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1a Camden High St, London, NW1 7JE Full details & map

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Housed in an ornate, Grade II-listed building, this institution has endured through numerous incarnations. First opened on Boxing Day 1890, it was renamed The Camden Hippodrome nine years later, operating as a vaudeville house in which a young Charlie Chaplin trod the boards. Between 1913-40, the venue was a thriving cinema (often with supporting live acts) and subsequently (for 20 years from around 1945) a BBC theatre, which saw recordings of the legendary 'Goon Show'. In the '70s it was turned into a live music venue and renamed The Music Machine, before being taken over by Steve Strange and Rusty Egan of Visage in 1983 and undergoing yet another name change - to The Camden Palace. As such, it enjoyed a high profile on London's New Romantic club scene and hosted the very first London gig by Madonna, no less. It relaunched in the late '80s as an indie club and then - after closing its doors for refurbishment in 2004 - was rebranded as Koko. Despite the name change and major refit, it retains its indie/alternative pop/rock remit, while also embracing everything from hip hop to trance. With its colossal mirror ball as the ceiling centrepiece, its painted gargoyles and steep tiered balconies, Koko remains one of London's most atmospheric music venues.


Events at Koko

Turbowolf

Fri Feb 10 Music

Godzilla-strength riffs in a chaotic mix of rock 'n' roll and electronica.

Niki And The Dove + New Look + Mele + Monki

Sat Feb 11 Music Recommended

Eerie electro-pop and gothic soundscapes from the feted headlining Gothenburg duo, who came fifth in the BBC's Sound ...

Annie Mac Presents...

Sat Feb 11 Clubs Recommended

The first lady of mash-up's big-name tour back rolls into London with another speaker-shaking sweatdown featuring a s...

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Koko

1a Camden High St, London NW1 7JE

Transport Mornington Crescent 

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0870 4325 527

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