Town Hall and Symphony Hall Birmingham Review

Took my grandsons aged 2 and 7 today to see Guess how much I love you.

Happy to rate the venue 4 stars however, completely disappointed with the show.

It was dull with no attempt to engage the children or mom's and dads in any way. The music was uninteresting as was the set.

My 2 year old grandson got more excitied on his train journey into town. The 7 year old found it completely boring.

We saw Going on a Bear Hunt last year and it was fantastic.

Nice venue. The view from the circle is better than any of the stalls seats since the ground floor is not very steeply raked.

Went to see Francis Rossi's talk show here. Easy to get to venue within the city centre. Lovely historic building with a good atmosphere to watch shows.

I came here last year in December for the Geeta Brothers concert. The hall inside is very spacious and the seats are comfy. We sat through 3 hours and had a break mid way. It was a bit difficult finding the toilets and the drinks are pricey. There are different entrances inside and it helps finding these when it gets busy.

Good venue for Neurosis and Godflesh first part of the Friday night Supersonic festival weekend 2019.

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Unfortunately I d not noticed the email from you saying that tonight s Archers show had been postponed :-(. Would have been good if you had put that clearly on your web site too as I did look at that earlier in the week. One email is a little bit unreliable ! Good Communication is the key.

Saw Shakin Stevens last night, great show and great staff especially Paul Stevens top bloke shaky is a living legend!

One of Brum's historic gems. I'm a Tour Guide for the nearby Back to Backs, so it was great to be experience a tour of this wonderful building. Two hours of fascinating facts. 35 million quid well spent on the recent refurbishment.

This Victorian era Town Hall is a very impressive looking building that takes it's inspiration from Neo-Classical Architecture and reminds me a little of the Parthenon of Athens. Didn't go instead for any events, just admired it from the outside. Well, what you can see of it given the ongoing work around Victoria Sq.

Birmingham Christmas Market 2017. This event is one of the best, mainly German fare, Christmas markets in the UK. Be brave & try some good old fashioned bartering for Christmas gifts ~ some beautifully unique items to more affordable gifts. Plenty of Bratwurst & mulled wine to go round plus the market stretches along the main shopping street so coffee at Costa or a tasty baguette at Subway are all there amongst best UK's high street stores. Singing reindeer! German beers. Intricate glass globes & cosy suede moccasins. German candle carousel's, confectionery & 'nuts & bolts' characters are all here. From bargains to luxury goods. Guaranteed to get you into the Christmas spirit!

Great historic building where Mendelssohn performed.

Me and my daughter have been to loads of shows here. We love it! So clean and staff are always very helpful. Good view for the stage.

Saw a live show and it is a beautiful building, the sound is great, the projection set up was great quality, the seating comfortable and roomy. Unlike other venues I didn't feel like I was packed in, theres lots of room to move around the foyer and auditorium. Helpful staff. Great location, easy to find and really beautiful inside.

A decent, historic venue for music & events. Well staffed with good acoustics.

Went to the Sweet & Slade gig last & what can I say?? Was told we couldn't dance due to health & safety reasons but if everyone was dancing that was ok. Treated very bad by staff John Wilkinson & Sarah Morris & we got asked to leave after we had only heard 2 songs by Slade. Want my money back & wouldn't recommoned this venue to anyone. You're not suppose to go to a gig to enjoy, have fun & more to the point dance Plus god forbid you go to the stage to take a picture of the band as you get asked to leave. The place & staff are a joke!!

Nice smallish venue for a gig, however closing the bar halfway through a gig?
Seems a bit strange

Fuming at the disability discrimination thst I would never expect from this organization.i can only buy disabled tickets over the phone. But I can only get ticket protection if I which I can't. I'm often too I'll to go to a show so can't buy the tickets without cancellation protection.man I spoke to didn't seem to care hello it's 2018 there are acredited nationwide schemes to check that people are genuinely disabled not just going online to get a free ticket which was all they seemed to care about

A great venue. Went here for a Sufi Music concert, very good sound acoustics although the sound guy could have increased the treble a little. It is not very big, when compared to for example the Barclaycard Arena- but that is a good point because it means even if you buy a tickets quite far back you can still see the stage.

A fantastic building, superb for music events. Even near the last row to the back of the hall and you still have a good vuew if the entire stage, glad i had the opportunity to visit.

Great bit of architecture standing proud in the middle of brum

The City Hall is great.

However, the third-party company that they have outsourced their ticket insurance to is a class-act in beaurocracy,
Heads-up, people... if you find you need to reclaim your money back on a ticket you're unable to use, be prepared to submit a minor essay on your whereabouts and state of health on the day concerned, provide evidence from doctor/hospital etc., AND post the original tickets to these clowns.

All in all, a shoddy piece of sub-contracting to a company not fit for purpose.

It is a very large square, where you can sit with a coffee and rest for a while. Too bad that all that area was under construction.

Beautiful architecture. Shame it's ruined by redevelopment works in the vicinity at the moment but not their fault, worth a visit for sure

A stunning venue to visit in the heart of the city with very friendly and helpful staff.

Quite fascinating experience. I went there to a friend`s wedding. Not only that the building is an architectural treasure and monument, I love that they have kept almost all the engravings and paintings in perfect condition. Excellent work!

The first of the monumental town halls that would come to characterise the cities of Victorian England, Birmingham Town Hall was also the first significant work of the 19th-century revival of Roman architecture, a style chosen here in the context of the highly charged radicalism of 1830s Birmingham for its republican associations. The design was based on the proportions of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in the Roman Forum. "Perfect and aloof" on a tall, rusticated podium, it marked an entirely new concept in English architecture.

It was created as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival established in 1784, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the General Hospital, after St Philip's Church (later to become a Cathedral) became too small to hold the festival, and for public meetings.

The hall underwent a major renovation between 2002 and 2008. It now hosts a diverse programme of events including jazz, world, folk, rock, pop and classical concerts, organ recitals, spoken word, dance, family, educational and community performances, as well as annual general meetings, product launches, conferences, dinners, fashion shows, graduation ceremonies and broadcasts.

Beautiful piece of architecture in the middle of the city. Hosts many great gigs, concerts and shows. Definitely worth a visit.

Great hall for graduation ceremonies, but a bit small and would have preferred symphony hall

Lovely Grade Iisted concert hall. Built in a Roman revival architecture style based on the Temple of Castor and Pollux. The 6000 pipe organ is absolutely stunning. We went to see a classical musical concert. The sound rebounded beautifully and filled the whole room, without the need for a mic or speakers. During the interlude one could get a drink or I'm my case a small tub of ice cream. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I will definitely be coming back here for further shows.

Wonderful well played out place up close to the stage

Best chamber music venue in Britain. Jeffrey Skidmore and Ex Cathedra are particular highlights.

Attended concert recital here Sunday afternoon & very enjoyable. The first time I have vusited since it reopened after CBSO moved to Symphony Hall. Certainly would go again if something I wanted to attend.

Bar willing to serve drinks to customers five minutes before show but not let them take drinks in.

overzealous stewarding for pop/rock concert- they were stopping photography by climbing in front of people (blocking their view) - get into the 21st century!
stopping people re-entering the seating during songs - OK it is more polite for people to avoid this but we were listening to popular music not at the opera.
During a summer's evening there is still natural light coming through the blinds and the venue stays too light (for my concert going taste)
Overall these factors contributed to a sedate atmosphere.
Viewing lines from the Circle (row F) were brilliant. Similar ball park size as great music venues like Newcastle City Hall or Shepherds Bush Empire - but way behind in terms of atmosphere.
The concert we attended (Suzanne Vega) was "5 star" for her performance and song writing - shame about the gentrified atmosphere.

Attended a concert here and loved it however as it's not raised I would not have liked be sitting further back especially as I'm 5ft 2".

went last night to see the classic rock show.
we had front seats which was fab and very comfy. nice clean toilets and venue..
only downside the drinks cost a FORTUNE...

Great music hall. Small enough so that you feel much closer to the performers. Needs a little work maybe for breaktime drinks service. Always seems manic with an overly main stream drinks. No decent craft beers etc. However for the music they are great, they tend to slightly more unusual artists. Little bit hard to get in whilst the tram line is being worked on.

Great place for variety and music selection. Bar is downstairs, acoustics are great. Price of beer is a little high but that's music venues in central Birmingham.

very good with arts and crafts sometimes .
The paintings are very good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice place but found coffee bar was shut and the only coffee I found was as weak as p$%^s, the ushers were very rude ,has to call in to question if I will ever return .

Lovely family day out. We went to see "The tiger who came to tea". The show was amazing! We will definitely visit again. Helpful staff, very clean. I did feel the refreshments were overpriced.

Amazing venue to host or even visit an event. Definitely somewhere worth visiting again!

This is a great venue and conveniently located. Lovely building. We've been to see comedy, spoken word and family events here and there's always something new on.

I generally prefer smaller sweatier standing venues, largely I guess because I prefer the bands that play those venues.
That said, Birmingham Town Hall is my favourite seated venue. It looks gorgeous inside & out, acoustics are fantastic, staff are the friendliest & most helpful of any venue I can think of. Bar & facilities pretty good. Great location too!

Just Amazing place to visit, Library, Victoria Square, tram line, Museum, city Hall,

Went to see the gruffalo and what the ladybird heard. Nice venue, well organised, staff helpful. Only downside is no parking but very convenient for city centre in terms of train station or shopping/eating out.

A really beautiful building. If you have the chance to see a performance here, go! It's worthwhile. Bar's expensive, as per usual at this kind of place.

It's a venue, therefore enjoyment will be driven by the entertainment on any particular night. Venue itself is beautifully maintained offering good views from any seats.

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