Electric Ballroom

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.{{cite web|url=http://blog-uk.livingindietv.com/post/109132235624/bill-fuller-electric-ballroom-camden-legends|title=Camden Legends: Bill Fuller and The Electric Ballroom|website=Living Indie}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hwklyEAOgoIC&dq=Ballroom&pg=PA1942|title=Rock 'n' Roll London|first=Max|last=Wooldridge|date=9 November 2002|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=9780312304423|via=Google Books}} It hosts various events.{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/06/gallery-prince-plays-secret-gig-at-electric-ballroom-in-camden-4292949/|title=Prince at not so secret Camden gig|date=6 February 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.fi/detail/news-photo/singer-jack-white-of-the-raconteurs-performs-on-stage-news-photo/72272644|title=BBC Electric Proms - John Peel Night At The Electric Ballroom|date=26 October 2006 }}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/sep/23/the-gig-venue-guide-the-electric-ballroom-london|title=Gig venue guide: The Electric Ballroom, London|last=Hann|first=Michael|date=2014-09-23|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-12-09|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/russell-howards-stand-up-central|title=Chris Ramsey's Stand Up Central – CCUK|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703124713/http://www.comedycentral.co.uk/russell-howards-stand-up-central|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/comedy/russell-howard-interview|title=Russell Howard on his new Comedy Central series, BBC Three and crazy West Country fans|date=14 May 2015 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/1771/russell_howards_stand_up_central_details/|title=Comedy Central reveal Russell Howard's new show|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|publisher=British Comedy Guide |date=24 March 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/russell-howards-stand-up-central/|title=Russell Howard's Stand Up Central|publisher=ABC Television}}

MTV Brand New for (2011–2018) is a showcase at Electric Ballroom.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/mtv-brand-new-2013-hits-town-for-live-showcases-8456247.html|title=MTV Brand New 2013 hits town for live showcases|date=17 January 2013 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/5xfbv2/sigala-brand-new-for-2017-showcase-gig|title=Sigala Announced To Headline Our Brand New For 2017 Showcase In London! - MTV UK}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/brand-new-for-2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603144448/http://www.mtv.co.uk/brand-new-for-2011|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2016|title=Brand New For 2011 – MTV UK}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/brand-new-for-2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206230950/http://www.mtv.co.uk/brand-new-for-2018|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 December 2017|title=Brand New For 2018 – MTV UK}}{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fkk2qf/sigala-live--mtv-brand-new-2017--03032017/|title=Sigala Live @ MTV Brand New 2017 – 03/03/2017|website=Radio Times|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204400/http://www.radiotimes.com/tv-programme/e/fkk2qf/sigala-live--mtv-brand-new-2017--03032017/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/sigala/news/sigala-will-perform-at-the-mtv-brand-new-2017-awards_5541058|title=Sigala will perform at the MTV Brand New 2017 awards|date=20 January 2017}}

The Electric Ballroom was a roller disco for a brief period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} 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|date=February 2021}} The market closed at short notice in 2015, resulting in unemployment for many staff and traders.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

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|date=February 2021}}

The Electric Ballroom is the London home for PROGRESS Wrestling, holding events on a regular basis since March 2014.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

On 15 April 2018, the People's Vote campaign was started there.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

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.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/2987711.stm|title=Deadline for Camden market|date=30 April 2003|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3477093.stm|title=In the market for a new station|date=11 February 2004|via=news.bbc.co.uk}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.camdenlock.co.uk:80/electricballroom.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430204019/http://www.camdenlock.co.uk:80/electricballroom.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2007|title=London Underground has applied for powers to take and demolish the Electric Ballroom|via=Wayback Machine|date=30 April 2007|publisher=camdenlock.co.uk}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/environment/planning-and-built-environment/planning-consultations/preparation-of-planning-brief-for-camden-town-underground-station-site-.en|title=Camden Council adoption statement and adopted planning brief for the Camden Town Underground Station|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515040157/http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/environment/planning-and-built-environment/planning-consultations/preparation-of-planning-brief-for-camden-town-underground-station-site-.en|archive-date=15 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.camdenlock.co.uk:80/kic.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009041446/http://www.camdenlock.co.uk:80/kic.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 October 2006|title=Keep It Camden|date=9 October 2006|publisher=camdenlock.co.uk|via=Wayback Machine}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://electricballroom.co.uk/ Official website]
• [http://www.camdentownlondon.co.uk/electric-ballroom Electric Ballroom] on Camden Town London
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20060429214533/http://www.camdenguide.co.uk/markets/electric.htm Electric Ballroom] on Camden Guide

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