The iconic Astoria music venue in the heart of London’s theatre-land has played host to some of the biggest and most notorious bands in the music business. In its 30-year history, the Astoria’s 2,000 capacity venue played host to everyone from the Beach Boys and David Bowie to today’s stars such as Amy Winehouse, Oasis and the Arctic Monkeys.
But as preparation for London’s controversial Crossrail project gathers pace, the venue hosted its last-ever gig last night. Even as concert goers were queuing, amid TV and radio journalists capturing the moment for posterity, scaffolding was being put in place to facilitate the demolition works that could begin as soon as this weekend.
Bizarrely, in the middle of all this, a certain demolition journalist who was there purely to watch the bands was being interviewed by a music journalist for BBC Radio who was there to see the demolition.
