The Palace Theatre & Grand Hall Complex is a mutli-purpose entertainment arena complex in

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

, which was originally opened as a corn exchange in 1863 and converted to a theatre in 1903. The red-sandstone Italianate tower, by James Ingram, dominates the cross at London Road and Green Street. The building is A-Listed and was one of James Ingram's finest designs in

In popular culture

British glam rock band The Sweet wrote their song " The Ballroom Blitz" about a concern they were performing at the Palace Theatre and Grand Hall when they were bottled off the stage during a performance in January 1973.

Notable events

* In 2022, the Grand Hall hosted the 2022 BBC New Comedy Award.https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/bbc-new-comedy-awards/episodes/2/4/

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{{East Ayrshire Theatres in Kilmarnock Buildings and structures in Kilmarnock Category A listed buildings in East Ayrshire