Royal Albert Hall Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, which has held the Proms concerts annually each summer since 1941. It has a capacity of up to 5,272 seats. The Hall is a registered charity held in trust for the nation and receives no public or government funding. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage and it has become one of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings. The location of some of the most notable
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Joan Armatrading album) and "Joan Armatrading". AllMusic's Thom Jurek observed that: "Armatrading's guitar playing has never been more agile or visceral", adding that she is "a virtuoso". He went on to describe the songs on the album as "anthemic", "soulful", "stinging" and "electrifying", drawing attention to Armatrading's "emotional depth and unique vocal phrasing", concluding that "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" is "the most electrifying live album in Armatrading's long career". Allan Wilkinson of "Northern Sky Magazine" noted that "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" has "a stellar cast of musicians" and is "testament to the continued life and work of the UK's