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The Opera House Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. [2] It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre and originally opened in 1889, although it has been rebuilt twice, in 1910 and 1939. [3] As part of the Winter Gardens, the theatre is a Grade II* Listed Building. [4]
The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, since 1920. It is also the largest ballroom competition: in 2013, 2953 couples from 60 countries took part in the festival. [1]
When Wasted reverted to Blackpool in 2006, the Morecambe campsite event continued as a separate festival. [7] 2017 was the 21st anniversary of the festival which coincided with the 40th anniversary celebrations of Punk. The 2020 event was postponed to 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced with an online festival. [8]
On 1 March 1974, the ballroom was the venue for the opening concert of Queen's first ever headlining tour of the UK. [9] [10] [11] On 14 and 15 January 2017, the ballroom hosted a two-day tournament to crown the first-ever WWE United Kingdom Champion. [12] On 12 January 2019, it hosted NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, the first-ever NXT UK TakeOver ...
The match ended 1–0 to Burnley but Torquay progressed to the final with a 2–1 aggregate victory. [4] Blackpool's opponents for their play-off semi-final were Scunthorpe United and the first leg took place at Glanford Park in Scunthorpe on 19 May 1991.
Announced on November 16, 2019, Blackpool II was scheduled as the third NXT UK TakeOver event and was held on 12 January 2020. It was also the second in the TakeOver: Blackpool chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers held at the Empress Ballroom in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Tickets went on sale on 18 November. [3]
The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, [1] operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited [2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
Event Date Venue Location Main event Ref. 1 Blackpool: 12 January 2019: Empress Ballroom: Blackpool, Lancashire, England: Pete Dunne (c) vs. Joe Coffey for the WWE United Kingdom Championship [12] 2 Cardiff: 31 August 2019: Motorpoint Arena Cardiff: Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales: Walter (c) vs. Tyler Bate for the WWE United Kingdom ...