The first concert was performed on the evening of 16 May 1938, by the Old Royals Association, with Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth and several other soloists.

Comedians, such as Ken Dodd, Peter Kay and Jim Davidson, have appeared at the hall.

It has also staged some sports events.
Throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s professional wrestling was broadcast live from the venue on Saturday afternoons.
On 16 March 2006 the venue was first utilized by the Professional Darts Corporation as it hosted Week 4 of the 2006 Premier League Darts.
From 2007 the venue has staged the Grand Slam of Darts.
However the tournament in 2018 was moved to Aldersley Leisure Village due to on going refurbishments at the Civic Hall.
Gary Anderson, having competed every year in tournament since its conception, says he prefers the Civic Hall over the new venue. "
The Civic Hall - that was the Grand Slam of Darts."

There have also been some memorable concerts.
Morrissey played his first solo performance at the Civic Hall on 22 December 1988.
Nirvana performed All Apologies for the first time before a live audience at the Civic Hall on 6 November 1991 and Louise Redknapp performed there on the final date of her Soft and Gentle Tour on 18 December 1997.
More recently, the Welsh rock band, the Manic Street Preachers, gave a concert in June 2015.
The first concert was performed on the evening of 16 May 1938, by the Old Royals Association, with Anne Ziegler, Webster Booth and several other soloists.
Comedians, such as Ken Dodd, Peter Kay and Jim Davidson, have appeared at the hall.
It has also staged some sports events. Throughout much of the 1970s and 1980s professional wrestling was broadcast live from the venue on Saturday afternoons. On 16 March 2006 the venue was first utilized by the Professional Darts Corporation as it hosted Week 4 of the 2006 Premier League Darts. From 2007 the venue has staged the Grand Slam of Darts. However the tournament in 2018 was moved to Aldersley Leisure Village due to on going refurbishments at the Civic Hall. Gary Anderson, having competed every year in tournament since its conception, says he prefers the Civic Hall over the new venue. "The Civic Hall - that was the Grand Slam of Darts." 
There have also been some memorable concerts. Morrissey played his first solo performance at the Civic Hall on 22 December 1988. Nirvana performed All Apologies for the first time before a live audience at the Civic Hall on 6 November 1991 and Louise Redknapp performed there on the final date of her Soft and Gentle Tour on 18 December 1997. More recently, the Welsh rock band, the Manic Street Preachers, gave a concert in June 2015.
Wolverhampton Civic Hall