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City Varieties Music Hall

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City Varieties Music Hall books Celtic / Irish, World Music. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.

Historic Victorian music hall since 1865.

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Historic Victorian music hall since 1865.

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Websiteleedsheritagetheatres.com

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City Varieties Music Hall Swan Street
Leeds
Leeds LS1 6LW

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About City Varieties Music Hall

City Varieties Music Hall is a grassroots music venue in Leeds, Leeds. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.

City Varieties Music Hall books Celtic / Irish, World Music acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Leeds venue directory.

City ‌‌‍Varieties Music Hall is a Grade II* listed Victorian music hall on Swan Street in central Leeds, built in 1865 as an adjunct to the White Swan Inn and famous as the home of the BBC's The Good Old Days. Sensitively restored and reopened in 2011, it now seats 467 and runs a year-round bill of music, comedy and variety under Leeds Heritage Theatres — the source listing is Celtic-rock act Skipinnish. One of the oldest surviving music halls in the country.

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Swan Street, Leeds, Leeds, LS1 6LW

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What genres does City Varieties Music Hall book?

City Varieties Music Hall books Celtic / Irish, World Music. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.

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Where is City Varieties Music Hall?

Swan Street, Leeds, Leeds, LS1 6LW. See the map below for directions. Browse more Leeds venues nearby.

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