| London Astoria | ||
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 The front of the Astoria |
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| Location(s) | Soho, London | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Years active | 1976 — present | |
| Capacity | 1,600 — 2,000 | |
| Owner | Festival Republic / MAMA Group | |
| Promotions | G-A-Y | |
| Website | festivalrepublic.com | |
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History
The Astoria was built on the site of a former pickle factory and opened in 1927 as a cinema. It was later converted for theatrical use in 1976 and is now exclusively a music venue with a capacity of 2,000. The Astoria is connected to Astoria 2 such that the two venues can function as a single venue where needed. By far its busiest nights are the G-A-Y promotions. G-A-Y is a Gay Nightclub in London. It operated from the London Astoria music venue for 15 years until July 2008
It has played host to many up-and-coming bands, such as Radiohead and Nirvana in 1989. Radiohead Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. The venue would also host world famous bands wishing to play low-profile shows, including U2 in 2001[1], The Rolling Stones in 2003, Pearl Jam in 2006 and Oasis's first performance of their 2005 tour. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blur also played a five-night residency in 2003. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 The venue plays host to the popular nightclub G-A-Y, which sees many celebrities visit and perform music for the assembled crowd. G-A-Y is a Gay Nightclub in London. It operated from the London Astoria music venue for 15 years until July 2008
Mean Fiddler acquired the lease for the London Astoria in May 2000, 'securing the future of live music at one of London’s most famous rock ‘n’ roll venues. ' It has since been the primary choice for well-established bands' intimate club gigs in London. Big names to have played the Astoria include: The Cranberries, HIM, Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Ash, Blur, Radiohead, Dirty Pretty Things, Supergrass, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Killing Joke, Pendulum, The Libertines, Megadeth, Martin Gore, Oasis, Amy Winehouse, Green Day, Rage Against the Machine, and System of a Down. The Cranberries were an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1990 HIM is a rock band from Finland formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo, guitarist Mikko Lindström, In sramanic philosophy Nirvana (निर्वाण| Nirvāṇa; निब्बान Nibbāna; Prakrit: णिव्वाण Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Muse are Ash are an Alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992 Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Radiohead Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001 Kasabian are an English rock band from Leicester, formed by Tom Meighan (vocals Sergio Pizzorno (guitar and vocals Chris Edwards (bass Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie rock band who formed in 1997 Killing Joke are an English Post-punk rock band formed in 1979 Pendulum is an Australian Drum and bass group originally from Perth, Australia. The Libertines were an English Indie rock band Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar and Carl Barât (vocals/lead Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Martin Gore (born Martin Lee Gore, 23 July 1961, Basildon, Essex, England) is an English Songwriter, Lyricist In Geography, an oasis (plural oases) or Cienega ( Southwestern United States) is an isolated area of vegetation in a Desert, typically Green Day is an American rock trio Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in The Astoria also hosted the final gig by Manic Street Preachers, before Richey Edwards' disappearance. Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the " Manics " or " MSP " are a Welsh rock band consisting of James Richard "Richey" James Edwards (born 22 December 1967 in Blackwood, Wales, UK) (also known as Richey James
Only two unsigned bands have managed to sell out the Astoria, the first being The Darkness, second being Enter Shikari, although the latter created and run their own record company. The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band Enter Shikari (ɛntɜr ʃɪkɑriː is a British band formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire where all four members are from
Recordings
Radiohead recorded a whole concert on VHS called Live at the Astoria which was released on 27 May 1994 and later re-released on DVD on November 21, 2005 in the UK and one day later in the USA and Canada. Radiohead Live at the Astoria (released 1995) is a live concert video of Radiohead 's show at the London Astoria venue on 27 May 1994 Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Sum 41 recorded a whole live concert on the DVD "Introduction to destruction in 2001. Sum 41 (sometimes referred to as The Sums) is a Canadian Pop punk band from Ajax Ontario.
Marillion recorded their live dvd "Marbles on the road" at two sold out shows at the Astoria in July 2004. Marillion are a British rock group Formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England in 1979 their recorded studio output comprises
Hard-Fi's DVD, In Operation, is a full live performance at one of their sold out shows at the Astoria during their sold-out 2005, December tour. Hard-Fi are an English Indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003 DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In Operation is the first live DVD from Hard-Fi, filmed at London's historic Astoria venue and the full live performance during their sold Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of It reached #62 in the UK CHart as it was bundled with a remix CD, thus making it legible. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom.
The Eels recorded their album "EELS Live and in person!" at the Astoria in 2006. Eels (often typeset as eels or EELS) is an American rock band formed by singer/songwriter Mark Oliver Everett, better known as A Man Called
Also InMe did the recording of their live album Caught: White Butterfly at the Astoria. InMe are an English Alternative metal band from Brentwood, Essex formed in 1996 Caught White Butterfly is a 2006 live album from English rock band InMe.
Destruction
The Astoria was sold in June 2006 by Compco Holdings property group Derwent Valley Central for £23. 75m, who were rumoured to be planning to convert the site into to a combination of shops, flats and offices to take advantage of an increase in property prices for the 2012 Olympics [2].
On the 13th of August 2007, Mean Fiddler completed its merger with the MAMA Group and no longer operates the Astoria or the Mean Fiddler venues. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. These have now been incorporated into the group's "Festival Republic" brand. The Mean Fiddler venue changed its name back to Astoria 2 shortly after this announcement. [3]
The Astoria will be demolished to make way for Crossrail. Crossrail is a project to build major new Railway connections under central London. London Mayor Ken Livingstone has confirmed that the venue "can't be saved. "[4] A "Save the Astoria" campaign was created and run by two English students, in partnership with the Save the London Astoria campaign run by musician 50ft Woman, but was unable to change the outcome.
A replacement for the Astoria would then be developed by the council and leaseholders, with work due to start in late 2008, depending on Government funding.
During their record breaking 6 night residence at the venue, The Enemy's lead singer Tom Clarke announced that the Astoria has been given a 5 year lease.
External links
References
- ^ http://www.u2tours.com/detail.src?ID=20010207 February 07, 2001 / London, England
- ^ http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/facilities-commercial-real-estate/4418164-1.html
- ^ http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage.asp?PageID=471 Notice posted by Mean Fiddler - retrieved 17th October 2007
- ^ "'Smelly' Astoria makes way for Crossrail", The Times, 2008-03-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Retrieved on 2008-03-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
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