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It made the move from Earls Court 2 to Earls Court 1 in 1996 and in 2007 opened the doors back to Earls Court 2 and occupied both halls. In 2013 the show moved to the ExCeL exhibition centre. It stayed here for 3 years, announcing that the 2016 show would move back to West London and be hosted at
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