The Forum, London
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| Location | Kentish Town, London, England |
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| Owner | MAMA & Company |
| Capacity | 2,300 |
| Opened | 1993 (As The Forum) |
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The Forum, or sometimes Kentish Town Forum is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England owned by MAMA & Company. 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 called The Forum. In the mid-1980s, it changed direction to a 2,100 capacity live music venue under the name of The Town & Country Club. In 1993 Mean Fiddler purchased the venue and renamed it The Forum. The final show at the T&C and the first at The Forum was Van Morrison. In 2007, MAMA & Company purchased the Forum from Mean Fiddler and spent £1.5 million refurbishing it, and increasing the capacity to 2,300. In 2015, the venue was acquired by Live Nation, and re-branded as O2 Forum Kentish Town, as part of the O2 Academy Group.[1]
The venue has standing downstairs and benched seating in booths on the upstairs balcony, or a fully seated layout for certain shows.
References
External links
- Official website
- Forum Theatre at Cinema Treasures
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- Buildings and structures in Camden
- Music venues in London
- Art Deco architecture in London
- Visitor attractions in Camden
- Buildings and structures completed in 1934
- Event venues established in 1934
- 1934 establishments in England
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