Forum Birmingham

Music venue in England Forum BirminghamThe venue as the Carling Academy on 31 March 2005 before a Feeder show.Interactive map of Forum BirminghamFormer names Top Rank Ballroom (1967–81) Hummingbird (1984–94) Birmingham Academy (2000–02) Carling Academy Birmingham (2002–08) O2 Academy Birmingham (2008–09) The Ballroom (2011–13) Address52–54 Dale EndBirminghamB4 7LSLocationBirmingham City CentreCoordinates52°28′52.47″N 1°53′37.12″W / 52.4812417°N 1.8936444°W / 52.4812417; -1.8936444OwnerGlobal VenuesCapacity3,500ConstructionOpenedFebruary 1967Renovated1983–84, 1988, 1999, 2008–09Closed1974-77, 1981–83, 1994–2000, 2025 Forum Birmingham was a music venue located in Dale End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England. Venue Live music at the venue dates back to 1967 when it first opened as the Top Rank Ballroom. It originally closed in August 1974, but reopened in September 1977 after the Rank Organisation failed to sell it. By the 1980s and 1990s it was known as the Hummingbird. In the late 1990s, the venue underwent refurbishment and, in 2000, reopened as the Birmingham Academy. In 2002, it was then rebranded as the Carling Academy Birmingham. On 6