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HistoryBefore becoming a music venue the building on the Cowley Road in southeast Oxford was a Co-operative Party hall.[3][4] The Co-Op dining hall was used to host live music until converted into 'The Oxford Venue' in the early 1990s. In November 1995 it was refurbished and reopened as night club and live music venue 'The Zodiac', which became known for performances by underrated and up-and-coming bands. 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. In 2007 it was renamed the Carling Academy Oxford. A subsequent rebranding as the O2 Academy Oxford took effect on 1 January 2009.[1] Although Radiohead rarely played there, the club has had a long history and association with the local band. The 1995 refit was partly funded by Radiohead and the video for their early song "Creep" was shot there. Nick Moorbath was partly responsible for organising Radiohead’s homecoming performance in South Park, Oxford in July 2001.[5] 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 Fishies 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) Carling Academy OxfordIn late 2006, the Academy Music Group bought the club and spent £4 million on a refurbishment that lasted several months after which it took the name "The Carling Academy Oxford", with three rooms, one larger room for bigger bands that would otherwise bypass the city and increasing the capacity from 750 to 1,150 people.[6] The Zodiac closed its doors with a massive party on 17 May 2007. The last night featured several Oxford bands reformed for the night, including The Candyskins, Dustball, The Nubiles and Unbelievable Truth. The commercial takeover of the city's largest independent music venue prompted the creation of Anyone Can Play Guitar, a documentary film about the Oxford music scene. References1. ^1 {{cite news|last=Hughes|first=Tim|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/3834959.Now_it_s_the_O2_Academy/|title=Now it's the O2 Academy|date=10 November 2008|publisher=oxfordmail.co.uk|accessdate=8 November 2012}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=The history of The Zodiac|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2007/05/18/zodiac_history.shtml|website=BBC Oxford|publisher=BBC|accessdate=17 July 2017|date=18 May 2007}} 3. ^{{cite book |title=Isolarion: A Different Oxford Journey |first=James |last=Attlee |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=2008 |isbn= 9780226030951|page=152 |accessdate=November 8, 2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nEHNHYMNOSYC&pg=PA152}} 4. ^{{cite book |title=Oxford Spawns Big Acts Despite Lack of 'Scene' |publisher=Billboard |year=1995 |page=116 |url=}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Travis and Coldplay linked to South Park gig|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6581158.display/|website=Oxford Mail|publisher=Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd|accessdate=17 July 2017|date=18 January 2003}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Paine|first=Andre|location=London|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1324983/amg-invests-4m-into-zodiac-venue|title=AMG Invests $4M Into Zodiac Venue|date=11 April 2007|work=Billboard|accessdate=8 November 2012}} External links{{Commons}}
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