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The Mayfair dance floor in 1961. Mayfair Ballroom was a ballroom and concert hall situated on Newgate Street in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The oblong room was built to hold 1,500 people and had a small stage along one of the longer walls. [1] It was opened in September 1961 by the Mecca organisation. [2] The ticket hall
It is the subject of a book, Riverside: Newcastle's Legendary Alternative Music Venue, by Hazel Plater and Carl Taylor, published by Tonto Books on 6 October 2011. The Riverside name has been resurrected for a medium-sized music venue and nightlife spot in the city today, although it is not a direct continuation of the original venue.
St James' Park, namesake of the company. 23 May. On 23 May 2007 English businessman Mike Ashley bought Sir John Hall's stake in Newcastle United F.C of 41.6% for £55,342,223, valuing the club at £132,810,710.35, he then launched a formal takeover bid at 100p per share. [1]
On 21 August 2022, Newcastle United Women moved into the club's ownership for the first time, after a formal restructuring. [83] At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club sealed qualification for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. [84] The season was the subject of the Amazon Prime Video documentary We Are Newcastle United.
Music Hall, Britain's first form of commercial mass entertainment, emerged, broadly speaking, in the mid-19th century, and ended (arguably) after the First World War, when the halls rebranded their entertainment as Variety. [1]
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The Gate is also next to Newcastle's Chinatown; there is an entrance on Stowell Street. The Gate building was built to replace the 35-year-old, 7-storey Newgate House, which was home to the prolific music venue; The Mayfair club. Mood Bar opened on 28 November 2002, the same time as The Gate.
NX Newcastle, formerly known as the Carling Academy and the O 2 Academy Newcastle, is a music venue in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in the former Majestic Ballroom building on 14 October 2005 as the Carling Academy, and was renamed the O 2 Academy for sponsorship reasons in 2008. [ 1 ]