O2 Forum Kentish Town

Concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England

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O2 Forum Kentish Town

Exterior of the venue (c. 2020)

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)
HMV Forum (2009–2013)
The Forum (2013–2015)
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|  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 O2 Forum Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England, owned by Live Nation Entertainment and originally built in 1934.

## History

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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 Music Group purchased the venue and renamed it the London Forum. The final show at the T&C was Van Morrison on 21 March 1993.[2] From 2009-2013 the venue was named the HMV Forum.[citation needed]

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.

## Noted performers

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* AJR
* 2face Idibia
* Aleyna Tilki
* Alice in Chains
* Anitta
* Anthrax
* Apiwat Ueathavornsuk
* Arctic Monkeys
* Ateez
* Babymetal
* Bad Gyal
* Biffy Clyro
* Big Country
* Bjorn Again
* Bon Jovi
* Billy Bragg
* Bruce Dickinson
* Built To Spill
* The B-52's
* Chance the Rapper
* Coldplay
* Conor McGregor[4]
* The Corrs
* The Creatures
* The Cure (a secret gig with the name 5 Imaginary Boys)
* Cutting Crew
* Daði Freyr
* The Damned
* Danny Wilson
* Danzig
* David Bowie
* Day6
* Debbie McGee
* Del Amitri
* Dendera
* Devo[5]
* Dio
* DragonForce
* Drain Gang
* Eurythmics
* Franz Ferdinand
* Fields of The Nephilim
* Fugazi
* Gorillaz
* Gustavo Cerati
* Gym Class Heroes
* Half Man Half Biscuit
* Hothouse Flowers
* Hurts
* INXS
* It Bites
* Jack Garratt
* Jack White
* Jagged Edge
* James Brown
* Jamiroquai
* Jesus Jones
* Jet
* Joe Cocker
* John Martyn
* John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
* Joshua Bassett
* Justin Timberlake
* Keane
* Keith Richards
* Killing Joke
* KSI
* Lacuna Coil
* Lenny Kravitz
* Level 42
* Lindemann
* Lionel Richie
* Lovejoy (band)
* Lowlife (band)
* Machine Gun Kelly
* Manic Street Preachers
* Modest Mouse
* Nekfeu
* The Neville Brothers
* Nelly Furtado
* New Found Glory
* Nina Simone[6]
* Nine Inch Nails
* Nothing But Thieves
* Oasis
* Odd Eye Circle
* Ozzy Osbourne
* Paul Rodgers
* Pixies
* PJ Harvey
* The Pogues
* Prince
* Pulp
* The Quireboys
* Reneé Rapp
* Robbie Williams
* Radiohead
* Rage Against the Machine
* Ramones
* Rihanna
* Robert Plant
* Rory Gallagher
* Scooter
* Siouxsie and the Banshees
* Skid Row
* Smashing Pumpkins
* Snow Patrol
* Sparks (band)[7]
* Soundgarden
* Steve Earle
* Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (1992)
* Steve Harley (as a 3-man acoustic set, 2012)
* Stiff Little Fingers
* Subcarpati
* Suede[8]
* The Stranglers
* Those Damn Crows
* Throwing Muses
* Tokio Hotel
* Tom Jones
* The Who
* UFO
* Yungblud[9]

## References

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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. ^ https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/kingmaker-suede [bare URL]
9. ^ Harle, Regan (10 August 2021). "Yungblud at the Forum". The Upcoming. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

## External links

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* Media related to The Forum, London at Wikimedia Commons
* Forum Theatre at Cinema Treasures

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Academy Music Group venues

Main venues|

* O2 Academy Birmingham
* O2 Academy Bournemouth
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* O2 Academy Edinburgh
* O2 Academy Glasgow
* O2 Academy Islington
* O2 Academy Leeds
* O2 Academy Leicester
* O2 Academy Liverpool
* O2 Academy Oxford
* O2 Academy Sheffield
* O2 City Hall Newcastle
* O2 Forum Kentish Town
* O2 Institute Birmingham
* O2 Ritz Manchester
* O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
* O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester

Managed venues|

* Liverpool Guild of Students

Partner venues|

* O2 Guildhall Southampton
* O2 Apollo Manchester

Former venues|

* Arts Club Liverpool
* Forum Birmingham (O2 Academy Birmingham)
* NX Newcastle (O2 Academy Newcastle)
* O2 ABC Glasgow
* The Old Fire Station Bournemouth

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* 100 Club
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* EartH
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* Electrowerkz
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* The Garage
* Heaven
* Islington Academy
* Kentish Town Forum
* Koko
* Ministry of Sound
* HERE at Outernet
* Proud2 (The O2 Arena, Greenwich)
* Scala
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* London Astoria
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* Hammersmith Palais
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