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| September 08 | Bridlington (UK) | Spa Royal |
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| The Spa Theatre was built in 1896 by S. Dyer, but was rebuilt in 1907 following a fire. This is the theatre that is still in use today. It has a seating capacity of 1031. You can visit the Spa Theatre website here... | ||
| September 17 | Leeds (UK) | University |
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| September 18 | Norwich (UK) | University of East Anglia |
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| September 19 | 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. | ||
| September 20 | Glasgow (Scottland) | Apollo |
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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". | ||
| September 21 | Aberdeen (Scottland) | Capitol |
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| September 22 | Edinburgh (Scottland) | Odeon |
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| Opened
1930, seating 2000, as the New Victoria. Renamed Odeon in 1965. Stage
was made deeper in 1978. Tripled in 1982, additional 2 screens later added
on stage area. Listed Grade B. Much original decoration remains, especially in and around Screen 1. Subdivision was carried out in a reversible manner. Closed 2003; building has been sold to property developer. The future is not looking good... three plans for redevelopment have been put forward, none of which involve retaining the interior. August 2004: Building was used as a Fringe venue called Pod Deco - each the screens was a separate stage for comedy and drama. Temporary seating was used, and in Screen 1, a new lighting rig was suspended from the ceiling. Curtains hid the lack of screen. What was especially nice was the re-opening of the cafe area as a bar, and being able to sit out on the balcony on a summers evening having a drink. The Pod people expressed an interest in running the building as an all-year round venue, however plans for demolition are well advanced, so it remains to be seen if anything can be done to save the place. |
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| September 23 | 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. |
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| September 24 | Derby (UK) | Assembly Hall |
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| September 26 | Portsmouth (UK) | Guildhall |
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| September 27 | London (UK) | Rainbow |
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| October 01 | 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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| October 03-04 | Birmingham (UK) | Odeon |
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| October 05 | Bradford (UK) | St Georges |
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| October 06 | Manchester (UK) | Apollo |
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| The
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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| October 07 | Leicester (UK) | De Montfort Hall |
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| The
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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| October 09 | Stroke (UK) | Victoria Hall |
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| October 10 | Liverpool (UK) | Empire |
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| October 11 | Reading (UK) | Hexagon |
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| October 12 | Poole (UK) | Arts Centre |
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| October 13 | Cardiff (UK) | University |
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| October 14 | Exeter (UK) | University |
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| October 20 | Dublin (Ireland) | Stadium |
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| October 21 | Belfast (UK) | Ulster Hal |
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| ? | Sunderland (UK) | Locarno / Mayfair Suite (?) |
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