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Old 13-03-2008, 08:45
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Shame - great venue

had many a good night there!
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Old 13-03-2008, 10:21
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It's been on the cards for quite a while now, I don't personally believe that it's in the way of anything except big profits. The thing is once these venues are gone that's it, no new build will ever recreate the feeling these converted spaces do, and i'm sure they will not be the tourist draw that the Astoria and similars are.
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Old 13-03-2008, 10:27
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its a a shame we seam to be lossing a lot of small live music venue. And I love the small gigs/show better that the 50,000+ venues.
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Old 13-03-2008, 10:40
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Have many fond memories from the Astoria and the LA2, I think of all the great venues we're losing I'll miss this place the most.

Yes, they might be replacing it with a new venue as part of the new development, but they'll never get the atmosphere back.
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Old 13-03-2008, 10:49
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It's a real shame, had many a fine night out at both the Astoria and the LA2
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Old 13-03-2008, 20:44
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Me too, seen so many great bands in both rooms
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Old 13-03-2008, 23:40
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Had many great nights there too - on G.A.Y. nights going back to the early 90s.
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Old 14-03-2008, 11:09
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Never been to the Astoria but it's such a shame so many of the old venues are being knocked down. I hate gigs in arenas and places like the SECC. They're soulless.
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