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 (featuring The Parallax Orchestra) brainchild of Tim Tournier, Alter Bridge's Manager. Tournier offered the idea after the band's promotional O2 Arena gig; the band members saw the idea as a "no-brainer" and began planning. Myles Kennedy explained, "I think out of all the years of doing this [music], this experience is the top two or three highlights without a doubt.". Three songs, "Addicted To Pain", "Words Darker Than Their Wings" and "The End Is Here", were released prior to the album. Live at the Royal Albert Hall (featuring The Parallax Orchestra) Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the fourth live album by the