Venue: Parr Hall
Town: Warrington, GB

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. The Parr Hall and Pyramid Arts Centre are located in the cultural quarter of Warrington town centre, in Palmyra Square. Parr Hall was designed by the local architect William Owen in 1895. Originally it was built for the people of Warrington by Joseph Parr. Warrington Musical Society gave the first concert. The hall has hosted concerts and organ recitals from leading orchestras and cathedral organists over the years. The Rolling Stones performed at the venue on 25 November 1963, The Moody Blues on 1 March 1965 and The Who on 22 March and 11 October 1965 and on 14 June 1965 The Yardbirds. The band James - having sold-out concerts at much larger venues - played the Parr Hall on 20 December 1991 to record a promotional video. Other notable artists such as Beth Hart, Feeder, The Courteeners, Beady Eye, Arctic Monkeys, Shane Filan of Westlife, and Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (2001, 2013 and 2017) have played at the venue, and Jools Holland is a regular performer. The Parr Hall has also hosted many famous comedians including Andy Parsons, Jimmy Carr and Andi Osho. It has also been home since 1992 to the Warrington Scouts Gang Show. The Warrington Male Voice Choir have been regular performers at the Hall for the past 100 years. The Parr Hall was the chosen venue for the first Stone Roses concert since 1996 when the band announced a last-minute show on 23 May 2012. The gig was free of charge for fans, and the tickets were sold via a wristband system at the venue from 4pm on the day. Fans needed to produce either a CD inlay cover, record sleeve, official band T-shirt or a ticket for the Reunion Tour shows at Heaton Park when arriving at the venue. The Parr Hall is home to one of the few surviving unaltered pipe organs in the UK that was built by the great French organ builder