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32-529: The Global Awards 2018 ceremony was held on Thursday 1 March 2018 at London's Eventim Apollo . It started at 7:30 pm and was shown live on Capital TV and Heart TV . It was also available to watch on the Capital FM Website, on all the socials and on the radio. The Capital FM Global Awards radio schedule was as follows: Backstage on Capital Drive Time from 4 pm GMT until 7 pm GMT and then JJ, live from backstage from 7 pm GMT chatting to

64-662: A Bruce Springsteen concert held there in 1975 was released as part of the Born to Run 30th Anniversary Edition package; later the CD Hammersmith Odeon London '75 was released. Melodic death metal band In Flames also released a DVD that featured footage of a December 2004 performance there. Comedian and actor Eddie Izzard 's show Glorious was also released as a DVD. Rush recorded their 1978 performance and later included it in their three-disc set, Different Stages . American musician Tori Amos released

96-589: A deal in June 2012 to buy the Hammersmith Apollo from the HMV Group. Following the acquisition, Eventim UK would play a major role in the ticketing of the venue, with the firms saying in a joint statement, "The Hammersmith Apollo will provide a complementary fit to both AEG and CTS's existing UK operations". At the beginning of 2013 a partnership between Eventim and SMG Europe was officially announced. At

128-421: A new lift and about 1,200 organ pipes housed in large chambers above the front stalls ceiling. Having fallen into disrepair, the organ was disconnected in the 1990s and the console removed from the building. At the insistence of English Heritage and the local council, however, it was reinstated and the entire organ restored. At a launch party, on 25 July 2007, an invited audience and media representatives witnessed

160-572: A recital by Richard Hills. Many bands have released live albums, videos or DVDs of concerts held at the Apollo, such as Queen , Black Sabbath , Rush , DIO , Hawkwind , Iron Maiden , Celtic Frost , Kings of Leon , Tears for Fears , Bananarama , Dire Straits , Frank Zappa , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , David Bowie , Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , Japan , Erasure , Spear of Destiny , Motörhead , and Robbie Williams . In September 1979 Gary Numan recorded his Touring Principle show at

192-720: A series of six live albums in 2005 known as The Original Bootlegs , one of which was recorded at the Apollo. Photographs of The Who outside the Hammersmith Odeon appear on their 1973 album Quadrophenia . Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour performed three nights at the venue in April 1984 which was documented on the David Gilmour Live 1984 concert film. These shows are of note as Roy Harper guested on "Short and Sweet" and Gilmour's Pink Floyd bandmate Nick Mason played drums on " Comfortably Numb ". In 1984

224-763: The Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, and formerly known as the Hammersmith Odeon , is a live entertainment performance venue, originally built as a cinema called the Gaumont Palace . Located in Hammersmith, London , it is an art deco Grade II* listed building . Designed by Robert Cromie, who also renovated the Prince of Wales Theatre , in the Art Deco style, it opened in 1932 as

256-407: The Gaumont Palace , with a seating capacity of nearly 3,500 people, being renamed the Hammersmith Odeon in 1962. It has had a string of names and owners, most recently AEG Live and Eventim UK . It became a Grade II listed building in 1990. The venue was later refurbished and renamed Labatt's Apollo following a sponsorship deal with Labatt Brewing Company (1993 or 1994). In 2002, the venue

288-590: The Hammersmith Apollo with AEG live in 2012. The parties purchased the venue under jointly owned new company Stage C Limited. It was subsequently announced that Eventim UK would manage the ticketing operations for the venue. Following the acquisition of the Apollo from the HMV Group , Stage C Limited managed a £5 million renovation of the Grade II* Listed building. The renovations began in

320-660: The Apollo in 2006. The Hammersmith Apollo is seen in the American romantic comedy film Just My Luck where McFly perform. In the movie, the venue stands-in for the Hard Rock Café. It is also the location in The Football Factory where the Chelsea fans board the bus for Liverpool. It is mentioned in the poem "Glam Rock: The Poem" by the poet Robert Archambeau . The exterior of the (then) Gaumont Palace

352-577: The CTS equipment at Live Nation venues. At the time of Eventim UK's foundation, a merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster was given the green light by the Competition Commission in the UK. On 5 April 2010, Eventim UK's parent company CTS Eventim, filed an arbitration complaint over Live Nation and Ticketmaster's merger. This was following the termination of the contract by Live Nation. This

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384-523: The London-based band Iron Maiden recorded side 4 of their double live album 'Live After Death' at the venue. Iron Maiden's affection for the Hammersmith Odeon previously resulted in the filming of a 1982 performance which was subsequently released as Beast over Hammersmith . Other acts have made music videos featuring clips from performances at the Apollo; Kelly Clarkson made a special version of her " Breakaway " video using clips from her concert at

416-451: The Odeon on 22–23 July 1983, and the resulting album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was released the following year. Kylie Minogue performed a one-off concert in the venue in 2003 and released a DVD of the performance in 2004. Minogue also performed the last show of her Anti Tour in the venue on 3 April 2012. Girls Aloud released a DVD of their concert at the Apollo in 2005. A DVD of

448-460: The UK following their merger. Live Nation and Ticketmaster had previously attempted to merge in 2009, but the move was blocked. The merger was said to be breaching various terms of the CTS Eventim and Live Nation partnership contract, which had been in place since 2007. In June 2013, the arbitration between CTS Eventim and Live Nation was settled, over 3 years after it was initially filed. It

480-664: The United Kingdom . Winners were announced through the company's official website and on social network pages on 14 April 2022. As with the two previous ceremonies, the Global Awards 2023 was not held in a physical location. Winners were announced live on-air through the Global radio stations Capital FM , Capital XTRA , Heart FM , Radio X and Smooth Radio and the company's official website and on social network pages on 31 March 2023. The 2024 Global Awards ceremony

512-399: The ceremony. The Global Awards 2020 was held at London's Eventim Apollo on 5 March 2020. There were performances and guest appearances from Ellie Goulding , Camila Cabello , Aitch , Stereophonics , Tones and I , Aled Jones and Russell Watson . Roman Kemp and Myleene Klass returned to host and were joined by new co-host Kate Garraway who replaced Rochelle Humes. The Global Awards 2021

544-672: The company would raise money to fund a joint venture with the MAMA Group, to run eleven live music venues across the United Kingdom, including the Hammersmith Apollo. As a result, the venue was named HMV Apollo from 2009 until 2012. Other venues purchased include The Forum in London's Kentish Town, the Birmingham Institute and Aberdeen's Moshulu. The venue was sold by HMV Group in May 2012 to AEG Live and CTS Eventim . In 2013,

576-409: The entertainment and ticketing industry – since June 2009. Eventim entered the market in 2009 following an agreement between CTS Eventim and Live Nation Entertainment . By the end of 2009 the company was selling tickets for a number of events, including West End shows and The Isle of Wight Festival . Eventim partners with SMG Europe in the UK to provide ticketing solutions for 3 major UK arenas,

608-542: The guests. Performances and special appearances from Sam Smith , Rita Ora , Kasabian , Martin Garrix , Andrea Bocelli and Liam Payne . Roman Kemp , Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass hosted the ceremony. The Global Awards 2019 was held at London’s Eventim Apollo on 7 March 2019. There were performances and guest appearances from Little Mix , Lang Lang , Blossoms , Anne-Marie , Mark Ronson and Mabel . Roman Kemp, Rochelle Humes and Myleene Klass returned to host

640-464: The latter format, the venue can accommodate around 5,000 people. The venue's listing was upgraded to Grade II* status in 2005. In 2006, the venue reverted to its former name, the Hammersmith Apollo. In 2007, the original 1932 Compton pipe organ, still present from the building's days as a cinema, was restored. The building was then bought by the MAMA Group. On 14 January 2009, a placing announcement by HMV Group revealed that by selling additional shares,

672-459: The partnership started in 2012. In the summer of 2013, Eventim UK announced it was to become the name sponsor of the Hammersmith Apollo in partnership with co-owners AEG Live . The venue was renamed the Eventim Apollo ahead of the first event after its refurbishment on 7 September 2013. CTS Eventim launched Eventim UK Ltd. and it was incorporated in January 2009. At the time of their launch,

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704-483: The summer of 2013 and the venue reopened as the Eventim Apollo on 7 September with a concert from US popstar Selena Gomez . Since the rebranding of the venue Kate Bush announced a run of 22 live dates, her first in over 30 years, which sold out in just 15 minutes. Eventim UK launched FanSale, a secondary ticketing site in late 2017. Tickets can only be resold at the original cost and are validated against

736-563: The ticketing brand was already responsible for selling tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival and it was announced that the company had arranged to take over Live Nation's UK ticketing operations within the first month of operation. The change of ticketing operations for Live Nation included the installation of CTS ticketing hardware at various UK stadiums and theatres. This included Manchester Apollo, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff and Southampton Guildhall, all of which spent late 2009 and January 2010 testing

768-602: The time of the deal, SMG Europe were the UK's largest arena operator. The deal meant Eventim would be responsible for ticketing at five SMG venues including the newly constructed First Direct Arena , the Manchester Arena , Metro Radio Arena , Playhouse Whitley Bay and Mill Volvo Tyne Theatre . It was announced in November 2014 that Eventim will take over ticketing operations for East London venue Troxy . Eventim UK's parent company CTS Eventim jointly acquired

800-405: The venue was closed for an extensive refurbishment which was carried out by architect Foster Wilson. The venue reopened as the Eventim Apollo on 7 September 2013, with a concert performance by Selena Gomez . The original 1932 Compton pipe organ remains installed at the Apollo and was fully restored to playing condition in 2007. It has a four-manual console which rises through the stage on

832-493: The venue. Kate Bush released a video and record EP of her concerts at the Odeon from her first tour in 1979. Duran Duran recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on 16 November 1982 and released Live at Hammersmith '82! . Depeche Mode made one of its first concert videos for a Danish television at the Hammersmith on 25 October 1982. Dire Straits played the final two concerts of their eight-month long Love Over Gold Tour at

864-409: Was again renamed, this time to Carling Apollo after Carling brewery struck a deal with the owners, US-based Clear Channel Entertainment, now IHeartMedia . The event was marked by rock band AC/DC playing a one-off concert. All 5,000 tickets sold out in 4 minutes. In 2003, the stalls seats were made removable and now some concerts have full seating whilst others have standing-only in the stalls. In

896-465: Was following the switch by Live Nation's ticketing solution from Ticketmaster to Eventim in February 2010. The complaint came after 3 years of partnership between CTS Eventim and Live Nation, who originally announced a partnership in 2007. Up until that point, Live Nation had worked closely with Ticketmaster for their ticketing solutions. 2010 saw Live Nation begin to work closely with Ticketmaster in

928-549: Was held on Friday 22 March 2024 live on-air through the Global radio stations Capital FM, Capital XTRA, Heart FM, Radio X and Smooth Radio.   Public vote   Jury vote   Not awarded According to the Global Awards website, the voters used a secure online website to vote in 2018. Each voter was allowed to vote up to 5 times. To date, categories are judged by music industry representatives. Eventim Apollo The Hammersmith Apollo , currently called

960-457: Was not held in a physical location due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom . The awards ceremony did not publish a list of nominees as in previous editions, announcing the winners through the company's official website and on socialnetwork pages. The list of winners is below: The Global Awards 2022 was not held in a physical location due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in

992-449: Was ruled that Live Nation were not liable for any costs to CTS Eventim. Following the arbitration complaint from CTS Eventim, it was announced in late 2011 that a silent deal between CTS Eventim and SMG Europe had been agreed. The deal was to last an initial 5 years and would be implemented at the start of 2013. The deal would see a number of UK based arenas begin to use Eventim's ticketing systems. AEG Live and CTS Eventim entered into

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1024-411: Was used as the "Grand" cinema in the 1957 British film The Smallest Show on Earth . Eventim UK Eventim UK is an events and ticket agent, based in London, England. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Europe's largest ticket retailer, CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA . Eventim has been a member of STAR (The Society Of Ticket Agents And Retailers) – the UK self-regulatory body for

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