Royal Albert Hall events in British culture, each year it hosts more than 390 shows in the main auditorium, including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, film screenings with live orchestra, sports, award ceremonies, school and community events, charity performances and banquets. A further 400 events are held each year in the non-auditorium spaces. The Hall was originally supposed to have been called the "Central Hall of Arts and Sciences", but the name was changed to the "Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences" by Queen Victoria upon laying the Hall's foundation stone in 1867, in memory of her husband, Prince Albert,
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds album) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds album) Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a live album by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, released on 24 November 2008. It was recorded on 19 and 20 May 1997 during the tour for "The Boatman's Call" and eight of these tracks (plus a version of "The Weeping Song") were originally released as a nine-track bonus disc for "The Best of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds". It features a version of "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with vocals by Blixa Bargeld, which is delivered in