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From Faith No More to faith healing: Melbourne’s Festival Hall sold to Hillsong Church – The Guardian
Purchase of beloved building by evangelical church sparks backlash, with some musicians vowing to boycott venue, which will remain open to outside performances
Melbournes beloved music venue, Festival Hall, has been purchased by evangelical Christian church Hillsong.
The concert hall, which has hosted world-famous acts including the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and the Bay City Rollers, has been up for sale for more than three years.
During one of Hillsongs virtual church services on Sunday, senior pastor Brian Houston announced they had purchased the property under their new commercial entity Community Venues.
Since early 2019 we began to talk about Festival…
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