Wales concert hall closed due to concrete issues
All shows at Cardiff's St David's Hall have been postponed for the next month to allow additional checks on the venue's concrete panels
News By James Hanley | 8 September 2023
A Welsh concert hall has closed with immediate effect to allow additional checks on the building’s concrete panels.
The decision to temporarily close the 2,000-cap St David’s Hall in Cardiff was taken in light of the recent change to advice on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) in public buildings issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), and follows further discussions with the Cardiff Council’s appointed independent structural engineers, and insurers.
All shows are currently postponed for the next month, including concerts by Lindisfarne, Dexys and Graham Nash. St David’s Hall is set to welcome acts such as Alfie Boe, Europe, Daniel O’Donnell, Beverley Knight, Howard Jones and Level 42 in October.
Academy Music Group is due to take over the…
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