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'''Dingwalls Dancehall''' (original name at time of opening)''' wasis a live music and comedy venue adjacent to [[Camden Lock]], Camden, London,in England[[London]]. The building itself is one of many industrial [[Victorian architecture|Victorian buildings]] thatwhich 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 500-capacity venue was bought by promoter [[Vince Power]] in June 2020 and continues to host gigs of contemporary music. It was renamed and reopened as The PowerHaus after a copyright issue blocked the use of its original name. Power now has use of the name again and the building has returned to being Dingwalls. There is a smaller 100 capacity intimate live music venue in the canal bar which regularly puts on unsigned artists.<ref name="NME">{{cite web

First launched as the newly developed Camden Lock's flagship venue in the summer of 1973. The Natural Acoustic Band performed five times between July and November 1973. Dingwalls Dancehall was open to all - "reasonably priced at half a bar for entry"{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}, providing the longest bar in London (at the time){{citation needed|date=September 2016}}, near-pub price drinks and New York-style burgers and chickpeas. It wasn't a club, yet stayed open till 2{{nbsp}}am, hosting acts such as funk band [[Gonzalez (band)|Gonzalez]], and pub rockers [[Kilburn and the High Roads]]. Reviewed in one music paper the first summer, it was immediately recognised as plugging the "vast gap in the social and financial standings of various venues", where you can "eat, drink, boogie and listen to a live set during an evening which lasts till two"... "late enough for most people" (those were the days!) - and "excellent bands are to be found there".{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}

In the 21st century artists performing at Dingwalls have included: [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]], [[You Me At Six]], [[Modestep]], [[Noel Gallagher]], [[The Posies]], [[Imagine Dragons]], [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Witter |first1=Simon |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers: 'We eat raw cactuses!' – a classic interview |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/06/red-hot-chili-peppers-we-eat-raw-cactuses-a-classic-interview |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=6 August 2014}}</ref> [[Sigma (DJs)|Sigma]], [[Stereophonics]], [[George Ezra]], [[Ellie Goulding]], [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]], [[Gallows]], [[Foo Fighters]], American Blues singer [[Beth Hart]] and, in 2011, 'Venison' (a pseudonym of [[The Strokes]], for the purposes of a 'secret' comeback show).<ref>{{cite web

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On 6 December 2011, [[Coldplay]] played the venue as part of [[BBC Radio 2]]'s 'Live in Concert' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=853|title=Coldplay: News - London Dingwalls show for BBC Radio 2 announced|author=Slender Fungus|work=coldplay.com|access-date=16 January 2016|archive-date=5 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205055223/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=853|url-status=dead}}</ref>

* ''[[Steve Marriott]]: Live''Packet atof Dingwalls 6.7.84Three'' (recorded on 6 July 1984.)

* Desmond Dekker: Officially Live and Rare. Recorded 1989. https://open.spotify.com/album/0lfDZwZev4LWUm1UPCIcxh

*[httphttps://www.dingwalls.com/ Official website of former venue]