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O2 Forum Kentish Town

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Coordinates : 51°33′08″N 0°08′32″W  /  51.5522°N 0.1422°W  / 51.5522; -0.1422
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O 2 Forum Kentish Town
Exterior of the venue (c. 2020)
Map
Former names Kentish Town Forum Theatre (1934?1963)
ABC Kentish Town (1963?1970)
Forum Dancehall (1984?1985)
Town & Country Club (1985?1993)
London Forum (1993?2007)
The Forum (2007?2009; 2013?2015)
HMV Forum (2009?2013)
Address 9?17 Highgate Rd
London , England NW5 1JY
Location Kentish Town
Coordinates 51°33′08″N 0°08′32″W  /  51.5522°N 0.1422°W  / 51.5522; -0.1422
Public transit London Underground National Rail Kentish Town
Owner Academy Music Group
Operator Live Nation
Capacity 2,300
Construction
Opened 17 December 1934  ( 1934-12-17 )
Renovated
  • 1983
  • 1993
  • 2007
Closed
  • 1970?1983
Architect J. Stanley Beard
Website
Venue Website

The O 2 Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town , London , England , owned by MAMA & Company and originally built in 1934.

History [ edit ]

The venue was built in 1934 and was originally used as an art deco cinema. After the cinema was closed, the venue re-opened as an Irish dance hall. In the 1980s, it changed directions from a bingo hall, to a dance hall and then to a live music venue under the name Town & Country Club . [1] In 1993, Mean Fiddler purchased the venue and renamed it the London Forum . The final show at the T&C was Van Morrison on 21 March 1993. [2]

In 2007, MAMA & Company purchased the Forum from Mean Fiddler and spent ￡1.5 million on renovations, increasing the capacity to 2,300. In 2015, the venue was acquired by Live Nation , and re-branded as O 2 Forum Kentish Town as part of the O 2 Academy Group. [3]

The venue has standing downstairs and benches seating in booths on the upstairs balcony, or a fully seated layout for certain shows.

Noted performers [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "The mourning after: RIP the T&C? North London's best-loved concert venue is set to close in March" . The Independent . 17 December 1992. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019 . Retrieved 22 April 2019 .
  2. ^ White, Jim (24 March 1993). "My old man said follow the Van: Jim White sees Van Morrison mark the end of an era at the Town & Country Club, London" . The Independent . Retrieved 11 April 2019 .
  3. ^ "LIVE NATION RE-BRANDS 3 EX-MAMA VENUES AS 'O2' IN THE UK" . Nusic Business Worldwide . 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019.
  4. ^ Ramsay, Mel (15 July 2017). "So What Exactly Did Conor McGregor Say Off Camera?" . LADbible . Archived from the original on 13 August 2021 . Retrieved 13 August 2021 .
  5. ^ Diver, Mike (5 August 2009). "Devo ? London Forum" . Clash . Retrieved 27 October 2021 .
  6. ^ "Nine Inch Nails Setlist at the Forum, London" . setlist.fm .
  7. ^ The Sparks Brothers
  8. ^ Harle, Regan (10 August 2021). "Yungblud at the Forum" . The Upcoming . Archived from the original on 13 August 2021 . Retrieved 13 August 2021 .

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