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| October 31 | Aylesbury | |
| November 02 | Sheffield (UK) | City Hall |
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| Sheffield City Hall is a building containing several venues, ranging from auditoria to a ballroom, in Sheffield, England. The large hall dominates Barkers Pool, one of the most-used squares in Sheffield, containing the city's War Memorial. The City Hall was designed in 1920 by E. Vincent Harris, but was not completed until 1934. It is a neo-classical building with a giant portico. The largest hall in the building, seating 2,800 people, is commanded by a grand dome. | ||
| November 03 | Nottingham (UK) | Royal Centre |
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| The Theatre Royal's success after its renovation paved the way for the Royal Centre's second phase, the construction of a state-of-the-art Concert Hall on the site of the old Empire. Construction of the Royal Concert Hall began in 1980 and was completed in 1982. The air conditioned auditorium seats 2,499 and has highly complex and versatile sound and lighting system. Capacity: 2297. | ||
| November 04 | Newcastle (UK) | City Hall |
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| Opened in 1929, Newcastle City Hall is one of Newcastle's most unique and prestigious venues. Its Old World charm and stunning architecture, including sandstone walls and pillars, marble staircases, clocktower and sweeping ballroom, is reminiscent of a bygone era. With five main function rooms including a Concert Hall, Newcastle City Hall plays host to civic receptions, community gatherings, weddings, national and international conferences, trade shows, seminars, corporate meetings, product launches and social functions. | ||
| November 06 | Manchester (UK) | Apollo |
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Manchester Apollo was originally built as the ABC Cinema, Ardwick in 1930.
It was designed by architects Peter Cummings, Alex Irvine and R Gillespie
Williams. Its original purpose was as a cinema and variety hall. It was
opened by famous 1930's actress Margaret Lockwood. The venue has seen
its fair share of famous faces over the years and has hosted concerts
for many of the leading contributors to music in the last few decades. Artists such as The Beatles, David Bowie, Queen and Bob Dylan have all played at the Manchester Apollo. In the past four years, the venue has seen multiple sell out concerts from many of today's biggest names in music: The Verve, Robbie Williams, Steps, The Charlatans, Ocean Colour Scene and Paul Weller. Recently the Manchester Apollo has shown its popularity in many ways. It was rewarded a Silver Award by top industry magazine "Live" in 1997, and in 1998 it was placed sixth in the NME's readers poll of their favourite live venues, with the other places being dominated by London venues. It has also become very popular with bands and many believe that it is the best venue in the North-West. Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire placed it in his top three venues to play in recently. Capacity: 2693 (fully seated shows) 3500 (standing downstairs, seated upstairs shows) |
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| November 07 | Liverpool (UK) | Court |
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| November 09 | Bristol (UK) | Colston Hall |
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| The present Colston Hall is the fourth to have stood
on the Colston Street site successively occupied by the Priory of White
Friars (Carmelites), Sir John Young's Great House and Edward Colston's
Boy's School. Since the opening of the first hall in 1867, the Grade II
listed front facade has remained the same with its imposing Victorian
columns and arches, and Bristol Byzantine brick and tile work. The auditorium within however, has been rebuilt four times and the current hall was opened in 1951. The previous Hall had escaped the Bristol Blitz of the second world war, only to be tragically burnt down a few months before the end of the war in 1945. A simple pencil entry in the hall diary on February 5th that year states, "Hall destroyed by fire". A new Concert organ built by Harrison and Harrison of Durham was installed in 1954 to complete the hall. The auditorium has remained much the same since the 1950s. The shallow platform was extended in the 1960s and a lighting grid was intalled in 1982 to fly lighting systems for pop shows. Since 1999 the seats in the front half of the stalls can now be easily removed to make a standing area for pop show audiences who prefer to dance. |
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| November 11 | Brighton (UK) | Dome |
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| November 12 | Portsmouth (UK) | Guildhall |
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| November 13 | Oxford (UK) | Apollo |
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| A theatre has been on the corner of George Street and Victoria Court for more than 150 years. Originally named the New Theatre, it was more affectionately known as "The Vic". It later took the name, The Theatre Royal in 1868 after a company that had previously performed there.By 1880, the theatre had become quite run down and there were demands for a new theatre on the site. A new company was formed in 1885 to raise funds for a new building. A year later, the Oxford University Dramatic Society opened the second New Theatre. In 1933, the theatre was demolished to build "the most luxurious and comfortable house of entertainment in England." With a further 1,700 seats, the theatre was able to attract great dramatic actors to Oxford. In 1977, Paul Gregg (chairman of Apollo Leisure) bought the theatre and renamed it "The Apollo". Then in September 2003, after a major refurbishment, The Oxford Apollo was re-launched as The New Theatre taking back thename it was originally given when it first opened in 1868. | ||
| November 15 | Cardiff (UK) | St Davids Hall |
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| November 16 | Leicester (UK) | De Montford Hall |
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De Montfort Hall is a music and performance venue in Leicester, England.
It is situated near Victoria Park, and is named after Simon de Montfort,
Earl of Leicester. It has a capacity of about 2,000 seats. The Philharmonia Orchestra has been resident at the hall since 1997. |
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| November 18 | Birmingham (UK) | Odeon |
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| November 19 & 21 | London
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| November 22 | Aberdeen (UK) | Capitol Theatre |
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In the fall of 1991, the Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen's last remaining downtown movie house, was donated to ACT (Aberdeen Community Theatre). The facility, which opened on January 12, 1927 with a touring production of Michael Arlen's The Green Hat was without seats, dressing rooms, or shop space. The stage had a 27' proscenium opening and a depth of only 13'. The grid height was 41' but only two line sets remained. The lighting system, which was installed when the theatre opened in 1927, was now useless. All of the stage lights (borders and foots) had been removed and only three circuits of house lights still worked. Capacity: 786 |
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| November ?? | Edinburgh (UK) | Playhouse |
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| November ?? | Inverness (UK) | Eden Court Theatre |
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| November 23 | Glasgow (UK) | Apollo Theatre |
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| As an institution, the Apollo is unique in the memory of Scottish music, dance hall and cinema fans over the age of 30 and for many, the venue situated at the top of Renfield Street from 1927 to 1985, is closely associated with Glasgow's history. The Apollo provided artists with the opportunity to perform in front of one of the most discerning and demanding audiences in the world. Such was its reputation that one relieved act is reputed to have printed T-shirts saying: "....I played the Apollo and survived". | ||
| November 27 | Glasgow (UK) | Tiffanys |
| November 28 | Derby (UK) | Assembly Rooms |
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| November 30-December 01 | London (UK) | Lyceum |
 
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| Built 1834 by Samuel Beazley. 1882 and 1884 partial rebuilding and alterations by C. J. Phipps. In the 19th century, managed by Sir Henry Irving during many years. 1904 major rebuilding by Bertie Crewe, retaining only the façade and portico of the original building. 1919 minor alterations by Edward Jones. 1939 bought by the London City Council that had plans to demolish the building in favour of a road improvement. 1951 converted to a ballroom by Matthews and Sons. Re-opened 1951 as "Mecca Ballroom". 1996 reconversion into a theatre, rebuilding of stagehouse, auditorium restoration and redecoration, incorporation of adjoing building by Holohan Architects. Re-opened 1996 as a theatre. Used for musical performances, e. g. "The Lion King". 2000 seats. | ||
| December 02, 03 | London (UK) | Hammersmith Odeon |
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| December 04 | Aylesbury | ? |
| January 27 | Sydney (Australia) |
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| January 28-31 | Sweetwaters (New Zealand) | Festival grounds |
| February 05 | Brisbane (Australia) | ? |
| February 05 | Melbourne (Australia) | ? |
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Mannheim (Germany) | Musensaal - Rosengarten |
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| Built
in 1903, the Rosengartenwas badly damaged in the Second World War. The
huge Nibelungensaal that seats 3,600 spectators was totally destroyed.
In 1950 the restoration works began by removing what was left of the rubble.
In 1952 the Musensaal and the small Mozartsaal were completed. In 1975,
on the occasion of the Federal Garden Show, the new Mozartsaal was completed,
replacing the former Nibelungensaal. The former Mozartsaal was renamed
the Stamitzsaal. Today the Rosengarten belongs to the Association of Historical
Congress Buildings in Europe, the HCCE. Steady Expansion: The amount of space available to the CCM has been successively increased, the most recent being their co-operation with the newly built Dorint-Congress Hotel that is directly attached to the CCM and in 1999 the building of the Varionhalle situated underneath the square in front of the Rosengarten. |
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| February 07 | Frankfurt (Germany) | Jahrhunderthalle |
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| The most influential structure on the development of large, enclosed public space of reinforced concrete was the Jahrhunderthalle (Centennial Hall) of Breslau. This structural icon was designed to commemorate 100 year anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon's army in 1813 by the Preussische army near Breslau. The city fathers wished to erect not only a monument to this moment in German history, but to take the opportunity to build a large, multi-purpose hall for their present and future needs. The City Building Commissioner, Max Berg(1), was under pressure to bring Breslau back into the limelight of the eastern part of the Preussen Empire as the "Metropole des Ostens." Berg had been chosen to come to Breslau in 1909 to begin the design of the main hall of the large exhibition. This building was to serve as both an exhibition hall and assembly hall. Prior to this appointment, Berg served as Frankfurt am Main's City building department director. During his tenure in Frankfurt, Berg was closely associated with the construction of the Festhalle (designed by the well kown German Architect von Thiersch)(2) which began construction in the summer of1907 and was completed in1909. | ||
| February 09 | Hamburg (Germany) | Musikhalle |
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| The opulent, neo-baroque Music Hall was built (1904-08) thanks to donations by the prominent merchant family Laeisz. The concert hall seats 2,000 and the small concert hall seats 610. On the first floor of the foyer, you can admire a statue of Johannes Brahms, who was born in Hamburg. A red granite cube depicts his development as a composer. The Musikhalle is permanent home to the NDR Symphony Orchestra and the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. Other orchestras, choirs, soloists and conductors visit on a regular basis, so there is always something going on. If you are a chamber music fan then be sure to attend one of the first-rate performances in the small concert hall. | ||
| February 10 | Berlin (Germany) | Metropol |
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| Built
1911 as "Admiralspalast" by Heinrich Schweitzer and Alexander
Diepenbrock, replacing the Admiralsgartenbad spa (built 1873-1874). The
complex included cafés, a cinema, a bowling centre, a luxury spa,
and an ice rink at Planckstraße (accessible via a courtyard from
Friedrichstraße). The ice rink could also be covered with a wooden
floor in order to be used as a huge ballroom. 1922 conversion of the ice
rink into a variety theatre, "Weltvarieté" by Oskar Kaufmann
and Richard Wolffenstein (1065 seats). 1930 rebuilding by Oskar Kaufmann, Richard Wolffenstein, and Max Ackermann (2200 seats). Re-opened as "Theater im Admiralspalast". 1939-1940 major redecoration by Paul Baumgarten sr., who destroyed Kaufmann's expressionist decoration (as ordered by the Nazi culture ministery) and added a "government box" (1400 seats). 1945-1955 used as home to the Deutsche Staatsoper opera company. 1946 venue of the merger between the forced merger of the East-German social democratic (SPD) and communist (KPD) parties to the SED. 1955 renamed "Metropol-Theater". 1955-1983 used mainly as a concert hall. From 1983, used as an operetta theatre. In the 1990s, re-opened as a private musical and revue theatre, directed by René Kollo. Closed 1997. Since then, the state-owned complex has not been used and is sadly left to decay. |
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| February 11 | Dusseldorf (Germany) | Philipshalle |
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| Opened in 1971, the Philipshalle has developed into Dusseldorf's number one concert hall, attracting top acts like Herbert Grönemeyer, BAP, Harry Belafonte, New Model Army and many more. Great sound and lighting have made the venue popular among musicians and well-known throughout the country. Designed as a multipurpose facility, trade fairs, festivities and a host of other events such as the 'Holiday on Ice Show' and the 'WDR Rock Night' also take place here. | ||
| February 12 | Stuttgart (Germany) | Liederhalle |
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| A successful combination of traditional and modern elements: the former Liederhalle concert hall and the innovative new building complement one another and together form the Liederhalle Cultural and Congress Centre in the heart of Stuttgart. Five exclusive halls and 20 conference halls offer space for 6,000 visitors while exhibitors can present their innovations on an area of 4,200 m². | ||
| February, 13-19 | Norway, Sweden, Switzerland | |
| February 14 | Munchen (Germany) | Deutsches Museum |
| February 17 | Nijmegen (Netherlands) | Vereeniging |
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| This monument is a real gem, resulting from the fertile co-operation between architect Oscar Leeuw (Roermond 1866-1944 Nijmegen), his brother Henri Leeuw jr. (Roermond 1861-1918 Amsterdam) and the painter and later professor Huib Luns (Paris 1881-1942 Amsterdam). Between 1913 and 1917 ‘De Vereeniging’ was drawn, built and decorated. As regards artistry the concert building is undoubtedly to be considered the magnum opus in the oeuvre of Oscar Leeuw, which chiefly consists of villas and shop premises, a hunting lodge, mansions and a synagogue for people with plenty of money to spend. The special appeal of the meanwhile reborn Small Hall does not in the last place result from the combination of architecture, stuccowork and wall paintings as well as the newly designed lighting. The tempestuous developments which the arts went through in the twentieth century - from the urge for decoration of Jugendstil by way of the total lack of decoration of New Realism to Post-modernism - caused ‘De Vereeniging’ to become rapidly outdated after its opening in 1915. This is a remarkable parallel with the appreciation expressed for the interior of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam relatively soon after its opening. Just in time the fortunate decision was taken in Nijmegen to take the original richness of the interior, which is seamlessly linked up with the exterior, as the starting point for an operation aimed at having the building meet present-day requirements again. Thereby restoration went hand in hand with reconstruction and contemporary new construction. A formerly empty shell recovered its inspiring soul. | ||
| February 18 | Groningen (Netherlands) | Evenementenhal |
| February 19 | Den Haag (Netherlands) | Congresgebouw |
| February 20 | Lyon (France) | ? |
| February 22 | Paris (France) | L'Olympia |
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| February 23 | Brussels (Belgium) | Cirque Royal |
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| Capacity:
2948 Le Cirque Royal accueille une bonne partie de la programmation du Botanique. Cette salle de spectacles et de concerts est bien connue des Bruxellois. Le bâtiment date de 1877 et tire son nom de son correspondant parisien. |
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| March 03 | Copenhagen (Denmark) | Falkonerteatret |
| March 19 - May 04 | Dallas, New York, Oregon, Philadelphia, Portland, San Francisco,Buffalo Washington DC (USA) | |
| April 02 | Toronto (Canada) | Massey Hall |
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| In
1892, industrial baron Hart Massey (1823-96) bought land at Shuter and
Victoria Streets and hired architect Sidney Badgley to design a memorial
to his son Charles Albert Massey. Massey intended his "gift to aid
in the development of the arts" to be "an auditorium -- spacious,
substantial and comfortable, where public meetings, conventions, musical
and other entertainments, etc., could be given." Massey Hall soon became internationally famous as Canada's most important venue for concerts and lectures, attracting many of the world's leading celebrities; it also hosted weddings, movies, boxing matches, beauty contests, religious and political rallies, typing contests and chess tournaments. Declared a "heritage" building during the 1970s, Massey Hall remains a vital part of Toronto's cultural and entertainment scene. Follow our timeline to find out more... |
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| April 04 | Detroit (USA) | Michigan Grand Circus Theatre |
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| Located on the corners of Broadway and Madison at Grand Circus Park, the theater was originally opened January 12, 1922, as the Capitol Theater. In the fall of 1929, the Capitol Theater became the paramount Theater and, in 1934, was renamed the Broadway Capitol Theater. Within the first few decades, the grand theater hosted the likes of Will Rogers, Louis Armstrong, Betty Hutton, Guy Lombardo and Duke Ellington; and later Gale Storm, Sal Mineo and many of the rock and roll stars of the 1950's. After several years of near decay, the theater underwent a minor restoration in the 1960. The renamed and reconfigured 3,367-seat Grand Circus Theater became a movie house once again. The Grand Circus Theater closed its doors in 1978, and reopened under the same name in 1981. From 1981 to 1985, the theater ran intermittently presenting diverse entertainment, from such mainstream artists as Ray Charles and Roy Orbison, to an alternative rock series entitled "Grand Circus Live." | ||
| April 05 | Chicago (USA) | Auditorium |
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| The
Auditorium Theatre, a joint project of Louis Sullivan, Dankmar Adler &
Frank Lloyd Wright (who served as an apprentice draftsman) is one of those
places you're destined to see shows in if you are a Chicago theatre buff. While Chicago is known for small, personal theatres, the Auditorium isn't one of them (it seats 4,300). Originally home to the Chicago Symphony and the Lyric Opera, it now hosts many of the traveling Broadway musicals, so if you want to see Les Miz, you have to pay the price. Speaking of price, the nosebleed tickets are the cheapest, but for the most part not worth it (though the acoustics are great for its size). Either spring for better tickets or rent a video. They serve watered-down, overpriced gin and tonics during intermission. Its not all bad -- really el-accessible, and if you have decent (orchestra) seats, its a wonderful theatre experience. |
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| April 08 | Atlanta (USA) | GA Fox Theatre |
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| Atlanta's Fox Theatre, originally the Yaarab Temple Shrine Mosque, was designed in the late 1920's as headquarters for the 5,000-member Shriner's organization. Under strong management The Fox prospered as one of Atlanta's finest movie houses from the 1940's through the 1960's. The time of the movie palace finally ran out around 1973. Television, suburban flight and a changing movie industry took patrons elsewhere. The moment Atlanta Landmarks took control of The Fox, a restoration program began. An army of volunteers went to work cleaning the interiors for the first benefit concert. Volunteer labor has been a significant ingredient in the restoration. As time passed, the work required skilled artisans to make the auditorium and exotic ballrooms attractive enough to draw the large audience and quality shows necessary for success. The Fox stands today as a fiercely protected landmark and a nationally acclaimed theater; having survived depression, mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, competition, television, real estate development, and above all, age. | ||
| April 15 | Houston (USA) | ? |
| ? | Los Angeles (USA) | ? |
| May 04 | Seattle (USA) | ? |
| May 05 – July 26 | Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo, Tokyo (Japan) | ? |
| July 27 | Boston (USA) | ? |
| July 28 | Montreal (Canada) | The Forum |
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| July 29 – September 02 | Boston, Philadelphia (USA) | ? |
| August 03 | New York (USA) | Forest Hills |
| August 08 | Maple (Canada) | Kingswood Music Theatre |
| August 15 | Memphis (USA) | Mud Island Amphitheater |
| Trace the twists and turns of the Mississippi River following the River Walk. Learn about the shipping of cotton on the river and the musical history made in cities along the river, from New Orleans Jazz to Memphis Blues and Elvis. See the Memphis Belle, a historic WWII airplane. The amphitheater on the island hosts concerts in the summer. To get there, ride the monorail, featured in the Tom Cruise movie "The Firm." Admission to the island and museum: USD8 adults, USD6 seniors, USD5 kids (5-17). The Amphitheater is a first rate facility with 5,000 seats rising up the bank of the Island from a stage set near the Mississippi River. Throughout the show season, entertainers perform on the stage with celestial stars overhead, nighttime breezes wafting off the river, and the sparkling downtown Memphis skyline in the background. | ||
| August 17 | Oklahoma City (USA) | Zoo Amphitheater |
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| The Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater was the first and principal structure built in Oklahoma City by the civilian conservation corps. It was established to provide jobs for economic recovery during the depression. It was constructed from Native Sandstone during 1935 and 1936, with workers camping near the park. The first performance was "The Circus of 21 Death-Defying Acts". Other events have included an Annual Easter Pageant, concerts, dance programs, plays, and public meetings. The Amphitheater fell into disrepair in the 1960's, but restoration efforts began in the late 1970's. In 1978, Howard Pollack helped to start the Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater and to convert a totally obsolete amphitheater, into a 9000 seat modern outdoor arena. | ||
| August 27-28 | Los Angeles (USA) | The Greek Theatre |
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| The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles’ premiere outdoor theatre. The site was selected almost immediately after Ellen Beach Yaw, a noted local soprano, demonstrated the wonderful natural acoustics of the park's natural canyon. But complications in settling Griffith's estate delayed the actual construction nearly a decade. The design for the building, prepared by the Board of Park Commissioners after an extensive survey of Greek theatres, incorporated a number of improvements and modernizations on the standard Greek Theatre plan, including a massive underground garage. The cornerstone was laid in late 1928, and the building was officially dedicated on Sept. 29, 1930 to Sept. 29, 1929. The Greek Theatre, under the direction of the Nederlanders, has made a great impact on Angelenos and has become a continuing source of excellent income for the City of Los Angeles. In addition to hosting legendary musical performances too numerous to mention, the Greek Theatre has served as the site of dozens of school graduations and as a backdrop for many TV shows and motion pictures. | ||
| August 30 | Irvine Meadows (USA) | Amphitheater (aka Verizon Wireless Amphitheater) |
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| Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, previously known as Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, an outdoor concert amphitheatre with reserved seating for 10,418 and lawn-seating for 4,582. Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre changed their name to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in April 2000. | ||
| August ? | Toronto (Canada) | ? |
| September 03 | Seattle (USA) | ? |
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