• Swindon & Wiltshire Culture
• Wednesday May 1 2024
• Author Name: Peter Davison

Wiltshire Council appoints Savills to market Salisbury City Hall

Wiltshire Council has appointed Savills to market concert venue Salisbury City Hall.

Savills UK will support the council – which owns the building – in identifying organisations that are best suited to enter a lease in excess of 25 years.

A stipulation for prospective operators is that the venue remains as an entertainment venue. Should appropriate operators be recommended and one appointed after this process they would be responsible for the running of the venue, but the council would retain overall ownership.

Cllr Richard Clewer, leader of the council, said: We’re pleased to be working with Savills UK on this project and their expertise over the next few months will prove vital as we look to secure a provider to take City Hall into a new era on our behalf.

“We want City Hall to be a thriving entertainment venue that complements the city, and we look forward to working with Savills UK to help identify a provider that shares this vision.”

The 60-year-old, 1,000-seat concert venue closed to audiences in 2020, but was open for the Covid vaccination programme until last year.

In the past it played host to artistes including The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, and David Bowie.