A BRAND new venue with national pulling power has opened on Comet country s doorstep. After four years and �38m, the University of Hertfordshire has opened its new live venue and club, The Forum, on their Hatfield site. And to celebrate, the student uni

A BRAND new venue with national pulling power has opened on Comet country's doorstep.

After four years and �38m, the University of Hertfordshire has opened its new live venue and club, The Forum, on their Hatfield site.

And to celebrate, the student union has got one of the biggest rock acts in the country to play on Friday.

Fresh from performances at Glastonbury and Latitude festivals, Manchester trio, Doves, will perform songs from their latest album Kingdom Of Rust to what is expected to be a sell-out crowd.

And the rest of October is looking rosy too, with The Maccabees on the 12th, Funeral For A Friend on the 15th, Kid British on the 18th and Chase And Status on the 19th.

For more on all these gigs, go to www.forumhertfordshire.co.uk