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Guildford Civic Hall

Guildford Civic Hall

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Guildford Civic Hall was an arts and entertainment venue in Guildford, Surrey, England. Opened in 1962, it closed in January 2004,[1] and has since been demolished. Many famous artists performed at the Guildford Civic Hall, including Eric Clapton, Deep Purple (28 November 1969), and Dire Straits.[1] The King Crimson album Live in Guildford was recorded at the venue on November 13, 1972.[2] By 2010, development was underway for a new £26 million replacement facility on the same site,[3][4][5] which opened as G Live in September 2011.[6]

At the 1992 United Kingdom general election, the count for the Guildford constituency was held at the Civic hall.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Nights to remember at the Guildford Civic Hall", Get Surrey, 30 January 2004.
  2. [2]
    "Live in Guildford, 1972", Elephant Talk Wiki, 19 June 2007.
  3. [3]
    "In pictures: Artists' plans of Civic Hall's replacement", BBC, 1 July 2010. Archived July 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. [4]
    Luke Jacobs, "Neighbours see how new civic hall is progressing", Get Surrey, 5 March 2010. Archived March 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    "Guildford Antiques Fair at G Live". Surreylife.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. [6]
    "G Live". Hqtheatres.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021. G Live opened in September 2011 on the site of Guildford's former Civic Hall.
  7. [7]
    "BBC: Election 92 (Part 1) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

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