Editing Royal Albert Hall (section)

==Events==
[[File:RAH Opening 1871 ILN.jpg|thumb|The Hall at the opening ceremony, seen from Kensington Gardens]]
The Hall has been affectionately titled "The Nation's Village Hall".<ref>{{cite book| title=A Hedonist's Guide to London| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mRQ4it4W6sgC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+The+Nation%27s+Village+Hall&pg=PA200| publisher=Filmer.ltd| year=2006|place=London| access-date=17 June 2011| author=Tremayne Carew Pole| isbn=1-905428-03-0}}</ref> The first concert was [[Arthur Sullivan]]'s [[cantata]] ''[[On Shore and Sea]]'', performed on 1 May 1871.<ref name="G&S">{{cite web| title=Discography of Sir Arthur Sullivan: On Shore and Sea (1871)| date=24 December 2003| url=http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/sullchoral.htm#on_shore_and_sea| access-date=17 June 2011| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625050032/http://www.cris.com/~oakapple/gasdisc/sullchoral.htm#on_shore_and_sea| archive-date=25 June 2008| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Hughes">{{cite book |title=The English Musical Renaissance 1840–1940 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g-FzJC-B51EC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+opening+concert+Arthur+Sullivan&pg=PA18 |publisher=[[Manchester University Press]] |year=2001 |access-date=17 June 2011 |last1=Hughes |first1=Meirion |last2=Stradling |first2=Robert |isbn=0-7190-5830-9 |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222110025/https://books.google.com/books?id=g-FzJC-B51EC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+opening+concert+Arthur+Sullivan&pg=PA18#v=snippet&q=Royal%20Albert%20Hall%20opening%20concert%20Arthur%20Sullivan&f=false |url-status=live}}</ref>

Many events are [[promoter (entertainment)|promoted]] by the Hall, whilst since the early 1970s promoter [[Raymond Gubbay]] has brought a range of events to the Hall including opera, ballet and classical music. Some events include classical and rock concerts, conferences, banquets, ballroom dancing, poetry recitals, educational talks, motor shows, ballet, opera, film screenings and circus shows. It has hosted many sporting events, including boxing, squash, table tennis, basketball, mixed martial arts as it hosted [[UFC 38]] (the first [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] event to be held in the UK), tennis, and even a marathon. It has also hosted wrestling, including in 1991 the first official [[sumo]] wrestling tournament to be held outside Japan, with a return appearance scheduled for 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Grand Sumo Tournament to be the second elite five-day Basho tournament outside of Japan in the sport's 1500-year history |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/the-grand-sumo-tournament/ |publisher=Royal Albert Hall |access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fancy watching sumo wrestling in the historic Royal Albert Hall? Yes, really |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VCLBoIZcHo |access-date=10 December 2024 |work=ITV |date=4 December 2024 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=Japan Experiences: Fifty Years, One Hundred Views| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8s0UEX8OpUwC&q=Albert+Hall++first+Sumo+wrestling+tournament&pg=PA251| publisher=Japan Library| pages=250–251| access-date=17 June 2011| editor=Hugh Cortazzi| year=2001| isbn=1-903350-04-2| archive-date=22 February 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222110042/https://books.google.com/books?id=8s0UEX8OpUwC&q=Albert+Hall++first+Sumo+wrestling+tournament&pg=PA251#v=snippet&q=Albert%20Hall%20%20first%20Sumo%20wrestling%20tournament&f=false| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=Paul Robeson: The Years of Promise and Achievement| author=Sheila Tully Boyle and Andrew Bunie| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vuckDH3cD_EC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+sport&pg=PA210| publisher=University of Massachusetts Press| pages=210–212| isbn=1-55849-505-3| access-date=17 June 2011| year=2005| archive-date=22 February 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222110044/https://books.google.com/books?id=vuckDH3cD_EC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+sport&pg=PA210| url-status=live}}</ref> Tennis was first played at the Hall in March 1970, and the [[ATP Champions Tour]] Masters was played annually from 1997 to 2021.

The hall first hosted boxing in 1918, when it hosted a tournament between British and American servicemen. There was a [[colour bar]] in place at the Hall, preventing black boxers from fighting there, between 1923 and 1932.<ref>{{cite news |title=Worries of Jeff Dickson: Albert Hall to Abolish Colour Bar? |work=Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette |date=6 January 1932 |access-date=22 September 2019 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000640/19320106/290/0009 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Greats of British boxing such as [[Frank Bruno]], [[Prince Naseem Hamed]], [[Henry Cooper]] and [[Lennox Lewis]] have all appeared at the venue.<ref name=rah-2012>{{cite web |title=A history of boxing at the Royal Albert Hall |website=Royal Albert Hall |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2012/february/boxing-at-the-hall/ |date=1 February 2012 |access-date=4 September 2021 |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904073449/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2012/february/boxing-at-the-hall/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The hall's storied boxing history was halted in 1999 when it lost its licence to hold boxing and wrestling matches after complaints from residents about noise levels.<ref name=BBC-2012>{{cite news |title=Boxing returns to Royal Albert Hall after 13 years |date=28 April 2012 |website=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17877488 |access-date=4 September 2021 |archive-date=4 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904073448/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-17877488 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, after a legal battle, the licence to host boxing and wrestling events was restored and boxing events resumed in 2012.<ref name=BBC-2012/><ref name=rah-2012/> In 2019 [[Nicola Adams]] won the WBO Flyweight title which was the first fight for a world title at the venue since [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] took on [[Paul Lloyd (boxer)|Paul Lloyd]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Adams faces Mucino in world-title shot|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46892142|access-date=13 May 2021|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509064541/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/46892142|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Salute To the Red Army, Royal Albert Hall, London, 21 February 1943 TR687.jpg|thumb|left|WWII Salute to the [[Red Army]], February 1943]]
One notable event was a [[Pink Floyd]] concert held on 26 June 1969, the night they were banned from ever playing at the Hall again after shooting cannons, nailing things to the stage, and having a man in a gorilla suit roam the audience. At one point, Rick Wright went to the pipe organ and began to play "The End of the Beginning", the final part of "Saucerful of Secrets", joined by the brass section of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (led by the conductor, Norman Smith) and the ladies of the Ealing Central Amateur Choir.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/concerts/pink-floyd-the-final-lunacy-royal-albert-hall-london-26th-june.html |title=Pink Floyd – The Final Lunacy, Royal Albert Hall, London 26th June 1969 |access-date=9 December 2014 |archive-date=21 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021065013/http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/concerts/pink-floyd-the-final-lunacy-royal-albert-hall-london-26th-june.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A portion of the pipe organ recording is included on Pink Floyd's album ''[[The Endless River]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/music/pink-floyds-nick-mason-on-the-endless-river/ |title=For their last-ever album The Endless River, Pink Floyd recorded on a boat |date=10 November 2014 |access-date=9 December 2014 |archive-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210225852/http://www.digitaltrends.com/music/pink-floyds-nick-mason-on-the-endless-river/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 1969, Petula Clark performed an historical sold out concert, significantly filmed for the first colour broadcast on BBC. "Petula Clark in Concert at The Royal Albert Hall" was screened in colour at 1 minute past midnight on November 15 1969. 

In 1983, [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] performed two sold out concerts at the hall; at the time, their lineup featured [[the Cure]]'s guitarist [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]]. The shows were recorded and filmed for the live album and DVD ''[[Nocturne (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Nocturne]]''.<ref name=Paytress>{{cite book |last=Paytress |first=Mark |title=Siouxsie & the Banshees: The Authorised Biography |publisher=Sanctuary |year=2003 |isbn=1-86074-375-7 }}</ref>

On 22 September 2011, [[Adele]] performed a [[Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Adele album)|one-night-only concert]] as part of her [[Adele Live|tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adele > Live at The Royal Albert Hall|url=http://www.adele.tv/rah/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024231329/http://www.adele.tv/rah|archive-date=24 October 2013|access-date=11 November 2011|publisher=[[XL Recordings]]}}</ref> The concert was filmed for DVD and screened at cinemas in 26 cities around the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adele: Live At the Royal Albert Hall|format=Blu-Ray/DVD and CD|date=26 October 2011|url=http://www.adele.tv/news/361/live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-blu-ray-dvd-and-cd|publisher=Adele.tv|access-date=11 November 2020|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028183529/http://www.adele.tv/news/361/live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-blu-ray-dvd-and-cd|url-status=live}}</ref> Her performance debuted at number one in the United States with 96,000 copies sold, the highest one-week tally for a music DVD in four years. After one week, it became the best-selling music DVD of 2011. As of 28 November 2012, it had surpassed sales of one million copies in the United States and sales of three million copies worldwide and makes the first music DVD to surpass sales of one million in the USA since [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]' ''[[Farewell 1 Tour-Live from Melbourne]]'' in 2005 ([[Garth Brooks]]' ''[[The Ultimate Hits]]'' sold one million copies in 2007, but was a CD/DVD combination).<ref>{{cite web|date=5 December 2012|title=Week Ending Dec. 2, 2012. Albums: Good Week Or Bad For Keys?|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-dec-2-2012-albums-good-week-172114915.html;_ylt=AtcZVyjYklYczzrpkdfqhSsPwiUv;_ylu=X3oDMTFldjhkNmU2BG1pdANNdXNpYyBCbG9nIEluZGV4BHBvcwMzOARzZWMDTWVkaWFCbG9nSW5kZXg-;_ylg=X3oDMTFpMm9iMzh1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANibG9nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3|access-date=17 December 2012|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222105941/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-dec-2-2012-albums-good-week-172114915.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=28 November 2012|title=Adele's 21 Surpasses 10 Million in the U.S.|url=https://plus.google.com/+sonymusic/posts/4mV7ETi1Atq|access-date=29 November 2012|publisher=[[Sony Music Entertainment]]|archive-date=1 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151201154728/https://plus.google.com/+sonymusic/posts/4mV7ETi1Atq|url-status=live}}</ref> The live version of "[[Set Fire to the Rain]]" taken from her performance won the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance]] at the [[55th Grammy Awards|55th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=11 February 2013|title=Grammy Awards 2013 Winners List|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammy-awards-2013-winners-list-8236/|access-date=2 January 2022|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222110016/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammy-awards-2013-winners-list-82369/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 2 October 2011, the Hall staged the [[The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|25th-anniversary performance]] of [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]'s ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'', which was broadcast live to cinemas across the world and [[The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|filmed for DVD]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Whitman|first=Howard|title=Blu-ray Review: Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall|url=http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/84209/blu-ray-review-phantom-of-the-opera-at-the-royal-albert-hall/|work=Technologytell|publisher=technologytell.com|access-date=23 March 2012|archive-date=15 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315163016/http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/84209/blu-ray-review-phantom-of-the-opera-at-the-royal-albert-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lloyd Webber, the original London cast including [[Sarah Brightman]] and [[Michael Crawford]], and four previous actors of the titular character, among others, were in attendance – Brightman and the previous Phantoms (aside from Crawford) performed an encore.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

On 19 November 2012, the Hall hosted the 100th-anniversary performance of the [[Royal Variety Performance]], attended by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], with boy-band [[One Direction]] among the performers.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20404655 "Royal Variety Performance marks 100th anniversary"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409110327/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20404655 |date=9 April 2016 }}. BBC News. Retrieved 7 January 2013</ref> The Royal Variety Performance has since returned to the Hall in 2015 and every year since 2021.

In 2017 the Hall hosted the [[70th British Academy Film Awards]], often referred to as the [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTAs]], for the first time in 20 years, replacing the [[Royal Opera House]] at which the event had been held since 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=In pictures: Film's biggest stars celebrated at the 70th EE BAFTAs ceremony|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2017/february/in-pictures-films-biggest-stars-celebrated-at-the-70th-ee-baftas-ceremony/|website=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122409/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2017/february/in-pictures-films-biggest-stars-celebrated-at-the-70th-ee-baftas-ceremony/|url-status=live}}</ref> The BAFTAs were held regularly at the venue until moving to the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in 2023. The [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Awards]] also moved to the Albert Hall in 2017 and remain there as of 2025.

Former regular events include ''Classical Spectacular'', a Raymond Gubbay production, which performed at the Hall from 1989 to 2022. It combined popular classical music, lights and special effects. Between 1996 and 2008, the Hall hosted the annual ''[[National Television Awards]]'' all of which were hosted by [[Sir Trevor McDonald]],<ref>{{cite web|title=1996–2008 National Television Awards (NTAS)|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/our-history/explore-our-history/time-machine/1990s/|website=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208174732/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/our-history/explore-our-history/time-machine/1990s/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''[[Classic Brit Awards]]'' were hosted annually at the Hall from 2000 to 2013, and again in 2018. The [[Institute of Directors]]' Annual Convention was synonymous with the Hall for over 50 years, taking place most years between 1961 and 2016.

===Regular events===

====Royal Choral Society====
The [[Royal Choral Society]] is the longest-running regular performance at the Hall, having given its first performance as the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society on 8 May 1872.<ref>{{cite web|title=OUR PERFORMANCE HISTORY & ARCHIVE|url=http://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=PERF18720508&pos=1|website=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=22 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422211112/https://catalogue.royalalberthall.com/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Performance&id=PERF18720508&pos=1|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1876, it established the annual [[Good Friday]] performance of Handel's ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Choral Society and the Royal Albert Hall: sharing histories since 1871|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2016/march/royal-choral-society-and-the-hall-sharing-histories-since-1871/|website=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=8 December 2017|archive-date=8 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208122435/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2016/march/royal-choral-society-and-the-hall-sharing-histories-since-1871/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====BBC Proms====
[[File:BBC Proms July 2022.jpg|thumb|225px|A [[The Proms|prom]] seen from Stalls K]]
The BBC Sir Henry Wood Promenade Concerts, known as "[[The Proms]]", is a popular annual eight-week summer season of daily [[European classical music|classical music]] concerts and other events at the Hall. In 1941, following the destruction of the [[Queen's Hall]] in an [[The Blitz|air raid]], the Hall was chosen as the new venue for the Proms.<ref name="Ibbs">{{cite book| title=Ibbs and Tillett: The Rise and Fall of a Musical Empire| author=Christopher Fifield| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qz-s4zdLCNsC&q=Albert+Hall++the+proms+1941&pg=PA241| publisher=Ashgate Publishing Limited| access-date=17 June 2011| isbn=1-84014-290-1| pages=241–242| year=2005| archive-date=22 February 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222110014/https://books.google.com/books?id=qz-s4zdLCNsC&q=Albert+Hall++the+proms+1941&pg=PA241| url-status=live}}</ref> In 1944 with increased danger to the Hall, part of the Proms season was held in the [[Corn Exchange, Bedford|Bedford Corn Exchange]]. Following the end of [[World War II]] the Proms continued being held in the Hall and have done so annually every summer since. The event was founded in 1895, and now each season consists of over 70 concerts, in addition to a series of events at other venues across the United Kingdom. In 2009, the total number of concerts reached 100 for the first time. [[Jiří Bělohlávek]] described The Proms as "the world's largest and most democratic musical festival" of all such events in the world of classical music festivals.<ref>Jiří Bělohlávek, Speech from The Last Night of the Proms 2007, 8 September 2007.</ref>

Proms (short for [[promenade concert]]s) is a term which arose from the original practice of the audience promenading, or strolling, in some areas during the concert. Proms concert-goers, particularly those who stand, are sometimes described as "Promenaders", but are most commonly referred to as "Prommers".<ref>{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b5d7R_QkFakC&q=%22Prommers%22&pg=PA57| title=Subjectivities, Knowledges, and Feminist Geographies| author=Liz Bondi| publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.| place=Lahham, Maryland| year=2002| access-date=17 June 2011| pages=57–58| isbn=0-7425-1562-1| display-authors=etal| archive-date=22 February 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222105947/https://books.google.com/books?id=b5d7R_QkFakC&q=%22Prommers%22&pg=PA57#v=snippet&q=%22Prommers%22&f=false| url-status=live}}</ref>

====Cirque du Soleil====
[[Cirque du Soleil]] has performed annually, with a show being staged at the start of most years since 1996. Cirque has had to adapt many of their touring shows to perform at the venue, modifying the set, usually built for arenas or big top tents instead. The following shows have played the RAH: [[Saltimbanco]] (1996, 1997 and 2003), [[Alegría (Cirque du Soleil)|Alegría]] (1998, 1999, 2006 and 2007), [[Dralion]] (2004 and 2005), [[Varekai]] (2008 and 2010), [[Quidam]] (2009 and 2014), [[Totem (Cirque du Soleil)|Totem]] (2011, 2012 and 2019), [[Koozå]] (2013 and 2015), [[Amaluna]] (2016 and 2017), [[Ovo (Cirque du Soleil)|OVO]] (2018), [[Luzia (Cirque du Soleil)|Luzia]] (2020 and 2022), [[Kurios (Cirque du Soleil)|Kurios]] (2023), Alegría: In a New Light (2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Cirque Du Soleil presents Alegria: In a New Light|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2024/alegria/|website=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=4 January 2024|archive-date=4 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104165113/https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2024/alegria/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Corteo]] (2025).

====Classic FM Live====
[[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]] hold a popular concert twice a year with a regularly changing lineup. The concert in September 2013 had to be cancelled due to a fire alert in the Hall's basement leading to an evacuation of the building <ref>{{cite web| title=Classic FM Live: the programme| url=http://www.classicfm.com/concerts-events/classic-fm-live/pictures/classic-fm-live-programme/| access-date=20 October 2012| archive-date=1 November 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101092238/http://www.classicfm.com/concerts-events/classic-fm-live/pictures/classic-fm-live-programme/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Classic FM Live, 26 September 2013| url=https://www.classicfm.com/events/classic-fm-live/classic-fm-live/| access-date=5 July 2023| archive-date=5 July 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705184138/https://www.classicfm.com/events/classic-fm-live/classic-fm-live/| url-status=live}}</ref>

====Festival of Remembrance====
[[File:Members of the Band of the Royal Marine Corps MOD 45167343.jpg|thumb|[[Festival of Remembrance]], 2020]]
The [[Royal British Legion]] [[Festival of Remembrance]] is held annually the day before [[Remembrance Sunday]].<ref>{{cite book| title=Architecture of England, Scotland and Wales| author=Nigel R. Jones| year=2005| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=epsFOeV1mCMC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+Festival+of+Remembrance&pg=PA222| publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group| isbn=0-313-31850-6| access-date=17 June 2011| pages=220–223| archive-date=22 February 2024| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222111339/https://books.google.com/books?id=epsFOeV1mCMC&q=Royal+Albert+Hall+Festival+of+Remembrance&pg=PA222| url-status=live}}</ref>

====English National Ballet====
Since 1998 the [[English National Ballet]] has had several specially staged arena summer seasons in partnership with the Hall. These include ''Strictly Gershwin'', June 2008 and 2011, ''Swan Lake'', June 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2024, ''Romeo & Juliet (Deane)'', June 2001 and 2005, ''The Sleeping Beauty'', April – June 2000, and ''Cinderella'' June 2019 and 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Other repertoire|publisher=English National Ballet|url=http://www.ballet.org.uk/reference/other-repertoire.html|access-date=26 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720102713/http://www.ballet.org.uk/reference/other-repertoire.html|archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref>

====The Salvation Army====
The Hall has a long association with [[The Salvation Army]], hosting over 400 events since 1895. It continues to host the Salvation Army's annual Christmas concert, featuring celebrity guests and Salvation Army musicians, including the [[International Staff Songsters of the Salvation Army|International Staff Songsters]] and [[International Staff Band]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Salvation Army at 150: Key moments in their 120 years of events at the Hall|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/july/salvation-army/|access-date=24 April 2021|website=Royal Albert Hall|language=en-GB|archive-date=24 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424225933/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/july/salvation-army/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Teenage Cancer Trust====
Starting in 2000 the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] has held annual charity concerts in most years. They started as a one-off event but have expanded over the years to a week or more of evening events. [[Roger Daltrey]] of [[The Who]] was intimately involved with the planning of the events until 2024, his final year in charge includes performances from [[Young Fathers]], [[Noel Gallagher]] and [[The Chemical Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=What we do-Royal Albert Hall|url=http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/what-we-do/royal-albert-hall/|access-date=1 October 2011|archive-date=2 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002165301/http://www.teenagecancertrust.org/what-we-do/royal-albert-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Graduation ceremonies====
The Hall is used annually by the neighbouring [[Imperial College London]] and the [[Royal College of Art]] for graduation ceremonies. For several years the [[University of London]] and [[Kingston University]] also held its graduation ceremonies at the Hall.

====National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain====
{{section link|Brass_band_sections_in_the_United_Kingdom|The_National_Brass_Band_Championships_of_Great_Britain|nopage=y}}, one of the most prestigious prizes in the annual brass band contesting calendar, holds the Final of the Championship section at the Royal Albert Hall each October<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kapitol.co.uk/about/introduction |title=Introduction |website=[[Brass band sections in the United Kingdom#The National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain|National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain]] |access-date=2025-03-03}}</ref>

====Films, premières and live orchestra screenings====
The venue has screened several films since the early silent days. It was the only London venue to show William Fox's ''[[The Queen of Sheba (1921 film)|The Queen of Sheba]]'' in the 1920s.

The Hall has hosted many premières, including the UK première of Fritz Lang's ''[[Die Nibelungen]]'', ''[[101 Dalmatians (1996 film)|101 Dalmatians]]'' on 4 December 1996, the European première of [[Spandau Ballet]]'s ''Soul Boys of the Western World''<ref>[http://life.royalalberthall.com/2014/08/18/spandau-ballet-film-to-receive-its-european-premiere-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ "Spandau Ballet Film to receive its European Premiere at the Royal Albert Hall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006130342/http://life.royalalberthall.com/2014/08/18/spandau-ballet-film-to-receive-its-european-premiere-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ |date=6 October 2014 }}. Life at the Hall. Retrieved 5 October 2014</ref> and four [[James Bond in film|James Bond]] royal world premières; ''[[Die Another Day]]'' on 18 November 2002 (attended by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]]), ''[[Skyfall]]'' on 23 October 2012 (attended by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] and [[Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall]]),<ref>{{cite news|title=Skyfall premiere is biggest and best – Daniel Craig|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20044627|work=BBC News|date=24 October 2012|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425233420/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20044627|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|Spectre]]'' on 26 October 2015 (attended by [[Prince William, Duke of Cambridge]] and [[Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34639118|title=Stars join royals for Spectre premiere|date=26 October 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=28 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128104323/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34639118|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[No Time to Die]]'' on 28 September 2021 (attended by Charles, Camilla, William, Catherine).<ref>{{Cite web|title=No Time To Die: Royals sparkle at James Bond premiere as Daniel Craig 'greatly relieved' new 007 film is finally being shown|url=https://news.sky.com/story/no-time-to-die-royals-sparkle-at-james-bond-premiere-as-daniel-craig-greatly-relieved-new-007-film-is-finally-being-shown-12420614|access-date=29 September 2021|website=Sky News|language=en|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928220048/https://news.sky.com/story/no-time-to-die-royals-sparkle-at-james-bond-premiere-as-daniel-craig-greatly-relieved-new-007-film-is-finally-being-shown-12420614|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Hall held its first [[3D film|3D]] world première of ''[[Titanic 3D]]'', on 27 March 2012, with [[James Cameron]] and [[Kate Winslet]] in attendance.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17526845 "Titanic: Kate Winslet and James Cameron at 3D premiere"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410160125/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17526845 |date=10 April 2014 }}. BBC News. Retrieved 28 March 2012</ref> Since 2009, the Hall has also curated regular seasons of English-language film-and-live-orchestra screenings, including ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy, ''[[Gladiator (2000 film)|Gladiator]]'', ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'', ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', [[Interstellar (film)|''Interstellar,'']] ''[[The Matrix (film)|The Matrix]]'', ''[[West Side Story (1961 film)|West Side Story]]'', ''[[Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]'', ''[[Back to the Future (film)|Back to the Future]]'', ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'', the ''[[Harry Potter film series|Harry Potter]]'' series, ''[[Black Panther (film)|Black Panther]]'', and the world première of ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]] Live in Concert''. The first non-English-language movie to screen at the Hall was ''[[Baahubali: The Beginning]]'' (an Indian movie in Telugu and Tamil, but premiered Hindi dubbed version).

====Beyond the main stage====
The Hall hosts hundreds of events and activities beyond its main auditorium.
There are regular free art exhibitions in the ground floor Amphi corridor, which can be viewed when attending events or on dedicated viewing dates.
Visitors can take a guided tour of the Hall on most days, which includes most front-of-house areas, the auditorium, the Gallery and the Royal Retiring Room. Other tours include Behind the Scenes, Inside Out and School tours.
Children's events include Storytelling and Music Sessions for ages four and under. These take place in the Door 3 Porch and Albert's Band sessions in the Elgar Room during school holidays.
"Late Night Jazz" events in the Elgar Room, generally on a Thursday night, feature cabaret-style seating and a relaxed atmosphere with drinks available.
"Classical Coffee Mornings" are held on Sundays in the Elgar Room with musicians from the [[Royal College of Music]] accompanied with drinks and pastries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/default.aspx?tab=tours|title=What's on and Buy Tickets|publisher=Royal Albert Hall|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-date=23 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623043700/http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/default.aspx?tab=tours|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Regular performers===
[[File:Eric Clapton - Royal Albert Hall - Wednesday 24th May 2017 EricClaptonRAH240517-4 (34987270555).jpg|thumb|[[Eric Clapton]] performing on stage at the Hall in May 2017]]
[[Eric Clapton]] is a regular performer at the Hall. Since 1964, Clapton has performed at the Hall over 200 times, and has stated that performing at the venue is like "playing in my front room".<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eric-clapton-starts-royal-albert-hall-run-with-classics-and-covers-20090518 "Eric Clapton Starts Royal Albert Hall Run With Classics and Covers"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235404/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/eric-clapton-starts-royal-albert-hall-run-with-classics-and-covers-20090518 |date=9 January 2018 }}. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 7 January 2013</ref><ref>[http://life.royalalberthall.com/2012/09/eric-clapton-celebrates-50-years-as-a-professional-musician/ "Eric Clapton celebrates 50 years as a professional musician"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010062802/http://life.royalalberthall.com/2012/09/eric-clapton-celebrates-50-years-as-a-professional-musician/ |date=10 October 2013 }}. Life at the Hall. Retrieved 7 January 2013</ref><ref name="Royal Albert Hall">{{cite news|title=Exclusive pictures: Eric Clapton hits 200 Royal Albert Hall shows|url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/may/exclusive-pictures-eric-clapton-hits-200-royal-albert-hall-shows/|issue=24 May 2015|publisher=Royal Albert Hall|date=9 January 2018|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-date=9 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909172857/http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/may/exclusive-pictures-eric-clapton-hits-200-royal-albert-hall-shows/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 1964, Clapton made his first appearance at the Hall with [[the Yardbirds]]. It was also the venue for his band [[Cream (band)|Cream]]'s [[Cream's Farewell Concert|farewell concerts]] in 1968 and reunion shows in 2005. He also instigated the [[Concert for George]], which was held at the Hall on 29 November 2002 to pay tribute to one of Clapton's lifelong friends, former [[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[George Harrison]], as well as the ''[[Jeff Beck]] Tribute'' concerts held in May 2023. Clapton passed 200 shows at the Hall in 2015, and his next concerts are scheduled for May 2025.<ref name="Royal Albert Hall"/>

[[Shirley Bassey]] is one of the Hall's most prolific female headline performers, having appeared multiple times at the venue between 1971 and 2022.<ref name="Shirley Bassey"/> Her most recent appearance in October 2022 saw her headline a celebration of 60 years of the music of James Bond, performing "[[Diamonds Are Forever (soundtrack)|Diamonds Are Forever]]" and "[[Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)|Goldfinger]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Albert Hall To Host Anniversary Concert|publisher=007.com|date=12 August 2022|url=https://www.007.com/the-sound-of-007-in-concert-coming-to-the-royal-albert-hall/|access-date=15 January 2024|archive-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601080407/https://www.007.com/the-sound-of-007-in-concert-coming-to-the-royal-albert-hall/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[James Last]] appeared 90 times at the Hall between 1973 and 2015, making him the most frequent non-British performer to have played the venue.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Last to say farewell at Royal Albert Hall|publisher=Music-news|date=12 February 2015|url=http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=James-Last-to-say-farewell-at-Royal-Albert-Hall&nItemID=87161|access-date=10 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402175517/http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=James-Last-to-say-farewell-at-Royal-Albert-Hall&nItemID=87161|url-status=live}}</ref>