Does Academy Music Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Academy Music Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Academy Music Group. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Academy Music Group?

77% of Academy Music Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Academy Music Group 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Academy Music Group?

Bar Staff (25) , Bartender (17) , Bar Supervisor (6) , Office Assistant (5) , Accounts Assistant (4) , Casual Bar Staff (3) , Account Manager (2)

What are the pros of working at Academy Music Group according to real employee reviews?

"Great staff and management" ((in 15 reviews)); "Good pay" ((in 9 reviews)); "Really relaxed, music venue so cool music, flexible shifts" ((in 4 reviews)); "Get free tickets for shows" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Academy Music Group according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and sometimes very rude customers" ((in 9 reviews)); "wage is also minimum wage, and you work weekends." ((in 4 reviews)); "Short breaks" ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management very pushy for keeping hours at a minimum (often allowing small amount of paid time for large jobs), unsociable hours" ((in 3 reviews))

Academy Music Group Reviews

3.6

77% would recommend to a friend

(110 total reviews)

Alex Gilbert

100% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Academy Music Group has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 110 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there.

Reviews by job title

110 reviews

1.0

18 June 2026

Free concert tickets can't outweigh a toxic culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free Concert Tickets, nice colleagues

Cons

Zero flexibility for most staff to work from home due to the manager not trusting their staff, unless you are in a management position. Very unsocial and hostile environment, wasn’t introduced to anyone in my team when I started, took 3 months for me to actually meet everyone in my team. Poor pay rates and hard to take leave. One rule for one employee and one for another

2.0

16 June 2026

Great music environment but poor management structure

Bar manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Work in music, great venue team

Cons

Poor management structure, poor moral

2.0

1 June 2026

Woeful culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good perks if you like live music. Good benefits if they were made more accessible and advertised rather than sit on an outdated intranet.

Cons

Literally made me hate live music. The mid pay, negative competitive culture and lack of management skills are justified with "this is the music industry, we're all so lucky to work in it".

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