The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is to receive an investment of over £2million from Glasgow City Council’s capital funds.
The funding means all the Main Auditorium seats will be replaced, and stage lifts will receive electrical upgrades after 32 years of service. It will also allow for important accessibility improvements.
It will also allow for 'important accessibility improvements'. Glasgow Life say the works are 'necessary to maintain Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s status as a world-class arts and music venue.'
The makeover will get underway after Celtic Connections in 2023, on Monday, February 6 and run for eight weeks. Works are expected to finish on Friday, March 31.
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The Main Auditorium will be closed during this time to allow the works to be completed. As a result, concerts and events will be unable to take place in this part of the building over this period.
Bailie Annette Christie, Chair of Glasgow Life, said: “This investment will ensure Glasgow Royal Concert Hall continues to be a world-class venue, which allows arts and music in the city to flourish and enhances our reputation as a UNESCO City of Music.
"It ensures the venue matches the dreams of young people in Glasgow who want to have a career in music, arts and culture. People will return to an improved venue and enjoy a better concert experience.”
The Main Auditorium of Glasgow Royal Concert Hall can seat 2,475 people. The venue also has smaller halls, including the 500-seat New Auditorium, 400-capacity Strathclyde Suite, the 300-capacity Exhibition Hall, the 120-capacity Buchanan Suite, and multiple other breakout spaces.
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