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About The Forum Music Centre
The Forum Music Centre is a grassroots music venue in Darlington, Darlington with a standing capacity of approximately 200. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
The Forum Music Centre books Funk, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Tribute act acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Darlington venue directory.
The Forum Music Centre is Darlington's dedicated home of live music — a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society tucked behind the Civic Theatre on Borough Road, just two minutes' walk from the railway station and town centre. The live performance room holds up to 200 standing or 120 seated, and the building also houses five fully equipped band rehearsal rooms, a digital recording studio and a licensed cafe-bar. The programme spans rock, indie, folk and alternative, alongside tribute acts, the long-established Darlington Rhythm and Blues Club, Hilarity Bites Comedy Club and a weekly film club. The Forum Music School delivers instrument and vocal tuition plus regular workshops, with programmes that actively support the development and creation of new music — making it a genuine grassroots engine for emerging Tees Valley talent.
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Borough Road, Darlington, Darlington, DL1 1SG
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The Forum Music Centre books Funk, Jazz, Punk, Reggae, Rock, Tribute act. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The Forum Music Centre has a standing capacity of approximately 200 (120 seated), classed as a medium venue. See all Darlington venues for size comparisons.
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Borough Road, Darlington, Darlington, DL1 1SG. See the map below for directions. Browse more Darlington venues nearby.
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