Festival Hall (Melbourne)

Festival Hall is a heritage listed[2] entertainment venue located at 300 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria.

In 1915 it came under the control of John Wren[5] (chairman) and Dick Lean (general manager) of Stadiums Limited as a multi-function venue for boxing and pro wrestling.

It quickly became known to locals as "the House of Stoush", as over the years it has featured some of the greatest names in Australian boxing including Lionel Rose, Johnny Famechon, Anthony Mundine, Lester Ellis and Barry Michael.

The Stadium was renamed Festival Hall in the early 1960s to reflect its increasing use as Melbourne's largest live entertainment venue at the time.

[citation needed] Festival Hall's versatile set-up has been used for many events including a weekly conversion into a television studio for the production of The Price is Right for the Seven Network.

In January 2018, Stadiums Australia proposed that the site becomes a pair of apartment towers while retaining the front facade, with the intention of selling the project, saying it could no longer compete with other newer venues.

Festival Hall in concert configuration (July 2024)