O2 Forum Kentish Town

O₂ Forum Kentish Town
	Exterior of the venue (c.2017)
Former names	Kentish Town Forum Theatre (1934–63); ABC Kentish Town (1963–70); Forum Dancehall (1984–85); Town & Country Club (1985–93); London Forum (1993–2007); The Forum (2007–09; (2013–15); HMV Forum (2009–13)
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
Public transit	Kentish Town
Owner	Academy Music Group
Operator	Live Nation
Capacity	2,300
Construction
Opened	17 December 1934
Renovated	1983; 1993; 2007;
Closed	1970–83;
Architect	J. Stanley Beard
Website
	Venue Website

The O₂ Forum Kentish Town 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.

History

In the 1980s, it changed directions from a bingo hall, to dance hall 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, 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.^[3]

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

Noted performers

References

^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "LIVE NATION RE-BRANDS 3 EX-MAMA VENUES AS 'O2' IN THE UK". Nusic Business Worldwide. 12 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019.

External links

Forum Theatre at Cinema Treasures

[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 22 April 2019.

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