O2 Academy Glasgow Reviews Summary

Venue Layout and Seating

Pros:

• "Great place for a concert, seating areas are well laid out and views to the stage are brilliant."
• "Smaller venue, great for if you want to actually be able to see the band."
• "All seated and very comfortable seats too."
• "Views of stage are good whether you're at the front like me or higher ground at the back."
• "The sound quality was good and the view was good from all the seats in the balcony."
• "You can see the stage from any seat or standing."
• "Good venue with good views of the stage from most places."

Cons:

• "Unreserved seating upstairs is a joke. People leave empty seats next to them and staff won't ask people to move up."
• "Inside its not the best layout can take time getting in and once your In, the views arnt the best."
• "Terrible place for a gig, unless you are right at the front or at the sides you will not be able to see a thing, badly laid out."
• "People are packed in with lots standing at the back of the venue with no view of the stage."
• "Balcony seats were far too narrow, the bloke next to me was almost sat in my lap!"
• "Get there late and you'll have an awful vantage point unless you manage to push through people."
• "The only downfall is the toilets... theres not enough. We waited almost 40 minutes in a queue."

Staff and Security

Pros:

• "Great little venue, good staff, and a brilliant gig."
• "The security staff dealt with an issue we had with professionalism that is very rare these days."
• "They couldn't have been more helpful and made sure a couple of older codgers were seated and looked after."
• "Staff on the night were all friendly and helpful."
• "The staff here are absolutely amazing."
• "Excellent door staff! Excellent stewards at the event!"
• "All staff were lovely and doing their jobs brilliantly."

Cons:

• "Security also wouldn't remove someone who was very disruptive to others around."
• "Customer service was appalling, treated like a piece of sh**."
• "The stewards were shocking and merely shouted at us to get a seat."
• "Venue staff did nothing."
• "The thing that lets the venue down is the security."
• "Security have blocked my path multiple times; a large man physically blocks my path which leads directly to where I need to go."
• "The stewards on the balcony did not do a good job."

Sound and Acoustics

Pros:

• "Personally, I think this venue is v good acoustically too."
• "Great venue for gigs with bars in the dance floor. Amazing ceilings and good acoustics."
• "The venue has great acoustics and looks incredible."
• "The acoustics are absolutely fantastic."
• "Sound is nearly always great and usually loud enough for a metal head like me."
• "Terrific intimate gig atmosphere. Terrific acoustics."
• "Great acoustics for rock music, always a great energy."

Cons:

• "The sound system is definitely the worst I've ever heard."
• "What a waste of a gig, Corey Taylor couldn't be heard at all over the noise from his band mates."
• "Sound system was incredibly muddy."
• "Worst sound quality ever, and it's not the bands at fault, the venue has huge acoustic issues."
• "Not even shabby. Currently, it's like listening to a cheap stereo, that's fallen on your neighbor's damp garage floor."
• "The sound quality is not that great but if you choose your band wisely they'll pull it off and make it work."
• "The sound is often muddy and for concerts too loud."

Drinks and Pricing

Pros:

• "Drinks aren't cheap either but service is normally pretty fast."
• "Served at the bar really quickly, barely even a minute wait."
• "Prices for the bar are alright."
• "Good bar as well, quick service and not too expensive."
• "Great bar staff and you don’t need to wait too long for a drink."
• "Great bar with plenty staff, sensible prices for drinks."
• "The beers are good and I'm happy to pay the prices."