A new year has arrived and we’re eagerly awaiting the moment when we can share live music with you once again. In 2020 we kept the music alive with online festivals, digital performances, collaborative creative projects, bespoke door-step performances and hundreds of hours of online music tuition with Virtual Academy. In the year ahead we’ll be building on this online programme and working hard to bring live music back to…
We are pleased to announce that Bristol Beacon has been awarded a £6.2m Capital Kickstart grant towards our transformation programme as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund. Bristol Beacon is one of seven organisations across the South West to be awarded funding, and the only one in Bristol; across the country we are one of 74 organisations receiving grants totalling £58.9 million today. The Capital Kickstart grants programme…
From Sun 10 Jun 2018 we closed the doors to our 1951 auditorium and Lantern venue and began work on our £48.8m project to transform the hall. During our transformation our iconic foyer will remain open and we will be continuing to present live music in venues across the city as part of our Colston Hall Presents programme. Our Box Office at Colston Hall will remain open, as will our…
On Wednesday 23 September 2020 Colston Hall changed its name to Bristol Beacon.
Our new name is just the first step, it is about more than the sign above our door. Click below to find out more about how we’re changing, watch our name announcement, and discover how we want everyone to share in the joy of live music.