Camden Palace Fire

Henry Irving

Spent many a night there in the 70s and 80s.

Hope it can be restored

Pedro45

I went to the opening night of Camden Palace; all I remember is playing pool and a silly drunk woman put her handbag on the table while she chatted away to someone else thus preventing my final black from being potted! Before that it was called Music Machine and went there loads. Many a good night then onto the last tube and a cab home from London Bridge.

hoof_it_up_to_benty

Went to it regularly when it was the Music Machine.

stonemuse

Oh that’s a shame, hope it can be rebuilt. 

Spent many any nights there when it was the Music Machine including seeing The Clash ... terrific venue. 

Henry Irving

stonemuse said:

Oh that’s a shame, hope it can be rebuilt. 

Spent many any nights there when it was the Music Machine including seeing The Clash ... terrific venue. 

Yep, it was the music machine I remember.

Lady Irving saw Talking Heads there and went more than me when a student nurse. Would be there all night and go to work the next day!

Viewfinder

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Went to it regularly when it was the Music Machine.

 

I was drummer in a band that played there - around 1978.  A good gig. 

Brendan_O_Connell

My word you lot are old  

Went there a lot in the mid 90s (when it was more of a rave/club venue). 

Went there more recently in 2017 for a 'reunion'. 

It's an amazing venue, I hope they can restore it.

Covered End

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/koko-camden-fire-north-london-nightclub-a4327911.html

We used to go there in the 80's and I saw The Undertones there about 18 months ago.
Hopefully it's mainly damage to the roof.

NorthheathAddick

Alot of my mates have been throwing raves in there since 95-96 & I’ve been raving in there prob up too 4-6 times a year since (obv not whist the refurb to Koko was being done) & my last rave there was only a yr ago...be gutted if that was to have been the last time...

Huskaris

Biggest disco ball in Europe my mate always used to tell me. 

Brendan_O_Connell

NorthheathAddick said:

Alot of my mates have been throwing raves in there since 95-96 & I’ve been raving in there prob up too 4-6 times a year since (obv not whist the refurb to Koko was being done) & my last rave there was only a yr ago...be gutted if that was to have been the last time...

Moondance?

Alwaysneil

Lived just round the corner from it by Mornington Crescent tube, been there loads. 

NorthheathAddick

Brendan_O_Connell said:

NorthheathAddick said:

Alot of my mates have been throwing raves in there since 95-96 & I’ve been raving in there prob up too 4-6 times a year since (obv not whist the refurb to Koko was being done) & my last rave there was only a yr ago...be gutted if that was to have been the last time...

Moondance?

SSU & Mind Over Matter...Feb 19
 

Also loved a Moondance me...👌🏻

addick1965

Done a few gigs there,shame.

YTS1978

Terrible news, seen loads of bands there over the years and have been to raves there too. A beautiful venue. Just hope it stays a music venue and this doesn't get used as an excuse to turn it into flats or something un music related 

Covered End

Huskaris said:

Biggest disco ball in Europe my mate always used to tell me. 

NLA ?

Leuth

Apparently caused by the Green Party banning building reduction fires. The old natives of London understood that sometimes you have to perform controlled burns of buildings (1666 being the most noteworthy example) to prevent oh god I can't do this any longer

KBslittlesis

Regular haunt for me late 80’s early 90’s.
Cracking music venue.
Really hope it can be restored.