O Forum Kentish Town | |
Logo Image: | O2_Forum_Kentish_Town_Logo.jpg |
Former Names: | Kentish Town Forum Theatre ABC Kentish Town Forum Dancehall Town & Country Club London Forum The Forum HMV Forum |
Location: | Kentish Town |
Coordinates: | 51.5522°N -0.1422°W |
Address: | 9–17 Highgate Rd London, England NW5 1JY |
Architect: | J. Stanley Beard |
Seating Capacity: | 2,300 |
Owner: | Academy Music Group |
Operator: | Live Nation |
The O 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.