Cambridge Corn Exchange Concerts 2024-2025

Had really great time seeing the Barenaked Ladies. Good seats with plenty of leg room. Clean venue with friendly staff, although the prices of drinks were rather high. Not too impressed with the information on the ticket as the 'doors open' time was delayed by over half an hour and queuing outside as it started to rain was not fun. But overall, will definitely visit again.

Some the most uncomfortable seats I've sat in and given fact I'm disabled seats all so small and close together no room to move. Location Is great though and we could get free water out a machine. Staff were nearly all friendly and polite helpful. Place was clean when arrived unfortunately public left place a mess after show. As its a small venue felt very connected to show

Had a great night. Staff were helpful and courteous. Got lucky and had awesome seats!

Long established music venue in Cambridge. Stunning Victorian architecture.Both standing and seating areas. As much as I enjoyed the venue I found the sound a little muffled. Here's the history: The first corn exchange in Cambridge was built on St Andrew's Hill in 1842. By the late 1860s, it was considered too small, and civic officials decided to commission a larger building on a site once occupied by the Black Bear Inn.[2] The foundation stone for the new building was laid by the mayor, John Death, on 26 May 1874.[3] It was designed by Richard Reynolds Rowe in the Gothic Revival style, built using bricks cast in a variety of colours and was officially opened on 6 November 1875.[4] The design involved a symmetrical main frontage of three bays facing Wheeler Street. The central bay, which was slightly projected forward, featured an arched doorway flanked by foliated pilasters supporting voussoirs. There was a round headed window with a balcony on the first floor and a round headed window with a window sill on the second floor with a gable above. The outer bays were fenestrated with bi-partite casement windows on the ground floor, bi-partite mullioned windows with round heads on the first floor and dormer windows with finials on the second floor. The architectural historian, Nikolaus Pevsner, disliked the design and described it as "very ugly".[5] On 9 November 1875, there was an opening concert featuring a performance by the Coldstream Guards and a local choral society. During the playing of the national anthem a mistake was made, and angry crowds subsequently attacked the mayor's house. The resulting trial attracted the world's press and resulted in crowds of sightseers making visits to the building, interfering with the corn trading.[2][6] The use of the building as a corn exchange declined significantly in the wake of the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century.[7] However, the site became a popular location for events in late 19th and early 20th centuries. The first Motor Show of many was held in 1898, the venue hosted the London Symphony Orchestra in 1925 and one thousand people were welcomed to a Tea For a Thousand in 1935. During the 1940s the venue was used to clean and repair rifles by local women. After the war, the venue was popular for boxing, wrestling and roller skating. The floor was usually marked out for badminton matches which were held in the building. A temporary wooden bridge across Wheeler Street was even constructed in the 1950s to join it to the neighbouring Guildhall for balls and other events.[2] In 1965, the venue ceased being used for trading after the Cattle Market site was opened as an alternative. In the 1970s the building was used for pop concerts and one-day exhibitions. In 1974 1,000 fans caused a riot after The Drifters failed to appear onstage.[2]

I attended the show tonight on the 23rd of March at the Cambridge Corn Exchange. It was a great show, but unfortunately, the quality of the security staff was poor. After finishing my dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant next door, I had some unfinished food packed in a box and carried in a paper bag. The security guard insisted that I leave the paper bag on the table near the entrance door and assured me that I could retrieve it after the show. However, when the show ended, the security guard casually left the bag unattended, and someone took the food out of it. I couldn't believe that the staff would behave so irresponsibly as to allow someone to take the food. It's disappointing to encounter such low-quality and unprofessional behavior from the security staff. There is a high likelihood that the security staff themselves stole the food, and their nonchalant attitude was appalling.