Electric Ballroom

For the venue in Atlanta, see Alex Cooley's Electric Ballroom. For the venue in Milwaukee, see Electric Ballroom (Milwaukee).

The Electric Ballroom is a 1,500-capacity^[1] performance venue (primarily for rock bands)^[2] and indoor market located at 184 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London, England.^[3][4]

Electric Ballroom

Location	Camden, London
Coordinates	51°32′23″N 0°08′35″W / 51.539722°N 0.143056°W / 51.539722; -0.143056
Public transit	Camden Town
Capacity	1,500

History

The Electric Ballroom started as an Irish ballroom in the 1930s, renamed as Electric Ballroom in the summer of 1978 and owned by Bill Fuller, up until his death in 2008, aged 91.^[5][6] It hosts various events.^[7][8][3]

Venue

The two-storey building has two dance floors and four bars. The ground floor has a stage and full concert facilities, with a capacity of 1,500.^[1][2]

Stand Up Central (formerly known as Russell Howard's Stand Up Central) is a British stand-up comedy television show in front of a live audience at the Electric Ballroom.^{[9][10][11][12]}

MTV Brand New for (2011-2018) is a showcase at Electric Ballroom.^{[13][14][15][16][17][18]}

The Electric Ballroom was a roller disco for a brief period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.^{[citation needed]} By 1990, the building had an indoor market on weekends with about fifty stalls, selling a variety of fashion-, lifestyle- and music-related goods.^{[citation needed]} The market closed at short notice in 2015, resulting in unemployment for many staff and traders.^{[citation needed]}

The Friday club night is Sin City, playing rock and alternative genres. The Friday club was formerly goth night Full Tilt. On Saturday, "Shake" plays mostly pop and dance from the 1970s, 1980s onwards, as well as modern hip hop and R&B.^{[citation needed]}

The Electric Ballroom is the London home for PROGRESS Wrestling, holding events on a regular basis since March 2014.^{[citation needed]}

On 15 April 2018, the People's Vote campaign was started there.^{[citation needed]}

Camden Town tube station

Transport for London proposed to demolish the Electric Ballroom in order to allow the redevelopment of the Camden Town Underground station, but the planning application for the redevelopment was rejected by Camden London Borough Council in 2004.^[19][20] A revised proposal from Transport for London in 2005 to demolish the whole block including the Ballroom, Buck Street Market and the Dr Martens store was rejected by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.^[21] In 2007 the government declared the Electric Ballroom a dilapidated building, a new argument which allows planning for the extension of the Camden Town tube station to be restarted. A public consultation ended on 22 February 2007. Details, the adoption statement and the adopted planning brief for the Camden Town Underground Station site are on the Camden Council website.^[22][23]

References

1. "Capacity increase for Camden's Electric Ballroom".
2. Hann, Michael (23 September 2014). "Gig venue guide: The Electric Ballroom, London". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
3. "Festival Map". Camden Rocks Festival.
4. . Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2007.
5. "Camden Legends: Bill Fuller and The Electric Ballroom". Living Indie.
6. Wooldridge, Max (9 November 2002). Rock 'n' Roll London. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312304423 – via Google Books.
7. "Prince at not so secret Camden gig". 6 February 2014.
8. "BBC Electric Proms - John Peel Night At The Electric Ballroom".
9. . Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
10. "Russell Howard on his new Comedy Central series, BBC Three and crazy West Country fans".
11. Guide, British Comedy (24 March 2015). "Comedy Central reveal Russell Howard's new show". British Comedy Guide.
12. "Russell Howard's Stand Up Central". ABC Television.
13. "MTV Brand New 2013 hits town for live showcases". 17 January 2013.
14. "Sigala Announced To Headline Our Brand New For 2017 Showcase In London! - MTV UK".
15. "Brand New For 2011 - MTV UK".
16. "Brand New For 2018 - MTV UK".
17. . Radio Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
18. "Sigala will perform at the MTV Brand New 2017 awards". 20 January 2017.
19. "Deadline for Camden market". 30 April 2003 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
20. "In the market for a new station". 11 February 2004 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
21. . camdenlock.co.uk. 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007 – via Wayback Machine.
22. . Archived from the original on 15 May 2011.
23. . camdenlock.co.uk. 9 October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006 – via Wayback Machine.

External links

• Official website
• Electric Ballroom on Camden Town London
• on Camden Guide