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By car: You can drive to the City Hall in about: • Sa • 20 minutes from Amesbury lly Mo • 30 minutes from Blandford and Ringwood rga • 45 minutes from Winchester, Marlborough, n • Juan Devizes, Warminster, Shaftesbury and Marti Southampton n's Fl amenco • 1 hour from Dorchester, Christchurch, Ensemble • Brainiac 'Live’ • Basingstoke, Poole and Lymington • 1 hour, 15 minutes from Bath and Weymouth. Parking is easy: Park in The Central Car Park, an open air, well lit, Pay and Display, free after 6pm every day. By bus: There are frequent bus services to and from Salisbury. Tel: 01722 336855 By rail: The station is five minutes walk from the City Hall. Tel: 08457 484950
Salisbury's Premier Entertainment and Conference Venue Welcome... Season at a glance Day Date Time Event Page …to City Hall’s event line up for January through to December April 2009! Sunday 14 7.30pm An Audience with Sally Morgan 4 January Refurbishment Programme Almost Complete! Saturday 3 7.30pm New Year Viennese Spectacular 4 August 2008 saw the completion of the first phase of our improvement scheme, February which included: Thursday 5 7.30pm Richard Thompson 4 ★ The complete refurbishment of our two meeting and Friday 6 7.30pm Jive Talkin’ perform 'The Bee Gees Live in Concert' 5 conferencing suites and Ticket Office, Thursday 12 7.30pm Juan Martín - Flamenco Ensemble 6 ★ Installation of permanent, fully integrated audio visual equipment in the Alamein Suite, Friday 13 8pm Limehouse Lizzy 6 ★ A full refit of our Ground Floor, First Floor and Auditorium toilets, Saturday 14 7.30pm Buddy Holly’s Winter Dance Party Tour 6 ★ The re-decoration of the Foyer and Bar areas with new light Saturday 21 7.30pm All Star American Wrestling 7 fittings to enhance the original art deco features. Thursday 26 7.30pm Björn Again 7 This second phase of this work focuses on the Auditorium and will be undertaken in January Friday 27 7.30pm The Blues Band 8 2009. Saturday 28 8pm Kate Rusby Band 8 If you are interested in viewing our meeting facilities we would be more than happy to arrange a visit – please call 01722 434 726 to organise an March appointment. Sunday 1 7.30pm Billy Ocean 9 Our Membership Scheme just got even better… Tuesday 3 8pm Russ Noble - ‘Things’ 9 Due to the fact that we do not produce the events in our programme, the promoters of Thursday 5 7.30pm The Hollies 9 individual shows usually determine when tickets go on sale. This means that tickets can Friday 6 8pm Illegal Eagles 10 sometimes go on sale before our Preview Guide is distributed. As such, we have introduced a new update service for members only. As soon as shows go on sale Saturday 7 8pm Ed Byrne - ‘Different Class’ 10 we now send an e-mail notification so that members can make sure they get Sunday 8 10am to 4pm Salisbury Wedding Exhibition 10 their favourite seats before anyone else knows they are available. If you are currently a member, please make sure we have your e-mail address so that you don’t miss out! Friday 13 7.30pm The Solid Silver 60’s Show 11 Wednesday 18 7.30pm Brainiac Live 11 Christmas Opening Hours Friday 20 8pm Andy Parsons 12 Please note that the Box Office will be closed on Christmas Eve this year and Saturday 21 7.30pm An Evening with Andy Abraham 12 will be operating reduced hours over the Festive season, as follows: Thursday 26 7.30pm Elvis - An American Trilogy 13 Wed 24th Closed Tues 30th 10 - 4 pm Sunday 29 2.30pm and 7pm Salisbury Area Young Musicians 13 Thurs 25th Closed Wed 31st 10 - 4 pm Friday 26th Closed Thurs 1st Closed April Sat 27th 10 - 4 pm Fri 2nd 10 - 4 pm Friday 10 7.30pm Ken Dodd - ‘Happiness Show’ 14 Sun 28th Closed Sat 3rd 10 – 8 pm Mon 29th 10 - 4 pm Thursday 16 2.30pm and 7.30pm Memory Lane 14 Friday 17 7.30pm Beyond the Barricade 15 Don’t forget - City Hall gift vouchers make perfect presents for people who have everything they need! Saturday 18 7pm The Scottish Tattoo 2009 15
As always, tickets are avaialble for sale from our website 24 hours a day, Wednesday 22 7.30pm Foster and Allen 15 every day of the year. Friday 24 8pm Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show 16 We wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas and New Year and look forward to seeing you again in 2009.
Phill Smith General Manager
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An Audience with Sally Morgan Sunday 14th of December @ 7.30pm Following her very own TV series – ‘Sally Morgan Star Psychic’ on National TV, Sally Morgan, the stars’ psychic goes on national tour for the first time. Sally‘s psychic power has been with her since she was nine months old and now is rated as one of the world’s top mediums. Her reputation has been built from her close relationship with many high profile celebrities. This show is set to take the UK by storm - early booking is advisable!! Visit www.starpsychic.co.uk for more information.
Tickets: £18.50
Saturday 3rd January @ 7.30pm
Conductor Steve Bell Soprano Juliette Pochin Tenor Lynton Atkinson This intoxicating show recreates all the magic of 19th century Vienna with a heady mixture of glorious music, romantic songs, indoor fireworks and a champagne lottery. Tenor Lynton Atkinson, back by popular demand is joined by the celebrated soprano Juliette Pochin in an unforgettable programme including Roses in Tirol, Furioso Polka, Blue Danube Waltz, North Sea Pictures Waltz, Skaters’ Waltz, Radetzky March and more.
Tickets: £10, £15, £18, £19.50, and £24.50
Concessions: U16's £7.50 except top price tickets Groups: 4 for 3 offer on £24.50 tickets only 5-9 tickets 5% reduction, 10 and above 10% reduction except top price tickets.
Richard Thompson Friday 6th February @ 7.30pm Thursday 5th Feburary @ 7.30pm Tickets: £16.50 and £17.50 Richard Thompson's fantastic project takes a journey through 1000 Years of Popular Music. Displaying his trade mark humour in a selection of songs, Thompson takes you on a succinct Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members journey from the ballads of the early middle ages, through more modern songs - originally and Wisecard holders made known by artists as varied as Nat King Cole, Nelly Furtado, Gilbert & Sullivan, and The Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more Who. Treating each song as if it were his own Thompson’s “mysterious tunings, blunt harmonics and yearning melodies are ceaselessly astonishing, making this as much a journey through Thompson’s virtuosity as through a millennium of song...” - The Guardian Thompson’s uncanny genius is evident in his astonishing guitar technique, which sees him juggling simultaneous lead, rhythm and bass parts on the same six strings. Putting his own personal slant onto all of the songs, he presents an eccentric Tickets: £15 and £20 view of the last 1000 years of song writing, which subtly makes the point that songs are good whatever century they are from.
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Juan Martín - Flamenco Ensemble All Star American Wrestling Thursday 12th February @ 7.30pm Saturday 21st February @ 7.30pm
Juan Martín - Guitar With more than a quarter of a million people attending All Star events El Tigre, Salvador Moreno - Male Dancer last year, support from a loyal fan base has continued well into 2008. Raquel de Luna - Female Dancer Manolo Ramirez - Second Guitar and Singer You’ll be pleased to hear that Great Britain versus North America Chris Karan - Percussion shows are continuing right through into 2009… Paul Fawcus - Flute and Clarinet Now is your chance to buy the best value tickets EVER Voted one of the top flamenco guitarists in the world by US Guitar Player for live ringside action from all over the world!! magazine, Juan Martín returns to perform his own compositions, supported by a line-up of the finest musicians and flamenco dancers in the world. Tickets: £12 Martín's ensemble is at the vanguard of modern flamenco, with a unique style Concessions: £2 off for U16’s of music that succeeds in embracing classical, jazz and modern harmonies - Tickets: £16 while upholding the great flamenco tradition. The guitar and the singing create Groups: £35 Family Ticket an explosion of energy and passion that finds expression through Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members, (2 Adults and 2 Children) raw and dazzling displays of dance. Wisecard holders and U16’s An exhilarating night of flamenco music Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more and dance - not to be missed! Björn Again Limehouse Lizzy Thursday 26th February @ 7.30pm Björn Again was created and founded in 1988 Friday 13th February @ 8pm in Melbourne, Australia by bass player Rod Stephen. His show - no longer labelled a copy Renowned for an action-packed, pyrotechnic-fuelled explosion of a or tribute band but seen as a trademark brand show, Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip in it’s own right - rapidly achieved worldwide Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive - dominating stages worldwide! cult status. Attention to detail, playful audience interaction and that all Join in all the fun when Rod celebrates Björn important x-factor that leaves you with the feeling of witnessing Tickets: £14.50 Again’s 20th Anniversary, featuring the the real thing, have led to their performance being described as legendary voice of radio DJ, Tony Please Note! A £1 Booking Fee will apply “beyond tribute” by both audience and critics alike. to each ticket Blackburn! Playing chart songs from This event is unreserved with both standing and seating areas available. 1988 together with ABBA’s greatest hits performed by Björn Again… this promises to be a great party night out Buddy Holly's for everyone!
Winter Dance Party Tour “Björn Again has been going twice as long as ABBA did!” Saturday 14th February @ 7.30pm Benny Andersson, The Observer
January 1959 saw Buddy Holly undertake his final tour. It was entitled 'The Winter Dance Party Tour' and featured Richie Valens – ‘La Bamba’, ’Donna’, The Big Bopper - ‘Chantilly Lace’, ‘White Lightning’, “It was a great show. I loved the Dion & The Belmonts – ‘Runaround Sue’, ‘Teenager in Love’ and of choreography - it was very true to life. course Buddy Holly himself! When do you play your next shows?” 50 years on, we celebrate the music of these great artists in a spectacular Agnetha Fältskog show, which will take you back to a time when Peggy Sue really was a Tickets: £15 and £17 ‘Teenager in Love’… Tickets: £15 All of your favourite songs are played authentically by some of the best Earlybird: All tickets are £12 before 12th January tribute artists of today - backed by all live music from the one and Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall only 'Counterfeit Crickets'! and Wisecard holders Members and Wisecard holders Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more
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The Blues Band Billy Ocean Friday 27th February @ 7.30pm Sunday 1st March 7.30pm
Simply the best purveyors of the Blues in the UK today… With 4 singers and songwriters in the band, the quality and variety Billy Ocean is the Biggest Black recording star Britain has ever produced, one who has sold over 30 million records in his lifetime. The story of how The Blues Band formed in 1979, to play the of performance and material offered by The Blues Band is music that was their passion - just for fun and a bit unrivalled in the blues world. Their passion and reverence for the Born in Trinidad, Billy settled in London’s East End at the age of 7 where the of beer money, has been well documented in music, presentation and showmanship all combine to deliver the calypso crazy kid soon got into soul singers like Otis Redding and pop groups like countless magazine articles and record definitive ‘Good Night Out’! The Beatles, leading him to spend much of his study time in the music room. He company biographies… got his first break when he signed to GTO records for whom his second single was the Motown-ish ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’ which reached No. 2 in the Throughout the past 30 years the band have UK charts. Top twenty singles followed; ‘Love on Delivery’, ‘Stop me’ then played all around the world, in venues ‘Red Light Spells Danger’ after which Billy moved to Jive Records and ranging from intimate clubs through to produced the million selling American number one single ‘Caribbean Queen’ for civic halls and theatres, and have which Billy won a Grammy for best R&B Vocal. Followed by other success such as wowed festival audiences in many ‘Loverboy’, ‘Suddenly’, ‘When the Going gets Tough (the Tough get For ticket prices call the Ticket Office countries including headline Going)’, ‘There’ll be Sad Songs (to Make you Cry)’, ‘Get Outta my or visit www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk appearances at Glastonbury! Dreams; Get into my Car’ and more... Book early to avoid disappointment!!!
Ross Noble - ‘Things’ Tickets: £17.50 Tuesday 3rd March @ 8pm Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members and Wisecard holders In ‘09 Noble returns… Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more Ross Noble was voted one of the ‘Top Ten Greatest Stand Up’s of All Time’ by Channel 4 viewers. Now is your chance to see why! In his new show Ross will be covering the topic of ‘Things’ - big things and small things. Things that have happened to him, things that have happened to you. Surfing the wave of the here and now - join “the most brilliant stand- Kate Rusby Band up of his generation” (Sunday Telegraph) in a free form, a free wheeling ride into the way ‘Things’ are. Saturday 28th February @ 8pm Tickets: £20 Certified 15 Concessions: £2 off for City Hall Members, "His first act last night was one of the most brilliant hours I Kate Rusby has become one of the British folk scene's best-loved Wisecard holders and students artists. With numerous awards under her belt (well - actually on the have ever spent in a theatre… and the second even better!" mantelpiece!) and even an appearance on Top of the Pops, she is Daily Mail Groups: £2 off for groups of 10 or more taking folk music to a new audience and a whole new generation. She surrounds herself with some of the most gifted musicians in Folk to provide many more shades, as she blends the traditional songs learned in her childhood with her own intuitive song-writing. The Hollies
“A great singer, not just a great folk singer…” Thursday 5th March @ 7.30pm The Guardian According to a certain ‘Guinness Book of British Hit Singles’, throughout the 1960’s “Folk music doesn't get any cooler than Kate Rusby” and 1970’s, The Hollies had more hit records than The Beatles… Q Magazine Yet beyond those familiar songs, The Hollies have been responsible for a remarkably varied and intriguing catalogue of music. What’s more, this is one of the very few bands that have Please visit www.katerusby.com for more information! retained their status, dignity and cool - never descending to the revival package circuit, yet still regularly selling out major venues all over the world in their own right!
Tickets: £18.50 Tickets: £20.50 and £22.50
Concessions: £2 off for City Hall Members, Concessions: £1 off for City Hall Members Wisecard holders and U16’s and Wisecard holders Groups: £2 off for groups of 10 or more Groups: £1 off for groups of 10 or more
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The Illegal Eagles Solid Silver 60’s Friday 6th March @ 8pm Friday 13th March @ 7.30pm
Direct from California and New York, ‘The Illegal Eagles’ hit the UK The UK’s original and premier 60s show is back once again! as part of their massive world tour. The Solid Silver 60's Show, now in its 24th year brings together the A full evening show featuring all of the classic Eagles songs delivered Tickets: £19.50 unforgettable talents of The Searchers, Merseybeats, Wayne Fontana in full Eagles sound and vision. If you missed The Eagles recent and very special guest John Walker (of the Walker brothers)! stadium tour dates – don’t worry… its all here in ‘the fast lane’! Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members Pure Entertainment – Pure Eagles! and Wisecard holders The Searchers join the Solid Silver Sixties tour for their ELEVENTH time! Headlining another classic Solid Silver 60s line up, the Searchers Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more are a firm favourite on the Solid Silver 60s tour, still going strong since their first number one hit in 1963 in with 'Sweets For My Sweet .
Wayne Fontana was one of the many talented artists to come out of Manchester during the 1960s beat boom. With hits like 'Um Um Um Um Um Um' and 'Game of Love', Wayne remains a firm favourite!
Ed Byrne - ‘Different Class’ The Merseybeats are one of the true surviving bands from the Golden Age of ‘60s pop music. Still fronted by the two original lead singers, Tony Crane and Billy Kinsley, The Merseybeats are probably one of the most genuine Saturday 7th March @ 8pm attractions of that Golden Age when Liverpool ruled both the airwaves and the charts! Half toff, half pikey... All comic! Last but not least, we are delighted to bring you Comedy favourite returns with a blisteringly funny new one man show about John Walker. As part of The Walker Brothers, marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as he had his first hit 'Love Her' in 1965, with a humorous. It hard to say any more than that as this blurb had to be written when Tickets: £17.50, £19.50 and £21.50 string of hits that followed... the new show was barely taking shape. He might end up doing an hour about going to the Opera for all I know. Oh, no he's done that. Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members This is the only place to hear the classic hits and Wisecard holders performed by the original hitmakers! Please visit www.edbyrne.com for more information! Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more Tickets: £15
Brainiac Live Wednesday 18th March @ 7.30pm
Strap on your safety goggles, boys and girls: Science's greatest and most volatile show is arriving here with a vengeance! Sky One’s multi award-winning ‘Brainiac’ arrives with a bang live on stage more mischievous than ever seen before on a breathless ride through the wild world of the weird and wonderful...
Watch live as we delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all of those things on stage that you’re too scared to do at home!
Please visit www.sky1.sky.com/brainiac for more information
Tickets: £18.50
Concessions: £2 off for U16's and Students Groups: £3 off for groups £60 Family Ticket (2 Adults and 2 Children)
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Andy Parsons Elvis - An American Trilogy Friday 20th March @ 8pm Thursday 26th March @ 7.30pm
From BBC 2's 'Mock The Week', 'QI' and star of Following their smash hit success in London's West End, 'An American the Comedy Store's 'Cutting Edge', Andy Parson's Trilogy' stars 'Alvin' as Elvis - himself an avid fan of 'The King' since is back with a brand new show for 2009! childhood. After countless personal appearances, Alvin has been Andy’s delivery and style are unique and his jokes proclaimed as one of the finest Elvis look and sound-alikes on the circuit are clever, substantial and beautifully crafted. And today - playing his role on both television and radio. very, very funny. This is political comedy without the leaflet, satire A large orchestra comprising top class musicians and hand-picked and lecture - without the ridicule and the vocalists accompany Alvin in this fantastic live show. In the first half we santimony... all brushed with a bit of showbiz are treated to hits from 'The Movie Years' and the '68 Comeback Special', glitter! You will leave fulfilled, enlightened and with the second half taking us back to songs from 'The Concert Years'. uplifted - not bad for an evening of politics!
Now is your chance to live the dream - come and dance along as the cast “Laugh out loud funny…manages to be play an array of The King's greatest hits! Elvis had a brilliant sense of utterly likeable and very funny while humour and it is well and truly reflected by Alvin as he pays homage to being Mr. Angry at the state of the one of the greatest musicians in history. world!” - The Sunday Telegraph
Please visit www.anamericantrilogy.co.uk for more information! “What he lacks in hair, Parsons more Tickets: £18.50 than makes up for in originality” - The Daily Telegraph Concessions: £1 off for City Hall Members and Wisecard holders Tickets: £15 Groups: £1 off for groups of 10 or more
An evening with Andy Abraham Saturday 21st March @ 7.30pm
Andy Abraham won the hearts of over 9 million X Factor viewers with his incredible vocal talents and endearing personality - finishing runner up to Shayne Ward in 2005. His debut album ‘The Impossible Dream’ made chart history selling 176689 copies in its first week and reaching platinum status! He sold out at London's Royal Albert Hall in 2006. His second album was entitled ‘Soul Man’ and he again stormed up the charts with this. More recently he represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, appearing before millions of viewers world wide performing the self penned ‘Even If’ which is the title track of his third album released in June 2008. His show features a great repertoire of songs from ‘Unforgettable’ to ‘Me & Mrs Jones’, also covering hits by inspirational legends such as Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and The Temptations.
Tickets: £18.50 and £20
Concessions: £2 off for City Hall Members and Wisecard holders Groups: £2 off for groups of 10 or more
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Ken Dodd Beyond The Barricade ‘Happiness Show’ Friday 17th April @ 7.30pm Recreating the songs, music and sound of the world’s most Friday 10th April @ 7.30pm popular musicals, this brand new production features the best of ‘Beyond the Barricade’ over the last 10 years. Ken Dodd will be dispensing liberal doses of his legendary Now in its’ 10th record-breaking year, this cast of past tickle tonic and lots more! principal performers from Les Miserables and the West End perform songs from Miss Saigon, The You’ll be absolutely discumknockerated (that’s Knotty Lion King, Phantom Of the Opera, We Will Ash for ‘over the moon’) by a truly tattifelarius evening of Rock You, Chicago and many more major hit laughter and songs presented by a comic genius and Tickets: £17.50 and £19.50 productions, climaxing with a spectacular finale showbiz legend. from, of course, Les Miserables! Enjoy a fun-filled variety show for all the family, with Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members Don’t miss you chance to witness the guests, lots of jokes and a selection of songs in celebration and Wisecard holders musicals event of the year! for more than fifty hilarious years of ‘Happiness’ with Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more ‘The Squire of Knotty Ash’.
The Scottish Tattoo 2009 - ‘Robert Burns 250’ Saturday 18th April @ 7pm “You don’t have to be Scottish to enjoy the power of the massed performers... special atmosphere - emotion - always brilliant!” - Salisbury Journal Tickets: £16.50 and £18 One of City Hall’s fastest selling shows celebrates the life and times of Scotland’s Bard in the 250th anniversary of his birth. Well over a hundred performers will stir your emotions with Rabbie’s songs and poems and much more. Prepare to be dazzled by the swirling, colourful costumes of the Highland, Scottish & Irish dancers. Let the bold brass band make your heart beat faster. Listen intently to the subtle Memory Lane sound of the Scottish Smallpipes. Feel your soul being touched by the soulful voice of Highland singing star Mairi MacInnes who returns to sing Burns and her beautiful Gaelic Tickets: £15 Thursday 16th April @ 2.30pm & 7.30pm songs. Be rocked in your seat by the power and glory of the massed pipes and drums. Concessions: £1 off for City Hall Members ‘Memory Lane’ originally toured the UK throughout Spring 2007 Don’t miss what may be your last opportunity to see this wonderful sell out show as the cast once again bring you the best of Scotland’s History, Music, Song and Dance... and Wisecard holders and is now touring again - with a host of new songs, costumes and routines. Groups: £1 off for groups of 10 or more From the biggest nostalgia show producers in the UK, a stunning musical journey from ‘Music Hall’ through the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 1970’s. Including some of the greatest all time hits by Judy Garland, Doris Day, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Abba, and many Foster and Allen more! Wednesday 22nd April @ 7.30pm Beautifully costumed and choreographed for each decade, performed by 'West End' and international vocalists, along The beautiful melodies of Foster and Allen have made them a phenomenal with the stunning 'Memory Lane' dancers… success all over the world. Since their first hit record in 1978, they have gone on to Come and sing-along to some of the greatest songs ever record 18 gold award-winning albums and tour the world extensively many times… written - from the producers of ‘Memories are made of Don’t miss this opportunity to spend a wonderful evening being serenaded by this this’, ‘All our Yesterdays’, and ‘Rolling back the well loved Irish duo, who have been together for more than 30 years and are still Years’! going strong!
Tickets: £13 Tickets: £16.50 and £18.50
Concessions: £2 off for City Hall Members, Concessions: £1.50 off for City Hall Members Wisecard holders and Over 60’s and Wisecard holders Groups: £2 off for groups of 10 or more Groups: £1.50 off for groups of 10 or more
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Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show Friday 24th April @ 8pm
Having established themselves as the hardest working AC/DC tribute in the UK, Live/Wire bring a unique show to the stage by playing both the Bon Scott AND Brian Johnson eras with two very individual singers, in the same explosive performance! With Tink, Ed and Daz providing a rock hard rhythm section you can set a watch to, Lorne cutting the rug as Angus Young with his frenzied fretboard antics and Jon and Grant as the legendary Bon Scott and Brian Johnson themselves, Live/Wire hold all the aces! The band continues to develop and enhance their live performance to reach their ultimate goal - the perfect reproduction of the AC/DC show!
This event is unreserved with both standing and seating areas available.
Live/Wire are: Lorne Shippen (Angus Young) - Lead Guitar Andy Tinker (Malcolm Young) - Rhythm Guitar John Belford (Bon Scott) - Lead Vocals Pete Eccles (Brian Johnson) - Lead Vocals Eddie Clarke (Cliff Williams) - Bass Guitar Daz Wood (Phil Rudd) - Drums
Tickets: £14
Please Note! A £1.50 Booking Fee will apply to each ticket
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Ticket Office opening times: for within this time. The fax booking service is not available on the day of the show and we regret that we are unable to • Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm make or hold reservations on the day of the performance. • Saturday 9am - 4.30pm Bookings sent after 5.30pm on a Friday will not be processed • On performance nights the Ticket Office will remain open until the following Monday morning. Please do not transmit until 30 minutes after curtain up credit/debit card details through the fax system as the connections are not necessarily secure. Booking by phone: Call the Ticket Office on 01722 434434 during opening times Ticket collection: as above. Tickets paid for in advance can be held for collection at the Ticket Office prior to the performance/event. • Tickets can be reserved for four working days but will be released if not paid for within this time. We regret that we Refunds and Exchanges: are unable to make or hold reservations on the day of the performance. We regret that we are unable to make refunds or exchange tickets once they have been paid for. Tickets can be returned • We accept Mastercard/Visa/Maestro cards. Tickets can be for re-sale only if the performance/event has sold out. An posted to you for 50p or held at the Ticket Office for administration fee of 50p per ticket is charged and credit collection. vouchers given as the balance where tickets are successfully Booking in person: sold. City Hall reserves the right to sell its own tickets first. This does not affect your statutory rights. During opening times as above. Discounts and concessions: Booking on-line: Discounts and concessions may vary from one event to Book on-line at www.cityhallsalisbury.co.uk another. Please enquire at the Ticket Office for details. All Booking and reservations by email: relevant discounts or concessions must be requested when tickets are purchased. We reserve the right to introduce If you would like us to reserve tickets for you, please email us special offers at any time. at [email protected]. We will email you by return with your reservation details and hold the tickets for four working Children: days but will release them if not paid for within this time. We Children under the age of two years are permitted to sit on regret that we are unable to make or hold reservations on the the parents/guardians lap, if required, and no ticket purchase day of the performance. Please do not transmit credit/debit is necessary. A ticket must be purchased for children above card details through the email system, as Internet connections the age of two years. are not necessarily secure. Unreserved events: Booking by post: We are not able to hold tickets for unreserved events. All Write with the details of your booking and send to: City Hall, tickets must be purchased at time of booking. Entry to the Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU. Cheques event will be refused without a ticket. should be made payable to Salisbury District Council and a stamped self-addressed envelope should be enclosed if you City Wide Ticketing: want the tickets posted to you. Please allow seven working Book tickets for City Hall, Salisbury Playhouse and the Arts days for cheques to clear before tickets can be issued. We Centre at any one of the three ticket offices. cannot accept any unguaranteed cheque payments ten days prior to a show.
Reservations by fax: Please send your booking to us via fax on 01722 337059 if you would like us to reserve tickets for you. Tickets can be reserved for four working days but will be released if not paid
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Latecomers: Out of courtesy to both performers and customers, latecomers IMPORTANT NOTICE to performances will not be admitted until a suitable break, Marketing List: which may not be until the interval. Under the Data Protection Act, if you wish to Courtesy: receive future information and our Preview Please ensure that mobile phones, pagers and alarm Guide, you must first give your express wristwatches are switched off during the performance. The permission for us to contact you. use of cameras, camcorders, video mobiles and audio Under the new regulations you must opt into equipment is prohibited. our Marketing List. We would like to keep your Access for the disabled: contact details on our records so that we can City Hall has no steps or ramps to negotiate, having level send you information on events, promotional access from the street. offers and other developments at City Hall. Facilities for the disabled: Your information may also be shared with other selected arts and entertainments venues in the Physically impaired south. Please inform us when you book your • For shows and staged events a dedicated row of seats, able to accommodate both wheelchair users and tickets that you wish to join our Marketing List. companions, is integrated within the flat floor seating area. Contact: The Ticket Office, City Hall, Malthouse Please inform us of this requirement at the time of Lane, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP2 7TU 01722 booking. There is also a specially adapted toilet situated on 434434. the ground floor in the Foyer for customers with mobility problems. For disabled customers attending meetings, there is a lift offering access to the Alamein Conference Suite and Meeting Room. • There is one manual wheelchair permanently on site for the use of our customers. Alternatively, powered wheelchairs Produced by: can be hired from Salisbury Shopmobility on 01722 328068. Salisbury District Council, City Hall, Malthouse Lane, Salisbury, Hearing impaired Wiltshire, SP2 7TU The City Hall is fitted with an infrared hearing system. Pendants tel: 01722 434434 will be available at the cloakroom for all performances. fax: 01722 337059 Dogs for the Disabled email: [email protected] We welcome Dogs for the Disabled, Guide Dogs and Hearing web: www.cityhallsalisbury.gov.uk Dogs. Water for dogs is available on request. Please inform Printed on paper containing 75% post consumer waste. This us at time of booking if your dog will be accompanying you information can be made available in other formats, upon request. so that we can ensure adequate space is made available PURN: 0045/15 during seated events. Cancellations Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded. Members of City Hall can recieve a cancellation credit voucher for tickets returned to the ticket office at least 3 working days before the event. This is the main auditorium seating plan. The layout may vary according to the event set up required. Please inform the Ticket Office if you require a wheelchair space.
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