Newcastle upon Tyne
City Hall
Major live music venue
Northumberland Road
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8SF
Nearest Train: Haymarket
Phone: +44 (0)191 261 2606
Fax: +44 (0)191 261 8102
Website | EmailOpened in 1927 the City Hall was Newcastle's first purpose-built concert venue. Initially home to classical performances, the last 40 years has seen it host everything from the Beatles to Weather Report, Billy Connolly to Roy Chubby Brown and various points between. The 80s and 90s saw a drop off in really top-class acts appearing as bigger venues made more economic sense to touring acts (City Hall seats around 2000 people). However, the City Hall can still claim some key medium size events and it remains an important venue. It has good sight lines (if you avoid the side balconies upstairs) and reasonably good acoustics, but the basement bar has seen better days. Limited wheelchair access.
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