Back شيبردز امبراطوريه بوش ARZ شپردز بوش امپایر Persian Shepherd's Bush Empire French Shepherd's Bush Empire Irish Shepherd's Bush Empire Italian シェパーズ・ブッシュ・エンパイア Japanese O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Swedish O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Turkish شیفرڈز بش ایمپائر Urdu
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  O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire Location within London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham | |
| Former names | Shepherd's Bush Empire (1903–53; 1994–2009) BBC Television Theatre (1953–1994) |
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| Address | Shepherd's Bush Green London, W12 United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′13″N 0°13′28″W / 51.50349°N 0.22433°W |
| Public transit |  Goldhawk Road Shepherd's Bush  Shepherd's Bush |
| Owner | Academy Music Group |
| Operator | Academy Music Group |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 17 August 1903 |
| Renovated | 1993 |
| Architect | Frank Matcham |
| Project manager | Oswald Stoll |
| Website | |
| o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk | |
Shepherd's Bush Empire (currently known as O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the BBC Television Theatre) is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, West London, run by the Academy Music Group. It was originally built in 1903 as a music hall for impresario Oswald Stoll, designed by theatre architect Frank Matcham; among its early performers was Charlie Chaplin. In 1953 it became the BBC Television Theatre.[1] Since 1994, it has operated as a music venue. It is a Grade II listed building.[2]
- ^ BBC handbook British Broadcasting Corporation – 1961 "In 1953 the old Shepherds Bush Empire was acquired mainly for the production of light entertainment shows."
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 September 2015.