Beach Ballroom

{{Short description|Art deco building on the beach boulevard of Aberdeen, Scotland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox venue | name = Beach Ballroom | nickname = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | fullname = | former_names = | logo_image = Beach_Ballroom_Logo.jpg | logo_caption = | image = Beach Ballroom - September 2024.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = Front of the Beach Ballroom | pushpin_map = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | address = | location = Beach Promenade, Aberdeen, Scotland | coordinates =  | type = Multi-purpose venue | event = Concerts, sporting events, dinner dances, weddings, conferences, corporate events, weddings | broke_ground = | built = | opened = {{Start date|1929|05|03|df=y}} | renovated = 1970s | expanded = 1963 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Aberdeen City Council | operator = Aberdeen City Council | surface = | scoreboard = | production = | cost = £50,000 | architect = Thomas Roberts and Hume | builder = | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | seating_type = | capacity = 1,000 (Main Ballroom) 150 (Star Ballroom) 100 (Northern Lights Room) 50 (Promenade Room) | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | field_shape = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = | website = {{URL|1=https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/beach-ballroom|2=Beach Ballroom Website}} | embedded = {{Infobox designation list | embed = yes | designation1 = Category B Listed Building | designation1_offname = Beach Ballroom | designation1_type = | designation1_criteria = | designation1_date = 12 January 1967 | delisted1_date = | designation1_partof = | designation1_number = {{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB20314|short=yes}} }} | public_transit = }}

The '''Beach Ballroom''' is an art deco building on the beach boulevard of Aberdeen, Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-25 |title=Beach Master Plan Report Appendix B: Beach Ballroom |url=https://committees.aberdeencity.gov.uk/documents/s123820/APPENDIX%20B%20-%20BEACH%20BALLROOM.pdf |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Aberdeen City Council}}</ref> It was built in 1926{{Clarification needed|date=April 2026}} and opened on 3 May 1929.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/1740307/from-the-archives-aberdeen-beach-ballroom-through-the-years/ |title=From the Archives: Aberdeen Beach Ballroom through the years |last=Livingstone |first=Cheryl |date=3 May 2019 |access-date=17 April 2026 |work=The Press and Journal |location=Aberdeen}}</ref> It is a Category B listed building<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB20314|desc=The Esplanade, Beach Ballroom|cat=B|access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> and has been noted for its dance floor which is supported by 1,400 steel springs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Waterston |first=Kirstie |title=Party like it’s 1929: The grand opening of the Art Deco Aberdeen Beach Ballroom |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/6555588/aberdeen-beach-ballroom-grand-opening-1929/ |date=2024-08-18 |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=The Press and Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Remembering 90 years of the good times at Aberdeen Beach Ballroom |url=https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/remembering-90-years-of-the-good-times-at-aberdeen-beach-ballroom-547171 |date=2019-05-06 |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=The Scotsman |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Famous acts to appear at the Beach Ballroom include the Beatles, Pink Floyd, the Who,<ref name="famousbands">{{Cite news |last=Drysdale |first=Neil |title=Aberdeen's Beach Ballroom: Do you remember 'the place where boy met girl'? |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/4028639/aberdeens-beach-ballroom/ |date=2022-03-09 |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=The Press and Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref> the Small Faces, Cream, Joe Loss, Ken Mackintosh and more recently the Ordinary Boys and Twin Atlantic.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lenthall |first=Mark |title=Review: Twin Atlantic Make Waves at the Beach Ballroom, plus full setlist |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/entertainment/music/6479080/review-twin-atlantic-make-waves-at-the-beach-ballroom-plus-full-setlist/ |date=2024-05-23 |access-date=2024-09-18 |work=The Press and Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref> Like many buildings in Aberdeen, it is made from granite.

The Beach Ballroom is owned and operated by Aberdeen City Council<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hebditch |first=Jon |title='Sad day' as Aberdeen City Council looks at new operators to run legendary Beach Ballroom |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/1768051/sad-day-as-council-looks-for-new-operator-to-run-legendary-beach-ballroom/ |date=2019-06-18 |access-date=2022-03-31 |work=The Press and Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref> and has a webcam that faces south along the beach towards Footdee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/xwc_Webcam.asp?cam=beach|title=Aberdeen Beach Webcam|last=|first=|date=2016|website=Aberdeen Webcams|publisher=Aberdeen City Council|access-date=26 August 2016}}</ref> The Ballroom is connected to the more modern Beach Leisure Centre via an indoor walkway.

The main dance hall is octagonal and originally had a domed ceiling, though this has since been covered over with a suspended ceiling. The smaller Star Ballroom extension was opened in June 1963.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeenshire Council Historic Environment Record - Aberdeen City - NJ90NE0173 - BEACH BALLROOM |url=https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/smrpub/master/detail.aspx?tab=main&refno=NJ90NE0173 |access-date=2022-04-13 |website=online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk}}</ref>

The Ballroom underwent a refurbishment from 2008 to April 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beach Ballroom |url=https://www.brintons.net/project/band-on-the-wall |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Brintons Carpets |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brintons recreates art deco design for ballroom |url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/business_daily/8292559.brintons-recreates-art-deco-design-for-ballroom/ |date=2010-07-28 |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=The Shuttle |location=Kidderminster |language=en}}</ref>thumb|Looking up the beachfront to the Beach Ballroom|none

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Category:Category B listed buildings in Aberdeen Category:Tourist attractions in Aberdeen Category:Music venues in Aberdeen Category:Art Deco architecture in Scotland Category:Ballrooms in the United Kingdom Category:1929 establishments in Scotland