The Wolverhampton Labour Group has been steadfast in their pursuit of re-opening the Civic Halls, and of course they did earlier this year.
This project has never failed to make the news after it was closed for emergency work, and for the removal of asbestos. The Civic Halls opened in May of this year with a new title The Halls, and with a new team signed(AEG) to run the Halls for 25 years.
The good news is that since May 2023 through to July 13th 2023. The Halls have been a rip roaring successes for Wolverhampton’s Night Time economy and for the City as a whole.
Statistics in the Audit & Risk Committee today inform us that 25 Shows have run from the Halls during this period. That means some 48,000 visitors have been in the heart of our City. Spending their cash and enjoying the very best of entertainment. Even better is the fact that 20% of the ticket sales have been sold to WV postcodes, Meaning that local People are turning up in their numbers to be entertained.
60% of sales have been from a wider Midland Region meaning we are attracting people from across our neighbouring authorities and wider. With 20% of visitors coming from across the UK, and international visitors have also been tempted to come to our fair City!
That means to me that AEG, the new management team running the Halls, and our great City, have a real hit on their hands with this stunningly refurbished City Centre venue. Labour always knew that the venue would be spectacular. We can now look back and know that these re-openings have, and will help transform, our night time economy with the other gem that we have The Grand Theatre,
Welcome back to Wolverhampton folks!
