58-482: Camden Crawl was a music festival in Camden, London , which first appeared in 1995 and then was held annually from 2005 to 2014. Rather than a single venue, Camden Crawl operated at multiple venues simultaneously, with different acts taking the stage at different venues. This format is sometimes referred to as a "microfestival", a type of event which Time Out 's Guide to London 2012 described as "a cross between
116-417: A Thursday and Friday. Non-musical attractions were included in the schedule, such as stand-up comedy shows and quizzes . Amy Winehouse 's appearance as one of Camden Crawl's performers drew both crowds and paparazzi . Hadouken! and dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip made their Camden Crawl debuts. Adele also made an appearance — prior to her rise to fame — that year. Continuing the spring date selection for
174-510: A borough-wide speed limit of 20 miles per hour (32 km/h), as of 2022, this was expanded to Transport for London red routes . This is to make roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians. 51°32′N 0°10′W / 51.533°N 0.167°W / 51.533; -0.167 Urusei Yatsura (band) Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
232-479: A characteristic of Camden's children's health services. Her insider's view was corroboration – in addition to the 2001 "Inequalities" report by Director of Public Health Maggie Barker of "stark contrasts in" health and education opportunities – of earlier similar Audit Commission findings and a verification/update of the 1999 CNJ report. The following table shows the ethnic demographics in Camden. The following shows
290-769: A major regeneration of the area has occurred with the King's Cross Central development happening behind the station. London Overground 's North London Line services run through the borough serving Camden Road , Kentish Town West , Gospel Oak , Hampstead Heath , Finchley Road & Frognal and West Hampstead . London Overground also operates the Watford DC Line services from Euston serving South Hampstead , trains continue to Watford in Hertfordshire . Thameslink route services serve St Pancras , Kentish Town and West Hampstead Thameslink stations. Currently
348-424: A much larger presence of British Transport Police (BTP) than many other London boroughs. BTP are responsible for policing Great Britain's railway network. The area has three fire stations: Euston, Kentish Town and West Hampstead and they are operated by London Fire Brigade in the borough of Camden. None of these fire stations are home to any specialist units; only pumping appliances and a rescue tender. Camden
406-622: A population of 210,136. Politically, its local authority is Camden London Borough Council . The area of the modern borough had historically been part of the county of Middlesex . From 1856 the area was governed by the Metropolitan Board of Works , which was established to provide services across the metropolis of London. In 1889 the Metropolitan Board of Works' area was made the County of London . From 1856 until 1900
464-564: A pub crawl and a music festival" and noted that Camden Crawl had originated. Drowned in Sound magazine called Camden Crawl "[u]ndoubtedly the first festival of its kind in the UK". Venues which hosted the events included The Barfly , Camden Underworld , Dingwalls , Dublin Castle , Electric Ballroom , KOKO , and Proud Gallery . Unlike genre-specific music festivals, Camden Crawl booked acts from
522-814: A result of the change in format, the festival was rebranded as "Intercity Crawl". Performers that year included Tanya Donelly , Echo & the Bunnymen (at the Electric Ballroom ), Headrillaz (at Dingwalls), The High Fidelity (at the Camden Underworld ), Mouse on Mars (at the Electric Ballroom), Navigator (at the Camden Underworld), Snow Patrol , The Third Eye Foundation (at The Monarch), Ultrasound , Velocette (at The Monarch), and The Wannadies . This year marked
580-589: A wide variety of musical styles, including dubstep , folk , indie , new wave , pop , post-punk , punk , rock , shoegaze , and techno . Performers who have participated in Camden Crawl include Adele , Disclosure , Florence + the Machine , Mumford & Sons , and Amy Winehouse . In addition to bands and solo musicians, performers in some years included art historians, comedians, poets, and people with unusual skills such as hula hooping . In some years,
638-820: A younger audience and attendees in middle age in 2011. The more than fifty venues that year included Dublin Castle, The Forum (actually in Kentish Town rather than Camden), The Jazz Cafe, Koko, and the Monarch. This was the year that Camden Crawl won "Best Metropolitan Festival" at the UK Festival Awards for the third time. The festival took place at venues in Camden during the UK's Bank holiday weekend, 4–6 May, with scheduled performances which included Alabama 3 , Gaz Coombes of Supergrass , Death in Vegas , Glasvegas , The Futureheads , and The Raincoats . Among
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#1732782578179696-426: Is Cool , Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip , and Thumpers . In July 2014, shortly after the end of that year's Camden Crawl, founder Paulon announced that the festival was "experiencing financial difficulty" and would be placed into voluntary liquidation as it was unable to pay all of its creditors. A statement on the festival website blamed low ticket sales for the shortfall. Stuart Clarke, an editor with Music Week ,
754-593: Is a borough in Inner London , England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies 1.4 mi (2.3 km) north of Charing Cross . The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Holborn , St Pancras and Hampstead . To the south it shares with the City of Westminster parts of the West End , where it also borders the City of London . The cultural and commercial land uses in
812-471: Is intended to terminate at Euston Station. The proposed Crossrail 2 line, (originally referred to as the Chelsea–Hackney line) would serve Euston and Tottenham Court Road underground stations. The increase in passengers at Euston as a result of the proposed High Speed 2 services is a major driver of the proposals. The formerly proposed Cross River Tram was going to start in the borough of Camden but
870-509: Is policed by the Metropolitan Police Service . There are two police stations across the borough, situated at Holborn and Kentish Town . There are various other contact points around the borough including West Hampstead, Greenland Road, Highgate Road, Station House (Swiss Cottage), West End Lane , Hampstead Town Hall and Kingsway College. All locations have varying opening hours with Kentish Town Police Station open to
928-449: Is really important because bands get really great exposure. It's also a really great opportunity to play to music fans who may have heard of you but haven't had the chance to see you yet." Musicians from Hadouken! and dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip agreed that performing at Camden Crawl had marked "a turning point" in their careers. London Borough of Camden The London Borough of Camden ( / ˈ k æ m d ə n / )
986-471: Is served by 18 London Underground stations and 8 of the 11 lines. The three major rail termini are served by two underground stations, Euston and the combined King's Cross St Pancras station. Between them, the termini are served by the Circle , Hammersmith & City , Metropolitan , Northern , Piccadilly and Victoria lines. The Central and Jubilee lines serve other parts of the borough, as does
1044-490: Is the home of the British Library . In addition, Camden has numerous libraries which include: As well as a number of community libraries including Keats community library. There are no motorways in the borough, and few stretches of dual carriageway road, but the borough has great strategic transport significance to London, due to presence of three of the capital's most important rail termini, which are lined up along
1102-571: Is the local education authority for the borough, organised through the Children, Schools and Families directorate. Some of London's best universities and teaching institutions are located in the Borough of Camden. They include the main campus of University College London , part of the campus of the London School of Economics near Lincoln's Inn Fields, and Central Saint Martins . Camden
1160-466: The Abercrombie Plan for London (1944). As industry declined during the 1970s the population continued to decline, falling to 161,100 at the start of the 1980s. It has now begun to rise again with new housing developments on brownfield sites and the release of railway and gas work lands around Kings Cross . A 2017 study found that the eviction rate of 6 per 1,000 renting households in Camden is
1218-492: The Elizabeth line . As well as the two major termini stations, the borough's other stations are: Euston Square , Warren Street , Goodge Street , Tottenham Court Road , Holborn , Russell Square , Chancery Lane , Mornington Crescent , Camden Town , Chalk Farm , Belsize Park , Hampstead , West Hampstead , Finchley Road , Swiss Cottage and Kentish Town . The proposed High Speed 2 railway line to northern England
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#17327825781791276-512: The Euston Road . The position of the railway termini on Euston Road, rather than in a more central position further south, is a result of the influential recommendations of the 1846 Royal Commission on Metropolitan Railway Termini that sought to protect the West End districts a short distance south of the road. Three of the fourteen central London's railway terminals are located in the borough. Euston , St Pancras and Kings Cross are
1334-578: The Metropolitan Borough of Hampstead , the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras (each covering the parish of the same name) and the Metropolitan Borough of Holborn , covering the combined area of the former St Giles District and Holborn District (subject to some boundary adjustments with neighbours on its south-eastern edges). The London borough of Camden was created in 1965 under the London Government Act 1963 . It covered
1392-565: The Rough Trade shops. Both lineup and attendance were greater than before the hiatus, and the festival sold out. As a result of the success of the tenth-anniversary Camden Crawl, organisers decided to resume holding the event annually. Performers at the 2006 Camden Crawl included ¡Forward, Russia! ; Futureheads ; Guillemots ; Klaxons ; Lethal Bizzle ; Paolo Nutini ; Plan B ; Supergrass ; Dogs, Captain and Sway . The event again sold out. The 2007 festival spanned two days, 19–20 April,
1450-541: The Camden Crawl. Called the Red Bull Bedroom Jam X-Crawl, it took place at four venues and included performances by 25 alternative-music acts. Camden Crawl won "Best Metropolitan Festival" at the UK Festival Awards for the second consecutive year in 2010. This was the first year there was rainy weather during the festival, which was scheduled to coincide with the UK Bank holiday . At the time of
1508-679: The London termini for the West Coast , Midland and East Coast Main Lines and also High Speed 1 . This connects the borough with the East of England , East Midlands , West Midlands , North East & West England, North Wales, Scotland, South East England , France , Belgium and the Netherlands . Since 14 November 2007 when St Pancras International became the new terminus of Eurostar ,
1566-677: The N1, N6, N7, N19, NW1, NW2, NW3, NW5, NW6, NW8, EC1, WC1, WC2, W1 and W9 postcode areas. For planning policy purposes, the London Plan places Camden in the 'Central London' group of boroughs. The local authority is Camden Council, which meets at Camden Town Hall (formerly St Pancras Town Hall) in Judd Street in St Pancras , and has its headquarters at 5 Panrcas Square. Borough councillors are elected every four years. Since May 2022
1624-505: The States , Hot Chip , The Kooks , Le Tigre , The Magic Numbers , Maxïmo Park , Mystery Jets , The Subways , and The Wedding Present. The nine participating venues were The Barfly , Camden Underworld , Canaervan Castle, Dublin Castle , Electric Ballroom , KOKO , Lock 17, Oh! Bar, and Purple Turtle. Festival partners who helped curate the selection of performers included Artrocker , Club Fandango , Last.fm , Moshi Moshi Records and
1682-711: The Thameslink network is undergoing a major expansion project called the Thameslink Programme . This will link more places in Southern England to the borough and to the East of England. While some services on the Great Northern network, which currently terminate at King's Cross will be diverted onto the Thameslink network, all work is due to be complete by 2016. The London Borough of Camden
1740-510: The Town Clerk, while travelling in a taxi through Camden Town . The name "Fleet" had also been suggested, after the underground river that flowed through the three boroughs, but that was rejected as the river was little more than a sewer. Other suggestions included "Penhamborn", 'Bornhamcras" and "Hohampion". Government guidelines for the naming of the new boroughs suggested that the chosen name should be short and simple, and ideally one that
1798-662: The UK — 11–12 May in Dublin , Ireland; Dublin performers included And So I Watch You from Afar , DELS , Le Galaxie , Jape , and We Are Scientists . The summer leg of the 2013 Camden Crawl took place not in Camden, but in Dublin; the festival returned to Camden venues for a winter leg in October. Spanning 20–21 June, more than twenty venues, and two hundred acts, 2014's Camden Crawl included performances by Atari Teenage Riot , Au Revoir Simone , Mouse on Mars , Of Montreal , School
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1856-496: The United Kingdom . In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century as the district became built up, reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century. When the railways arrived the rate of population growth slowed, for while many people were drawn in by new employment, others were made homeless by
1914-414: The borough of Camden representing the many diverse personalities that have lived there. The area of the old parish and borough of Hampstead in the north-west includes Belsize Park and part of Kilburn . The old parish and borough of St Pancras , which occupies most of the modern borough, includes Camden Town , Kentish Town , Gospel Oak , Somers Town , King's Cross , Chalk Farm , Dartmouth Park ,
1972-439: The combination of popular musicians and tiny venues led to long lines, fan frustration and the nickname "Camden Queue". The festival was founded in 1995 by Lisa Paulon and four friends in the recording industry. She characterised the group as "five people who didn't know anything about putting on a gig" at the time the festival was first organised. They worked with "a group of journalists and Camden-based club promoters" to create
2030-488: The combined area of the three metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn, and St Pancras, which were all abolished. The initial Herbert Commission report recommended that the new borough consist of St Pancras and Hampstead, but Holborn was later added. According to Enid Wistrich, who was a member of Hampstead Council at the time, the name "Camden" was the idea of Alderman Room, the Leader of Hampstead Council, and Mr Wilson,
2088-433: The core area of Fitzrovia and a part of Highgate . In the south, the old Borough of Holborn was formed from the combined parish of Bloomsbury and St Giles , and most of the parish of Holborn (with the remaining part in the ancient Farringdon Without ward of the City of London ). The economy and land uses of the West End and other southern parts of the borough reflect their more central location. Camden has
2146-587: The electoral wards in Camden are: Since 2000, Camden forms part of the Barnet and Camden London Assembly constituency, represented by Anne Clarke of the Labour Party. There are two parliamentary constituencies covering Camden: Hampstead and Kilburn in the north, represented by Labour's Tulip Siddiq , and Holborn and St. Pancras in the south, represented by Keir Starmer , the Prime Minister of
2204-543: The event spanned only five venues: Castlehaven Community Centre, Dingwalls, Dublin Castle, The Laurel Tree, and The Monarch (since renamed The Barfly ). Performers at the second Camden Crawl, which was held on a Thursday night, 19 September, were predominantly from Scotland. Of twenty acts which participated, eight — AC Acoustics , Bis, The Delgados , Eska , Long Fin Killie , Mogwai , Prolapse , and Urusei Yatsura — were Glaswegian or had ties to Glasgow. The remainder of
2262-719: The event was "too much to manage for something we mostly did for a laugh". After resuming in 2005, Camden Crawl grew into a multi-arts festival. Chris Jakubiak was hired as event organiser and helped expand the festival, which went on to win "Best Metropolitan Festival" at the UK Festival Awards in 2009, 2010, and 2012. Acts which played the first Camden Crawl included Bis , Blumfeld , Donkey, Gallon Drunk , Joeyfat, Kenickie , Killing Joke , The Lemonheads , Long Fin Killie , Nub, Penthouse, Pure Morning , Quickspace Supersport , Saint Etienne , Scarfo , Spare Snare , Bob Tilton , and The Wedding Present . The first year of
2320-568: The event, participating performers Pendulum and Plan B had just released chart-topping albums, and participant Professor Green had a single at #1 as well. Teenage Fanclub performed at Camden Crawl for the first time that year. The choir group Gaggle also participated, singing at the Electric Ballroom. The festival spanned 29 April – 1 May, and featured performances by more than two hundred and fifty acts, including Hodgy Beats ; Odd Future ; and Tyler, The Creator . It attracted both
2378-574: The festival, 2008's Camden Crawl took place over 18–19 April, an unseasonably warm weekend. Cage the Elephant performed at The Earl of Camden venue; Johnny Foreigner , M83 , and Wild Beasts played The Flowerpot; and Lock 17 was another festival venue that year. Florence + the Machine also participated in the event for the first time. A total of 130 acts played at 25 venues during the 2008 festival. Other performers in 2008 included Crystal Castles , Hadouken!, Soko , Sam Sparro and White Lies . This
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2436-446: The first event. Paulson later noted that health and safety regulations regarding decibel levels were unknown to the five founders initially, and conceded that 1995's performances were "a lot noisier than it is now [in 2011]". Some venues were also oversold, resulting in more ticket-holders wanting to see a performance than would fit in the venue where the act was performing. Camden Crawl continued until 1997, when organisers decided that
2494-509: The last Camden Crawl until 2005. The Glasgow lineup included Tanya Donelly (at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut ), The Karelia (at Nice N Sleazy), Lo Fidelity Allstars (at King Tut's Wah Wah Hut), Magoo (at Nice N Sleazy), and Velocette (at The Cathouse ). To mark the tenth anniversary of the first Camden Crawl, organisers resurrected the festival, and the event took place 10 March, a Thursday, with forty acts playing. Performers in 2005 included Buzzcocks , Graham Coxon , The Cribs , Hard-Fi , Hope of
2552-544: The less densely developed areas of Hampstead , Hampstead Heath and Kentish Town. There are a number of Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Camden . Neighbouring boroughs are the City of Westminster and the City of London to the south, Brent to the west of the originally Roman Watling Street (now the A5 Road) , Barnet and Haringey to the north and Islington to the east. It covers all or part of
2610-522: The lineup consisted of The Aloof , Gallon Drunk, Kenickie, Nub, Pure Morning, Quickspace Supersport , Scarfo , Spare Snare , Bob Tilton, and The Wedding Present. In 1997, for the first time, Camden Crawl expanded to other cities. Again taking place in September, the festival began in Camden on 17 September (a Wednesday), moved to Manchester 18 September, and concluded in Glasgow on 19 September. As
2668-511: The lower tier of local government within the metropolis comprised various parish vestries and district boards . The ancient parishes of Hampstead and St Pancras were each governed by their vestry . The various smaller parishes and territories to the south were grouped into the St Giles District and Holborn District , each governed by a district board. In 1900 the lower tier was reorganised into metropolitan boroughs , including
2726-529: The lowest rate in London. The 2001 census gave Camden a population of 198,000, an undercount that was later revised to 202,600. The latest ONS projection puts the 2019 population at 270,000. On 20 May 1999, the Camden New Journal newspaper documented 'Two Camdens' syndrome as a high-profile phenomenon differentiating the characteristics of education services in its constituencies. In 2006, Dame Julia Neuberger's book reported similar variation as
2784-472: The new central London termini and construction of lines through the district. The population peaked at 376,500 in the 1890s, after which official efforts began to clear the overcrowded slums around St Pancras and Holborn . After World War II , further suburban public housing was built to rehouse the many Londoners made homeless in the Blitz , and there was an exodus from London towards the new towns under
2842-424: The non-musical performances scheduled as part of the festival that year was a full day of presentations on art history. Other non-concert features at the 2012 Camden Crawl included alternative press, comedians, games, Hip Hop Shakespeare , KaraUke ( karaoke combined with ukulele music), spoken word performers, and swing dancing . In 2012, for the first time, Camden Crawl included a separate set of dates outside
2900-572: The public on a 24-hour basis. Hampstead Heath , situated within the London Borough of Camden and managed by the City of London Corporation , has its own Constabulary who deal with everyday incidents on the Heath, however, all serious criminal offences are passed to the Metropolitan Police to investigate. With a large London Underground network and major railway stations such as King's Cross , St Pancras and Euston , Camden also has
2958-489: The religious identity of residents residing in Camden according to the 2001, 2011 and the 2021 censuses. London is well known for its greenery and the Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Camden make an important contribution to this. Hampstead Heath is well known for its view over London, notably from Parliament Hill, its wild nature and its Hampstead Heath Ponds . Camden shares Regents Park with Westminster and
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#17327825781793016-515: The seventh largest economy in the UK with a number of major companies headquartered in the borough; Google is in the process of completing a major headquarter building in King's Cross. Camden Town Brewery is among the newer businesses that have thrived in the borough. In the far south of the borough, Lincoln's Inn Fields is within 500 metres of the Thames. The northern part of the borough includes
3074-529: The south contrast with the bustling mixed-use districts such as Camden Town and Kentish Town in the centre and leafy residential areas around Hampstead Heath in the north. Well known attractions include The British Museum , The British Library , the famous views from Parliament Hill , the London Zoo , the BT Tower , the converted Roundhouse entertainment venue, and Camden Market . As of 2021 it has
3132-521: The views from Primrose Hill are famous. The Borough of Camden is home to a large number of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Over recent years, a number of significant institutions have moved into the borough or are planning to do so. The included Central Saint Martins , the Francis Crick Institute , as well as the planned move by Moorfields Eye Hospital , recently unveiled as Project Oriel. The London Borough of Camden
3190-472: Was generally associated with the centre of the new Borough. The name "Camden" met those criteria. The name "Camden Town" was derived from Camden Place, the seat of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden who had owned and developed land in the area in the 1790s. The transcribed diaries of William Copeland Astbury, recently made available, describe Camden and the surrounding areas in great detail from 1829 to 1848. There are 162 English Heritage blue plaques in
3248-428: Was quoted by BBC Radio 1 in 2008 as calling Camden Crawl "an important 'little stepping stone' for" up-and-coming musicians, and noting that performing at the festival was a good indicator that new acts would continue to become better-known. Yannis Philippakis — lead singer of the group Foals , which became successful after playing Camden Crawl when they had been relatively unknown — told BBC Radio 1 that "Camden Crawl
3306-756: Was scrapped by the former Mayor of London Boris Johnson in 2008. All bus services are operated by Transport for London . Buses serve every suburb in the borough. The 2011 census found that the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 21.5% of all residents aged 16–74; on foot, 9.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 9.2%; driving a car or van, 6.3%; work mainly at or from home, 5.2%; train, 4.1%; bicycle, 4.1%. The census also found that 61% of households had no car, 32% had one car and 7% of households had 2 or more cars. There were an estimated 46,000 cars belonging to Camden residents. "Camden Borough Profile" (PDF) . From 16 December 2013, Camden Council introduced
3364-588: Was the year that Camden Crawl won "Best Metropolitan Festival" at the UK Festival Awards for the first time. It was also the first year the event had BBC Radio 6 Music as an official partner. Participating venues included Dublin Castle, the Enterprise, and, for the first time, Camden's historic Roundhouse theatre . Performers included 808 State , Billy Bragg , Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall , Idlewild , Kasabian , The Maccabees , The xx , and Yeah Yeah Yeahs . 2009 also saw an alcohol-free event paralleling
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