The Piece Hall

This financial period saw The Piece Hall re focus on its core objectives with a comprehensive programme championing culture, community and commerce in this unique heritage site. Importantly, The Piece Hall also saw a turnaround in its financial performance, posting a surplus of almost £357,000 in its accounts. TK Maxx presents Live at The Piece Hall 2025 was our biggest concert series to date and saw the building transform into a world class music venue welcoming more than 185,000 people.

In August 2025, Counterculture was commissioned by The Piece Hall Trust to undertake an assessment of the economic impact of The Piece Hall (TPH), Halifax. A significant economic impact assessment undertaken by leading professional services providers for the heritage and cultural sectors, Counterculture, has looked at the local, regional and national benefits brought by The Piece Hall.

The 18 months covered in this review saw a huge amount of activity and innovation at The Piece Hall: from Coronation celebrations to car rallies, music masterclasses to massive markets, art installations to an integration festival, dance days to roller discos, plus ‘trick or treat’ and tractor trails. The Live at The Piece Hall (LATPH) summer gigs in this period saw a jaw dropping 56 shows, featuring stars from across the globe, which were attended by more than 300,000 people.

The financial year 2022-23 was a year of firsts for The Piece Hall. It saw the fifth anniversary of the venue’s re-opening and marked a time of both reflecting on just how far it has come in such a short space of time, alongside a laser focus on the future, and where this unique and precious asset is heading.

Our Annual Review for 2021-22 covers the post lockdown period which saw The Piece Hall re-open as quickly and safely as possible, facilitating both emotional and economic recovery for the people of Calderdale.

The Piece Hall is marking the fifth anniversary of its 2017 re-opening following a multi-million pound refurbishment with the news that the venue has now welcomed over 10 million visitors (10,500,300) despite being affected for over a year of this by lockdowns and restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This review tells the story of an unprecedented 12 months, as the financial year 2020-21 started and ended in national lockdown due to the global COVID-19 Pandemic.

Our Annual Review 2020-21, covers the period when the pandemic threatened not only livelihoods but a way of life.

The Piece Halls "Exemplar" performance has been highlighted in its first annual review, detailing the period of its 2019-20 financial year.

This annual review tells the story of the financial year 2019/20 for The Piece Hall. Although the year ended with the dual setbacks of Storm Dennis and the first COVID-19 lockdown, both of which forced The Piece Hall to close temporarily, it is an inspiring story of growth, success and progress.

Article on how The Piece Hall has helped boost the Local Economy since re-opening in August 2017.