A new stage for Crystal Palace Bowl

ForestHull · February 14, 2021, 1:30pm

The legendary Crystal Palace Bowl in South London has hosted the likes of Pink Floyd and Bob Marley, while in 2021 the venue celebrates its 60th birthday. However, the striking open-air concert stage that sits on the site has been dormant for more than a decade and sadly fallen into a state of disrepair over recent years.

Having recently registered the stage as an Asset of Community Value, we’re now determined to reboot the 'Rusty Laptop’- as its affectionately known by locals.

With your support, our first step would be to resurface the large stage floor area with a durable new timber decking and undertake essential maintenance works in the back-of-house structure.

This would allow the venue to form a striking backdrop to live music, dance and drama and make the space safe for the community to explore and enjoy as we work to define its future.

So please pledge to #BackTheBowl and help us fund a new stage and a new start, for the Rusty Laptop in Crystal Palace Park!

What we’ll deliver:

Remove the current stage flooring, which is deteriorated and unsafe.

Renew the 375 square metre stage area with a new, durable and long lasting Ekki timber flooring.

Maintenance of the essential back-of-house services and facilities.