The Piece Hall: The Stranglers celebrate big 50 in Halifax

Punk group The Stranglers played at The Piece Hall in Halifax on Saturday night. 

Frontman and guitarist Baz Warne hailed the venue a historic and cultural “gem” - reflecting on his own connection to the area, having gotten married in the town back in 2018.

Punk pioneers The Stranglers brought their 50th anniversary celebrations to Halifax (Image: Cuffe and Taylor/The Piece Hall) Declaring his love for the town and its iconic courtyard venue, he said: “Every once in a while we come across a gem.

The legendary rockers celebrated their milestone with an unforgettable headline show (Image: Cuffe and Taylor/The Piece Hall) "Somewhere that’s rich in culture and history and Halifax Piece Hall is such a place.”

Special guests Buzzcocks kicked off the night with a set of classic hits including Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) and What Do I Get?

Buzzcocks kicked off the night (Image: Cuffe and Taylor/The Piece Hall) The legendary rockers celebrated their milestone with an unforgettable headline show, taking the packed crowd on a journey through their illustrious career.

Performing iconic hits such as Golden Brown, Peaches, Always The Sun, Walk On By and Something Better Change, before a crowd-pleasing encore featuring Go Buddy Go and No More Heroes.

The summer continues at TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall next week with Jess Glynne (August 8), Korn (August 9) and McFly (August 10).