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| Former names |
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|---|---|
| Location | Camden Town London, NW1 England |
| Coordinates | 51°32′05″N 0°08′18″W / 51.534722°N 0.138333°W |
| Public transit |  Mornington Crescent |
| Owner | The Mint Group |
| Type | Music venue |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Current use | Music venue |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Architect | W. G. R. Sprague |
| Website | |
| koko | |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Camden Palace Theatre |
| Designated | 28 June 1972 |
| Reference no. | 1272425 |
Koko (stylised as KOKO, previously called The Music Machine and Camden Palace) is a concert venue and former theatre in Camden Town, London.
The building was known as Camden Palace from 1982 until its 2004 purchase and extensive restoration, led by Oliver Bengough and Mint Entertainment.[1][2] Following the restoration, the venue was renamed as Koko, and is one of the premier live music venues in London.[1][3][4][5][6]
The venue is a fixture for many music, fashion and art partygoers and notoriously famous for its London nightlife scene.
On the evening of 6 January 2020, a large fire broke out in the building.[7]
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- ^ "Camden Palace reinvented as KoKo". Design Week. 5 August 2004.
- ^ "The best music venues in London". Time Out London. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ Robins, Danny (5 April 2012). "Where are London's best live music venues?". The Telegraph.(subscription required)
- ^ Porter, Laura. "Top 10 London Nightclubs". Go London (About.com). Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ Porter, Tom (3 August 2009). "Top 100 UK music venues revealed". Music Radar.
- ^ Camden New Journal (6 January 2020). "Fire at the Koko music venue. Firefighters at the scene". Twitter. Retrieved 16 March 2022.