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 Exterior view of Maxwell Hall (c.1970s) | |
| Former names | University of Salford Main Hall |
|---|---|
| Address | University of Salford, Crescent, Salford M5 4WT |
| Location | Salford |
| Coordinates | 53°29′4″N 2°16′15″W / 53.48444°N 2.27083°W |
| Owner | University of Salford |
| Capacity | 1,000 (Upper Hall) 220 (Balcony) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 21 May 1961 |
| Construction cost | £1.5 million (£33.7 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
Maxwell Hall is a music venue at the University of Salford. Originally known as the Main Hall, It was officially opened alongside the Main Building on 21 May 1961 to house what was then called the Royal College of Advanced Technology. The buildings were opened by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, with the latter serving as the first University Chancellor 1967–1991. The construction was jointly funded by Lancashire County Council and Salford City Council, with an estimated cost of more than £1.5 million.
Performers
editThe following list is composed of musicians known to have performed at Maxwell Hall, 1964–present.[2]
- Ace (band)
- Al Stewart
- Andy Fairweather Low
- Argent (band)
- Aswad
- B.A. Robertson
- Badfinger
- Bauhaus
- Big Country
- Billy Bragg
- Black Cat Bones
- Black Sabbath
- Blondie
- Bob Williamson
- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- The Boomtown Rats
- Brotherhood
- Budgie (band)
- Camel (band)
- Caravan (band)
- Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers
- Climax Blues Band
- Colosseum (band)
- Courtney Pine
- Curved Air
- Dana Gillespie
- Dave Berry & The Cruisers
- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
- Dr. Feelgood (band)
- Earthquake (band)
- East of Eden
- Eddie and the Hot Rods
- Edgar Broughton Band
- Eire Apparent
- Elvis Costello
- Ewan MacColl
- Fairport Convention
- Family (band)
- Fancy (band)
- Fine Young Cannibals
- Focus (band)
- Genesis (band)
- Glass Menagerie
- Gruff Rhys
- H2O (American band)
- Haircut 100
- Happy Mondays
- Hawkwind
- Horslips
- Hot Chocolate
- Howlin’ Wolf
- Hue and Cry (band)
- Ian Gillan Band
- Jack the Lad
- James (band)
- Jim Capaldi
- John Miles (musician)
- John Otway
- Judie Tzuke
- Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
- Kursaal Flyers
- Lene Lovich
- Lindisfarne
- Little River Band
- Man (band)
- Manfred Mann
- Marc Almond
- Mari Wilson
- Mike Harding
- Misty in Roots
- Motorhead
- Mud (band)
- Mungo Jerry
- New Model Army
- New Order
- Osibisa
- Pat Travers Band
- Procol Harum
- Paul McCartney and Wings
- Peggy Seeger
- Pete Shelley
- Plainsong (band)
- Prefab Sprout
- Procul Harum
- Propaganda (band)
- Pulp (band)
- Ralph Mctell
- Richard and Linda Thompson
- Roachford
- Rory Gallagher
- Roy Harper
- Sailor (band)
- Silverhead
- Slade
- Sounds Incorporated
- Squeeze (band)
- Status Quo (band)
- Steeleye Span
- Strawbs
- Supercharge
- Suzi Quatro
- Texas (band)
- The Alarm
- The Beat (British band)
- The Chameleons
- The Charlatans (English band)
- The Damned (band)
- The Enid
- The Fall (band)
- The Hollies
- The Icicle Works
- The Jam
- The Kinks
- The Nice
- The Silkie
- The Smiths
- The Swinging Blue Jeans
- The Waterboys
- The Who
- The Woodentops
- The Yetties
- Todd Rundgren
- Transvision Vamp
- U2
- Ultravox
- Unit 4 Plus 2
- Wild Willy Barrett
- Wizzard
References
edit- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ https://salford.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=44SAL_INST:SAL_MAIN&inst=44SAL_INST&collectionId=81278282070001611