[hoody]

Just wondering what the many of the UK's concert halls look like?

First up - Birmingham's Symphony Hall

Birmingham Town Hall

 

[Chogmook]

^^ Lush!

Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (Built 1996 - Capacity 2,400)

Recently hosted 2 nights of Elbow & The Halle Orchestra (I was sat behind the orchestra and managed to get a set list! Wonderful night & venue)

(not my pic!)

 

[Paws]

Usher Hall

McEwan Hall

 

[bains1971]

Good idea nice pictures.:cheers:

 

[paulmat]

All look stunning so far. Interesting that the Edinburgh ones are both round, which is quite unusual...

Sheffield City Hall (Oval Hall) - 2,271

 

[Gherkin]

Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury

http://www.flickr.com/photos/welsh_snapper/3432108559/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/flickering_velvet/3432791724/


most people think it's ugly but the town's needed a theatre/large music venue for years. It's already really successful, and it's in a great location by the river

 

[legolamb]

Hull City Hall

- Small (1330 seated) but perfectly formed:

 

[bains1971]

Wow thanks for the postings.:cheers:

 

[cardiff]

Loving McEwan Hall!

 

[dronkula]

Bristol Colston Hall - in the middle of extensive refurbishment although the Hall itself is staying open.

And the new Foyer for the Colston Hall - opening later this year.

Front

Back

 

[bains1971]

Bristol Colston Hall . Great pictures
:applause:

 

[hoody]

Sheffield's roof is amazing. I love it.

 

[paulmat]

Indeed, it's pretty fantastic isn't it. An organ is really the only thing missing from SCH. It has another hall of 500 capacity, a ballroom (with a sprung dance floor, for all the oldies ), and the main auditorium has an 'angels chorus' to allow a hidden choir to sing into the hall.

On another note, where is it that has a really modernist, 60's concert hall? Is it coventry?

 

[hoody]

Cov has the Belgravia, but i though that was more of a theatre than a concert hall.

changing to this

 

[paulmat]

Nah, that's not the one I was thinking of. Can't for the life of me remember where it is, but it was some pretty cool modernist building. Under threat of demolition or something IIRC...

 

[paulmat]

It's Nottingham Royal Concert Hall I was thinking of. Absolutely stunning inside:

Dunno where I got the demolition bit from though :dunno:

 

[Bingethink]

It's not being demolished! And it's from the early eighties, not the 60s. Opened in 1982. Seats 2499.

(Image from ElStruthio on Flickr)

Theatre Royal in the foreground, Royal Concert Hall in the background:

Nottingham's other leading concert hall is the Albert Hall (seats 700):

(Image by Danz (of this parish) on Flickr)

(Image by Steve Cadman on Flickr)

 

[bains1971]

South Bank Centre - London UK

 

[bains1971]

Shakespeare's Globe

 

[ormey]

All look stunning so far. Interesting that the Edinburgh ones are both round, which is quite unusual...

Sheffield City Hall (Oval Hall) - 2,271

yeah sheffield city hall is great concert venue and home to manor operatic pantomime which is such a privillage to work in the venue