in Royal Festival Hall - the 1950's

from Southbank Centre Archive:

The South Bank had several features and entertainments. A popular pavillion [pavilion] had an orchestra usually well known and called a Dance Band playing music for ballroom social dancing. This was the era of famous well known bands of real musicians playing tuneful music.

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447693233006 accessed: 28 March, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)

location of experience: Royal Festival Hall

Listening to

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Band music

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1950's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:00:33 +0000
Approved on Thu, 23 Feb 2017 11:20:13 +0000