MELBOURNE, Australia — Live Nation Australia has secured a multi-year lease to function Festival Hall, the long-lasting Melbourne dwell music and sports activities venue.
Through the association, confirmed late Friday (March 17), LN is predicted to spend money on a number of upgrades on the versatile area, which was constructed throughout WW1 and at the moment boasts a capability of 5,405.
Festival Hall slots into the live shows big’s present portfolio of venues, which incorporates The Palais Theatre in Melbourne, the Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane, the Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide, and Anita’s Theatre, a historic venue in Thirroul, a northern seaside suburb of Wollongong, which final 12 months grew to become LN’s first push into regional Australia.
“We are extremely excited to be delivering the next chapter of Festival Hall’s life,” feedback Roger Field, president LN APAC, “not only because it will help support the growing demand of shows that are coming down the pipeline across the industry, but also to put the iconic venue firmly back on the global live entertainment map.”
LN’s imaginative and prescient for Festival Hall, Field continues, is to make sure that the venue “remains a cornerstone of the State’s live music scene for artists, industry, and fans alike.”
The launch of this new undertaking will help 200 full-time equal jobs on occasion days, sources say.
Festival Hall has a storied historical past. The multi-purpose area at 300 Dudley Street, in West Melbourne, was initially constructed again in 1915 by John Wren, chairman of Stadiums Pty Ltd. Fire ripped via the room in 1955, however a rebuild was accomplished in time for the 1956 Olympics Games, the place hosted gymnastics and wrestling.
Over time, the likes of the Beatles, Bill Haley, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Liberace, Shirley Bassey, Foo Fighters, Ed Sheeran and Lorde have performed to packed homes at Festival Hall.
In October 2020, the venue was bought by Hillsong Church with the intention to create a neighborhood hub to help dwell music, leisure, and different occasions. At the time Hillsong said, “it’s a way to give back to Melbourne and continue the venue’s legacy.”
It’s understood the church will proceed to make use of the venue for weekend companies and different occasions.
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