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conservation area of

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, England. Reinvigorated in 1993, the lead architect was DEGW Architects. The tensile roof structure was designed b
Rudi Enos
and is a semi-cantilever framework incorporating lighting and sound. The arena is often used for food festivals and music events.

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frontman

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headlined New Year's Eve 1999, which was the first show at the pavilion. The arena has played host to New Order, The Last Shadow Puppets, Bloc Party, The Strypes, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Noel Gallagher and The Courteeners. In 2010, the arena was used as a Hyundai Fan Park showing all football matches from the

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Sounds of the City

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and Blink-182.

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, Haçienda Classical, Rag'n'Bone Man, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, and The Levellers played in 2018. The National,

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and Bloc Party performed there in July 2019. The 2020 event was cancelled due to the

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. Sounds of the City 2021 featured

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, Razorlight, DMA's and Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott. Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Crowded House, The Libertines, James, Pixies, Sam Fender, and Haçienda Classical performed in June and July 2022. Sounds of the City 2023 saw performances by

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, The Lathums, The Saw Doctors, Pulp, Hozier, Blossoms, Bastille, Two Door Cinema Club, and Haçienda Classical.

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