Bath Pavilion

In September 1910, the building opened as the Somerset County Skating Rink on North Parade Road.{{Cite journal |title=History |url=https://res-3.cloudinary.com/gll/image/upload/v1655113665/pwfxwr92lfpztc11hhgt.pdf |journal=Welcome to Bath Pavilion}} It was built on land that was part of the Bathwick Estate. During World War I, the building was used for the assembly of airplane parts. After an unsuccessful attempt to sell the Bathwick Estate in 1921, the Recreation Ground was purchased by leaseholders, and the skating rink remained occupied by "Aircraft Limited" until 1930.{{Cite journal |title=Bath Recreation Ground |url=https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/sites/default/files/sitedocuments/Planning-and-Building-Control/Planning-Policy/Evidence-Base/Urban-Design-Landscape-and-Heritage/her_recreation_ground_2014.pdf |journal=Bath & North East Somerset Council}}

The building was purchased by the local City Council.{{Cite web |title=Bath Pavilion {{!}} Venue Hire {{!}} Better |url=https://www.better.org.uk/venue-hire/venues/bath-pavilion |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.better.org.uk |language=en}} It was renamed the Pavilion and reopened as a music concert hall in November 1930.{{Cite news |date=1930-11-22 |title=The Inauguration of the Pavilion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bath-weekly-chronicle-and-herald-the-ina/140151248/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=Bath Weekly Chronicle and Herald |pages=7}}

In the 1960s, the Pavilion hosted some of the biggest names in rock and roll such as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin.{{Cite web |last=Baber |first=Andrew |date=2017-12-10 |title=Remembering the legendary gigs at Bath Pavilion during the 1960s |url=http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/news/bath-news/legendary-artists-who-played-bath-891608 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=bathchronicle |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Pavilion Rocks |url=https://issuu.com/mcpublishing/docs/the_bath_magazine_april_2021/s/11981427 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=issuu |language=en}}

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the building was used as a NHS vaccination site in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Partnership |first=BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire |date=2022-02-03 |title=Vaccination site in Bath city centre opens at Pavilion building |url=https://bsw.icb.nhs.uk/vaccination-site-in-bath-city-centre-opens-at-pavilion-building/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB |language=en-GB}}

Notable musical acts that performed at the Pavilion include:

• The Beatles{{Cite web |last=Connolly |first=Nancy |date=2022-05-28 |title=We remember the famous night The Beatles played in Bath |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/remember-famous-night-beatles-played-7131598 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Somerset Live |language=en}}
• The Rolling Stones{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Max |date=2019-08-18 |title=The 51 most famous acts to play at Bath Pavilion |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/bath-pavilion-the-beatles-oasis-3202573 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Somerset Live |language=en}}
• The Troggs{{Cite web |title=Flyer or poster for the Pretty Things, the Nashville Teens and the Troggs at the Pavilion, Bath 1966 |url=https://bathintime.co.uk/image-library/image-overview/poster/47779/posterid/47779.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Bath In Time |language=en}}
• Ike & Tina Turner{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Brian K. |date=1966-10-20 |title=The Long Thin Column |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/western-daily-press-ike-tina-turner-at/140131992/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=Western Daily Press |pages=4}}
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Jackie |date=2022-01-30 |title=The 1967 gig where Jimi Hendrix stunned Somerset music fans |url=https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/history/night-1967-jimi-hendrix-stunned-6560684 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Somerset Live |language=en}}
• The Kinks
• Pink Floyd{{Cite web |title=Flyer or poster for Vanilla Fudge, the Move, Pink Floyd and the Small Faces at the Pavilion Bath 1967 |url=https://bathintime.co.uk/image-library/image-overview/poster/47793/posterid/47793.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Bath In Time |language=en}}
• Small Faces{{Cite web |title=Flyer or poster for Vanilla Fudge, the Move, Pink Floyd and the Small Faces at the Pavilion Bath 1967 |url=https://bathintime.co.uk/image-library/image-overview/poster/47793/posterid/47793.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Bath In Time |language=en}}
• Led Zeppelin
• The Who
• Art Garfunkel
• Oasis
• Stereophonics
• Coldplay
• Franz Ferdinand
• The Doves
• The Coral
• Lily Allen

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