in Royal Festival Hall - the 1950's

from Southbank Centre Archive:

Growing up in North London and studying 'A' level music, it was normal for me to travel on the Northern Line to attend concerts here regularly. Whether sitting in the cheapest seats then or during the ensuing decades affording the most expensive, the Royal Festival Hall has been a significant part of my cultural life. I remember being irritated by my dad tapping his fingers in time with the music - which was distinctly 'uncool' to a 17 year old! 

cite as

Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1448965610191 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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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 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 10:26:50 +0000
Approved on Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:10:38 +0000