I live in an area of the world which has its fair share of Corn Exchanges. These are buildings where were formerly places where grain prices were decided, and exchanges or trades made. A lot of the wealth of East Anglia came from such trades.
This BBC article explored the way that many of them have become music venues.
They include Cambridge Corn Exchange, which has featured on this blog several times - I have seen many bands there over the years - including Steve Hackett, Marillion, Salif Keita, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Richard Thompson and many others.
At King's Lynn's Corn Exchange, I've seen bands including Kate Rusby and Capercaillie.
Do you have a Corn Exchange in your town or city which is used as a concert venue?
Who have you seen there? Let me know in the comments.
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