The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 7 and Version 2 of Forum
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| I went to the Forum this Friday. I checked for info on the London Open Guide first but couldn't find info on the venue itself or where to meet-up with your mates around the area so here is my guide to that stuff. |
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<b>Meeting up before a gig etc...</b> There are quite a few possibilities between the nearest tube station (Kentish Town) and the Forum. If you are pressed for time and don't mind the kind of pubs you find near train stations, <a href="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=529028&y=185219&z=0&sv=NW5+2TG&st=2&pc=NW5+2TG&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf">the Assembly</a> is likely to be your meeting place. It's not one of those fancy new-fangled bars you get these days, it's traditional. My pint of lager cost me what I would expect (�2.60 if your curious) and the carpets weren't too sticky so I was happy. As I said, I couldn't find the info I wanted here so my next port of call was my North London mates. I asked Kit-Yi and Helen if they knew anywhere good to meet and they suggested a place called <a href="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=528712&y=185668&z=0&sv=NW5+1PB&st=2&pc=NW5+1PB&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf">The Vine</a>. Acording to my mates, it's quite a trendy restaurant/bar type place and you can order bar snacks. I guess if you have more time and want posh food before a gig, you could consider The Vine. However, if you are going to a gig at the Forum, that probably isn't you so I suggest a MacDonalds (trun left out the tube and cross over the road). <b>The Forum as a Venue...</b> When you get inside the venue, it is unsuprisingly much like any other. It has bare floors and in size, is somewhere between a pub and the Brixton academy. There is a bar on each side at the back of the venue. Beers on tap were Fosters and Kronenburg (I can't remember any others) whilst they also had a glorious selection of canned lager (Red Stripe etc). All the beers were �3.10 but I am sure I got charged �2.80 a couple of times. There is quite a nice sized <a href="http://members.aol.com/rik0lar/moshing/how2.htm">"mosh-pit"</a> in front of the stage. It is small enough that when you inevitably lose a mate somewhere, you can find them by sending out a small search party. In my opinion, the best place to stand for a bit of space is on the left hand side of the stage (as you look at it) because there is a bottleneck between there and the nearest bar. I guess you are probably best off not taking my word for it and determining for yourself on-the-fly. You could even post you opinion here if you disagree. Anyway, That is about all I can say unless I visit the venue again and try to get less drunk/write stuff down when I think of it :-) Enjoy James (JamBell) address='9-17 Highgate Road, Kentish Town' |
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Scuse me for adding content before I have it, I have had no good excuse. Please don't set fire to me, I am going to the Forum later this week and I promise I will write it up...
James
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