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Find sources: "O2 Apollo Manchester" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) | (Learn how and when to remove this template message) O2 Apollo Manchester Façade of O2 Apollo Manchester, 2015 Former names| Apollo Theatre (1938–1962; 2010) Manchester Apollo (1962–2003) Carling Apollo Manchester (2003–2010) Address| Stockport Road Ardwick Green Manchester M12 6AP England Operator| Live Nation Designation| Listed Building Grade II* Capacity| 3,500[1] Construction Opened| 29 August 1938 (1938-08-29)[2] Architect| Peter Cummings Alex Irvine R. Gillespie Williams Website www.o2apollomanchester.co.uk The O2 Apollo Manchester (known locally as The Apollo and formerly Manchester Apollo) is a concert venue in Ardwick Green, Manchester, England. It is a Grade II listed building,[3] with a capacity of 3,500 (2,514 standing, 986 seats).[1][4] ## History[edit] The building was designed by architects Peter Cummings, Alex Irvine, and R. Gillespie Williams, in an Art Deco style.[5] The building’s frontage consists of a glazed white terracotta façade. Its original purpose was as a multi-purpose cinema and variety hall and was opened by actress Margaret Lockwood. The cinema was known as the ABC Cinema in the 1960's. The Beatles did two shows here on the 20th November 1963 which were filmed, in colour. They performed here again on the 7th December 1965. In the 1970s, it stopped presenting films and became solely a concert venue.[citation needed] It also hosts seated events to a capacity of 2,693.[1] Split into two levels, the upstairs contains permanently fitted seating, whereas the larger downstairs can be altered to suit the event; both levels view a single concert stage. The venue has no air-conditioning except in the "Whiteroom" hospitality area. The venue hosts a large number of popular music-based concerts and other events throughout the year.[citation needed] Concert management and advertisement is handled by Live Nation, merchandise is sold by the permanent resident concession company CMI Ltd, and first aid cover for all events is provided by St. John Ambulance. In September 2010, the venue was rebranded as the O2 Apollo Manchester.[citation needed] ## See also[edit] * Greater Manchester portal * Listed buildings in Manchester-M12 ## References[edit] Notes 1. ^ a b c "Venue amenities". O2 Apollo Manchester. Retrieved 25 November 2012. 2. ^ Rudyard & Wyke 1994, p. 27 3. ^ "Apollo Theatre, Manchester". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 29 December 2012. 4. ^ "Manchester Apollo". Carling. Retrieved 4 July 2009. 5. ^ Harwood, Elain (2019). "Apollo Cinema / O2 Apollo". Art Deco Britain: Buildings of the interwar years. Pavilion Books. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-1849946537. Bibliography * Rudyard, Nigel; Wyke, Terry (1994), Manchester Theatres, Bibliography of North West England, ISBN 0-947969-18-7 Coordinates: 53°28′10.50″N 2°13′20″W / 53.4695833°N 2.22222°W / 53.4695833; -2.22222 ## External links[edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manchester Apollo. * Official website * v * t * e Academy Music Group venues Main venues| * Arts Club Liverpool * O2 Academy Birmingham * O2 Academy Bournemouth * O2 Academy Bristol * O2 Academy Brixton * O2 Academy Edinburgh * O2 Academy Glasgow * O2 Academy Islington * O2 Academy Leeds * O2 Academy Leicester * O2 Academy Liverpool * O2 Academy Oxford * O2 Academy Sheffield * O2 City Hall Newcastle * O2 Forum Kentish Town * O2 Institute Birmingham * O2 Ritz Manchester * O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire * O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester Managed venues| * Liverpool Guild of Students * The Old Fire Station Bournemouth Partner venues| * O2 Guildhall Southampton * O2 Apollo Manchester Former venues| * O2 ABC Glasgow * O2 Academy Newcastle * v * t * e Live Nation Entertainment Divisions| * Live Nation * Ticketmaster Subsidiaries| * Academy Music Group (51%) * BigChampagne * C3 Presents (majority stake) * DF Concerts (part owner) * Festival Republic (majority owner) * Gods of Metal * Hard Events * MAMA & Company (joint venture) * Ones to Watch Festivals| * Boomtown (18%) * Bospop * Budweiser Made in America * Calling Festival * Camp Bestival * Copenhell * Creamfields * Download * The Great Escape * HoagieNation * I Love Techno * Isle of Wight Festival * Jamboree in the Hills * Latitude * Lollapalooza * Loud Park * Lowlands * Lytham Festival * Main Square Festival (75%) * MixTape * Music Midtown * North Sea Jazz * Paradiso (partnership) * Parklife * The Peach Music Festival * Pinkpop Festival * Pukkelpop * Rock Werchter * Sasquatch! 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