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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) |
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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 |
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Opened | 17 December 1934 |
Renovated |
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Closed |
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Architect | J. Stanley Beard |
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Venue Website |
The O2 Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England, owned by MAMA & Company and originally built in 1934.
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 O2 Forum Kentish Town as part of the O2 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.