in Royal Festival Hall - 1954

from Southbank Centre Archive:

It was a Chris Barber jazz concert, I think, 1954, although I can't now be sure.  I was there with my girlfriend and we had booked tickets in advance.  When we got there, there was some mix-up over the seating and we had nowhere to sit.  (Several of us were in the same boat).  Finally, someone brought out some spare seats from behind the stage and arranged them in a semi circle on the stage to either side of the band.  We spent the concert sitting on the stage right next to the band.  Fantastic!  I…   more >>

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Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1449347150970 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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jazz performed by Chris Barber

Experience Information

Date/Time 1954
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by Liz Ford on Sat, 05 Dec 2015 20:25:51 +0000
Approved on Fri, 24 Feb 2017 13:44:08 +0000