Newcastle City Hall

Parking
Free Parking in all City Council multi-storey carparks after 5pm!

The two closest to Newcastle City Hall are Oxford Street multi-storey and Eldon Gardens Multi storey. Dean Street, John Dobson Street and Quayside multi storey car parks are open 24hrs.
There are two parking spaces for blue badge holders on and three on Hood Street. Most parking meters are free to Blue Badge Holders.

Metro
Alight at Haymarket Metro Station and follow the signs for the Theatre Royal. We are less than five minutes walk from the Metro entrance on Northumberland Street.

Quaylink
The nearest Quaylink bus is on John Dobson Street only one minute walk from the City Hall.

Train
The City Hall al is only fifteen minutes walk from Newcastle Central Station.

Buses
The City Hall is only five minutes walk from the Haymarket bus station.

Newcastle City Hall prides itself on showcasing the finest acts from around the world, be it Rock, Pop, Comedy or Musicals the biggest names in the business play the City Hall.

The City Hall was opened in 1927 as part of the redevelopment which also includes the City Pool. The Harrison and Harrison Organ was added in 1928 to give Newcastle its first dedicated concert venue.

For almost 40 years the City Hall hosted concerts by major British Orchestras featuring conductors such as Sir Malcolm Sargent and soloists as Yehudi Menuhin and Kathleen Ferrier. In addition local choirs and societies hold their annual concerts here and there were celebrity recitals and talks as well as Civic functions.

The 60′s saw the cultural explosion of pop music and the hall was soon playing host to “package tours” featuring The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis, as well as Newcastle’s own “Animals”. Many shows featuring five or six acts such as Gerry and the Pacemakers, Gene Pitney, The Kinks and Marianne Faithful on one bill could be seen for 10/6 (52p) or less.

The City Hall has continued to host almost every rock and pop “great” since the 60′s as well as seeing the first tours of future legends. Throughout the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s the City Hall has maintained its position as one of the best and most used 2000 seated venues in the country, and one of many artists favourite gigs. Bruce Springsteen rates the City Hall show in 1981 as one of his three best shows and both Dire Straits and Elton John insisted on starting world tours in the Hall.

As well as music the City Hall has a tremendous reputation for comedy and has seen multiple sell out shows by Billy Connolly, Little Britain, Jimmy Carr, Al Murray, Frankie Boyle the list grows annually.