Next week, one of the city’s most beautiful spaces will once again step out into the limelight after years in the shadows. The hall at New Century, the listed building that was built as the Co-op’s own ballroom, is set to become the hottest ticket in town.
“It was a gig venue in the early 60s, people like Jimi Hendrix played here, Tina Turner, Rolling Stones, The Kinks. It stopped being used for music in around the 90s, and it was used for things like council fairs and accountancy exams!” says general manager Sam Litten, who’s previously worked at venues like the Albert Hall and the Printworks in London.
Painstakingly refurbished, it will be able to entertain 1000 people on its original sprung dancefloor, which has been fully restored, and bathed in a wash of light from its stunning original sculptured ceiling.
