Independent Venue Week

This week is Independent Venue Week - a 7-day celebration of independent music & arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them Tuesday 28th January As part of the week, we have teamed up with Tracks for a night of live music from local artists. Dossers - a raw, unapologetic force in the grungy punk ... More

Welcome To Our Members

A warm welcome to our members! Your account details can be found on the Members Area page. As members you'll be granted access to presale tickets for Forum events 2 weeks before general sale. For our Gold and Platinum members you can reserve tickets for events using the members reservation payment option, please ensure you either ... More

Christmas Opening Hours

Sunday 22nd December - Closed Monday 23rd December - Closed Christmas Eve - Closed Christmas Day - Closed Boxing Day - Closed Friday 27th December - Closed Saturday 28th December - 5.30pm - Midnight (The Breakfast Club 80's Night) Sunday 29th December - Closed Monday 30th December - Closed New Years Eve - 5.30pm ... More

The Forum Music School

Lessons in Drums, Guitar and Keyboard Instruments Provided Lessons for 7 year olds to adults Catering for all abilities Working towards Rockschool Grades Opportunities to play live 30 min lessons - £18 1 hour lesson - £35 Are you a music teacher? If so we'd love to chat to you about joining our team! ... More

We’ve reached out Goal!

We are proud to announce that our community share offer has been offered £25,000 in equity match investment from Co-operatives UK’s Community Shares Booster Fund. This means that for every pound the community invests up to £25,000, we’ll have another pound in investment from the fund. The Booster Fund’s buy-in and confidence in our ... More

Our Capital Investment Plans

We're excited to share our capital investment plans! Head over to our micro site for full details: Link: https://theforumonline.co.uk/future/ We are also hosting a series of drop-in events where you can find out more about our plans and also about how to become a owner of The Forum through our community shares offer, the dates of ... More

The Forum Music Studios in Darlington awarded major capital investment

The Forum Music Studios has been awarded capital investment of £404,000 to extend, renew and repair its music facility situated on Borough Road in Darlington. Founder, Director and CEO Allison Mckay, with support from the board of Directors and the team at The Forum, have been working on the building development plans for some years, ... More

Young Blood: Music Creators, Promoters and Live Gigs

Young people have an important role to play in the creative and cultural development of music. Their evolving tastes contribute to the constant evolution of the music industry pushing artists and labels to explore new sounds and styles. The Forum Music Studios has designed this ground-breaking three-part, interconnected programme ... More

Band Rehearsal Rooms at The Forum

The Forum Music Centre, Darlington has 4 fully equipped band rehearsal rooms to hire in the North East. All the rooms have all the equipment you need for bands to rehearse. We pride ourselves in keeping all our equipment in good working order ready to use straight away. Everything in the room is included in the price so no hidden ... More

What’s On Gig Guide for May 2024

Check out our latest What's On Gig Guide at The Forum for May 2024. For even more events be sure the Check out our All Events Page More