Melbourne's historic Festival Hall is set to be saved from being demolished, with Heritage Victoria recommending the venue be registered.
As ABC reports, if Heritage Victoria is successful in registering the 100-year-old space, which has hosted the likes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, it would mean any development of the site would need approval.
It comes after owners revealed plans to sell the site to Melbourne City Council this past January, proposing two 16-storey towers at the site, believed to cost $65 million, which would include apartments, office spaces and retail stores.
"Melburnians are really passionate about their heritage, whether it's the Queen Victoria Market or Festival Hall or many of our great historic buildings," Victoria's Planning Minister, Richard Wynne, said.
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"To have Festival Hall listed is incredibly important.
"For so many of us we've been to Festival Hall for all sorts of different occasions. It's a really important part of our history."
Other names to who have performed at Festival Hall in recent times include Liam Gallagher, Gang Of Youths, Patti Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age and Peking Duk, while future gigs include The Wombats, MGMT and Courtney Barnett.
Aussie favourites Angus & Julia Stone are scheduled to play at the venue this Saturday.
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