From hometown heroes Embrace to comedy icons the Chuckle Brothers there has been something for everyone to enjoy throughout the years. Here are 17 performers who have attracted the crowds to Halifax. For more of our picture galleries click here to see iconic Halifax nightclubs of the past, here for pictures from a night out back in the early 2010s and click here for things that you can no longer do in Halifax town centre.

17. What should've been...
Pop band McFly were supposed to perform at the Victoria Theatre back in 2007 but due to illness the concert was cancelled at short notice. This left angry teenage fans waiting outside the venue to be picked up by their parents. | jpimedia
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