WHAT'S ON AT THE O2 ACADEMY, LIVERPOOL
What's On at the O2 Academy, Liverpool
Below you will find what's on at Liverpool Academy on Hotham Street. It hosts music gigs with the main 1,200 capacity hall split over floor and balcony, while an adjoining 500 capacity room is known as Liverpool Academy 2.
Below you will find what's on at Liverpool Academy on Hotham Street. It hosts music gigs with the main 1,200 capacity hall split over floor and balcony, while an adjoining 500 capacity room is known as Liverpool Academy 2.
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Liverpool
What's On at the O2 Academy, Liverpool
PINK by Vicky Jackson
O2 Academy 2
Friday 12 December 2025
Vicky Jackson's tribute to Pink has been a run-away success and has consistently been her most booked act since 2008. Whilst the Pink tribute show was not her first tribute act, Vicky found herself being compared both physically and vocally...Dave Hill's Slade
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 12 December 2025
The farewell tour from Dave Hill and the boys end with a Christmas gig at the O2 Ritz in Manchester. Slade's unique blend of pop and rock'n'roll, outrageous flamboyance and pure fun, and no less than 23 Top 20 singles, they have become a fi...The Icicle Works
O2 Academy
Saturday 13 December 2025
The Liverpool alt rock trio, fronted by Ian McNabb, are best known for their 1983 UK Top 20 hit "Love is a Wonderful Colour" and their 1984 US Top 40 hit, "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)". ...Harry Fazakerley Future Sounds
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 13 December 2025
Acts: Harry Fazakerley The Way Off Hourglass Gabriel Roberts Shells Dads Club Security - Bag Policy Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - ...The Icicle Works Liverpool Tickets
Lightning Seeds
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 December 2025
Ian Broudie's Liverpool indie power pop act are famed for their UK Top 20 singles "You Showed Me", "Sugar Coated Iceberg", "Change", "What If...", "Lucky You", "Pure", "Perfect", "Ready or Not", plus their chart-topping England anthem "...Hothouse Flowers
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Sunday 21 December 2025
Irish folk rock band Hothouse Flowers feel like they are turning new corners and writing new chapters every day. No two shows are ever the same having dispensed with any premeditated programme over two decades ago and set about putting the...Ocean Colour Scene
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 9 January 2026
In their 30 years together, multi-Platinum selling Birmingham indie legends OCS have enjoyed five Top 10 albums, six Top 10 singles and a mantelpiece full of awards. But behind all the swagger and the style there are great songs, with words...The Highstool Prophets
Then Jerico
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 17 January 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Then Jerico Liverpool Tickets
The Chris Stapleton Experience
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 23 January 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Gareth Taylor & His Queenies
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 30 January 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...A Band Called Malice + The Phonics (The Jam + Stereophonics Tributes)
O2 Academy 2
Saturday 31 January 2026
A Band Called Malice - The Definitive Tribute to The Jam - have quickly taken the tribute sector by storm in their quest to become the number one choice tribute act of the devoted fans of The Jam. The talented musicians are the real deal a...Guns 2 Roses - Tribute to Guns n' Roses
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 31 January 2026
Guns 2 Roses the UK's longest running Guns N Roses tribute have existed since late 2002 and in 11 years have become biggest GNR tribute in history. Some tributes tried but not one has and will come close to the authenticity, charisma and hu...Age Of Madness: Mount Olympus UK Tour
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Thursday 5 February 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Neil Noa
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 7 February 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...Maximo Park
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Sunday 8 February 2026
Rakish Newcastle post-punks Maximo Park are a hyper-tuneful indie-rock outfit in the vein of XTC, Gang of Four, and particularly modern peers The Futureheads. They turn out the sort of breathless, keyboard-drenched art-pop numbers that ne...Maximo Park Liverpool Tickets
Sleaford Mods
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 13 February 2026
Sprechgesang electro-punk duo Sleaford Mods pull no punches either live or on record and not one inch of their rhetoric - alternately cheeky and blood-and-guts, occasionally both - is inauthentic or posed. Thrown out of school and disdainfu...Man/Woman/Chainsaw
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 20 February 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...The Lilacs
O2 Academy
Saturday 21 February 2026
Wigan band The Lilacs have hit the scene with a bang already performing on stages at Manchester Academy, o2 Ritz and London's O2 Academy Islington ...Campaign For Musical Destruction ft. Napalm Death Whiplash Varuker
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 27 February 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...The Southmartins - A Tribute to The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
O2 Academy 2
Saturday 28 February 2026
The Southmartins are a tribute act to the songs of Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, The Beautiful South and The Housemartins. The seven-piece collective has built up a loyal following playing arenas, festivals, clubs and pubs (including Paul ...The Southmartins Liverpool Tickets
Bleed From Within
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 6 March 2026
Glaswegian heavy metal band Bleed From Within "have breathed life into a kind of metal that has long become stagnant and they have done this on their own terms. No backing down and no comprising can be found." - Ghost Cult Magazine. "If you...The Clone Roses + Definitely Mightbe + The James Experience + DJ Clint Boon
O2 Academy
Saturday 7 March 2026
Following their hugely successful 25th Anniversary Tour in 2023 culminating in a 6000+ sellout headline show at Manchester's' Heaton Park, The Clone Roses return, performing all the Madchester anthems we all know and love. The band have...The Clone RosesDefinitely Mightbe(Oasis)Gerry Cinna-Man ExpKazabian
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 7 March 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Short Notice - Future Sounds: Short Notice
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 14 March 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Scouting for Girls
O2 Academy
Monday 23 March 2026
Friends since they were five, London indie pop three-piece Scouting For Girls have never changed to chase success. Success came to them; their 2007 self-titled debut went on to become triple platinum and birthed the generation-bridging anth...The Dream Machine
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 27 March 2026
Acid Pop from The Wirral Peninsula, influenced by iconic psych-rock songwriters such as Patti Smith and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Blend smooth vocal harmonies with tantalisingly hypnotic Americana grooves, their distinctively atmospheri...Sanctum Sanctorium - The Dark Side Of The 80s
O2 Academy 2
Saturday 28 March 2026
Formed through a mutual love of 80's goth and alternative rock music. Sanctum Santorium are a live 5-piece tribute band that faithfully recreate classic hits by artists such as The Cult, Killing Joke, Sisters of Mercy, Billy Idol, Bauhaus a...
Brooke Combe
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 10 April 2026
Liverpool-based viral-sensation, Edinburgh soul singer-songwriter Brooke Combe shot to fame online with her bedroom cover versions, watched by millions. Working with The Coral and Blossoms and supporting the likes of Courteeners and Miles K...Seb Lowe
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 18 April 2026
Manchester-based Seb Lowe has burst out of nowhere. (Okay Saddleworth...). Good in that this can be a younger child with a head stuffed with phrases which are his weapons and telling his fact and a guitar that could be a machine gun of riff...Daft Funk - A Retrospective Celebration of Daft Punk
O2 Academy 2
Saturday 25 April 2026
Dedicated to recreating the sound and atmosphere of a Daft Punk live experience, Daft Funk's meticulously crafted stage productions feature authentic costumes and synchronised custom light shows, with over 1500 LEDs and a three-metre pyr...Joey Valence & Brae
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 9 May 2026
Pennsylvania rap duo Joey Bertolino and Braedan Lugue (a.k.a. Joey Valence & Brae), scored a TikTok viral hit during Lockdown with their song "Crank It Up," a celebration of rap music's early boom bap sound. ...Joey Valence & Brae Liverpool Tickets
THE LONGEST JOHNS
O2 Academy 2
Monday 11 May 2026
The Longest Johns are a British folk musical group from Bristol known for performing folk music and sea shanties in the English tradition, and they also compose and record their own music. They gained popularity from their rendition of the ...The Longest Johns - The Ends of the Earth Tour
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Monday 11 May 2026
Security ? Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag ? and it?s preferable you don?t, please make sure it?s small. Only one small ba...Danny Beard
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 30 May 2026
Descibed by Graham Norton as "high fashion, hilarious and hairy! What's not to love?", the Liverpool-born, Manchester-living winner of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. is hitting the road with the Straight Expectations tour! Join multi-award winni...Erasured - The Ultimate Erasure Tribute
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 19 September 2026
In 1995 Mark Rodway appeared on ITV's "Stars In Their Eyes" (and again for the 1995 Christmas Special) as Erasure's Andy Bell, to universal acclaim. He met Pete Faint in 1996 and the pair began writing original material together and at th...
The Beat - Dance Crazed Too UK Tour
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small ba...The Beat Liverpool Tickets
The Tumbling Paddies
O2 Academy
Friday 23 October 2026
Famous for their hit "The Way I Am", The Tumbling Paddies are one of Ireland's most popular music acts. Their exuberant, energy-filled live shows see them perform a mix of original folk songs and classic Irish hits. ...How to get to the O2 Academy, Liverpool
Most Popular Shows and Events at O2 Academy, Liverpool
