Latest photos from inside our transformed venue

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Tuesday 20 Jun 2023

Our transformed venue reopens in just over five month’s time on Thu 30 Nov 2023. Each day that a new acoustic panel is secured, or a lighting fixture is illuminated, brings us closer to completion.

In other words, our venue is almost ready to welcome you back!

Here is a selection of the latest photos from the site. View inside our new restaurant space and into each of our three performance spaces, Beacon Hall, Lantern Hall, and Weston Cellars, and get a sense of the incredible transformation.

Come this November, our venue will be ignited by unforgettable live music and performances. Our opening weekend features Trip The Light Fantastic on Thu 30 Nov, The Housewarming on Fri 2 Dec, and Penguin Cafe on Sun 3 Dec. We can hardly wait!

Lantern Hall

Wooden boards inside a hall space. — Lantern Hall, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media

Those of you who remember Lantern Hall from before we closed might notice the stage in the transformed venue is at the opposite end. This means that artists can access the stage more easily from the backstage area.

Construction workers standing inside a hall with big arched windows. — Lantern Hall, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media

Natural light now fills the space. The windows had been boarded up since the 1960s. Now they can let light flood in, or acoustic curtains can be drawn to create a darker intimate space.

A movable seating tier folded up against a wall. — Lantern Hall, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media

This wooden structure houses the movable tiered seats in Lantern Hall which will create a seated capacity of 296.

The Lantern & Restaurant

A balcony with stone pillars inside an open space filled with bright light. — The Lantern, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media

Expert restoration of the stonework by our team of masons is a sight to behold.

A stone column with two pillars and engraved stone — The Lantern, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media UK

Close up. The intricate detailing of the old stone work is history in the walls.

A room with four brick pillars underneath a wooden ceiling. — Restaurant, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media UK

These pillars were sandblasted and look a lot classier without the former green paint.

Beacon Hall

The view from the lower tier looking towards the stage in Beacon Hall.

A construction site with several balconies — Beacon Hall, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media UK

The view from the stage looking towards the tiers. The walkways above will be used by technicians for lighting.

Weston Cellars

A space with a low bricked ceiling which arches down into the floor. — The Cellars, Giulia Spadafora | Soul Media UK

Weston Cellars is a brand new performance space adjoined to new recording facilities.

Opening weekend

You’re invited to celebrate!

Trip The Light Fantastic

Thu 30 Nov 2023

Trip The Light Fantastic

Thu 30 Nov 2023

Witness a space reborn as sound and light collide in spectacular fashion in Trip the Light Fantastic.

Paraorchestra and electronic composer Surgeons Girl create electro-orchestral alchemy, with visuals from AV experts Limbic Cinema, for a landmark concert experience and the opening night at Bristol Beacon.

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The Housewarming

Sat 2 Dec 2023

The Housewarming

Sat 2 Dec 2023

We’re celebrating the opening of Bristol Beacon with a day-to-night festival bursting with a colourful spectrum of Bristol creativity and you’re invited to help us warm the place up.

At The Housewarming, every corner of Bristol Beacon – from the Terrace to our brand-new Cellars and our renewed transformed concert hall spaces – will come alive with performances, to celebrate its rebirth with light, sound and of course, music.

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