London folks - The Astoria closes today

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  • Sarah_Jayne
    Now with more Jayne
    • Dec 2002
    • 40077

    #1

    London folks - The Astoria closes today

    Ah, the gigs I have seen there. Possibly the sweatiest venue I have been to but with great atmosphere and good view of the stage from just about anywhere.

    Being demolished for a new train line.
  • tranza
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    • Jun 2003
    • 57559

    #2
    Yea Sarah, sorry for this but the life is hard... hahahaha
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    • marcjacob
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2003
      • 1063

      #3
      I used to love g.a.y there back in the day. I heard they merged with Heaven now. Very sad to see Astoria going
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      • SayWhut
        Confirmed User
        • Jan 2008
        • 962

        #4
        Thought it was already shut. Astoria 2 is still open though right? I went there a couple of months back for an awesome gig.

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        • Sarah_Jayne
          Now with more Jayne
          • Dec 2002
          • 40077

          #5
          Originally posted by marcjacob
          I used to love g.a.y there back in the day. I heard they merged with Heaven now. Very sad to see Astoria going
          One of the funniest gigs I have been to was at the Astoria. It was Cradle of Filth and the gay night club night was going to start right afterwards. This is back when you could smoke in there. During the encore they started spraying the smell of strawberries into the place to 'clean out' the metal guy smell. All these 'tough' metal guys started going 'I smell strawberries?'.

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          • Sarah_Jayne
            Now with more Jayne
            • Dec 2002
            • 40077

            #6
            Originally posted by SayWhut
            Thought it was already shut. Astoria 2 is still open though right? I went there a couple of months back for an awesome gig.
            I don't know. I was wondering about the mean fiddler where most of the metal gigs are because that is a good venue too. A nightmare to get out from afterwards with the stupid staircases but good once you are in it.

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            • The Victorian
              Registered User
              • Jan 2009
              • 76

              #7
              It opened in 1927 and so after my time but the news is quite dreadful.
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              • Sarah_Jayne
                Now with more Jayne
                • Dec 2002
                • 40077

                #8
                Originally posted by The Victorian
                It opened in 1927 and so after my time but the news is quite dreadful.

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                • sue
                  Confirmed User
                  • Mar 2002
                  • 495

                  #9
                  Ouch, sad to hear that. I was there the first time in the late 80´s and I try to go everytime I am in London. Had some great nights there for sure.

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                  • borked
                    Totally Borked
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 6284

                    #10
                    Only ever went to the astoria to rock my tits off at G.A.Y.
                    Fantastic venue and sad it's closing - what's it to become?

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                    • borked
                      Totally Borked
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 6284

                      #11
                      Being demolished for a new train line.
                      oops, didn't read that bit, but WTF??? How the hell can a train line fit in that area of London??

                      Oh, booo, borked does not approve of this venture

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                      • Sarah_Jayne
                        Now with more Jayne
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 40077

                        #12
                        Originally posted by borked
                        oops, didn't read that bit, but WTF??? How the hell can a train line fit in that area of London??

                        Oh, booo, borked does not approve of this venture
                        underground.....

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                        • borked
                          Totally Borked
                          • Feb 2005
                          • 6284

                          #13
                          and they need to demolish to tunnel?

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                          • Sarah_Jayne
                            Now with more Jayne
                            • Dec 2002
                            • 40077

                            #14
                            Originally posted by borked
                            and they need to demolish to tunnel?
                            I guess..it is very near the existing Tottenham Court Road underground station (like next door) and I think that is all being revamped. It is one of the most cluster fuck prone stations on the line so I can understand it needing to be brought up to date. I hate getting off the train there but it is one of those that you just need to use sometimes.

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