King George's Hall is a performance venue located on Northgate in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.
It contains three halls: the Concert Hall, seating up to 1800; the Windsor Suite (capacity 750), and Blakey's Cafe Bar (capacity 500). It is also the location of Blackburn register office.[1] It is operated by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Designed by architects Briggs, Wolstenholme & Thornely, construction of the hall began in 1913, but was interrupted by the First World War. It was officially opened in October 1921, and was extensively renovated in 1994.[2] It is a Grade II listed building.
Among the artists who have appeared there are David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973) [3] and Queen, also on 1973 during their support act with Mott The Hoople.