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Eastbourne Bandstand
Lower Grand Parade
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3AD
Pay & Display Parking
Eastbourne Seafront (Grand Parade)
Train
10 minute walk from Eastbourne Train Station
Seating
Main Arena
Unallocated canvas director chairs
Middle & Top Balcony
Unallocated seating
Facilitates
Food & Drink
Licenced bar also serving soft drinks, tea and coffee. Only drinks purchased from the Bandstand can be consumed on site. Ice Creams are also available.
Bag Search
Bag search is in operation at this venue to maintain safety
Toilets
Toilets are available outside of the venue. Disabled toilets are available on the Main Arena and Middle Balcony levels
Access
Facilities for wheelchair users are available on the Main Arena and Middle Balcony levels
Smoking & Vaping
The Bandstand is a no smoking and no vaping venue
Membership
Join the Friends of Eastbourne Bandstand and receive the following benefits:
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10% off your Bandstand tickets
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10% off at the bar
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£2 Deckchair hire
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10% off daily beach hut hire
All for only £10 for 3 years!
Group Bookings
Save 10% on each ticket for advance bookings of 15 or more to the same concert
Discount automatically applied online
Cannot be combined with any other offer or membership
About
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Built in 1935 to the designs of the Borough Council Engineer, Leslie Rosevere.
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Neo-Grec style, constructed of cream faience with some decorative blue, green and black faience. The bandstand is of circular plan form which is truncated on the seaward side.
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First listed with Heritage England on 22 October 1998.
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The first concerts were given on the 28th July 1935 with a total of 10,400 attending all three concerts and paying 3d each.
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The Bandstand was officially opened on the 5th August 1935 by the Lord Lieutenant of the county, Lord Leconfield with an audience of 8,000.