Devastating news for gig goers as the iconic Astoria on Tottenham Court Road will be demolished by January.
The venue, which was opened as a cinema in 1927, is one of 13 buildings around Tottenham Court Road tube station that has been the subject of a compulsory purchase by the government to make way for a new train station.
The venue has played host to legendary gigs by Nirvana, Radiohead, The Rolling Stines & U2.
Rail minister Lord Adonis told BBC News the move was a "major step forward" for the £16 billion Crossrail project.
The demolition is part of a scheme to create an east-west rail route across London, the biggest transport project in the UK since the construction of the Channel Tunnel.
Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone did say earlier this year that there were plans to build another venue in the place of the Astoria but nothing has surfaced. New venues like O2 & Indigo have been panned though as they lack the history and discomfort we all love of the old venues in London.
I saw the Foo Fighters and Beastie Boys here a few years back and it was a truly awesome place. If Brixton Academy goes, i'll do a Travis Bickle.
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