London Forum

The London Forum, known as O2 Forum Kentish Town for sponsorship reasons, 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. HistoryIn 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 London 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. The venue has standing downstairs and benched seating in booths on the upstairs balcony, or a fully seated layout for certain shows.

The London Forum, known as O2 Forum Kentish Town for sponsorship reasons, 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. HistoryIn 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 London 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. The venue has standing downstairs and benched seating in booths on the upstairs balcony, or a fully seated layout for certain shows.