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Electric Ballroom (London)

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184 Camden High Street
NW1 8QP
London, UK
Phone
0207 4859006
Website
http://www.electricballroom.co.uk/
Capacity
800

The Electric Ballroom is a music venue located on the Camden High Street, just a minute from Camden Underground Station. The venue is predominantly a rock club, welcoming artists such as U2, The Clash and Public Enemy to the stage.

The club was renovated and opened by Bill Fuller in 1938, an entrepreneur who already owned a series of Ballrooms across Britain, Ireland and the United States. Previously known as The Carousel, the venue became The Electric Ballroom in 1978.

There are four bars and three floors. Shows at the Ballroom are general admission. Professional photogra…

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  1. 20090609-144546-414915CitizenMeh (3 months ago)

    Not the most charismatic venue ever, but I've never been to a bad gig there. Best to get near the front though.

  2. 20090918-002111-124672deathwarmedover (4 months ago)

    it's like ULU, but not quite as good.

  3. 20090314-173458-561349Anikainlondon (4 months ago)

    As a photographer I would rate it 5 stars, it's an absolute joy to take photos of bands under such great lights and with smoke. But as a music fan, I'm really not into the venue. It's pretty big and when I was at the back it was really hard to get any closer, so it was super frustrating as everybody was chatting and I couldn't see a thing, plus the sound was really murky. When I was at the front at a different gig it wasn't so bad as I could see and hear, but I much prefer intimate venues to venues like this.

    1. 20090714-120011-959143gab (4 months ago)

      Come on... Electric ballroom is not "big" It starts to be big when you enter roundhouse... (roundhouse has a great acoustic btw)

      1. 20090314-173458-561349Anikainlondon (4 months ago)

        The capacity is 1100, which is big in my book.