Parr Hall has busy week with ‘incredible run of performances’

Across four days four different acts filled the venue with a mix of comedy and a variety of music.

On Wednesday, pop rock band, Scouting for Girls, filled the theatre for their tour, The Place We Used to Meet.

Best known for their song She’s So Lovely, the band are no strangers to the town and previously headlined Warrington Music Festival.

Scouting for Girls kickstarted the busy week on Wednesday (Image: Dave Gillespie)Then, Peter Hook took over the following evening, Thursday, for his new tour.

The musician is best known as being the bassist in Joy Division and New Order and grew up in Salford.

Speaking to the Warrington Guardian ahead of his performance, Peter reflected on his youth and previous visits to the town.

“It will be interesting playing Warrington without going to Ikea, maybe I should go to Ikea for old times’ sake,” he said.

“I’ve been there a lot over the years, it’s funny it used to be like a day out with the kids when they were younger.”

Peter reminisced about his visits to Warrington ahead of his performance (Image: Lee Harman)It wasn’t just musicians taking to the stage last week, as comedian Al Murray turned singing into laughter with his new stand-up tour, Guv Island.

He posed on stage to take a picture with the audience at the end of his show, which he shared on social media.

Al shared a picture of himself and the audience to social media (Image: @almurray)Finally, closing out the busy week the Magic of Motown filled Parr Hall with everything from Marvin Gaye to Diana Ross and The Supremes.

Their smooth moves and soulful harmonies brought timeless music to life, finishing the venue’s busy week with a bang.

The Magic of Motown Show posed with the crowd after the performance (Image: The Magic of Motown Show)

A spokesperson for Culture Warrington, the arts charity that runs Parr Hall, said: “What an incredible run of performances.

“We’re having an exceptionally busy October but that’s the way we like it – soaking up the atmosphere at some of the town’s biggest gigs.

“It’s an amazing feeling having back-to-back sellout shows at our well loved and historic venue, and we’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Warrington community and all of our supporters as they are the ones that make Parr Hall the vibrant place it is.”