Fairfield Halls

About Fairfield Halls

Fairfield Halls is an arts, entertainment and conference centre in Croydon, London, England that opened in 1962. It contains a Concert Hall, the Ashcroft Theatre, and the Arnhem Gallery which is a large flat space used for standing concerts, banquets, parties, meetings and exhibitions.
The large Concert Hall is frequently used for BBC TV, radio and orchestral recordings. Many famous faces have appeared at the Fairfield Halls, including Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Morrissey, a-ha, Caravan, Traffic, Family, The Nice, Robert Cray, Status Quo, Chuck Berry, Kenny Rogers, Elkie Brooks, Peter Frampton, Wishbone Ash, Daniel O'Donnell, Shakin' Stevens, The Sinceros, Petula Clark, Hall & Oates, Free, James Last, Bucks Fizz, Judith Durham, McFly and Coolio. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends recorded their live album \"On Tour with Eric Clapton\" in the halls, with a band that also featured Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Leon Russell, Dave Mason, and George Harrison. Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible of The Damned both worked as toilet cleaners at Fairfield Halls.

Fairfield Halls Description

Fairfield Halls is an arts, entertainment and conference centre in Croydon, London, England that opened in 1962. It contains a Concert Hall, the Ashcroft Theatre, and the Arnhem Gallery which is a large flat space used for standing concerts, banquets, parties, meetings and exhibitions.
The large Concert Hall is frequently used for BBC TV, radio and orchestral recordings. Many famous faces have appeared at the Fairfield Halls, including Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Genesis, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Morrissey, a-ha, Caravan, Traffic, Family, The Nice, Robert Cray, Status Quo, Chuck Berry, Kenny Rogers, Elkie Brooks, Peter Frampton, Wishbone Ash, Daniel O'Donnell, Shakin' Stevens, The Sinceros, Petula Clark, Hall & Oates, Free, James Last, Bucks Fizz, Judith Durham, McFly and Coolio. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends recorded their live album \"On Tour with Eric Clapton\" in the halls, with a band that also featured Jim Gordon, Carl Radle, Bobby Whitlock, Leon Russell, Dave Mason, and George Harrison. Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible of The Damned both worked as toilet cleaners at Fairfield Halls.

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Fairfield Halls is located at Croydon, United Kingdom
http://www.fairfield.co.uk/