Islington was originally named by the Saxons "Giseldone" (1005), then "Gislandune" (1062). The name means "Gīsla's hill" from the Old English personal name "Gīsla" and "dun" ("hill", "down"). The name later mutated to "Isledon", which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose. In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors thereabouts, along with "Bernersbury", "Neweton Berewe" or "Hey-bury" and "Canonesbury" (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries).
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Islington
Islington | Etymology
The name originates from the word “Isledon". It was originally named by the Saxons "Giseldone", then "Gislandune", it means "Gīsla's hill" from the Old English. It was originally named by the Saxons "Giseldone" (1005), then "Gislandune" (1062) It was originally named by the Saxons "Giseldone" (1005), then "Gislandune" (1062)
who had hits rehab and back to black
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Amy Jade Winehouse.
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what is the latter?
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It is the second and final studio album by English singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records.
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which places did she go on tour after this album was released?
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"Little Noise Sessions Charity Concert" at the "Union Chapel in Islington, London” and "Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny” are two of them.
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did she suffer from any addiction?
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Yes, drinking and drugs.
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was this connected to her death?
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Yes
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in what way?
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The coroner’s explained that her blood alcohol content was 416 per 100 (0.416%) at the time of her death which is more than five times the legal drink-drive limit. The unintended consequences of such potentially fatal levels was her sudden death.
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where is the first location of the concert situated?
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Islington, England.
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where does the former mentioned here get its name from?
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The Islington is a live music venue located at 1 Tolpuddle Street, London, England, Prior to new ownership it was called the "North One". It has become a known venue for national and international touring acts. The venue booking schedule has hosted notable performances from Thurston Moore, Jeffrey Lewis Matthew Caws(Nada Surf) Ethan Johns Jamie Lawson Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire), Ward Thomas The Magic Numbers, Minor Alps, Lisa Mitchell, Whyte Horses, Max Cooke, The High Llamas, Cara Dillon, The Barr Brothers, Jamie Lenman, Ben Taylor and Yasmine Hamdan. The venue has hosted profile book launches from David Hepworth, Paul Morley Hunter Davies, Jon Savage
The Islington | Introduction
The venue is made up of five floors, of which only three are accessible to the public.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | Layout
Today the Islington Proms organisation holds an annual series of mainly classical concerts exclusively at St James' Church, Islington. On Mondays the church provides a soup and sandwich lunch for members of the street community in its church hall. The church is in the Islington deanery in the archdeaconery of Hackney in the Stepney area of the Diocese of London.
St James' Church, Islington | Present day
The first known occurrence of concerts where people are charged admission took place at violinist John Banister's home in Whitefriars, London in 1672. 6 years later in 1678, a man by the name of Thomas Britton held weekly concerts in Clerkenwell. However, these concerts were different. Before, you had an admission that you paid upon entering the building where the concert was held but at Britton's concerts, patrons purchased a yearly subscription to come to the concerts. At 10 shillings a year, people could see as many concerts they wanted to. In addition to holding concerts at certain venues, concerts also went to the people.
Concert | 17th Century
On the merger with Finsbury to form the modern borough, this name came to be applied to the whole borough.
London Borough of Islington | Etymology
Wembley is derived from the Old English proper name "Wemba" and the Old English "lea" for meadow or clearing. The name was first mentioned in the charter of 825 of Selvin. A further instance may be seen in the Plea Rolls of the Common Pleas, as Wambeleye.
Wembley | Toponomy
The band researched the name and found it to also mean the "sound of innovation on an open mind". Having created three songs, the band's first gig was a free-beer invite all at the Mill in their rented dwelling called "the Engine House". Subsequent gigs were funded on donations, and after their third gig they were name-checked on XFM. The Islington Mill gigs ended up as some of the most sought-after tickets on the Manchester party scene with various A&R reps and record producers, such as Rick Rubin, asking for tickets.
The Ting Tings | Background and formation
The name "Islington" is thought to derive from the Old English for "enclosure of Elesa's people".
Tilney St Lawrence | Description
It was founded in 1862 by Samuel Thomas Collins Vagg and by 1897 had become a 1,800-seat theatre with 10 bars. The theatre suffered damage in a fire in 1958 and has not reopened. Between 92 and 162 acts were put on each evening and performers who started there included Marie Lloyd, George Robey, Harry Lauder, Harry Tate, George Formby, Vesta Tilley, Tommy Trinder, Gracie Fields, Tommy Handley and Norman Wisdom. The Islington Literary and Scientific Society was established in 1833 and first met in Mr. Edgeworth's Academy on Upper Street. Its goal was to spread knowledge through lectures, discussions, and experiments, politics and theology being forbidden.
Islington | Market gardens and entertainments
Islington Assembly Hall is a live music venue and events space on Upper Street, Islington, London. It forms part of the Islington Town Hall complex. It has a capacity of up to 800 for live events, including seating for 200 in its balcony. Events other than music shows, such as public meetings, also take place there.
Islington Assembly Hall | Introduction
It has been performed in the concert hall less frequently in recent decades.
Cockaigne (In London Town) | History
The O Academy Islington, formerly known as the Carling Academy Islington, is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via Upper Street and Liverpool Road, in the London Borough of Islington. It is run by the Academy Music Group. The main venue has a capacity of 800, and the adjacent O Academy 2 holds 250.
O2 Academy Islington | Introduction
The Islington Local History Centre holds the archive of Sadler's Wells Theatre, with material dating from 1712 onwards.
Sadler's Wells Theatre | Archives
Both bands claimed Blackpool as their place of origin.
Blackpool | 1970s
Cornershop name the venue as the gig that got them signed, as well as being the first venue to pay them to play. BBC DJ Steve Lamacq broadcast a live Coldplay show from the venue in 2000.
The Square, Harlow | Introduction
The first proper public concert took place in Fenton House, Hampstead, on 30 January 1960. A programme of medieval music was performed by Grayston Burgess (counter-tenor), Eric Halfpenny (early cross flute), John Sothcott (recorder), June Baines (tenor viol), John Beckett (tenor viol and regal), Francis Baines (hurdy-gurdy and bagpipes), Michael Morrow (lute) and Jeremy Montagu (percussion). The music consisted of pieces by Dufay, Binchois, Dunstable, Ockeghem, Landini and de Lantins.
Musica Reservata (early music group) | First public concert
Evans. This venue was also known as 'Evans Late Joys' – Joy being the name of the previous owner. Other song and supper rooms included the Coal Hole in The Strand, the Cyder Cellars in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden and the Mogul Saloon in Drury Lane.
Music hall | Origins and development
Hope and Anchor can trace its history back to when the building was built in 1880. When The Tally Ho pub in Kentish Town decided to switch from showcasing rock music to Irish music, Hope and Anchor became the venue to go to in north London. The nights grew and developed under the stewardship of managers Fred Grainger and Dave Robinson, both of whom later moved on to other things (Fred to open a nightclub in Brighton, Dave to co-found independent record label Stiff Records with Jake Riviera). In January 1976, the venue was acquired by Albion Management and Agency, who installed John Eichler as the landlord.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | History
The basement is the famous live music venue, and still operates as one today. It can be hired out by various promoters and groups for music shows. The maximum legal capacity is 80 persons, down from its previous maximum of 120. The stage has recently reverted to its seventies configuration with the bar located opposite the entrance door, and the stage adjacent to the recently modernised basic toilets, next to the emergency fire escape. At some point in its long history, the venue was converted to run as both a live music venue and as a recording studio, although the latter functionality has since been lost.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | Basement
Union Chapel hosts live music, film, spoken word and comedy events. There are around 250 events per year. It was voted London's Best Live Music Venue by readers of "Time Out" magazine in 2002, 2012 and again in 2014. It has a reputation for great acoustics, thanks to its design.
Union Chapel, Islington | As a venue
The venue was purpose-built and opened in September 2002. The original occupant was the short-lived Marquee N1, a music and dining venue backed by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and club promoter Mark Fuller. The venue re-opened in its current form in September 2003 and is the smallest of the four London venues within the O2 Academy Group.
O2 Academy Islington | History
Islington was originally named by the Saxons "Giseldone" (1005), then "Gislandune" (1062). The name means 'Gīsla's hill' from the Old English personal name Gīsla and "dun" 'hill', 'down'. The name then later mutated to "Isledon", which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose. In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors in the area, along with "Bernersbury", "Neweton Berewe" or "Hey-bury", and "Canonesbury" (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries). "Islington" came to be applied as the name for the parish covering these villages and was the name chosen for the Metropolitan Borough of Islington on its formation in 1899.
London Borough of Islington | Etymology
Kidlington has had a brass band since 1892, with earlier foundations dating back to at least the 1850s. The current band, Kidlington Concert Brass, was founded by the merger of Kidlington Silver Band and Oxford Concert Brass in 1992. It presents regular local concerts and has competed nationally in the highest grade for many years. Kidlington Amateur Operatic Society (KAOS) was founded in 1977, and presents concerts of varied choral material in the village several times annually in addition to staging regular productions of musicals.
Kidlington | Music
Islington was originally named by the Saxons "Giseldone" (1005), then "Gislandune" (1062). The name means "Gīsla's hill" from the Old English personal name "Gīsla" and "dun" ("hill", "down"). The name later mutated to "Isledon", which remained in use well into the 17th century when the modern form arose. In medieval times, Islington was just one of many small manors thereabouts, along with "Bernersbury", "Neweton Berewe" or "Hey-bury" and "Canonesbury" (Barnsbury, Highbury and Canonbury – names first recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries).
Islington | Etymology
Their first concert performance at the "Reeperbahn Festival" trod the trail blazed by The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. Their second concert appearance was a "surprise" addition to BBC "1Xtra Live from Wembley Arena" in London, England.
Scarlet Fever (band) | Origin
Whatlington is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England. The village is located seven miles (11 km) north of Hastings, just off the A21 road. The village is in two parts, one in the valley on the road from Battle, where the church and the parish hall lie on either side of the stream, and one a mile or so further on the main A21 to Hastings, with a triangular village green in front of the "Royal Oak" pub. Like most country pubs, the "Royal Oak" is now part restaurant. For many years, it underwent a one-night transformation when the entire London Philharmonic Orchestra would stop for a pint in evening dress on the way back from playing at Hastings.
Whatlington | Introduction
Despite its name, and common association with Islington, the grounds of the inn and all of the western edge of Islington High Street were in neighbouring Clerkenwell.
The Angel, Islington | Early history
The live extended play was recorded over the series of two shows played in the United Kingdom. The first set was recorded during their live show at The Hexagon in Reading, while their second set of songs were recorded during their concert at The Forum in London. The show at The Hexagon was on 10 February 2018, and the show at The Forum was on 22 February 2018.
Come the Fire, Come the Evening | Background
The Coatham Bowl (later known as the Redcar Bowl) was an entertainment venue located in Redcar, England. It hosted events ranging from conferences, dances and pop concerts. The bowl was a particularly popular venue for concerts during the early-1970s to 1990s. Notable past performers include Whitesnake, Yes, Iron Maiden, Uriah Heep. In 2014 the venue was demolished.
Coatham Bowl | Introduction
The Holywell Music Room, located within the grounds of Wadham College, was one of the earliest purpose built concert venues in the world and the first in Europe. Prior to the advent of concert halls, recitals would happen at private aristocratic venues, royal courts, or in churches. It was built in 1748, probably under the direction of William Hayes and it was designed by Dr Thomas Camplin, the vice-principal of St Edmund Hall. The venue was important for popularizing the music of Haydn in 18th century England. He was the most frequently performed composer during 1788–1791; at short notice he was unable to attend a planned visit to the venue while in Oxford in 1791.
Holywell Music Room | History
The English Concert was founded by Trevor Pinnock and others in November 1972. The date of foundation is often given as 1973, probably because they started with seven people and only later progressed onto the orchestral repertoire as their number increased. They were one of the first orchestras dedicated to performing baroque and early classical music on period instruments, their repertoire from then to now ranging approximately from Monteverdi to Mozart. Their London debut was at the English Bach Festival in 1973, which led to their first recording in 1974, "Sons of Bach harpsichord concertos", on CRD records. They first played at The Proms in 1980, and toured North America in 1983.
The English Concert | The English Concert and Choir
The building became a factory and showroom for Beck's British Carnival Novelties for a few years from 1956, after which it stood empty. In 1978 a campaign began with the goal to redevelop the building as a theatre. A public appeal was launched in 1981, and a festival of avant-garde theatre and music was held there and at other Islington venues in 1982. What has become the successful Almeida Theatre was founded.
Islington | Market gardens and entertainments
When Fantasy Records discovered the show on the album actually took place at the Oakland Coliseum, it retitled the album "The Concert".
Royal Albert Hall | Mislabellings
She did it in three months. In August 1934 the first outdoor concerts called the Berkshire Symphonic Festival took place."" These first concerts were held in the Interlaken neighborhood of Stockbridge on the grounds of an estate owned by Daniel Hanna, son of Cleveland industrialist Mark Hanna.
Gertrude Robinson Smith | First concert season
The borough also currently contains three colleges of further education: There are two performing arts colleges. The Urdang Academy and the Musical Theatre Academy are both based in Islington.
London Borough of Islington | Further Education
The Holywell Music Room is the city of Oxford's chamber music hall, situated on Holywell Street in the city centre, within the grounds of Wadham College. It is said to be the oldest purpose-built music room in Europe, and hence Britain's first concert hall.
Holywell Music Room | Introduction
The ground floor contains the main bar, and a space for 120 people. There is a staircase by the main door (Upper Street entrance) leading to the basement. The side door leads to Islington Park Street. A staircase at the rear provides access to the first floor. The ground floor has a jukebox and fruit machine. The walls are lined with posters, tickets and albums recorded at gigs there.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | Ground floor
The original concert started at 4.00pm with tickets costing £14.50, Four bands performed in the following order:
Queen at Wembley | The Original Concert
Details of when the band originated are very obscure but they started to tour at the back end of 2002 with the official website stating the first date of their tour being December 19, 2002 at the Cavern in Exeter, England. The band played a few gigs in Boston and back in their home city of Brooklyn before starting an extensive tour of the United Kingdom with the whole of 2003 being played in places such as Glasgow, Manchester, Norwich, Leicester, London & Middlesbrough. Nineteen of those dates were played with up and coming Welsh band Funeral for a Friend.
Instruction (band) | Band history
The founder of the theatre, Dan Crawford, who died in 2005, disagreed with the introduction of decimal coinage. For twenty-plus years after decimalisation (on 15 February 1971), the bar continued to show prices and charge for drinks in pre-decimalisation currency. By the 19th century many music halls and theatres were established around Islington Green. One such was Collins' Music Hall, the remains of which are now partly incorporated into a bookshop. The remainder of the Hall has been redeveloped into a new theatre, with its entrance at the bottom of Essex Road. It stood on the site of the Landsdowne Tavern, where the landlord had built an entertainment room for customers who wanted to sing (and later for professional entertainers).
Islington | Market gardens and entertainments
Pens and sheds were erected along this road to accommodate the animals. The first recorded church, St Mary's, was erected in the twelfth century and was replaced in the fifteenth century. Islington lay on the estates of the Bishop of London and the Dean and Chapter of St Pauls. There were substantial medieval moated manor houses in the area, principally at Canonbury and Highbury. In 1548, there were 440 communicants listed and the rural atmosphere, with access to the City and Westminster, made it a popular residence for the rich and eminent. The local inns harboured many fugitives and sheltered recusants.
Islington | Origins
Morton and Frederick Stanley, his brother in law, purchased the "Canterbury Arms", in Upper Marsh, Lambeth, south London, in 1849. Morton had been impressed with the entertainments at Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms in Covent Garden and decided to offer a "harmonic meeting", held on Saturdays, in the back room of the public house. Soon, a Thursday evening programme was added to accommodate the crowds and admit women, giving the venue wider appeal than the old-time song and supper rooms, which were male preserves. Entry was free, but the profits from the sale of food and drink allowed the construction in 1852 of a 700-seat hall on the site of an adjacent skittle alley.
Charles Morton (impresario) | Canterbury Hall
Under the direction of Andrew Manze: Under the direction of Harry Bicket:
The English Concert | Recordings
The "Professional Concerts" were subscription concerts established in 1783 and given at the Hanover Square Rooms in London. Leading musicians of the day performed at the concerts.
Professional Concerts | Introduction
The concert, performed at the Sage, Gateshead on 15 July 2012, was a huge success.
Egglescliffe School | 50th anniversary concert
The theatres were all in Southwark, so Shakespeare's line may represent an advertisement for a local hostelry. "The Elephant" is a common present-day nickname for the Elephant and Castle. 'Newington' is one of the most common place names in England (see Newington Green and Stoke Newington in north London), and from 1750 the area became more important and the informal name, from the pub at this junction, was adopted. Compare 'Angel' at Islington, or Bricklayers Arms, a short distance along New Kent Road.
Elephant and Castle | Name
They first performed at the venue on 16 January 1979. According to singer Suggs, the group had to pretend they were a jazz band to get a booking. Landlord Alo Conlon invited the group back for a residency at the venue, and helped to establish their reputation. Conlon hand picked bands to play in the pub that he thought would attract an audience, and word of mouth spread so that A&R scouts would visit the pub to see what up and coming acts were available. The pub was an important venue for Britpop acts in the 1990s, as it was often the first major London gig for bands that later found commercial success, including Blur.
Dublin Castle, Camden | History
The event developed into a monthly show at the bandstand in the Northampton Square in Islington. It has not taken place since May 2018, and the project has not been active since August of that year.
Bandstand Busking | Introduction
The album was recorded on 20 June 2013 by instant delivery company Abbey Road Studios Live Here Now. Fans were able to purchase the CD at the show and pick it up directly after the show finished. The CD was available through KT Tunstall's online store, the Abbey Road Live Here Now online store and at her live shows.
Live Islington Assembly Hall | Release
Fans who bought a "Golden Ticket" (which allowed entry into all 21 gigs) also received a poster signed by the band and a CD single entitled "Islington N1", a reference to the postal address of the venue for the first 20 gigs.
Exotic Creatures of the Deep | Sparks Spectacular
The college grounds contain the Holywell Music Room. This is said to be the oldest, purpose built music room in Europe, and hence England's first concert hall. It was designed by Thomas Camplin, at that time Vice-Principal of St Edmund Hall, and opened in July 1748. The interior has been restored to a near-replica of the original and contains the only surviving Donaldson organ, built in 1790 by John Donaldson of Newcastle and installed in 1985 after being restored.
Wadham College, Oxford | Holywell Music Room
The original Friday concert started at 4.00pm with tickets costing £14.50. Four bands performed in the following order: Additional Musicians
Live at Wembley '86 | The original Friday concert
Islington is the birthplace of reggae artist Capleton.
Islington, Jamaica | Introduction
Originally, under the auspices of the London Musicians' Collective, [...] these premises were found and minimal lines of communication to possible interested parties were opened. The first Friday evening (not thought to be an auspicious evening of the week because people 'went out' to have a good time) duly arrived. The room was available precisely because no one ever hired it on a Friday! I waited. Edwin Prévost, The First Concert: an Adaptive Appraisal of a Meta Music, (2011) p.115/6 Since then the workshop has continued weekly. It has a strong collegiate atmosphere. Those who participate are themselves formulating and refining a programme of enquiry and empathy.
Eddie Prévost | The London workshop
In 2010 for the first year in its history, there was no festival, only a small 5 band UK tour.
Give it a Name | Introduction
The Old Red Lion is a pub and fringe theatre, at Angel, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre was founded in 1979 as the Old Red Lion Theatre Club. The pub was Grade II listed in 1994 by Historic England.
The Old Red Lion, Islington | Introduction
The last element 'ington' indicates that Adlington was an Anglo-Saxon settlement from about A.D. 650, while the first element is either a personal name, Eadwulf, or the aethling or prince. Recorded spellings include, in 1190 Edeluinton, in 1202 Adelventon, in 1246 Adelinton and, in 1288 Adlington.
Adlington, Lancashire | Toponymy
"The Musical Entertainer" from 1739 contains engravings showing how the staging was performed.
Theatre Royal Haymarket | Origins and early years
In the light of numerous threats of closure, Eichler organised various benefits in order to keep the pub open, with well-established bands returning to the pub to perform for only expenses. Ian Grant of Albion Management and Agency narrowed down a long list to a final twenty two bands – all of which had played at the pub previously. "Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival", which took place between Tuesday 22 November and Thursday 15 December 1977, featured numerous pub rock, punk, and new wave groups. The recordings were issued as a live double album of the same name, which reached No.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | History
This set list is representative of the performance on 8 March 2017 at the O Academy Brixton in London, England. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.
I See You Tour | Set list
Rob Steadman moved to New York after recording was completed and began work on the artwork and design for the album. To close the year, Stornoway returned to Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre for two sold out shows celebrating five years since their appearance there as the first ever pop band to play the venue. The album was released on 13 April 2015, entering the UK Albums Chart at number 20. On 21 April, the band embarked on a tour of the UK, including two sold out shows at Islington Assembly Hall.
Stornoway (band) | 2014–2015: "Bonxie"
The event takes place in Bedford Square, London.
Bourne &amp; Hollingsworth Group | History
The original sound system was supplied by Eastlake systems, it was their first foray into live sound. Soon afterwards, Dave Martin from Martin Audio, a company that designed installed and touring PA sound system of the era, replaced the Hidley system with a familiar looking stack of bass bins, mid-range units and HF loudspeakers arrayed either side of the stage. The result as loud and clean, with sound covering the audience far better than the previous rig; sound under the balcony overhang was still problematic, but more the result of poor auditorium design. The building first opened as the Metropole cinema on December 27, 1929.
The Venue (Victoria Street, London) | Additional info
In 1979 a small studio theatre opened on the pub's first floor, as the Old Red Lion Theatre Club. Under artistic director Charlie Hanson, it became a place for actors, directors, designers, writers and technicians to experiment. After the King's Cross fire in 1987, the theatre was threatened with closure due to the tightening of fire regulations. Artistic Director Ken McClymont raised funds to keep the theatre from closing.
The Old Red Lion, Islington | Theatre
The exact cause of the fire was not known; only that it originated in the roof of the building. Demolition work on the building's ruins began the next day.
Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool | Original hall
Ives himself attended – in fact, he was funding the concert himself. The performance received mild applause, and Ives congratulated the performers backstage – "Just like a town meeting – every man for himself. Wonderful how it came out!".
Three Places in New England | Premiere and publication
In exchange for performing vocals, the children of Islington School received tickets to a Pink Floyd concert, an album, and a single. Though the school received a payment of £1,000, there was no contractual arrangement for royalties. Following a change to UK copyright law in 1996, they became eligible for royalties from broadcasts. After royalties agent Peter Rowan traced the choir members through the website Friends Reunited and other means, they successfully lodged a claim for royalties with the Performing Artists' Media Rights Association in 2004.
Another Brick in the Wall | Royalties
The venue of the first performance in 1683 was York Buildings which is regarded as London's first regular concert hall. It was built on land previously occupied by York House. The piece received its Proms premiere in 1963 when it was conducted by George Malcolm. The soloists were Alfred Deller (countertenor), Wilfred Brown (tenor) and John Shirley-Quirk (baritone).
Welcome to all the pleasures | Notable performances
A huge Eidophor screen which showed the action as it was being filmed was also erected above the stage, at a cost of £10,000. This is thought to be one of the first occasions when such a device was used for a rock show in England. It was said that an entire city could be lit by the energy spent in a single concert. Three days of rehearsals took place in order to fix every possible detail or PA problem. The sound at the concerts was managed by Showco. The Earls Court performances were promoted by Mel Bush. In an interview he gave several years after the event, Bush explained:
Earls Court 1975 | Overview
Additionally they opened the "Royal Variety Performance" at the Opera House Theatre, Blackpool with a performance of "Relight My Fire".
Here Come the Girls (concert tour) | Introduction
The Concerts of Antient Music, also known as the "Ancient Concerts" or "The King's Concerts", were an influential concert series put on annually in London from 1776 to 1848. The concerts consisted solely of music composed at least twenty years previous (although sometimes revised for the tastes or instrumentation of the time). The concerts had aristocratic or royal sponsorship and featured some of the best musicians of the day. At first twelve concerts were given each year; in 1785 a thirteenth concert, a performance of Handel's "Messiah" to benefit retired musicians, was added at King George III's command. The founding committee in 1776 included the Earl of Sandwich, the Earl of Exeter, the Viscount Dudley and Ward, and John Egerton, the Bishop of Durham.
Concerts of Antient Music | Introduction
These include artist Rachel Goodyear, band The Ting Tings, the "Sounds from the Other City" music festival, Video Jam collective, the experimental band Gnod, music festival Fat Out Fest and Islington Mill Art Academy (an experimental art education project founded in 2007). Islington Mill also hosted the first UK appearance of the American drag artiste Christeene Vale.
Islington Mill | Islington Mill Arts Club
Morton and Frederick Stanley, his brother in law, purchased the Canterbury Arms, in Upper Marsh, Lambeth, in 1849. Morton was experienced in presenting 'Gentlemen Only' entertainments in his other pubs, and he had been impressed with the entertainments at Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms in Covent Garden and decided to offer a "harmonic meeting", held on Saturdays, in the back room of the public house. He brought in smart tables, with candlesticks, allowing audiences to sit and eat comfortably while watching concerts known as 'Sing-Songs' or 'Free and Easys' on Mondays and Saturdays. Soon, a Thursday evening programme was added to accommodate the crowds.
Canterbury Music Hall | Establishing the hall
The Parr Hall is the only surviving professional concert hall venue in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Parr Hall | Introduction
Pleasance Islington (also known as Pleasance London or the Pleasance Theatre) is a fringe theatre in Islington, London, opened in 1995. It is run by the Pleasance Theatre Trust and is the sister venue of the original Pleasance Edinburgh. It has hosted popular comedians including Michael McIntyre, Russell Brand, Micky Flanagan, Mark Watson, Adam Hills and Mark Thomas.
Pleasance Islington | Introduction
28 in the UK Albums Chart.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | History
The theatre was constructed on the site of the "Six Cans and Punch Bowl Tavern". Edward Weston, nephew of the previous licensee of the pub, bought the former Holborn National Schoolrooms immediately behind the pub and rebuilt it as a music hall in six months. This purpose built hall was his response to the success of Charles Morton's Canterbury Music Hall in Lambeth. In 1861, Morton struck back by opening the Oxford Music Hall, nearby in Oxford Street; a development Weston opposed on the grounds there were already too many music halls in the area. The theatre was rebuilt in 1887 and renamed the Royal Music-Hall, its chairman then being W.
Weston's Music Hall | Early years
The Brangwyn Hall () is a concert venue in Swansea. It is named after the artist Frank Brangwyn, whose "British Empire Panels", originally intended for the House of Lords, are displayed there.
Brangwyn Hall | Introduction
Centre United Church), and hosts visiting performers from a wide array of genres.
Aeolian Hall (London, Ontario) | Introduction
The Hare and Hounds public house, in Kings Heath High Street, was the location of the first concert by UB40 on 9 February 1979, which is commemorated by a PRS for Music plaque. The pub was rebuilt in 1907, but is Grade II listed, as it has retained many original Art Nouveau internal fixtures. The pub is still an important local music venue.
Kings Heath | Features
The following is a list of bands originating from Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
List of bands originating in Leeds | Introduction
The cover photo is also from the earlier tour.
Live at Hammersmith Odeon | Introduction
The Lillingtons are a pop punk band from Newcastle, Wyoming.
The Lillingtons | Introduction
Union Chapel is a working church, live entertainment venue and charity drop-in centre for the homeless in Islington, London, England. Built in the late 19th century in the Gothic revival style, the church is Grade I-listed. It is at the top end of Upper Street, near Highbury Fields.
Union Chapel, Islington | Introduction
The Royal Agricultural Hall was built in 1862 on the Liverpool Road site of William Dixon's Cattle Layers. The hall was 75 ft high and the arched glass roof spanned 125 ft. It was built for the annual Smithfield Show in December of that year but was popular for other purposes, including recitals and the Royal Tournament. It was the primary exhibition site for London until the 20th century and the largest building of its kind, holding up to 50,000 people. It was requisitioned for use by the Mount Pleasant sorting office during World War II and never re-opened. The main hall has now been incorporated into the Business Design Centre.
Islington | Origins
One of the most notable venues was the Hope and Anchor pub on Islington's Upper Street, still a venue. Following the Tally Ho and the Hope and Anchor came the Cock, the Brecknock, the Lord Nelson, the Greyhound in Fulham, the Red Lion, the Rochester Castle, the Nashville in West Kensington, the Pegasus Pub on Green Lanes, The Torrington in North Finchley, Dingwalls and the Dublin Castle in Camden Town, the Pied Bull at Angel, Bull and Gate in Kentish Town, the Kensington near Olympia, the Newlands Tavern in Nunhead, the Cricketers at Kennington Oval, Half Moon in Putney and Half Moon in Herne Hill (south London outposts) and The Sir George Robey in Finsbury Park.
Pub rock (United Kingdom) | History
The Venue was a live music club at 160–162 Victoria Street, London, England, owned by Virgin Records. It opened its doors on 1 November 1978 and operated until 1984. The first act to play there was Graham Parker and The Rumour, followed by the last live performances by Alex Harvey before his death. Todd Rundgren played some dates there just before Christmas in 1978, as part of the tour to back up the "Back to the Bars" album; released for the Christmas market, at the time. Two shows were sometimes played per night, and the ambience was akin to a nightclub, where audience members sat at tables and could have drinks and meals while listening to the acts.
The Venue (Victoria Street, London) | Introduction
The London Rock and Roll Show was a concert held at Wembley Stadium in Wembley Park, London, England, on 5 August 1972. It is often said to have been the first ever concert held at the stadium, but a pop concert featuring the bands Status Quo and Yes had been held as part of the Oxfam Walk 1969 charity event at the stadium on 13 July 1969. From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, many rock and roll performers from the 1950s experienced major career revivals due to a temporary upswing of interest in their form of music. The revival was marked by a series of major concerts in the United States, and also spread to Europe where events such as the Wembley concert attracted thousands of fans who came out to see the performers behind the music.
The London Rock and Roll Show | Introduction
When it opened, the Green Mermaid Café (a coffee shop) was on the second floor and a music room was on the third floor. Potter insisted that the bands played original music, not cover songs. The music room was decked out with fluorescent paintings and black lighting. The club was alcohol-free, and musicians would jam there all night until around 5 am. In his book about the Asbury Park Music scene, "Beyond the Palace," Gary Wien wrote, "This is where it all began...Musicians gathered each night at a club on the corner of Cookman Avenue and Bond Street that was set on top of a Thom McAn shoe store.
The Upstage Club | History
By the 1830s many hybrid pub/performance venues, known as "Free and Easies", existed where customers could enjoy live entertainment from amateur singers. These were disreputable establishments, which led some public houses to offer Song and Supper Rooms as a respectable middle-class alternative. Song and Supper Rooms of the 1830s and 40s offered patrons, for a surcharge, the opportunity to dine and drink while enjoying live musical acts of a higher caliber than the "Free and Easies". The 700-person capacity Canterbury Music Hall, which opened in 1852 in Lambeth, was the first purpose-built music hall, establishing the model with its large auditorium packed with tables for dining, generally offering bawdy musical revues or individual acts.
19th-century London | Theatre
The concert was broadcast live online and was watched by a record-breaking audience of 9 million.
O2 Brixton Academy | Music venue
In November 1987 the town was chosen as the venue for the first-ever Eurovision fan club convention. Members of the then fan club, Europa-UK, gathered in the Palm Court Hotel for the first such event to be held in the UK.
Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Music
The first floor contains both male and female toilets. There used to be an upstairs bar located in the area here, which was later converted into a pool hall, as well as a lounge bar. It then became a private-hire function room. Since November 2013 The Hope Theatre is housed on the second floor of the pub. It was started by the King's Head Theatre as an experimental theatre aiming at giving stage to new writing, before Matthew Parker took over as artistic director in October 2014. It is now a fully functioning, award-winning Off West End theatre staging innovative and groundbreaking productions every week of the year.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | First floor
At some point the original configuration of the crying chapel, and the organ and choir which used to flank the sanctuary was altered.
Gerard Goalen | St Gabriel, Islington
Astley's Amphitheatre was a performance venue in London opened by Philip Astley in 1773, considered the first modern circus ring. It was burned and rebuilt several times, and went through many owners and managers. Despite no trace of the theatre remaining today, a memorial plaque was unveiled in 1951 at its site at 225 Westminster Bridge Road.
Astley's Amphitheatre | Introduction
Hope and Anchor is a pub on Upper Street, in the London Borough of Islington which first opened its doors in 1880. During the mid-1970s it was one of the first pubs to embrace the emergent, but brief, phenomenon of pub rock. With the decline of this movement, the pub went on to become a leading venue in the punk rock movement. The Hope and Anchor is still an operational pub and live music venue today, owned and operated by the Greene King brewing company. Venue facilities have been improved via refurbishments over the years. It is a Grade II listed building.
Hope and Anchor, Islington | Introduction
Holywell Music Room is said to be the oldest purpose-built music room in Europe, and hence Britain's first concert hall. Tradition has it that George Frideric Handel performed there, though there is little evidence. Joseph Haydn was awarded an honorary doctorate by Oxford University in 1791, an event commemorated by three concerts of his music at the Sheldonian Theatre, directed by the composer and from which his Symphony No. 92 earned the nickname of the "Oxford" Symphony. Victorian composer Sir John Stainer was organist at Magdalen College and later Professor of Music at the university, and is buried in Holywell Cemetery.
Oxford | Music
Since satisfactory recordings of all songs were obtained the first three shows, the band was able to play some other songs the fourth show.
Northampton (album) | Introduction
Other regular concerts began in London around this time: the subscription concerts established by Johann Christian Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel, which ran from 1764 to 1782, and the Concerts of Antient Music, which began in 1776. The prestigious Hanover Square Rooms, accommodating about 900 people, opened in 1775 with a concert given by Bach and Abel.
Professional Concerts | Background
Electrowerkz, also known as the Islington Metal Works, is a three-floor music venue in Islington, London. In addition to mainstream club nights, it hosts the weekly goth night club Slimelight and other alternative events.
Electrowerkz | Introduction