While the Cliffs Pavilion has been turned into a Covid-19 vaccination centre as we look to get through the pandemic, the theatre has welcomed plenty of famous faces through the years.
The theatre, in Station Road, Westcliff, was opened in 1964 having seen construction halted during the Second World War.
Plenty of us have headed to the Cliffs Pavilion for pantomimes during the festive period, but it is not just Christmas times when household names make the trip to the cliff-top venue.
Our snaps from the archive show when Oasis released a video album after performing a gig, while Bob Geldof has also been spotted at the theatre.
Rockers - Oasis' Live By The Sea video album was released after being filmed during the band's concert at the Cliffs Pavilion in 1995
Alison Moyet has wowed fans a stone’s throw from where she grew up and Chas & Dave got behind the counter to sell tickets for their own concert.
Scroll down to see just some of the famous faces who have visited and performed at the Cliffs Pavilion through the decades.
Star name - singer Bob Geldof, who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Boomtown Rats, joins Linda Chapman at the Southend theatre in 1985
Guiding the way - Davy Jones, of the Monkees, headed to the Cliffs Pavilion in 1983
Keeping it local - Southend-born singer Alison Moyet took to the stage for a gig in October 2013
Getting the money in the till - Chas & Dave sell tickets for their own concert at the Cliffs Pavilion box office
Construction - this newspaper article, dated September 6, 1963, shows Cliffs Pavilion taking shape
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Wartime scenes - the construction of Cliffs Pavilion was put on hold during the Second World War, as this snap from October 1939 shows
Reaching out - Robbie Williams mingles with his fans during a concert held at the Cliffs Pavilion in 2012
At the seaside - Oasis visited Southend in April 1995 as they played a gig in front of adoring fans at the Cliffs Pavilion
Quartet - Stereophonics headed to Southend to entertain their fans close to eight years ago
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