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Belfast Waterfront is a multi-purpose conference and entertainment centre, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed by local architects' firm Robinson McIlwaine. The hall is located in Lanyon Place, the flagship development of the Laganside Corporation. The development is named after the architect Charles Lanyon.
The hall is a key venue for the Belfast Festival at Queen's and for concerts given by the Ulster Orchestra.
During their 2002 tour, in promotion of their album Right Now, famous pop trio Atomic Kitten recorded their Right Here, Right Now DVD at the auditorium.
Planxty performed there on 19, 20 and 21 January 2005 as part of their series of reunion concerts.
In 2011 the Waterfront hosted the Sinn Féin Ardfheis, the first time for it to be held in Belfast.
On March 15, 2013, American country music singer Carrie Underwood played a concert as part of her Blown Away Tour.
On January 18, 2014 Britain's Got Talent auditions were in here. The auditions were for the Series 8 of the show. The auditions were shown on April 14, 2014.
The annual Christmas show, 'The Music Box', starring Peter Corry was hosted by the Waterfront Hall in December 2013.
Westlife lead vocalist Shane Filan played at the hall as a solo artist in 2017.
The 2018 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards are due to take place at the Hall on 4 April. It will be the first time the awards have taken place in Belfast.
The annual snooker tournament, The Northern Ireland Open has been held at the venue since its second year in 2017.
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