Helmut-List-Halle, Event venue in Waagner-Biro-Straße, Graz, Austria.

The Helmut-List-Halle is an event venue in Graz with glass walls and an exposed steel frame that give it a distinctly industrial look. The interior has no fixed layout and can be arranged differently for each event, from concerts to dance and theater.

The hall occupies the riveted steel-and-glass Workshop IX of Waagner-Biro AG, a bridge-building and smithy firm whose Graz site dates to 1899. By 2002 the factory hall was slated for demolition; architect Markus Pernthaler converted it, and it opened on 9 January 2003 with Beat Furrer's "Begehren", also launching Graz's Cultural Capital year.

The hall is named after Helmut List, whose company AVL List owned the factory building; the name recalls the industrial origin rather than a funding role. The street in front, Waagner-Biro-Straße, keeps the name of the steel firm that built the 1950s workshop hall, without the accent on the "o". The opening on 9 January 2003 was a staged premiere of Beat Furrer's "Begehren", which also launched Graz's year as European Capital of Culture.

The hall sits close to the center of Graz and is easy to reach by tram. It is worth checking in advance what event is on, as the entrance point and room layout can change significantly depending on the program.

Although the exterior of the building has barely changed since its factory days, the interior has no fixed floor, stage, or seating. This means the same space can look and feel completely different from one event to the next.