Bristol’s city poet Vanessa Kisuule had written a poem to mark the occasion – captured in a short film – and the Bristol Beacon name was revealed for the first time in the last line of the poem.

Watch Max Walsh's report. Bristol’s Colston Hall has changed its name to Bristol Beacon. The long-awaited rebrand of the music venue was unveiled at a ceremony on Wednesday 23 September.

People who still want to call Bristol Beacon by its old name of Colston Hall are still welcome to come to the venue, the concert hall boss has said. Louise Mitchell said she 'didn't care' what ...

Squeeze founders Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook are in a jubilant mood. They are back on tour to celebrate the band’s 50th birthday and for just under two hours at Bristol Beacon, there was a ...

It has hosted everyone from Rachmaninoff to The Rolling Stones, and now the historic Bristol Beacon music venue has reopened after a costly, controversial five-year refurb. The newly named Bristol ...

The Bristol Beacon is the biggest music venue in south-west England "I was very grateful that we managed to get to June 2018 without major catastrophe, major building failure," Mitchell says.

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A famous music venue in Bristol named after slave trader Edward Colston has been given a new name. The Colston Hall will now be known as Bristol Beacon. Bristol Music Trust, which runs the venue ...

Image caption, The Bristol Beacon is the biggest music venue in south-west England ... Colston Hall took its name from Edward Colston, whose statue was thrown into Bristol harbour in 2020.

The newly named Bristol Beacon was due to reopen in 2020, but after a further three years of works, it will finally welcome music fans back through its doors from Thursday (30 November).