The G-live venue & arts centre - London Rd, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, GU1 2AA

The G-live venue & arts centre - London Rd, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK,  GU1 2AA Stock Photo
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Tony Smith / Alamy Stock Photo

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2RPCFMJ

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5208 x 3648 px | 44.1 x 30.9 cm | 17.4 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

18 June 2023

Location:

London Rd, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK, GU1 2AA

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G Live is an arts centre in Guildford, Surrey, England. It was officially opened by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent in February 2012. The site was originally home to the Guildford Civic Hall, which was the town's main arts and entertainment venue. It closed in January 2004 for the construction of the new live entertainment and conference venue, G Live, which opened in September 2011. The new building incorporates 80% of the structural material from its predecessor. The venue cost £26m and was officially opened by Prince Edward, Duke of Kent on 8 February 2012. G Live is operated by Trafalgar Entertainment. It had previously been operated by HQ Theatres until March 2021 when Trafalgar acquired HQ's theatre operations. The name was chosen by local members of the public. G Live hosted 162 shows in its first year of opening. The first show to be held at the venue, which officially opened on September 14 2011, was a performance by the London Symphony Orchestra. Since then, the venue has been open to big names such as Jimmy Carr, Dawn French, Tim Minchin and Diversity and touring productions including The Rocky Horror Show, Lord of the Dance and Strictly Ballroom.