The Piece Hall Live 2023!

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Piece Hall Gigs 2023: See here who is playing summer of 2023 at The Piece Hall Live Halifax and when!

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Who plays at the Piece Hall? Here is the full Gigs List 2023

  • MADNESS Friday 16 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • MADNESS Saturday 17 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • UB40 Sunday 18 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • QUEENS of the STONE AGE Tuesday, June 20 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • WAR ON DRUGS Wednesday 21 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • RAG’N’BONE MAN Friday 23 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • THE JACKSONS – SISTER SLEDGE – THE REAL THING Saturday 24 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • MINISTRY OF SOUND CLASSICAL – DJ ROGER SANCHEZ – K-KLASS – ELLIE SAX Friday 30 June 2023 PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • EMBRACE Saturday 1 July 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • STING Tuesday 4 July 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • JAMES Friday 7 July 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • JAMES Saturday 8 July 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • THE LUMINEERS Sunday 9 July 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • DALE CASTELL presents The Our House Summer Special Saturday, July 15 PIECE HALL HALIFAX
  • YORKSHIRE PROMS Sunday, July 23 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • ELLIE SAX & FRIENDS Friday, August 11 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • LIMP BIZKIT Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • BOYGENIUS Tuesday, August 22, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • BOYGENIUS Wednesday, August 23, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • ORBITAL Friday, August 25, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX
  • THE CHARLATANS and JOHNNY MARR Saturday, August 26, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

2023, the second year of music promoters Cuffe and Taylor’s 5-year deal with The Piece Hall Trust, sees more superstars at the historic venue playing in the Piece Hall’s beautiful Italian-like atmospheric and acoustically good central piazza.

2022 was their first year and saw global stars playing at the Piece Hall including Tom Jones, Nile Rogers & Chic, Noel Gallager, Durran Durran and Paloma Faith.

Piece Hall Live Music

Piece Hall Live Summer 2023

MADNESS Friday 16 June and Saturday, June 17, 2023, 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Madness, the British pop giants start the lineup for Piece Hall Live 2023. The “Nutty Boys” Madness are at the historic Piece Hall courtyard on Friday 16 June with hits from their superb back catalogue.

Nicky Chance-Thompson, the inspirational CEO of The Piece Hall Trust announced “Due to phenomenal demand, we are pleased to be able to confirm a second show with the brilliant Madness here on Saturday, June 17. Thank you Madness!!

Madness Formed in Camden, London and have played to millions of fans chalking up 15 UK Top 10 singles – including Our House, It Must Be Love, One Step Beyond, My Girl, Wings Of A Dove and Baggy Trousers – together with 10 Top 10 albums!

Who can forget Suggs’ Madness famously performing on the roof of Buckingham Palace? Madness set the record for the biggest-ever audience for BBC’s Live New Year’s Eve broadcast – making it the most-watched TV music event of 2018.

UB40 Sunday 18 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

British reggae legends UB40 featuring Ali Campbell are at Piece Hall Live 2023. UB40 featuring Ali Campbell are seen as one of the most important and influential British bands of the last 50 years.

UB40 headed by Ali Campbell and their 10-piece touring band play numbers from Unprecedented released 1 July 2022 and their fabulous hits spanning more than four decades such as Red Red Wine.

Ali Campbell was a founding member and lead singer of UB40. UB40 have achieved three UK Number 1 spots with Red, Red Wine, I Got You Babe (Chrissie Hynde) and I Can’t Help Falling In Love with You, together with plus 17 Top 10 singles.

QUEENS of the STONE AGE Tuesday, June 20 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Queens of the Stone Age’s Piece Hall gig is the very first of Queens Of The Stone Age’s highly anticipated return to the UK in 2023 and the first live performance in the UK since their 2018 Villains tour.

The Guardian’s five-star review saw The Queens of the Stone Age described as “The greatest rock’n’roll band on the planet!”

THE WAR ON DRUGS Wednesday 21 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

One of the gig highlights of the summer 2023, Grammy Award winners The War On Drugs from Philadelphia bring their 2023 European Tour to the iconic Piece Hall in Halifax. The War on Drugs is one of this century’s great bands with their unique music that blends folk, indie, classic and psychedelic rock.

The War on Drugs headline show at The Piece Hall is one of only four UK dates in 2023 with their set packed with anthems including Under The Pressure, Red Eyes, Burning, Thinking of a Place, Pain, Victim, In Chains and An Ocean in Between the Waves.

The War on Drugs band won the best rock album with A Deeper Understanding at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.

The War on Drugs latest album, released 30 September 2022 is I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE

The War on Drugs I Don't Live Here Anymore Album Released 30 September 2022

The War on Drugs I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE Tracklist

  • LIVING PROOF
  • HARMONIA’S DREAM
  • CHANGE
  • I DON’T WANNA WAIT
  • VICTIM
  • I DON’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE
  • OLD SKIN
  • WASTED
  • RINGS AROUND MY FATHER’S EYES
  • OCCASIONAL RAIN

RAG’N’BONE MAN aka Rory Graham Friday 23 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Triple BRIT Award winner Rag’nbone Man rose to global prominence in 2016 with the release of his worldwide smash hit album Human which showcased his awesome blend of traditional blues, hip-hop and incredible voice. Rag’n’ Bone Man is also at Yorkshire’s Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday 24 June 2023.

THE JACKSONS – SISTER SLEDGE – THE REAL THING Saturday 24 June 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Three superb legendary groups join forces for an incredible show at the Piece Hall with The Jacksons, Sister Sledge and The Real Thing. Wow!

The Jacksons have sold more than 200 million records including worldwide smash hits I Want You Back, ABC, The Love You Save and I’ll Be There.

Sister Sledge are responsible for some of the biggest dance hits of all time including Lost in Music, He’s the Greatest Dancer and Thinking of You.

The Real Thing formed in 1972 have recorded timeless smash hits including You To Me Are Everything, Can’t Get By Without You, Can You Feel the Force and Children of the Ghetto.

MINISTRY OF SOUND CLASSICAL – DJ ROGER SANCHEZ – K-KLASS – ELLIE SAX Friday 30 June 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Ministry of Sound Classical – The Piece Hall is the perfect backdrop for an incredible live music spectacle as Ministry of Sound Classical’s favourite dance tracks are orchestrated and re-imagined by the awesome 30-piece orchestra and stunning vocalists with top DJs Roger Sanchez and K-Klass and female saxophonist Ellie Sax.

Ministry of Sound Classical provides an incredible sound and light experience set in Halifax’s magnificent town centre Piece Hall venue.

Named after the iconic London venue, clubs don’t come more iconic than London’s Ministry of Sound, the legendary venue was at the heart of the huge house scene of the 1990s and is one of the biggest global brands in dance music. The Piece Hall Ministry of Sound Classical incredible set has such classics as Hey Boy Hey Girl (The Chemical Brothers), Sunchyme (Dario G), Insomnia (Faithless), Right Here, Right Now(Fat Boy Slim) plus many more and delivered like never before!

EMBRACE – SATURDAY 1ST JULY 2023 PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Embrace play their classic album GOOD WILL OUT in its entirety plus their greatest hits for their 25th Anniversary Home Town Show on Saturday 1st July 2023 at the Piece Hall, supported by Starsailor and indie-pop artist Ellur. 

Embrace’s massive homecoming in front of a 5,000-capacity crowd on Saturday 1 July is a magical night for fans of the Yorkshire indie legends.

STING PIECE HALL HALIFAX TUESDAY 4 JULY 2023 PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Sting, one of the world’s most successful and distinctive solo artists is to appear in the Italianesque courtyard of the Georgian Grade 1 Piece Hall in Halifax town centre on Tuesday, 4 July 2023.

Sting, although born in Newcastle, northern England, will feel at home in the beautiful and atmospheric Italian-style piazza of the Piece Hall because Sting has lived for many years in Tuscany at Il Palagio. Sting’s winery produces around 150,000 bottles of wine a year, including one sparkling wine, three red wines, a rosé, and a white wine. Music fans will be delighted to know that three of the wines have been named after Sting’s songs, including “Message in a Bottle”.

17-time Grammy Award winner legendary rock icon Sting brings his My Songs World Tour to the Piece Hall’s iconic courtyard. The gold-plated back catalogue set features Sting’s best-loved songs from his times with The Police and as a solo artist including Englishman In New York, Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Message In A Bottle and many more.

Tickets for Sting at the Piece Hall went on sale Friday 18 November at 9am.

THE CULT Wednesday 5 July 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

The Cult bring their ‘Under The Midnight Sun’ European Tour to The Piece Hall. The Cult were formed in nearby Bradford in Yorkshire. The Cult became famous in the mid-1980s with their hits Rain, Fire Woman, Love Removal Machine, Lil’ Devil and She Sells Sanctuary.

GEORGE EZRA Thursday 6 July 2023 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Chart-topper George Ezra, the BRIT Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling artist’s appearance follows his sell-out UK tour off the back of his third Number One album Gold Rush Kid, which features the hit singles Anyone For You and Ezra’s great singalong hit Green Green Grass.

JAMES Friday 7 July and Saturday 8 July 2023 7:30 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Appearing at the Piece Hall for two nights and fresh from celebrating their 40th anniversary, the indie legends James have sold more than 25 million records worldwide since forming in Manchester in the early 1980s.

James are supported at the Piece Hall Halifax by special guests Jamie Webster and Tom A Smith.

THE LUMINEERS Sunday 9 July 2023 7:30 pm 

The first band to be confirmed for The Piece Hall Live 2023 were The Lumineers.

The indie folk stars The Lumineers are currently on their massive Brightside world tour. The Lumineers’ single Ho Hey which has now been streamed more than 290 million times on YouTube.

The Lumineers second album CLEOPATRA went to Number One in America, Canada, and the UK and their third album,  III was released to critical acclaim in 2019.

The fourth Lumineers album BRIGHTSIDE, produced singles Big Shot and A.M. Radio and sees them tour Europe and North America before heading to Australia, New Zealand and Asia on their world tour.

Lumineers Brightside World Tour 2023 The Piece hall Halifax 9 July 2023

The Lumineers are promoting their Brightside album – The Lumineers’ first new music in more than two years and includes touring members Byron Isaacs and Lauren Jacobson, famed backing singer Cindy Mizelle (Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews Band)

Lumineers Brightside Track List:

  • BRIGHTSIDE
  • A.M. RADIO
  • WHERE WE ARE
  • BIRTHDAY
  • BIG SHOT
  • NEVER REALLY MINE
  • ROLLERCOASTER
  • REMINGTON
  • REPRISE

DALE CASTELL presents The Our House Summer Special Saturday, July 15 PIECE HALL HALIFAX

Dale Castell presents The Our House Summer Special after an incredible sold-out summer show in 2022, Dale Castell & the Our House Family return to The Piece Hall for an evening of uplifting club classics, along with the special friendly Our House atmosphere.

Special guests include House legends Seb Fontaine & Allister Whitehead and a live performance from the fantastic Kathy Brown, singing her brilliant Strings of Life & Turn Me Out.

There’s also the fantastic John Marshall and Marc Leaf along with the amazing Saxmode on Saxophone and Romi on drums.

YORKSHIRE PROMS Sunday, July 23 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

The Piece Hall, for the first time, is hosting a dedicated Proms night featuring the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra.

The Yorkshire Proms offers audiences to gather in Yorkshire for a comparable live experience to the esteemed event held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Northern Audiences enjoy the Proms hits, with Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory, alongside popular classics from Rodgers and Bernstein, and the epic Nessun Dorma.

There’s a Yorkshire twist, with Ilkley Moor Baht’at and A Yorkshire Overture, a piece written by the conductor, composer and musician, Ben Crick.

The 50-strong Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra reformed in the spring of 2021 as a direct result of the pandemic to support northern musicians hit hard by the virus and closure of live events. One of the orchestra’s founders was Richard Noel Middleton, the great-grandfather of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Leeds Alan Bennett was a regular audience member of the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra in his boyhood and so was artist Bradford’s David Hockney who was born in Hutton Terrace, Eccleshill. 

For this Yorkshire Proms event at the Piece Hall, there are various special entry opportunities as listed below:

  • Platinum £95 – includes a premium seat and a 3-course dinner in Piece Hall’s Trading Rooms restaurant
  • Gold £70 – includes a premium seat and canapés and Prosecco in Piece Hall’s Astronomer restaurant
  • Silver £40 – second seating zone
  • Bronze £30 – third seating zone
  • Value £15 – balconies

ELLIE SAX & FRIENDS Friday, August 11 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Having toured the world with her saxophone playing at some of the world’s most exclusive events, festivals and nightclubs Ellie Sax is back at the Piece Hall again with her biggest and best show yet with Ibiza classics and all the top dance tracks brought to life with Ellie’s enthralling musical talent.

LIMP BIZKIT Saturday, August 12, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Limp Bizkit the American rap rock band from Jacksonville bring their iconic explosive live show to The Piece Hall with their 24-song set with Fred Durst and company performing “Barnacle” off their latest album, Still Sucks.

BOYGENIUS Tuesday, August 22 and Wednesday, August 23 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

The acclaimed American indie group with Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus and Ethel Cain joining Boygenius for the show in the iconic open-air Piece Hall courtyard.

Boygenius recently confirmed their long-awaited return with the release of three singles from their album $20, Emily I’m Sorry, and True Blue.

The first full-length project from Boygenius follows their self-produced, self-titled EP back in 2018 and was released on March 31, 2023

ORBITAL Friday, August 25, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

Orbital plus DJ sets from Groove Armada and 808 State Dance music legends Orbital The Piece Hall. Orbital, electronic music pioneers play a monumental live show.

Orbital joined by special guests Groove Armada (brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll) and 808 State delivering DJ sets and became one of the biggest names in music during the mid-1990s by reinventing the notion of what a dance act could do live.

THE CHARLATANS and JOHNNY MARR Saturday, August 26, 2023 7:00 pm PIECE HALL LIVE HALIFAX

The Charlatans have been an inspirational force in British music for more than 30 years with 22 Top 40 singles and 14 Top 40 studio albums – three of which were number ones.

Lead singer Tim Burgess said: “Yorkshire crowds have always been among our warmest and loudest supporters and we cannot wait to play for them again alongside our good friend Johnny Marr.”

Johnny Marr, a British music icon and a founding member and songwriter of The Smiths, a superstar collaborator and sensational solo artist in his own right joins the Charlatans at the Piece Hall

Fever Dreams Pts 1-4, the brilliant fourth solo album described by Johnny Marr as “the most ambitious solo record I’ve done” was greeted by widespread critical acclaim.

His live shows includes songs from across his whole career, from classic Smiths and Electronic hits to his diverse solo work such as fan favourites Easy Money, Night and Day, Spirit, Spiral Cities and Power and Soul.

Piece Hall Gigs – Piece Hall Entry Gates Explained

We show you which Piece Hall entrance to use…

The Piece Hall Halifax Music Event Entrance Guide map by Ticketmaster

The Piece Hall has 4 entrances. On Piece Hall Live music event days only 3 Piece Hall entrances are used as follows:

  1. West Gate for Premium Tickets Holders, Access Platform Guests, and Box office
  2. East Gate for General Admission Ticket Holders (By Railway Hotel Pub)
  3. Southgate for General Admission Ticket Holders (By the Library)

North Gate, by Woolshops, is closed on music event days and is used for temporary toilet block facilities.

Piece Hall Gigs Prohibited Items

What can I and can’t I take in the Piece Hall Live Music Events? – Prohibited items for Piece Hall Gigs are as follows:

  • No bags larger than an A4 piece of paper allowed
  • No chairs are allowed
  • No umbrellas allowed
  • No glass items allowed
  • Do not bring your own food
  • No smoking allowed
  • No vaping allowed
  • All bags are subject to a search so please avoid bringing a bag if you can, as this will speed up entry to the event

The Halifax Piece Hall Live address is The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1RE

Piece Hall Parking for Piece Hall Gigs

The nearby large Eureka car park next to the train station closes at 8pm, however, The Piece Hall is in Halifax town centre where there are plenty of car parks and on-street parking spaces, all within walking distance. See below.

Piece Hall Gigs – Travelling to the Piece Hall by Train

Direct Grand Central trains run from London King’s Cross station to Halifax. There are also direct trains to Halifax from many other places including Manchester, Leeds, York, Bradford, Huddersfield, Chester and Blackpool.

The Piece Hall from Halifax Railway Station is only a very short walk as follows:

  • Piece Hall Eastgate entrance is a 2-minute walk from Halifax Train Station
  • Piece Hall Southgate entrance is a 3-minute walk from Halifax Train Station
  • Piece Hall Westgate entrance is a 4-minute walk from Halifax Train Station

Travel to the Piece Hall Gigs by Bus

The Piece Hall from Halifax Bus Station is only a very short walk as follows:

  • Piece Hall Eastgate entrance is a 6-minute walk from Halifax Bus Station
  • Piece Hall Southgate entrance is a 7-minute walk from Halifax Bus Station
  • Piece Hall Westgate entrance is a 6-minute walk from Halifax Bus Station

General Parking Near The Piece Hall Halifax

Halifax Town Centre has many car parks and on-street parking spaces within walking distance of The Piece Hall as listed above (charges may apply). From the M62, exit at junction 24 and follow signs for Halifax (A629) and the brown tourism signs, or Junction 26 taking the A58 towards Halifax and brown tourism signs.

Halifax town centre has a number of designated bays for Blue Badge holders, the nearest one to The Piece Hall is on Westgate. Other designated bays are located on Alexandra Street, Commercial Street, Corporation Street, Gaol Lane, Northgate, Old Market, Rawson Street, Thomas Street and Wade Street.

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Piece Hall Tickets

Tickets to all Piece Hall Live Music events are available through Ticketmaster