O2 Forum

The ‘O2 Forum’, Kentish Town is a concert venue in Kentish Town, London, England. The venue was built in 1934 and was originally used as an art deco cinema. After the cinema closed, the venue re-opened as an Irish dance hall. 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’. In 1993, the venue was renamed ‘The London Forum’. In 2007, ‘MAMA & Company’ purchased the Forum 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’.