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Dingwalls is a 500 capacity venue adjacent to Camden Lock, Camden, London, England. The venue hosts gigs and a weekly Jongleurs comedy club. The building itself is one of many industrial Victorian buildings that were put to new use in the 20th century. The original owner of the building, T.E. Dingwall, had his name painted on to the outside wall of the building, which was a common practice by businesses in Camden Town during the late Victorian era. The paint is still visible to this day, hence the venue's name.
The club has hosted live music since 1973, beginning with acts such as Gonzalez, Britain's first funk band. First managed by Howard 'H' Parker with Dave 'The Boss' Goodman as DJ who subsequently managed the venue from the mid 1970s to mid 1980s. It was a prominent and popular London live music venue in the pub rock and Punk rock era of the mid to late 1970s. The Stranglers, one of the biggest acts in Britain at the time, referred to the club on their early single "London Lady", with the first line reading 'Little lady, with Dingwalls bullshit'.
The booking policy was eclectic, finding time for visiting US acts such as The Drifters in 1983. On 6 July 1984, Steve Marriott performed a radio-broadcast and recorded Steve Marriott Live at Dingwalls 6.7.84, there. At some point in the 1980s, it ceased to present live shows.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dingwalls was venue to the jazz dance club 'Talkin Loud and Saying Something', run by Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge.
21st century artists have included: Ellie Goulding, Gallows, Foo Fighters, American Blues singer Beth Hart and 'Venison' (a pseudonym of The Strokes, for the purposes of a 'secret' comeback show).
On 6 December 2011, Coldplay played the venue as part of BBC Radio 2's 'Live in Concert' series.