The Roundhouse is a performing arts and concert venue at the Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England.

[3] The large circular structure has hosted various promotions, such as the launch of the underground paper International Times in 1966,[4] one of only two UK appearances by The Doors with Jim Morrison in 1968,[5] and the Greasy Truckers Party in 1972.

The longest period of use (50 years, beginning in 1871) was as a bonded warehouse for gin distillers W & A Gilbey Ltd.[15][16] In 1964 the premises were transferred to Centre 42, which prepared a scheme to convert the building into "a permanent cultural centre with a theatre, cinema, art gallery and workshops, committee rooms for local organisations, library, youth club and restaurant dance-hall".

The opening concert was the 15 October 1966 All Night Rave, in which Soft Machine and Pink Floyd appeared at the launch of the underground newspaper International Times.

Other bands playing at the Roundhouse during this period included Gass, The Rolling Stones,[19] Jeff Beck, The Yardbirds, Zoot Money's Dantalian's Chariot, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd,[19] Led Zeppelin, The Incredible String Band, Fleetwood Mac, Third World War, The Doors with Jefferson Airplane, the Ramones, The Clash with The Jam, Elvis Costello, Elkie Brooks, Otis Redding, and Motörhead, who appeared at the Roundhouse on 20 July 1975.

While lying in a state of general abandonment in the 1980s, the Roundhouse was used as the main location for the science fiction horror film Hardware by Richard Stanley.

The building was used again in 1996 to film the promotional video for the Manic Street Preachers' single "A Design for Life" prior to the start of redevelopment.

In 1998 he set up the Roundhouse Trust and led its redevelopment, with a board of trustees which included musicians Bob Geldof and Suggs, and filmmaker Terry Gilliam.

[26]The renovated Roundhouse, designed by architects John McAslan & Partners in association with engineering company Buro Happold,[19] reopened on 1 June 2006, promoting Fuerzabruta.

[29] On 26 April 2009, Bob Dylan and his band performed at the Roundhouse as part of his 2009 UK tour,[30] and in July 2009 the iTunes Music Festival (supported by Apple Computer) was held at the venue.

[33] For the September 2015 Apple Music Festival, Apple announced an environmental makeover gift for the venue: "making major upgrades to the lighting, plumbing, and HVAC systems; installing recycling and composting bins… offering reusable water bottles instead of plastic ones… to reduce the Roundhouse's annual carbon emissions by 60 tons, save 60,000 gallons of water a year, and divert more than 1,600 kilograms of waste from landfills".

The original building, 48 metres (157 ft) in diameter, is constructed in yellow brick and is distinctive for its unusual circular shape and pointed roof.

The conical slate roof has a central smoke louvre (now glazed) and is supported by 24 cast-iron Doric columns (arranged around the original locomotive spaces) and a framework of curved ribs.