Lincoln Drill Hall

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Lincoln Drill Hall
Location(s)	Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Type	Indoor auditorium; function rooms
Years active	1890 - 1999 2003 - present
Genre(s)	All types
Capacity	550
Owner	Ruston Hall Trust
Promotions	Solid Entertainments, local promoters
Website	LincolnDrillHall.com

Lincoln Drill Hall is a recently refurbished and modernised entertainment venue in the British city of Lincoln. Its main auditorium has a maximum capacity of around 500 and it has hosted various bands - Buzzcocks, The Damned, Stiff Little Fingers and The Subways being notable examples. It also acts as a cafe with a seating area inside during the day. It also hosts the Lincoln Beer Festival each year. The Drill Hall has a strict no smoking policy throughout all areas of the building.

Following the city's new music venue the Engine Shed's construction - which has enabled big name, established bands to visit the city, the Drill Hall has become the first-choice venue for up and coming bands from across Britain when they are in Lincoln.

[edit] History

It was opened in 1890 and was originally constructed as a military and police training hall. Various forms of entertainment were held at the hall following the Second World War - the most notable performance being one of the The Rolling Stones' earliest gigs on New Year's Eve, 1962.

It was closed in 1999, but was reopened four years later following a £2.6m refurbishment programme.