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The Glasgow International Concert Hall was officially opened on 5 October 1990 by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (then the Scottish National Orchestra) gave the very first performance at the Royal Gala Opening Concert, [ 5 ] as a showpiece for Glasgow being awarded the European City of Culture . [ 4 ]
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Glasgow has many live music pubs, clubs and venues. Some of the city's main venues include the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall , the SECC and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut (where Oasis were spotted and signed by Glaswegian record mogul Alan McGee ), the Queen Margaret Union and the Barrowland , a historic ballroom, converted into a live music venue.
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Postcard of the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow with Kelvingrove Museum & Art Galleries opposite, in the 1930s. The Kelvin Hall, located on Argyle Street in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, is one of the largest exhibition centres in Britain and now a mixed-use arts and sports venue that opened as an exhibition venue in 1927.
British rock band Coldplay have headlined eight concert tours and numerous promotional shows, music festivals, broadcast media events and other live performances. Considered one of the most prolific live acts from the United Kingdom, [1] they have visited all continents except Antarctica. [2]
Powerhaus (was once The Pied Bull; closed circa 1990s; now Halifax Building Society), Islington, London The Sir George Robey , Finsbury Park (briefly renamed Powerhaus after Islington venue "moved" here) (closed circa 2000s), London
The Main Building was completed and opened in 1985, with a concert by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Hall 1. It later held the Grand International Show in Hall 4 as part of the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival. In 1990, the SEC Centre was one of the hubs of Glasgow's year as European City of Culture. [7]
When the first acts were announced for the 2020 festival the head of DF Concerts, Geoff Ellis, defended the lack of female acts announced, saying "we'd love there to be a higher representation of females but there isn't, certainly on the acts we're announcing today, it will be a while until there's a 50/50 balance" and "we need to get more ...