Astoria

Well, the Astoria is no more :( I'm pretty sad about it. My first proper gig there when I was 13 before I moved to London and had some awesome nights there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7828222.stm

Any fond memories of the place?

i got mashed up in my head there, many times in the early 90s, on pills and whizz. init.

The Ramones, half of The Stooges, Delirium, The Gun Club, Daft Punk plus millions of others... Saw so many great shows there and a great place to DJ at... Don't think I ever really found my way around it, always seemed to get lost... Weird cuz I've been going there since the early-80s... I'll miss the old dump...

yup, shame, it has a lot of old memories for me too.

I went to see 'Bjørn again' there.

Not quite as cool The Ramones maybe ;)

G.a.y ftw?

Bad Religion twice and Blue Oyster Cult. Good times.

I did a little project last night photographing as many of the que as I could.
Worst toilets in London but seen some crackin' gigs there. RIP.

I think it was my first proper London venue, it's a shame, going to miss it. Heard a rumour that it's being torn down any ideas what's going in it's place? Hope it's not going to become London's largest "99p Store".

Bad Religion twice and Blue Oyster Cult. Good times.

I saw them there too, back in the early 90s! Same show? :)

used to love the delirium there.

used to love the delirium there.

Mad weren't it? Off your tits dancing to Norman Jay while you're flying down a helter skelter... Mental! :]

I saw them there too, back in the early 90s! Same show? :)

No, I saw them about 2 years ago.

Mad weren't it? Off your tits dancing to Norman Jay while you're flying down a helter skelter... Mental! :]

shake and finger pop!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTgk3FiMSXk

i remember it for my first real gig experience, and many other good nights whilst still at school

The Ramones, half of The Stooges, Delirium, The Gun Club, Daft Punk plus millions of others... Saw so many great shows there and a great place to DJ at... Don't think I ever really found my way around it, always seemed to get lost... Weird cuz I've been going there since the early-80s... I'll miss the old dump...

ha! I was at that Daft Punk '97 gig too; they borrowed Leftfield's soundsytem (which nearly collapsed the roof at Brixton Academy) and it was the best sound I've ever heard at a gig before or since.

Was Delirium before or after Sin??

Delirium was 85/86 I think, maybe Murtle's memory's better than mine (tho' I doubt it!)... It was pre-house, they were just starting to play Detroit stuff, Marshall Jefferson et al... The minute the bleepy stuff started I was outta there! Still gutted at missing PE's secret Delirium gig on their first UK tour...

i think your right teens, 85/86, if my memory serves me at all :)

i got mashed up in my head there, many times in the early 90s, on pills and whizz. init.

Ahhhh... Rocket... early 90's. Oh how we danced.
Bouncers were well friendly - ha !

Well, the Astoria is no more :( I'm pretty sad about it. My first proper gig there when I was 13 before I moved to London and had some awesome nights there.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7828222.stm

Any fond memories of the place?

I played there in 2003 (I think, might have been 2002) - supported Röyksopp and Telepopmusik - good laugh, being local to me, I could invite all my friends.

But he couldn't turn up.

I think Teenslain said he also played there (???)

I've heard the demolition is something to do with cross rail.

^ It is for Crossrail.

They're putting the cement mixer there.

Stupid fucking crossrail.

I think Teenslain said he also played there (???)

Don't think I ever played a show there, can't remember tbh... DJ'd for bands there a coupla times tho'...

Don't be cross, railing against it won't stop it.

What's so stupid about it anyway?

Don't think I ever played a show there, can't remember tbh...

It's says an awful lot that you can't remember either way ! :)