside on Oxford Road both within and adjacent to the main Students' Union building. 'Manchester Academy' was originally the name of the largest of these venues, but became an umbrella term for both itself and the union's other venues in 2003. It has hosted such names as Ian Brown, Super Furry Animals, Deftones, Pink Floyd, The Cure, The Coral, Blur, Oasis, George Clinton, Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers, The Ramones, Billy Talent, Fightstar, Lost Prophets, +44, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Supergrass, and Death Cab for Cutie.
The main venue Manchester Academy (referred to as Academy 1) is just south of the students union. It opened in October 1990 and was first performed in by the Buzzcocks. It has a capacity of 1500 and hosts about 50 gigs a year, though it will undergo major refurbishment during 2007, leading to increased capacity and improved facilites.
Academy 2 is on the second floor of the Students' Union in the union's Main Debating Hall, which lead to the venue originally being advertised as the 'MDH', though the 'Academy 2' is now used instead.
Academy 3 is on the third floor of the Students' Union. It was formerly known as the 'Hop and Grape' and originally as the 'Solem Bar.'
Club Academy is in the basement of the Students' Union. It was refurbished and opened to the public in September 2005, before which it operated under the title of 'Cellar Disco', and generally only hosted student-only events.
Prior to the construction of what is now their largest venue (and hence the name Manchester Academy) in 1990, the students' union has hosted a wealth of artists including Ray Ellington, The Coasters, The Yardbirds, The Who, The Moody Blues, Stevie Wonder, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Captain Beefheart, Pink Floyd, Fairport Convention, Joe Cocker, Hawkwind, Procul Harum, The Wailers, AC/DC, Dire Straits and The Cure over the last fifty years.
Shows usually start at 7:30pm Monday through Saturday and 7:00pm on Sundays, usually ending at 11 o'clock. Bands often go to Big Hands', a nearby bar after gigs, occasionally in the shape of an after-show party where they might perform.
Your Comments
Date/time:
Saturday 13th October 2007, 10:01
Comments:
Playin it on 21st Dec, canee wait
Date/time:
Saturday 15th September 2007, 14:47
Comments:
hi, just wanted to ask you if you had the time to give us a listen and cast a vote for us!!
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