Electric Ballroom

The Electric Ballroom is a performance venue (primarily for rock bands) and indoor market located at 184 Camden High Street in Camden Town, London (postcode NW1 8QP)cite web
title = Electric Ballroom
url = http://www.electric-ballroom.co.uk/index.html
accessdate = 08-04-07] . The Electric Ballroom has been in operation for over seventy years, during which time it has been used in many different ways.

The Electric Ballroom was the first ballroom in London to have electric, rather than gas lighting - that was how it acquired its name. It is also a listed building. The building is based on three storeys. The highest room overlooks Camden High Street. There are four bars altogether and an area on the first floor with games machines, arcade games and pool tables.

On weekends the building has an indoor market with about fifty stalls selling a variety of fashion, lifestyle and music related goods. The Friday club night is Sin City, playing rock, and alternative genres with cage dancers and occasional stage performances. The Friday club was formerly goth night Full Tilt. However, the two events were run by different companies. On Saturday, "Shake" plays mostly pop and dance from the 70's onwards, as well as modern hip hop and RnB.The Electric Ballroom was a roller disco for a brief period in the late seventies / early eighties.

Transport for London proposed to demolish the Electric Ballroom in order to allow the redevelopment of the Camden Town tube station, but the planning application for the redevelopment was rejected by the Camden Borough Council in 2004. A revised proposal from the Transport for London in 2005 to demolish the whole block including the Ballroom, Buck Street Market and the Dr Martens flagship store was rejected by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott which has allowed the Electric Ballroom to continue to thrive. In 2007 the government declared that the Electric Ballroom is a dilapidated building. With this new argument there is the way free to restart the plannings for the extension of the Camden Town tube station. The Consultation ends on 22 February 2007.Fact|date=February 2007

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External links

* [http://www.electric-ballroom.co.uk/ Electric Ballroom official website]
* [http://www.camdenguide.co.uk/markets/electric.htm Electric Ballroom section of Camden Guide]
* [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 Camden Government 2007, plans for the new tube station]