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LAST Thursday saw the launch of the new O2 Academy — a £5 million refurbishment project to bring a new venue to Birmingham’s music scene. The Editors, supported by Bombay Bicycle Club and The Northwestern opened the venue in style, treating all the lucky attendees of the first gig to energetic and entertaining performance.
Although it took the Editors a while to get the crowd going, when they eventually launched into classics from the first album such as ‘Blood’ everyone was fully committed and the hardcore Editor’s fans were clearly enjoying themselves. Front man Tom Smith didn’t have much to say, rather he concentrated on delivering to the fans and providing an opening night to mark the O2’s arrival.
Despite being a hitch free night with a welcoming atmosphere you can’t help but feel it was slightly muted, but this may have been the perception from my position on the balcony rather than in the pit with the hardcore fans.
The new venue is an interesting space — far more intimate than somewhere like the NEC or NIA, but considerably larger than the Glee Club. It is also the new host of Propaganda, a club night previously held at Gatecrasher on a Friday — it starts again on the 18th of September. It may struggle to forge a strong identity either as a gig venue or club night, attempting to be the best of both and possibly being neither. It is early days yet though and it would be unfair to draw a firm conclusion until at least the first official propaganda night. The new O2 is a venue students will want to be aware of.
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