A 300 capacity venue in Camden London is due to open this summer from the team behind the Electric Ballroom rock nightclub, turned indoor market situated on Camden High Street. The new venue will open its doors on July 4th. ‘Camden Courtyard’ will be an open-air venue directly behind Electric Ballroom, providing a more intimate space than it’s predecessor where Londoners can drink, dance and dine to the top DJs in the business. Camden itself offers little in the area of outdoor nightlife so this venue is a step in the right direction, especially as the UK begins to warm up.
As for the music, Camden Courtyard will sport a high-spec Martin Audio sound system to blare out a “carefully curated” mix of live performances from those such as Midnight Runners, Colorize, UKG Brunch, FreeFromSleep, and Ketoloco who are all confirmed to play sets at the venue.
The space has been designed by Fables Creative, the minds behind concepts and festivals such as Boomtown and Waterworks. Fables Creative have worked with brands like Barbie, Pokemon, Jaded London, Redbull, Coca-cola and many more. You can view the full list of their projects on their website or check out their Instagram @fables_creative for updates on their work.
Speaking of the new space, the owner of the both Camden Countyard and Electric ballroom – Kate Fuller noted that ‘for the best part of a century, Electric Ballroom has been a venue which showcases the most exciting of musical movements and Camden Courtyard is the next step in our story,’. Electric Ballroom began as an Irish Dance hall in the 30s and then transformed into a what we see today in summer 1978. Kate is the daughter of the previous owner, Bill Fuller. During it’s life, the iconic venue has provided London with a legion of top-tier acts such as The Vaccines, Cage the Elephant, Of Monsters and Men, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Stereophonics, Sir Paul McCartney, The Smiths, Madness, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and countless more notable artists and bands. It is no doubt that the new Camden Courtyard will yield the same atmosphere of talent and buzz. Read more of Kate Fullers statement on the venue from NME here.
The venue is set to open from 4-11pm on Thursdays and Fridays as well as opening a little earlier on the weekends; from 12pm. Camden Courtyard will host themed, boozy brunches for those who always enjoy a (late) morning debrief of the night before with their pals as well as street food during the day. Camden Courtyard’s, currently sparse Instagram page will provide more information in the run up to the preliminary launch including updates on events and acts confirmed to take on the venue. You can follow the link here to see it for yourself.
You can check out the upcoming venue’s website here for announcements regarding the development of the space as well to enter their prize draw for a chance to win free tickets to the launch party as well as free dumplings, pizza, cocktails and other drinks provided by the catering collaborators.
