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''The O2 Academy Oxford'' is a music venue in Oxford, England, which is part of the O2 Academy brand operated by Academy Music Group. Prior to 2009, it was known as the Carling Academy Oxford and before that, as The Zodiac. ==The Zodiac== Prior to The Zodiac's existence, the building was a Co-operative Party hall. and then The Oxford Venue. 'The Zodiac' was a club on the Cowley Road in southeast Oxford. It was known for performances by underrated and up-and-coming bands and was Oxford's main music venue from its reopening in 1995 until 2007, when it was renamed the Carling Academy Oxford. A subsequent rebrand to O2 Academy Oxford took place on January 1, 2009.〔 The Zodiac was owned by Nick Moorbath, a local keyboardist who has played with Ride and Hurricane #1; in 2006 he sold the venue to the Academy Music Group. Although the band have rarely played there, the club has had a long history and association with local band Radiohead. The 1995 refit was partly funded by Radiohead and the video for their early song "Creep" was shot there. More recently Nick Moorbath was partly responsible for organising Radiohead’s homecoming performance in South Park, Oxford. The atmosphere was described in ''Nightshift Magazine'' as: :"Where it all happens apparently. Unless you're a Uni student straight out of public school in which case it's where all the scary drug pushers, muggers and lefty bohemians hang out. A myth we're more than happy to perpetuate to keep bastards out." The Zodiac has also been host to many different club nights, including ''Source'' (a drum and bass night), ''Slide'' (a house night), Smashdisco (a post-punk indie electronight on Thursdays), Transformation (an indie rock night), Trashy (a Retro Pop night) and also several student nights including ''Fuzzy Ducks'' and ''Pop Ya Cherry''. Saturday nights were very popular with the local students and features various genres of music depending on the month. The month of March features Cheese downstairs and Indian upstairs. It had two separate rooms; the downstairs room had a capacity of 350, the upstairs room a capacity of 450 (with a maximum of 750 at any one point) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「O2 Academy Oxford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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